North Bridge House Senior School pupils continue to achieve impressive grades at GCSE year after year
Our students are welcomed into our own Sixth Form in Hampstead (becoming Alleyn's Hampstead in September 2026), our sister school, NBH Canonbury Senior & Sixth Form in Islington, and a range of other successful Sixth Forms.
GCSE Results 2025
Students from North Bridge House Senior Hampstead celebrated excellent GCSE results, and we are very proud of their hard work and accomplishments.
At NBH, STEM excellence goes hand in hand with creativity and artistic expression. Many students find success in a variety of GCSEs, in ways that branch out beyond traditional subject combinations.
Key highlights include:
- 44% of our results were grade 7 or above (the equivalent of an A or higher) - compared to 21.9% national average.
- Over 25% of results were the top grades of 8 or 9 (the equivalent of A* or higher).
- Our Computer Science students celebrated major success, as 57% earned a grade of 8 or 9 and 90% received a grade 7 or above.
- 56% of students achieved a grade 7 or above in Biology; 55% achieved grade 7 or above in Chemistry and Physics.
- Our History department also celebrated success as 58% of students earned a grade 7 or above.
- In Modern Foreign Languages, 65% of students achieved a grade 7 or above in French.
- The Visual Arts department saw 42% of Fine Art students achieve a grade 8 or 9, and almost 52% of Photography students secure a grade of 7 or above.
- Success was also evident in Music, where 70% achieved a grade 7 or above.
44% Grades 7-9
Compared to 21.9% national avg.
90% Grades 7-9
In Computer Science
42% Grades 8 & 9
In Fine Art
An impressive Value Added score
We are particularly proud of our Value Added score, which reflects the progress and achievement of every individual compared to their expected predicted outcome (based on ability).
Our overall Value Added as a school was an impressive +0.84, meaning pupils averaged comfortably over half a grade higher than expectation.
10 subjects had a Value Added score of above +1 (meaning on average achieving over a grade higher than ability expectations) including Combined Science (+1.19), English Literature (+1.26) and History (+1.33).
Our overall Value Added for students with SEN was approximate to students without SEN, showing our ability to support all students to achieve.
Our students also performed well in core subjects, with strong Value Added:
38% 7+ in Mathematics (versus 21.5% national average) and a Value Added of +0.47.
32% 7+ in English Language (versus 19.5% national average) and a Value Added score of +0.68.
48% 7+ in English Literature (versus 20.2% national average) and a Value Added score of +1.26.
Top performer Radhika S. achieved seven grade 9s and two 8s in subjects spanning the STEM to Drama – a prime example of NBH’s broad curriculum at GCSE and the ability for students to explore their individual interests through our flexible option system.
In our diverse and international community, students achieved success in a variety of languages at GCSE, from German and Latin to Arabic and Chinese, and even Japanese and Russian!
Early GCSE completions
We are also very proud of some of our students who completed some GCSEs a year early, at the end of Year 10:
- Toby B. and Noah T. achieved a Grade 9 in Computer Science
- Oliver W. achieved a very impressive Grade 9 in Mathematics, Grade 9 in Computer Science, and an A in Further Mathematics (a Level 3 qualification, equivalent to half an A Level).