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Academic Results

Academic results are strong and Dunottar pupils achieve and exceed their personal goals; the school is well known for its excellent ‘added value’.

At the heart of everything we do at Dunottar is our desire to support every child to fulfil their own potential.  For some this will mean gaining a clutch of A*s which will lead them on to their first choice university course, while for others success will be defined by a different set of results.  Whatever shape this success takes, the consistent theme is that it meets the goals, aspirations and hopes of that individual child and enables them to take the next steps in life, for higher education or a future career that excites and motivates them.

A Level Exams  TAGs* CAGs** Exams Exams
  2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
% A* 18 7 16 0 0
% A* / A 45 27 41 20 9
% A* / B 71 77 65 40 47
% Pass rate 100 100 100 90 100
*Results determined by Teacher Assessed Grades due to COVID-19 pandemic.
**Results determined by Centre Assessed Grades due to COVID-19 pandemic.
GCSE Exams  TAGs* CAGs** Exams Exams
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
% 9 Grades 12 14 5 1 6
% 9-7 Grades 50 54 42 24 38
% 9-4 Grades (pass rate) 99.7 99.7 98 91 96
*Results determined by Teacher Assessed Grades due to COVID-19 pandemic.
**Results determined by Centre Assessed Grades due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Please note that exam results from each of the last three years are not like-for-like comparisons due to the different methods of assessment.

What is Added Value?

Dunottar School has consistently exceptional ‘added value’ at GCSE level but we are well aware that it can sometimes be difficult to understand what this means for your child.

Click here to find out more about what ‘added value’ means.

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