Congratulations to all Highfields Sixth Form students who achieved another fantastic set of A Level results.
Out of all the students receiving results, close to 100 are now preparing to move on to university, with several doing degree apprenticeships with companies including Barclays, E. On and Jaguar Land Rover. Of the successful grades, 22% of all results were A* and A grades, while half achieved A*-B, and the overall pass rate was 98%. Additionally, 63% of all grades on Applied courses were Distinction* or Distinction (A* and A equivalent).
As ever, there were a number of standout performances. Chief among them was Toby Macdonald, who was awarded four A*s in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science and Maths and an A in AS Further Maths. He is now taking a gap year and is hoping to apply to Cambridge University to study Maths. Selina Malik, who got three A*s in Biology, Chemistry and Maths is off to Oxford University to study Medicine. Bao Thy Nguyen achieved three A*s in Art, Computer Science and Maths and an A in AS Further Maths and will be studying Computer Science at St Andrews.
Other standout performers achieving 2 A*s and an A include Tsezzy Omar who will be starting a degree apprenticeship with E.ON (Computer Science- A*, Maths- A*, Physics- A); Gursevak Sandhu who is off to Aston University to study Computer Science (Computer Science- A*, Psychology- A*, History- A); and Jacob Connor who will also be studying Computer Science at University of Bristol (Computer Science- A*, Maths- A*, Physics- A)
Several other students achieved A* grades, including Amelia McGoldrick with an A* in History in Religious Studies and B in English Literature and who will be studying English at Durham University. George Taylor, with an A*in Design with A in Maths and B in Physics, is going on to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Liverpool.
Miss Smith, Head of Sixth Form said, “Yet again we are blown away by the fantastic achievements of our Year 13 students. They have shown incredible determination and perseverance to reach this point and their efforts have justly been rewarded with an incredible set of results. So many students have secured their first-choice next steps and we couldn't be prouder of them. On behalf of everyone at Highfields, I would like to wish them all the very best for the future.”
More students than ever are pursuing Apprenticeship opportunities this year. Abdulramon Salawu will be completing a degree apprenticeship with Jaguar Land Rover after receiving an A* in Psychology and As in Computer Science and Maths. Amrit Kuldip has secured a degree apprenticeship with E.ON achieving an A* in Computer Science, A in Maths and B in Physics.
Aranbeer Moore beat over 2000 applicants to secure the only place on the degree apprenticeship programme with Barclays with an A in Product Design B in Business Studies and C in Maths.
Special mentions also go to Head Girl, Pavan Gohani, who will be studying Medicine at University of Nottingham (As in Biology and Chemistry and a B in English Literature). Malikah Dawood (A* in Psychology, As in Biology and Chemistry) hopes to pursue a career in Dentistry. Esha Rajput, will study Economics at Manchester Metropolitan, (A* Law A Business). Jovan Gaddu, will be pursuing Aerospace Engineering at University of Birmingham (A*s in Maths & Physics and A in Economics). Leigh Cashmore (Criminology- A* Sociology- A Psychology- B) will be studying Criminology, Policing and Investigation at Birmingham City University. And Joshua Parnaby has secured a place on Veterinary Medicine & Surgery at University Central Lancaster.
Highfields congratulates all of our outstanding students on their remarkable A-level results. Their hard work, determination, and passion have truly paid off. We are immensely proud of all of our students’ achievements and excited for the bright futures that lie ahead for each of them. Well done!
