Grove School students shed tears of joy this week as months of hard work paid off with their A Level results.
Staff expressed delight with this year’s 96.3 per cent pass rate which was a slight increase on last year’s figure of 96 per cent.
Sixth form students collected their results yesterday, with many having already checked online to see whether they had secured places at their chosen university.
The number of students achieving A, B and C grades rose by 5 per cent to 71 per cent, with an identical increase in the number of A and B grades which rose to 42 per cent.
Grove School headteacher Jane Radbourne said the results confirmed the findings of an Ofsted report in March which judged its sixth form to be good in all areas.
She said: “This is the best set of results the school has had in a long time, although this was quite a small year group of 40 students. The last four years have seen an increase in the higher end pass rate and that is something we’ve been working really hard on.
“There has been a steady improvement in A Level results here and it confirms the hard work of students, staff and the support that parents have given.”
Four students achieved three As, including Harriet Johns, 18, from Market Drayton, who will study drama at Manchester University after passes in maths, English language and drama.
She said: “I was just so nervous because you wait the whole summer, not knowing whether you’re definitely going to your preferred university, and to get the confirmation is a really good feeling.”
Lydia Beresford, 18, also from Market Drayton, is also going to Manchester University in September to study physics after achieving A grades in maths, physics and further maths.
“I’m very pleased because it was what I was hoping for, although I didn’t know whether I’d get them or not,” she said.
“I’d just like to thank my teacher, Mary Salcombe, who helped me with my maths.”
Becky Fletcher, 18, from Hinstock, gained As in geography, English literature and maths and is going on to study English literature at the University of East Anglia.
“I’m very pleased because they are better than I expected and now I just want to do what I enjoy,” she said
