Turning aspiration into reality
We work hard to provide girls with the very highest quality of academic tuition needed to fulfill their potential and achieve their goals. Girls are supported and encouraged to turn their aspirations for the future into reality and it is always the personal triumphs and individual achievements of the girls that give most pleasure. However, the statistics provide plenty of evidence of the academic success that our girls achieve.
In 2019, at I/GCSE 85% of grades were 9-7 and a remarkable 1 in 4 of the girls achieved 9 grades 9-8 or more. Read the full I/GCSE results.
At A Level and Pre-U, 85% of grades were at A*-B (D1-M2). Read the full A Level and Pre-U results.
I/GCSE results 2019
A* | A | B | C | D | E | ||||
Subject/Grade | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Total |
| Art | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Biology | 43 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| Chemistry | 38 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 89 |
| Chinese | 21 | 1 | 32 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Classical Greek | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Computing and ICT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Design Technology | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Drama | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| English Language | 17 | 18 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| English Literature | 25 | 31 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| French | 3 | 63 | |||||||
| 21 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Geography | 9 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| German | 3 | 8 | |||||||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| History | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Italian | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Japanese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Latin | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Maths | 26 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Music | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Physics | 26 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Religious Studies | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Russian | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Spanish | 2 | 42 | |||||||
| 18 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Textiles | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Total | 32 | 1 | |||||||
297 | 274 | 209 | 95 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 958 | |
Percentages | 3.3% | 0.1% | |||||||
31% | 28.6% | 21.8% | 9.9% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | ||
A Level results 2019
Subject/Grade | A* | A | B | C | D | E | U | Total |
| Art | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Biology | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Business Studies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Classical Civilisation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Classical Greek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Design Technology | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Drama | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Economics | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| English Literature | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| French | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Further Maths | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Geography | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Italian | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Latin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mathematics | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33 |
| Music | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Photography | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Physical Education | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Physics | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Politics | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Spanish | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Textiles | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Extended Project Qualification | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Total including EPQ | 44 | 101 | 53 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 233 |
Total excluding EPQ | 41 | 93 | 50 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 219 |
Percentage including EPQ | 18.9% | 43.3% | 22.7% | 10.7% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 0.4% |
Cambridge Pre-U results 2019
Subjects/Grade | D1 | D2 | D3 | M1 | M2 | M3 | P1 | Total |
| Chemistry | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| Chinese | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| History of Art | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| History | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Russian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50 |
Percentage | 8% | 20% | 30% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 2% |
All results
Totals | A*, D1, D2 | A, D3 | B, M1, M2 | C, M3 | D, P1 | E | U | Total |
| All Results | 58 | 116 | 68 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 283 |
| Excluding EPQ | 55 | 108 | 65 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 269 |
Percentages | ||||||||
| All Results | 20% | 41% | 24% | 11% | 2% | 1% | 0% | |
| Excluding EPQ | 20% | 40% | 24% | 11% | 3% | 1% | 0% |
Results booklet
Read more information about our most recent results in our Downe House I/GCSE, A Level and Pre U Results Booklet for 2019.
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