With all the talk about the issues faced by Ysgol Brynhyfryd, the school seemed upbeat about this year’s A-levels. Indeed, it must be relieved, as it managed to out-perform local state schools (although reported comparative data are not always available in the local press). Brynhyfryd certainly could do with some good news.
At Brynhyfryd, there was an overall increase in the numbers gaining A*-B grades and the specific results were as follows:
No. attaining two or more A*/A grades = 31%
A*-B attainment = 63%
A*-C accomplishment = 84%
Glan Clwyd's results offered a good comparison with Brynhyfryd's. Glan Clwyd's A*/A attainment was 26% (31% at Brynhyfryd). Across A*-B grades, it was 52% (63% at Brynhyfryd). A*-C was 80% (84% at Brynhyfryd). Academically, Glan Clwyd is Brynhyfryd's nearest local rival.
Denbigh High pupils attaining A*-C = 83%, as good as at Brynhyfryd. As no other comparable figures were available, we cannot judge whether Denbigh High remained as good as Brynhyfryd across the board.
Compare this to other state-sector secondaries. Dinas Brân offered little overall statistics but did say that "well over half" of its 2015 cohort attained A*-B. This compares to over 60% at Brynhyfryd.
St Brigid's A*-C were better than Brynhyfryd's, at 87% (84% at Brynhyfryd). No other comparable figures were published.
Note that with the Dyffryn Clwyd consortium, pupils from the 2010/2011 academic year onwards have been able to pass between schools from Glan Clwyd in the north to Coleg Llysfasi in the south to take up multiple choices. Perhaps school-based attainment results are no longer as relevant as they once were.
Now compare public school Schola Ruthinensis. Its head took out a full page advertisement to trumpet the 2015 A-level results, so you can see that Ruthin School is focusing as much on local concerns as it is the international market. Perhaps those Brynhyfryd anxieties at A-level are unfounded. Nevertheless, Ruthin School achieved A*/A at 72% (69% in 2014) (Brynhyfryd's was 63%). These were apparently the school's "best ever results". Will this promote the school in terms of its position among the highest A-level ranked schools in Britain?
At Brynhyfryd, there was an overall increase in the numbers gaining A*-B grades and the specific results were as follows:
No. attaining two or more A*/A grades = 31%
A*-B attainment = 63%
A*-C accomplishment = 84%
Glan Clwyd's results offered a good comparison with Brynhyfryd's. Glan Clwyd's A*/A attainment was 26% (31% at Brynhyfryd). Across A*-B grades, it was 52% (63% at Brynhyfryd). A*-C was 80% (84% at Brynhyfryd). Academically, Glan Clwyd is Brynhyfryd's nearest local rival.
Denbigh High pupils attaining A*-C = 83%, as good as at Brynhyfryd. As no other comparable figures were available, we cannot judge whether Denbigh High remained as good as Brynhyfryd across the board.
Compare this to other state-sector secondaries. Dinas Brân offered little overall statistics but did say that "well over half" of its 2015 cohort attained A*-B. This compares to over 60% at Brynhyfryd.
St Brigid's A*-C were better than Brynhyfryd's, at 87% (84% at Brynhyfryd). No other comparable figures were published.
Note that with the Dyffryn Clwyd consortium, pupils from the 2010/2011 academic year onwards have been able to pass between schools from Glan Clwyd in the north to Coleg Llysfasi in the south to take up multiple choices. Perhaps school-based attainment results are no longer as relevant as they once were.
