Bishop’s Stortford College students have again excelled with A Level results that defy the national downward trend; a 100% pass rate, with 57% of students achieving A*/A grades and 82% A*/B.
Bishop’s Stortford College Headmaster, Jeremy Gladwin said. “I am absolutely delighted with the A Level results at Bishop’s Stortford College where we have bucked the national trend to gain some outstanding results – even better than last year’s remarkable success. 23% of our pupils gained the top A* grade, with over 10% of all pupils gaining 3 or more A*.
Of particular note; over 74% of pupils in Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology achieved A*/A grade and all our EPQ candidates achieved A*. Overall we enjoyed a 100% pass rate, with 95% at A-C and 57% at A*/A.
My congratulations to our Sixth Formers and the teaching staff for all their hard work – they have managed to combine successfully a demanding academic curriculum with the challenges of a busy extracurricular programme.”
Six of Bishop’s Stortford College’s Oxbridge candidates have fulfilled their offer requirements including:
Sashi Mariathasan, from Bishop’s Stortford was the College’s top performer with 5
A* grades and an A* for her EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) in Neurology of Music Therapy. Sashi is now off to Cambridge University to study Medicine.
Emily Ruane from Bishop’s Stortford (3A*) Vetinary Medicine at Cambridge
Emily Atkinson from Great Dunmow (3A*) Vetinary Medicine at Cambridge
Claire Devine from Bishop’s Stortford (A*, A* EPQ, 2As) English Literature at Oxford
Eleanor Cavill from Roydon (2A*,1A, A* EPQ) History at Cambridge
Catriona Brickel (OS) from Stansted Mountfitchet – Philosophy at Cambridge.
Other top achievers were:
Twins, Christian and Edward Moulsdale achieved matching grades with four A* grades each and will both be going on to study Physics, Christian at Manchester and Edward at Imperial College
Sikun Zeng from China (4A*, 1A) Mathematics at Imperial College, London
Louisa Young from Bishop’s Stortford (4A*) Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
Anna Barclay from Great Dunmow (3A*) Medical Sciences, Exeter
Mhairi Newlands from South Africa (3A*) Arabic and French, Edinburgh
Phoebe Poulter from Ugley Green (3A*) English Literature, Exeter.
Lizzie Reardon from Little Hallingbury (3A*) History, Warwick
Haichao Liang from China (2A*, 3A) UCL
Elliott Calvert from Ware (2A*, 2A) Physics and Astro Physics at Exeter
Rachel Chapman from Bishop’s Stortford (2A*, 1A) Psychology, Bristol.
Bishop’s Stortford College warmly welcomes visitors to the Open Day on Saturday 20th September 9.30am – 1.00pm. There is no need to book in advance and there will be the opportunity to meet staff, parents and students, have a guided tour and soak up the unique atmosphere of the College community. For further information see www.bishopsstorfordcollege.org