New College Swindon Celebrates GCSE Success

New College Swindon, already well-known for its great A Level and Level 3 Vocational results, will today see 1120 learners collect their GCSE qualifications.

The College offers students a wide range of GCSE subjects; whether they are A-Level or BTEC students trying a new subject or improving their Maths or English grades. They also offer courses for adult students taking extra qualifications for interest or to improve their job prospects.

73% of entries were in the core subjects of Maths and English, which are critical to CVs, University prospects and job success. Many learners are retaking these subjects to improve their grades.  It’s still a real struggle for many but 354 more now have the A* to C grade in Maths and 201 in English. 106 Pre-16 students also achieved a 100% pass rate across 19 subjects, with 52% gaining A*-C grades. The college hopes to help even more achieve as they continue their study programmes.

Students earned a 100% pass rate in 22 out of 26 subjects including Ancient History, Photography, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Film Studies, French, Geography, History, Italian, Latin, Maths, Further Maths, Media Studies, Music, Physics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Spanish, Statistics and Travel and Tourism.  

425 of the entries were for our 19+ adult students studying GCSE subjects. The overall pass rate across all subjects was 99.5%, an increase on last year with all adult learners passing GCSE Maths.

New College Principal Graham Taylor commented:  “Today’s results are a great achievement. The learners’ success reflects their hard work and enthusiasm and is a tribute to the teaching, support and pastoral care provided by all staff here.

New College has a flexible approach to GCSEs. Learners can study in the daytime, attend evening classes to fit around work and family commitments or study through open/ distance learning. We offer a climbing frame of qualifications in Maths and English leading up to GCSE and then onto A-level and Higher Education to help learners achieve their career goals.

The government are funding free Maths and English GCSE qualifications for adults who do not already have them. GCSEs in English and Maths are now compulsory for 16-18s if a grade C or above was not achieved in school.  

We want to help our students succeed, not just in exams, but in achieving their personal goals.

We congratulate all of our students who received GCSE results today and wish them all the very best for the future.”