90% of all students have achieved at least five GCSEs at Grade 4 or above, including English and Maths which is remarkable!  One in five grades are at 9 and 8, 35% of all grades are 9-7, and the overall pass rate is 89%.

Particular successes sit with the Maths Department where 45% of students achieved top Grades of 9-8, and in almost 60% in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.  There’s cause for celebration in Geography too which saw 12% of students gain Grade 9, and 20% Music and 34% RE students reach Grades 9-8. 

While these are tremendous results, today is not all about the grades but also a celebration of this tenacious, resilient and ambitious of this group of young people.  They have cemented their position in OSH history for not only being the first girls to move through our classrooms and boarding houses, but also to have embraced every opportunity, fully immersed themselves into OSH life, and fundamentally evolved our community for the better.  They have spearheaded what is now means to be an OSH student, and paved the way for those to follow.

Headmaster, Paul Kilbride comments:

“This fantastic bunch of young people is our first co-educational year group and we are very proud of them indeed.  They have succeeded not only at GCSE but also by becoming really invested in their school.  They have become a firm group of friends; they have engaged thoroughly in school life; they have set a superb example to those who now follow them.  We congratulate them all and wish them well.”

We wish those leaving OSH the very best for the future and look forward to seeing those returning, and indeed joining the Sixth Form, in September.