Rossall School students have much to celebrate today following the release of both their A-level results and Rossall Diploma results. The percentage of A* grades has tripled whilst the percentage of A grades has almost doubled. A third of all grades awarded were A*/A. This is an incredible achievement; especially given the reliance upon historical data. When Headmaster Jeremy Quartermain arrived at...
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After an unprecedented year for Upper Sixth students, Bishop's Stortford College is delighted to report that the vast majority of their Upper Sixth have gained places at a university of their choice. In a year when the global pandemic caused the cancellation of public examinations for GCSE and A-level students, Bishop’s Stortford College is delighted to report that the vast majority of their Upper...
In these unprecedented and unsettling times, when so many people around the world have lost loved ones and suffered due to COVID-19, our thoughts at St Mary’s are with all those who have been affected. Our 2020 Leavers have experienced what no other pupils have experienced before them. We are very proud of all of the girls and how they have faced these unexpected challenges with great resilience and...
Upper Sixth students at St Swithun’s, Winchester are celebrating their success in gaining places at university in a year of unprecedented disruption and uncertainty around A-level studies. The 2020 leavers are going on to study a broad range of courses which include sustainable development, architecture and anthropology, biochemistry, computer science, neuroscience, modern and medieval languages, law...
Sixth Form pupils at Cheltenham Ladies’ College are celebrating outstanding A-level results today, despite the unprecedented circumstances imposed by the current pandemic. With A* grades making up nearly a third of results (30.8%) at CLC, this year’s individual successes include nine pupils who have achieved straight A* grades in all four of their A-level courses. Across the entire cohort, more than...
A-level results at Eastbourne College were up for the third year in a row as pupils achieved a swathe of top grades. 43 per cent of grades awarded were A* or A, and the overall proportion of A*, A or B grades was 72 per cent. Unlike many other schools and Colleges, all Eastbourne College pupils sit gold-standard A-level or Cambridge Pre-U qualifications for all their subjects and this year achieved a...
After an unwanted and unnecessary hullabaloo, caused by unclear and shifting guidance, results are in. In the ‘year without exams’, pupils at Oswestry School are celebrating excellent results and, importantly, their places at universities of choosing, with close to 100% of applicants securing their first or second choice university, including Meredith Bryson, Head Girl, heading to Durham to read...
In a year of uncertainty brought about by COVID-19, Sexey’s Sixth Form students are celebrating another set of outstanding A-level results, with students particularly celebrating their individual progress achieved at A-level. While this cohort of Year 13 students have not sat physical examinations as a result of national lockdown, they were welcomed into school today in a socially distanced manner to...
King's Ely Sixth Form students are celebrating an excellent set of A-level results this year, with almost half of all grades achieved being A*s and As. In what has been a unique and challenging year to say the least, King’s Ely is delighted to report that 16 per cent of all A-level grades are A*, 42 per cent of results are A*-A and 65 per cent of grades are A* to B. 85 per cent of results are A* to C...
Twins, Arianne and Enyala Banks, from Cardiff, are celebrating today as they both win places at Oxford University. The girls, who are students at Cardiff Sixth Form College, have however chosen very different courses to study. Arianne who gained A* in French, A* in Politics, A* in History and A* in Biology is off to study Law with French Law at Mansfield College and Enyala who gained A* in Maths, A*...
In what has been an unprecedented year for young people across the country, Burgess Hill Girls is celebrating the achievements of its pupils with the news that 61% of grades awarded were at A*-A and 82% at A*B. This year, with the absence of exams due to Covid-19, grades were arrived at based on teacher assessments and national standardisation. It has been a long and difficult wait for pupils so we...
Today’s A-level results have seen Queen Margaret’s continue on its impressive upward trajectory with some truly excellent grades. The School is celebrating after 62% of all girls achieved three or more A*-B grades. Half of all girls secured two or more A*-A grades – a figure which has gone from strength to strength over the last five years. So what is the key to this success? Undoubtedly it is the...
By Alan Johnston - Senior Deputy Head at Merchiston Castle School We have all found ourselves thrown into a closer relationship with digital technology than we would have envisaged just a few short, although it seems long, months ago! The benefits have been clear, with online teaching, video conference house meetings, social activities and quizzes, end of term services and more. However, these have...
Kent College students are celebrating their fantastic International Baccalaureate results. The average score was 35 points, which is similar to the number of points awarded for straight As at A-level by UCAS. This score is likely to place Kent College amongst the top IB schools in the UK again. Kent College offers both the IB Diploma for sixth form students as well as a more traditional programme of...
Windermere School is celebrating its twelfth year of International Baccalaureate (IB) results with a very impressive ninety-five percent pass rate. In total, 38 students sat the IB Diploma, six of whom (16%) will take their place on the School Honours Board with a score of 40 points or more – Maria Armstrong (43), Eve Handy (43), Danielle Mather (43), Isadora Rawlinson (41) and Katriona Redhead and...
Ellesmere College students are celebrating the first results of the summer with the publication of the International Baccalaureate Diploma results today. The International Baccalaureate Diploma was introduced at Ellesmere College fourteen years ago, as an alternative to A Levels. Students who follow the International Baccalaureate course study six subjects, a course in The Theory of Knowledge, and...
Alice Crisell Upper Sixth pupils studying the International Baccalaureate at King Edward’s Witley are celebrating a fantastic set of results. During a challenging time for students up and down the country, they have demonstrated tremendous resilience with over 43% achieving 6 and above (equivalent to A*and A at A level) and 74% gaining 5 and above (equivalent to A*-C). The Diploma represents an...
Pupils at Burgess Hill Girls have achieved exceptional results in the Higher Project Qualification. The students who undertook the Higher Project Qualification (HPQ) were tasked with carrying out independent research on a topic and then producing a report with their findings. Practical projects also require an artefact or production. A total of 79% of students at Burgess Hill Girls achieved A*/A...