Students at Midsomer Norton Sixth Form have had another year of outstanding A Level results. Students achieved a pass rate of 100% and a quarter of all results were either A* or A grades and over 52% of students achieved A* – B grades.
Students obtained an average UCAS point score of 303, equivalent to BBB, with 80% of students scoring A* – C grades.
Students who sat the Cambridge Pre-U courses achieved exceptional results and guaranteed themselves places in the top universities. Students sat the Pre-U examinations in a range of subjects, including History and Economics. The qualification allows students to achieve grades above the A* grade available at A level. Those who took this qualification improved on the results seen last year, with 75% of students achieving A* – B grades.
Over 15% of students obtained at least AAB in their A level qualifications, including Brixton Hamilton who gained A*AA and is going to study Computer Science at Newcastle University, Francesca Morgan, who gained A*AA and is going to study Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Leeds, and Eloise Davis, who is going to study International History and Politics at the University of Leeds and achieved AAA. Other successes include Lantz White, who studied the Pre-U and A levels and is going to study Social Policy at Bristol University after achieving AABB, Alice Neathway, who gained AAA*B studying the Pre-U and A Levels and is going to study Philosophy at Exeter University, and Fianna Le Marchand, who is to study Psychology at Sussex University and achieved A*AB.
Universities attracting large numbers of Midsomer Norton Sixth Form students include Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Reading, Southampton, York, Birmingham, and Leeds.
Director of Sixth Form, Karen Ward, said: "We're delighted with the excellent results achieved by all our students and everyone who had applied to university has been successful in securing a place, some of which will be attending some of the best universities in the country. We are also extremely pleased that all students have planned destinations for next year, whether university, apprenticeships or a career."
Headteacher, Alun Williams, said: "I am delighted by the achievements of Year 13 this year. They have done exceptionally well and better than Year 13 in 2012. More students than ever are going on to university and the number of top grades achieved have again risen, despite the Government's current agenda to prevent grade inflation. I'd like to wish all our Year 13s the very best of luck for what will no doubt be an exciting future."