Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School and Sixth Form College celebrates exceptional GCSE Results
- 94% of students achieve a ‘strong pass’ in GCSE English and Maths.
- 97% of students achieve a ‘standard pass’ in GCSE English and Maths.
- The average grade in the English Baccalaureate subjects is 7.4.
High achieving students from Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School and Sixth Form College (TIGHS) are celebrating GCSE success today following several years of disruption caused by COVID-19.
Despite the disruption to learning over the past few years, exam scripts were marked and graded in the normal way this summer, as they would have been before the pandemic. This means that the lenient marking and grading from last summer has been removed and exam results nationally have fallen to pre-pandemic levels.
Kareema Mohomed’s fantastic efforts were rewarded with twelve grade 9s. Kareema commented:
“With everything all young people have been through, and the harsher grading this summer compared to last year, these grades mean so much more this year. It is not just exams that I have passed – I have also learnt lifelong lessons on resilience, positivity and optimism too.”
Fatimah Asif achieved the top grade 9 in nine subjects. She will be going on to study A Levels in Geography, Maths and Economics. Fatimah reflected:
“It took a lot of perseverance from all of us but today shows that all the hard work was worth it. The skills we have learnt at TIGHS will be invaluable throughout college and the future.”
Areesha Patel was awarded the highest grade 9 in eight of her subjects. She will be going on to study sciences at A Level. Areesha exclaimed:
“I am so happy! Thank you to all the teachers for all the support you have given us throughout the year. I am so grateful and I couldn’t have done it without your help.”
At the school, 94% of students achieved GCSEs with Grade 5 or higher in English and Maths – their best ever result in this measure.
Students at the school also performed exceptionally well in the English Baccalaureate subjects. The English Baccalaureate recognises achievement in a range of academic and challenging subjects. It is awarded to students who achieve grades 9-5 in English, Maths, Science, a modern foreign language and History or Geography. Nationally, around a fifth of students achieve the English Baccalaureate and the national average grade in the English Baccalaureate subjects is expected to be 4.3. At the school, 79% of students achieved the English Baccalaureate and the average grade in the English Baccalaureate subjects was 7.4.
Sir (Mufti) Hamid Patel CBE, Chief Executive of Star Academies which runs the school, reflected on the unique circumstances of this summer’s results:
“With all the disruption of the past three years, and the way grades have been calculated this year, it is hard for a school to compare this year’s results with last summer. However, at its core, today is about our young people overcoming adversity and each and every one of them going on to realise their value and achieve their dreams. We are delighted that the results they have received today mark another milestone on their journey towards that wonderful future.”
Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School and Sixth Form College (TIGHS) is a secondary academy and sixth form for pupils aged 11-18 in Blackburn. TIGHS is one of the country’s top-performing schools, having been in the top two for Progress 8 in national league tables every year since the measure was introduced in 2016.
The academic achievements at the school are part of several accolades the school has received recently.
Last week, the Sixth Form celebrated exceptional results with almost half of all A Levels completed at A*-A (almost twice the national average) and almost all vocational courses completed at grades DDD or better.
In October 2022, the school was given an ‘outstanding’ rating by Ofsted inspectors. In their inspection report, Ofsted praised the school for having ‘unwaveringly high expectations for excellence, which permeate all aspects of school life’ and pupils for ‘working tirelessly (to) achieve excellent academic outcomes.’
Added By: Star Academies | Date Added: 24th Aug 2023 | Posted In: Latest News