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La Swap students examine their results slips: Katy Tobin, Elizabeth Garlick, Jane Aquino, Chirag Patel, Roksana Nikoopour, Joanna Mena, Denise Osei-Kuffour and Irene Edem-Dartey |
Top marks as schools break A-level records
Grades go up once again as students prepare to head for university
HEADTEACHERS have praised the hard work of A-level students after schools once again reported their best-ever results.
Only 2 per cent failed to achieve a single pass this year.
More than half of all students at Camden’s nine state schools achieved A or B grades – just above the national average, which includes private schools.
Headteachers said that almost all of their students now plan to go to university, some to top Oxbridge colleges.
At South Camden Community School, headteacher Rosemary Leeke said: “Despite the extensive press coverage indicating that there are far fewer available places this year, our indications are that all our Year 13 leavers will secure a higher education place, maintaining SCCS’s excellent progression record.”
She added: “Most students have confirmed places at their chosen universities including the London School of Economics, King’s College London, Queen Mary’s College London, Brunel University and City University. In addition, Ciara Ros has secured a place to read law at Oriel College, Oxford.”
The overall A-level pass rate at South Camden was 93.8 per cent, up from 91.5 per cent in 2008.
Hampstead School recorded its best results in a decade. Of 83 pupils taking A-levels, 22 per cent achieved As, and 26.4 per cent got Bs. Nearly half of all students got As and Bs. Head of sixth form Andrea Smith said: “We were delighted with the results of our Year 13 students. They are, on average, the best for 10 years. What statistics, pleasing though they are, can never reflect however, is the fantastic achievement of individual students. This includes both those who achieved all A grades and are progressing to Oxford or Cambridge, or those who never dreamt of even sitting A-levels and progressing to university.”
At Camden School for Girls, the percentage of students gaining A-C grades went up by five per cent. The pass rate among the 222 students was 99.7 per cent. Exams officer Christine Rhys said: “All our grades are on the up. We are very pleased. There were 34 who got straight As.”
LaSwap Sixth Form – the consortium of Acland Burghley, William Ellis, La Sainte Union and Parliament Hill secondary schools in Highgate – recorded a slight improvement on last year’s. The percentage of pupils achieving A grades rose by 0.1 per cent to 19.7 per cent – below the national average of 26.7 per cent. There were 26 students who got three or more A grades.
A LaSwap exams officer said: “Overall standards have been maintained with some improvements.”
Haverstock headteacher John Dowd said: “Overall, I am very pleased with Haverstock’s results this year with 46 per cent of students achieving A-C grades and 94 per cent achieving A-E grades, with the proportion of students achieving A grades up on last year. AS results are also much improved from last year.”
Camden Council’s schools chief Councillor Andrew Mennear said: “I am delighted that Camden students have pushed standards up yet again and it shows what potential we have in our sixth-formers.”
The maths This year’s results...
Percentage achieving A and B grades 2009: 51.5%
Percentage achieving A and B grades 2008: 49%
The number of entries getting As 2009: 25%
The number of entries getting As 2008: 25.4%
Overall pass rate 2009: 98%
Overall pass rate 2008: 97%
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