Shropshire students collect their A level results today
The long summer wait is over as students across Shropshire collect their A level results today.
After all the studying, they will nervously open their results envelopes to reveal the grades they have worked so hard to achieve.
At Sir John Talbot’s Sixth Form in Whitchurch, students tore open their envelopes to discover their grades with the realisation that their hard-work had been rewarded. Students and staff celebrated a pass rate of over 95%, with both Chemistry and Art having 100% of students achieving A*- B and overall 63% of students achieved at least one A* - B.
Headteacher, Mr David O’Toole, commented, “This year group has worked tirelessly with both their academic study and community engagement and I am incredibly proud of what they have achieved. Sir John Talbot’s students develop into responsible young adults benefiting from the close monitoring of academic standards and progress. Our tutors know the students individually and ensure advice and guidance is personalised. All students follow the extended project in year 12 which has been very successful at developing character and building independence and resilience.”
Mr O’Toole continued, “All students have plans for this September with the majority making successful university applications. We are incredibly proud of the individual successes of all our students.”
Executive Headteacher of The Marches Academy Trust, Sarah Longville, offered her “warmest congratulations” to all students and was “over the moon” with the A Level results.
Shrewsbury School is celebrating another excellent year for A Level results in what was its largest ever year group, with 79% of the exams awarded the top A*, A or B grades.
There are many individual success stories in this year’s results, in particular for the 53 pupils who gained at least 3 A grades, 12 of whom gained 3 A* grades or more.
Headmaster, Mark Turner, was delighted at his pupils’ success: “I warmly congratulate both pupils and teachers on these impressive results. I am pleased that pupils will be able to take up first choice university places as a reward for all of their hard work.”
In Oswestry, Marches School Sixth Form Students have built on the success of last years’ first ever A Level results, celebrating a pass rate of 100%, with 41% of entries at A*- B. This is the second cohort to complete their Sixth Form education at The Marches and Executive Headteacher, Sarah Longville, offered her “warmest congratulations” to all students and was “over the moon” with the Sixth Form’s second set of A Level results.
Executive Headteacher, Mrs Sarah Longville, commented, “I offer my warmest congratulations to our Sixth Formers as they celebrate their fantastic A level results. This is our second cohort to complete their Sixth Form education at the school and we are ‘thoroughly delighted’ with their set of results.”
The girls and staff at Shrewsbury High were celebrating an excellent set of A level results this year with many girls securing straight A grades. With top grades being supposedly harder to achieve, the school was delighted as a string of girls gained straight A grades, and over 85% of grades achieved the top A*to C gradings.
"We are very proud of the girls and these superb results" commented Headmaster Michael Getty, "The number of girls securing straight A grades is incredible and it is a great testimony to their hard work and ability and also to the dedication of our talented teaching staff." The High School was particularly proud of the girls’ ability to secure the high grades required to gain places at the most selective institutions with large numbers of girls heading to the likes of Cambridge, Durham and Bath Universities. The results round off a very exciting period for the school which has recently won several national awards, the most recent in July for its outstanding Bio-Medical Programme, which prepares young medics for university.
David Minnery, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for children and young people, said:
“We would like to congratulate all the students for their hard work, and we appreciate how much they have had to do to achieve their results.
“We would also like to thank everyone who plays a part in our school and college communities across Shropshire. This includes our hugely skilled and committed teachers, headteachers and college principals, governors, support staff, people who contribute voluntarily and, of course, parents and carers who play such an important supportive role.
“We wish all the students receiving their results today every success in the future, including those moving forward with a university application or into the world of work.”
At Newport Girls High School, many students achieved passes at the top grades allowing them to secure places at their chosen universities. This includes four pupils whose results mean they are Oxbridge bound.
Adams Grammar School is reporting the highest ever percentage of A* - B grades which makes this year’s results the best in the school’s history – and also includes four pupils who are going to Oxbridge.
New College Telford is celebrating another impressive set of A Level results, with an overall 97 per cent pass rate. There was a 100 per cent pass rate in many subjects including Maths, Chemistry, Art, English, Film Studies, Media, and History.
Curriculum vice principal Jean Wright said: “We are very pleased with the results, which overall are an improvement on last year. It is fantastic to see so many of our students going on to their first choice universities.”
Similar success stories are being reported across the borough, with Madeley Academy and Abraham Darby also demonstrating an increased proportion of the students have achieving at least two passes at ‘A’ Level.
Councillor Gilly Reynolds, cabinet member for Education, Employment and Regeneration at Telford & Wrekin Council, said: “I welcome this year’s A Level results and would like to congratulate all the students and staff for their achievements.”
Telford Job Box ready to help A Level students on results’ day
Telford & Wrekin Council’s Job Box is on hand to help students on their next steps. Many 17 and 18 year olds across the borough will find out their A level results today and some will be undecided about what to do next.
The Job Box combines a number of services aimed to assist job seekers across Telford and Wrekin, including FutureFocus which offers advice and assistance to anyone up to 19 years of age, and our National Careers Service for those aged 20+.
If you need help or advice, call FutureFocus on 01952 388 988, via the ‘Contact Us’ page on the Telford Job Box website at http://www.telfordjobbox.co.uk
424,000 students placed in UK higher education as of midnight
424,000 students have been accepted to UK universities and colleges so far this year– up 3% on A level results day in 2015, UCAS figures show today.
This is the highest number recorded on A level results day.
There are 201,000 UK 18 year old applicants placed, +2% on 2015 despite the population falling by 2.3%. Young people from the UK are 4% more likely to have been placed in higher education than last year.
There are also more acceptances from older age groups, with acceptances for those aged 25 or older from the UK up 8%.
More students from each of the four UK countries have been placed in higher education than at this point last year (England 307,200, Scotland 31,900, Wales 16,600 and Northern Ireland 12,000).
The number of EU students placed has increased to 26,800 (+11%) – the highest number recorded – and international acceptances have stayed around the same level as 2015 (+0.4%) at 29,300.
UK 18-year-olds from the least advantaged backgrounds are 7% more likely to be placed than in 2015, although the most advantaged young people are still 2.5 times more likely to be accepted to HE.
Over 27,400 more young women than men from the UK have already been placed at university, but this gap is slightly narrower than in 2015 with 3% more men placed in 2016 and 2% more women.
Mary Curnock Cook, UCAS Chief Executive, said: “This is a big day for hundreds of thousands of young people who have chosen to kick start their adult life with higher education – well done to all of them.
“I’m particularly pleased to see the first small signs of improvement for young men, although they are still too far behind.”
The long summer wait is over as students across Shropshire collect their A level results today.
After all the...
Posted by shropshirelive.com on Thursday, 18 August 2016
