SIXTH form pupils at a York school have received praise from the heads who shared their ‘delight’ at this year’s A-level results.
Joseph Rowntree School’s headteacher and deputy headteacher have spoken about this year’s outstanding achievement.
Fifteen per cent of students achieved three or more A* or A grades, with many others obtaining two A*/A grades alongside a B grade.
Headteacher Mr Dave Hewitt said: “The whole school community is incredibly proud of these fantastic results achieved by the 'Class of 2024'.
“They have worked hard throughout their two years in the sixth form to overcome academic and personal challenges and that persistence and commitment has paid off for them today.”
Kian Kennedy has achieved A*A*A*A* in maths, further maths, physics and business studies and is off to read economics at Cambridge.
Collecting his grades alongside his parents, the resident of The Groves spoke about the difficulty of the courses he sat and the preparation for a Saturday evening online interview with the prestigious academic institution.
Sophia Suddaby, who lives on Huntington Road, was delighted with A*AA in geography, english literature and history and is heading to Warwick to read politics and international studies.
Sophie said Warwick was her top choice and it felt like all the months of revision were worth it, paying particular thanks to her teachers at the school.
Hannah Percival and her parents Joanne and Andrew, arrived at the New Earswick School just before the 8.30am opening.
Hannah, from Haxby, had just received notification from UCAS of a placement at the University of Central Lancashire to read veterinary medicine.
Hannah achieved three Bs in Biology, Maths and Chemistry.
Ben Coleman, deputy headteacher, said: “I couldn’t be more proud of the achievements of this outstanding group of young people.
“Whilst the results themselves are fantastic, this isn’t our primary measure of the success of this fantastic group of students.
“I have to applaud the way that our students in Year 13 have gone about their studies during their time in the sixth form.
“They developed a real resilience to the challenges that - level and Level 3 study brings, worked well in collaboration with teaching staff and the wider sixth form pastoral team as well as supporting one another brilliantly within their peer groups.
“I would like to thank all students, their families and teachers for supporting them over the last two years.
“I wish every one of our Year 13 leavers the very best for both their next steps and longer-term futures and look forward to hearing from them as they complete apprenticeships, university degrees and progress in their careers.”
Ben Coleman moves into the deputy headteacher role from the director of sixth form role he held for seven years.
He paid tribute to colleagues who supported him and the school during the transition, particularly Julia Edgar and Charlotte Lowther, saying they had ‘effectively been running the sixth form’ during his absence and deserved a huge amount of credit.
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