A level records smashed at St Katherine's

Sixth form students at St Katherine’s School in Ham Green are celebrating a record-breaking set of exam results.   The number of students achieving A*-A grades at A Level jumped to 28%, 12% higher than 2017, A*-B grades jumped to a record 61%, 12% higher than 2017, with 91% of students achieving A*-C grades beating the previous record by 13%. The overall pass rate was 100%.

Coupled with students achieving distinction* or distinction grades in vocational subjects, 63% achieved A*-B grades or equivalent.   St Katherine’s continues to deliver excellent outcomes across both academic and vocational pathways for all their students.

Notable student successes included Remi Khalif who gained three A* grades and will take up a place at Leeds University to study Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering. Peter Blake and Zoe Coughlan secured two A* grades and one A grade and go on to study Mechanical Engineering at Bath University and Mathematics at Bristol University respectively.

These excellent results mean the vast majority of students secured their first choice university and 39% (up from 21% 2017) have secured places at Russell Group universities including Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Queen Mary’s and Cardiff.

Additionally, 52% of students securing a university place are the first generation in their family to do so.  A number of students have also secured a range of apprenticeship and employment pathways.

Steve Colebourne, St Katherine’s Head of Sixth Form said:

“It has been a pleasure to work with these fantastic young people and I am hugely proud of them all.  There are many personal triumphs to celebrate which reflect all the incredible hard work over the last two years.  These results open a wealth of opportunities to our students, who will now take their next steps to university, beginning an apprenticeship or commencing employment.”

Justin Humphreys, Head of School, added:

“I’d like to congratulate our Year 13 students on these excellent, well deserved results, which reflect the hard work and determination by them and the dedication of their teachers.  It was great to see so many smiles as students opened their results and thanked their teachers for their support.

I am delighted to see that students have performed exceptionally well across academic and vocational subjects and are being rewarded for their commitment and dedication over the past two years.  As Year 13 leave our school community, we wish them all the very best for successful futures in their chosen pathway.”