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We are not an academically selective school and thus our consistently high results speak to the quality of our teaching, broad curriculum, extracurricular offering and academic standards. At Windermere School we believe pupils should strive to do their best in every aspect of life. We encourage hard work and self-belief by inspiring and challenging them to learn about their strengths and weaknesses in a variety of settings. With time and practice they will grow and develop, discovering more about themselves, and improving their knowledge and skills.
Head, Frank Thompson said, “After the fantastic achievements of our Year 13 in the International Baccalaureate and vocational examinations, it is really exciting to see a new cohort joining us in the Sixth Form having done so well at GCSE. We are a non-selective school, and these results show the progress achieved from the hard work of both pupils and staff. Pupils ranging from the most academically able to those who find academic studies more challenging thrive at Windermere due to our small classes and individual attention.”
We offer a combination of GCSE and IGCSE courses
Our GCSE cohort of 2024 again achieved an impressive value-added score of + 0.67, meaning that on average our students gained two thirds of a grade more in each of their GCSEs compared to the national average.
33.8% of all grades were 7-9 (A*/A) and 84% 9-4 (A*-C). In addition, our Year 10s taking one year science courses, achieved an average grade of 5.7 with 18% achieving the top grade 9 and 39% achieving grades 7-9.
Windermere pupils almost all take a wide range of subjects at GCSE, covering all areas of the English Baccalaureate which is excellent preparation for the breadth of the International Baccalaureate offered at Sixth Form.
This year we will offer the Adventure NCFE course which Edie J, who gained four grade 9s and four grade 8s at GCSE, will be studying. She will be joined by Silas T who achieved an amazing +2.55 personal value-added score in his GCSEs.
Aarpui J will be joining the International Baccalaureate Diploma course with nine GCSE grades 7-9 and as an Art Scholar. Vivienne S and Maisie D also achieved an impressive +2.34 personal value-added scores with Maisie gaining four 9s, four 8s and a 7.
* Data for previous years is available on request
GCSE/IGCSE Results
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Number of Candidates | 51 | 45 | 42 | 49 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 53 | 43 |
| Number of subject entries | 432 | 391 | 328 | 448 | 404 | 302 | 307 | 407 | 390 |
| Number of students with five or more A* to C grades/ level 9-4 | 47 | 43 | 39 | 46 | 47 | 39 | 38 | 48 | 39 |
| % of students with five or more A* to C grades / level 9-4 | 92 | 95 | 92 | 93.3 | 94 | 97.5 | 95 | 91 | 91 |
Cumulative % Pases
| A* | 15.1 | 23.6 | 20.8 | 34.4 | 26.4 | 32.3 | 32.2 | 37.6 | |
| A*-A | 40.8 | 51.3 | 45.0 | 58.5 | 45.9 | 52.3 | 53.4 | 53.1 | |
| A*-B | 74.3 | 78.2 | 73.9 | 77.5 | 66.3 | 68.1 | 73.3 | 70.8 | |
| A*-C | 92.7 | 95.4 | 92.2 | 93.3 | 92.0 | 97.8 | 98 | 94.6 | |
| A*-D | 98.2 | 98.7 | 97.2 | 97.1 | 98.5 | 99.3 | 98.7 | 99 | |
| A*-E | 99.5 | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 100 | 100 | 99.5 | |
| A*-F | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.3 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99.8 | |
| A*-G | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99.8 |
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