We are delighted to share the news that the A*/A grades achieved by Walthamstow Hall Year 13 leavers represent the best A level examination results since at least 2017.
Highlights of the results include:
- 33% of all grades are A*
- 63% of all grades are A* or A
- 40% of the cohort have achieved all A*/A (20 out of 50 students)
- Seven students have achieved all A*s
- All medics secured their university places
This is compared to the national average of 9.3% achieving A* and 27.6% awarded A* or A.
Students, parents and teachers gathered this morning to celebrate at The Lang Sixth Form Centre. Students said they were “relieved and pleased”.
Ms Louise Chamberlain, Headmistress, said “this group of students have achieved very impressive results and are set to head off to destinations which chime well with their individual aspirations. It was so lovely this morning to see the girls’ delight in the achievements of their friends as well as their own. I am extremely proud of them and of the fantastic team of staff whose excellent teaching and pastoral care has enabled them to attain these superb grades”.
Abi, who is going to study Medicine at the University of Sussex, said “I’m very excited. I didn’t know if it would happen. A lot of hard work went into this, and I couldn’t have done it without support from my teachers”. The Science Department had fantastic results with 77% achieving A*A in Biology and over 50% A* in Physics. Dr Emma Doyle, Head of Science, said she was “especially pleased with this year’s results in the Sciences. We wish all the students good luck in their future”.
Olivia, who is going to the University of Birmingham, to study International Relations and Development said “It feels surreal, but in an exciting way, I feel really proud. All the hard work has paid off.
We are thrilled that to report that 79% have been awarded their first-choice university place and 100% were offered their insurance or an alternative course.
To learn more about out Sixth Form please join us at our Sixth Form Open Evening on Thursday 10th October.
