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ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE
Results and Destinations 2016
By Matthew Albrighton, Deputy Head Academic
Teddies pupils yet again achieved the results
they required to secure places on rigorous
courses at an impressive range of top
universities in the UK and overseas.
In the Upper Sixth, 75% of grades were
at the top end (A*-B at A Level or Levels
5 – 7 in the IB); 47% were at the highest level
(A*/A at A Level, or Levels 6/7 in the IB).
Overall, 42% of A Level grades were
A*/A and 70% A*-B. Particularly popular
York University’s Tisch School of the Arts;
Ademide Adewunmi at Northeastern
University, Boston; and Jean-Luc Bonnefoy at
Babson College, Boston. Elsewhere, Elizaveta
Skarga will study Medicine at the University
of British Columbia, Vancouver, and Ken
Laeremans will study Business Administration
at the University of Madrid.
New this year was the significant number of
unconditional offers from prestigious universities
such as Durham, Bristol and Imperial College,
London – making for a very relaxed summer
for those concerned. Of those taking up
places, 80% of pupils will do so at their first
or insurance choice; 75% at Russell Group or
equally prestigious universities.
Following her impressive work with Casper
Sunley to launch the pupil media team, Teddies
on Camera, Celia Hodgson has gone straight
into a filmmaking role.
GCSE pupils returned an equally strong set
of results. Jamie Chen, Millie Tozer, James Curtis,
Valery Orlova, Maddie Luke, Pasha Tinkov,
Alex Miller, Matt Thornton, Nick Elliott, Caleb
Akponasa and Jack Roberts all achieved nine or
more A* grades, with 35 pupils achieving at least
10 A* or A grades. Overall, 32% of grades were
A*, 63% A*/A and 88% A*-B. In Physics, Biology
and DT, 75% of grades were A*/A.
Outstanding A Level
results were achieved by:
MatthewAdams,A*A*A*,
Theoretical Physics at Durham
Henry Johnson,A*A*A,
Politics at Durham
Calypso Newman,A*A*A,
Politics at King’s College London
Francesca Sargent,A*A*A,
Law at Bristol
Romey Oulton,A*A*A,
Theology and Sociology at Bristol
Will Phillips A*A*A,
Economics and Politics at Bristol
Tom Lloyd,A*A*A
this year were the bio-sciences, English,
Economics, Philosophy and Law; more
specialised options were Arabic and French at
Edinburgh; Japanese and Philosophy at Leeds;
Professional Musicianship at the British Institute
of Modern Music, Bristol; and Architecture at
the prestigious Architectural Association.
A quarter of IB candidates achieved 40
points or more, a high score equating to a
string of A*/As at A Level. The average point
score was 35.8. Amélie Waters performed
exceptionally well to score 44, just one short
of the maximum, far exceeding the points she
required to study English and French Law at
King’s College London. With 43 points, Camille
Bonini met her offer to study Veterinary
Science at the Royal Veterinary College,
one of the most competitive courses in the
country. Martin Ho and Sarah Kulubya each
scored 42 points enabling Sarah to read Law
at Durham and Martin to confirm his place to
study Biochemistry at Imperial College. Meriel
Turner achieved 41 points and will study
Liberal Arts at Durham.
Five pupils will take up places at US
universities: Kendall MacDonald at the
University of California, Santa Barbara;
Hussein Popat at the University of California,
Los Angeles; Louis Verschoyle at New
Matt Thornton (
Wheatley Park
), Jamie Chen (
German Swiss International
), Alex Miller (
Winchester House
), Jamie Curtis (
Cherwell
), Maddie Luke (
Dragon
),
Nick Elliott (
Aldro
), Millie Tozer (
Banda
), Pasha Tinkov (
Anglo American School of Moscow
), Valery Orlova (
Wychwood
) and Jack Roberts (
Abingdon Prep
)