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ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE
Results and Destinations 2015
SIXTH FORM SCHOLARSHIPS
The University of Edinburgh
Early indications are that this year’s leavers
have maintained our excellent record of
sending pupils to the very best universities
in the UK and overseas. As we went to
press, around 90% of those who applied
through UCAS had accepted places, most
of them (88%) at a university of their choice
(either their firm or insurance option). Of
those who have so far accepted places, the
vast majority (around 80%) will be studying
at Russell Group or equally prestigious
universities. Six pupils won places at Oxford
or Cambridge. At Oxford, Tacita McCoy-
Parkhill will study PPE at St John’s; Lynn
Temp, Law with German at Jesus; and Camila
Whittaker, PPE at Balliol. At Cambridge,
Octavia Akoulitchev will study English at
Peterhouse, Lucy Azzi, Law at Pembroke
and Harry Sellen, Modern and
Medieval Languages at Corpus
Christi. Three pupils secured
places to study Medicine:
Saur Hajiev at Imperial, Beth
Reed at Southampton and Oli
Cobbold at Manchester. The
top 5 universities so far – all
Russell Group – are Edinburgh
(pictured), Exeter, Newcastle,
Bristol and London (KCL,
Imperial and UCL). Many pupils
look beyond the Russell Group for specialised
courses – this year, three pupils will study
rural and business management at the Royal
Agricultural and Harper Adams
Universities, and one will study
Early Years Development
at Norland College. Details
of overseas places are still
emerging, but we know that two
pupils will study in the US – one
at the University of Chicago and
one at Columbia University in
New York.
Pupils were delighted to
have achieved the results they required to
secure these impressive university places.
A number of pupils achieved outstanding
Lynn Temp
results. At A Level, Harry Sellen achieved
A* A* A* A and A* in the EPQ; and James
Avery A* A* A* and A* in the EPQ. In the
IB, Lynn Temp, achieved full marks – the
maximum point score of 45. Only around
100 candidates in the world secure this
result each year. Camila Whittaker also
excelled by achieving 44. More than a third
of all IB candidates achieved 40 points or
more and 62% of Higher Level grades were
6/7. Of all grades achieved by our Sixth
Formers this year – combining A Level and
IB – 45% were at the highest levels: A*/A
at A Level or Levels 7/6 in the IB; three
quarters achieved good grades: A*- B at A
Level or Levels 5 – 7 in the IB. At A level,
40% of grades were at A*/A and 68% were
A*- B. In the Extended Project Qualification,
now taken by most A Level candidates, 45%
of grades were at A*/A.
Particularly impressive in their
GCSE exams were Lucy Cobbold, Eva
Cottingham-Mayall, Immy Higgins and
Joe Zietman who all achieved 11 A*. Ten
candidates achieved 10 or more A* and
10 candidates achieved the top grade in
Additional Mathematics (A). Overall, 66%
of GCSE grades were at A*/A and 89%
were at A*-B.
Once all final decisions have been made and
re-marks agreed, full details will be uploaded
to the website and highlighted in E News.
Edinburgh University – the top choice for this year’s leavers
Our successful Oxbridge candidates
By Matthew Albrighton, Deputy Head Academic