Students were today celebrating positive A-Level results - with more than 100 students now preparing to go to university.
Mr Steve Pycroft, Head of Sixth Form, said: “We are so proud of our students. It’s been a very strange year, with coronavirus and lockdown meaning they didn’t get to sit their exams, but they have done a brilliant job.
“They have achieved some fantastic grades, and many of them will now be moving on to university to take the next step in fulfilling their career dreams.
“We wish every one of our students all the very best for the future.”
There were a number of standout individual performances.
Special mention goes to Yuvraj Bhagotra, who got a clean sweep of A*s in Maths, Further Maths and English Literature, and is now preparing to move on to Oxford University to study Maths, as well as Sofia Kler-Sangha, who achieved an A* in Chemistry, A* in Maths and A in Biology, and will be going on to study Medicine at Cambridge University.
Daksh Sharma is now looking forward to pursuing a career in dentistry from Birmingham University, whilst Harjot Matharu will also be moving Birmingham University to study Medical Engineering. Emily Longman will be studying Philosophy and Psychology at Durham.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which cancelled all exams, grades were awarded following a rigorous moderation process involving teaching staff, heads of departments and members of the Senior Leadership Team. Centre Assessed grades were then sent to exam boards before being subject to an external moderation.
However, just a day before results were due to be emailed out, the Department for Education announced a last-minute ‘triple lock’, which means students could have whichever result is highest from their estimated grades or mock exams, which were taken in school before lockdown, or exams in the autumn.
Headteacher, Mr Graham Tate, said: “This year has already been the most difficult any of us has ever experienced, with all exams cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, before the government announcement was made about changes to grading assessments.
“This means some grades that are being sent out to students today may be changed, if they choose to appeal based on results achieved in their mock exams. We are still awaiting all of the information from the government, so can understand if students feel some confusion.
“We will be working together with all of our students as the information regarding grading becomes clearer.
“Despite this late change and the current circumstances, our students have achieved really positive results, with some incredible individual performances.”
