2011 - Highest average UCAS points for Princethorpe’s largest A-level entry

Out of a cohort of eighty-eight Upper Sixth Formers, the overwhelming majority have got into the universities of their choice and over twenty-five percent of the grades are at A* or A.

Top performers were Leamingtonians Alex Thompson with three A* and an A* in his Extended Project and Matthew Clucas with two A*s and one A. Thompson will study medicine at Cambridge and Clucas physics at Oxford. Other highlights were Laura Newitt and Gina Bannister with two A*s and two As, Ducan Loscombe and Cameron Bullock with two A*s and an A, Hattie Hall and Danny McNamara with one A* and three As, and James Street with one A* and two As.

Headmaster, Ed Hester, said that he was delighted with the results and particularly pleased that the top ten percent of candidates had achieved grades A* and A. “This is our highest ever average UCAS points per candidate in the College’s history and also our best AS results. Whilst we are of course delighted with their academic achievements, these pupils have many other qualities: kindness, respect and a strong sense of right and wrong which will be as important for them - if not more - as they move on to the next phase of their education. This is a year group which has worked exceptionally hard and I am delighted pupils have been rewarded for their outstanding efforts,” he commented.

There were also broad smiles for Princethorpe’s GCSE candidates

From a cohort of one-hundred-and-twenty-four GCSE candidates 40% grades are at A* or A, and 75% at grade B or better. 15% of candidates achieved ten or more A* or A grades.

There were distinguished performances from Bethany Leigh with nine A* grades and two As and from Francis Turner-Berry with eight A*s and four As. Other highlights included Daisy Donaldson and Tom Thorogood both achieving eight A*s and 3As, and Mary Hitchman, James Simpson and Lucy Tallis all of whom gained seven A*s and four As.

Ed Hester, added “It is marvellous to be able to celebrate such success and all credit goes to the pupils and staff for their hard work."

You will shortly be able to click here to download the 2011 Exam Results Booklet.

Leavers destinations
98% of our students go on to university, the majority to their first choice. Leavers university destinations in recent years include Cambridge, Oxford, Durham, Bath, Exeter, York, Edinburgh, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, Queen Mary's College, London, the British Horological Institute and the London School of Economics.

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