Superb results across the board
Anjalina Mitra
The school maintained its high calibre of IB results this year with a large number of candidates achieving exceptional results well above the worldwide average of 30.07 points.
In total, we achieved an average score of 33 in the internationally-recognised diploma, with two candidates scoring 40 points or more – the equivalent of over four A* graded A-levels.
The standout performer was Anjalina Mitra, who achieved an incredible 44 points, one point from a perfect score, and the talented pupil will now go on to study Economics and Maths at the prestigious London School of Economics.
This achievement also puts the 17 year-old in the top one per cent of total scores worldwide.
Hannah Patrick, an upper sixth pupil last year, scored 40, while other scores of note came from German pupil Karl Holthaus, who scored 37, with Molly Jones and Tobias Broering both scoring 35 for their efforts throughout the two-year course.
There were 12 top scores of seven achieved by pupils.
Russell Group universities are accepting applicants with 35 points or over, and no fewer than nine of our pupils managed to achieve this feat.
James Sanders
Pupils achieved a 96.8 per cent pass rate for their efforts in another fantastic year of results.
Once again A* and A were the most frequently awarded marks, with 34.9 per cent gaining the top grades, an increase of 3.4% from the previous year.
In addition 60.3 per cent of entries achieved passes at A*- B, which is a 3.8% hike from 2015.
A* - C grades reached their highest total in three years at 76.2 per cent.
Shaswath Ganapathi, was rewarded with two A* grades in Biology and Chemistry, while also achieving two A’s in Mathematics and Physics, and will now go on to study Medicine at the University of Birmingham.
Other pupils celebrating success are Egle Budrevicuite and Chino Iwobi, who picked up a pair of A* grades, while Alex Bytheway gained one A* and three A’s and will head to York University to study Chemistry.
James Sanders gained two A*’s in Maths and Further Maths earning him a place at Durham University (Computer Science), and Lloyd Parry-Williams, having not applied for university before the results were revealed, has now set his sights on a place after gaining an A* and two A’s.
Chemistry pupils gained superb results, with 75 per cent of pupils achieving A*-B grades.
Sara Owen
Ninety-one per cent of the 389 subjects taken were passed with an A*-C grade.
In addition, an impressive 46.8 per cent of these were awarded an A*-A mark, with the number of candidates achieving five GCSEs at A*-C recorded at 93.2%.
The highest performing subject was biology, which topped the table with 90 per cent of candidates gaining an A*-A grade.
Other impressive results came from English Literature, which had 76 per cent for A*-A, while other top performers included Physics (65%), Chemistry (60%), Maths (59.1%) and Religious Studies (56.3%).
Four out of the five pupils who took part in the Physical Education module achieved A*-A, while all six pupils sitting the Chinese exam gained either A*-A grade for their efforts, and 70 per cent of Art pupils were awarded graded A*-B.
The average of GCSEs obtained by each pupil was eight, with subjects such as Drama, Design Technology, English First Language and Home Economics all gaining a 100 per cent pass rate (A*-C).
There were a host of strong individual performances from Matthew Trumper, who gained nine A*’s and one A, Ben Gibson (8A*2A), Sara Owen (7A*3A), Mili Jayadeep (6A*4A) and Olivia Williams (6A*4A).
No fewer than 15 pupils also secured Distinction marks in their further maths exams.