Exam Results

I am delighted to announce news of some record-breaking GCSE results for our class of 2025. We are truly delighted to share these results and are very proud of all our students, who worked so hard throughout their GCSE courses. Their efforts have certainly been rewarded with some excellent results. Congratulations also to the staff who worked so diligently and effectively in support of the students. Very well done to everyone!

As a year group, the cohort produced an outstanding overall pass rate (grades 4 – 9 inclusive) of 95%, which comfortably exceeds last year’s 85% and is well in excess of the national average of 67%. Perhaps even more remarkable though is the fantastic number of top grades awarded to our students, with some 48% of grades awarded at grades 7 – 9 inclusive (the old A* and A grades for those of us that can remember that far back!). Once again, this comfortably exceeds last year’s figure of 22%, and this year’s national average, also 22%. This marks a phenomenal achievement by our students.

Not surprisingly given those figures, there are some outstanding personal achievements to report. No less than 21 of the 28 pupils in the cohort achieved at least 9 GCSE passes and 3 pupils – Habeeb, Mahmood and Anna – secured 10 passes.

Among those with 9 or 10 passes, there were obviously a lot of top grades achieved. Katie secured an impressive 5 grade 9s, as well as 3 8s and 1 grade 7. Tammy also performed extremely well, with 4 grade 9s a grade 8 and 2 grade 7s in her collection of 9 passes, whilst Raiyan returned 2 grade 9s, 4 grade 8s and 3 grade 7s.

Aritra also excelled with 1 grade 9, 5 grade 8s and 2 grade 7s in his 9 passes. Anna achieved 2 grade 9s, 4 grade 8s and a 7 among her 10 passes, whilst Habeeb earned 6 grade 8s and three grade 7s in his 10 passes.

Well done also to Mahmood who secured 1 grade 9, 6 grade 8s and a 7 in his 9 passes, whilst Anika also earned 2 grade 8s and 5 grade 7s in her 9 GCSEs. Congratulations also to Michael for his 3 grade 8s and 4 grade 7s among his 9 passes.

Finally, Amelia, Willow and Naomi all achieved 6 out of their 9 individual passes at grade 7 or above.

On a subject level, the mathematics department continued their impressive recent record, with a pass rate of 96%. This compares very favourably indeed with the national average of 58%. Pass rates in English Language were equally as impressive at 93% (national average 60%). The pass rate for English Literature was also 96%.

The separate sciences of Biology, Physics and Chemistry each returned 100% pass rates, which is a notable achievement. Other subjects to secure 100% pass rates included: French, Spanish, Photography, Art & Design, Drama, Sports Studies and Further Mathematics.

When considering the top grades, French, Spanish, Geography, Chemistry and Further Mathematics all saw at least two thirds of their candidates achieve grades 7 -9.

These results are especially impressive as Hulme Hall is not an academically selective school and we cater for students with a wide range of academic abilities. Whilst it is always pleasing to mention those students who have achieved the top GCSE grades, we are always keen to celebrate the outstanding individual progress made by many of our learners.

Therefore, we look closely at the value add data for each individual pupil and I am delighted to report that our analysis shows that, on average, each pupil exceeded their baseline (CAT4) prediction by one full grade (+1.0) per subject. This is a tremendous result and shows the benefit of our small class sizes and individual approach to learning for our pupils.

I would like to congratulate all our learners on their efforts and achievements, especially those who have obtained grades which far exceeded their baseline predictions. Most notably, Aritra, Amelia, Tammy and Habeed achieved at least two grades above predictions on average, whilst Michael, Hadi, Arooj, Louis, Raiyan, Joyce and Katie were at least one grade above predictions on average. Very well done to them all.

These excellent results cannot be achieved without the commitment and hard work of the students, the dedication and excellence of the teaching and support staff, and the support of the parents. They are the product of the very close relationship which exists between students, parents and staff at Hulme Hall.

Congratulations once again to our Class of 2025 for achieving these excellent results and good luck to all our students in the next stage of their educational journey.