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HEREFORD SIXTH FORM COLLEGE TOPS LEAGUE TABLES ONCE AGAIN
23rd August 2010
Yet again, Hereford Sixth Form College students have produced another outstanding set of examination results putting them at the top of non-selective colleges and in the top ten overall in National Press league tables.
The overall A level pass rate of 99.6% for over 725 candidates was 2% above the national average. 61.59% of A level entries resulted in an A or B grade, 9% above the national average and 38 subjects achieved a 100% pass rate.
Over 109 students gained 3 or more A or A* grades at A level including 4 students who gained a staggering 6 grade A/A*s at A level:
- Edward Bals (ex Queen Elizabeth Humanities college)
- Matthew Oliver (ex Queen Elizabeth Humanities college)
- Adam Powell (ex St.Mary’s RC High School)
- Leigh Thompson (ex Ludlow CE School)
18 students gained an outstanding 5 A or A* grades:
- Peter Blair (ex Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School)
- Rose Bray (ex John Masefield High School)
- Christopher Bu ( ex King Henry VIII Comprehensive School)
- Charlotte Colley (ex Queen Elizabeth Humanities College)
- Sian de Bell ( ex Fairfield High School)
- John Evans (ex Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School)
- Josephine Evans (ex Haberdashers Monmouth School for Girls)
- Alice Fickling (ex Kingstone High School)
- Allegra Fowler-Wright (ex St Mary’s RC High School)
- Peter Gaynor (ex St Mary’s RC High School)
- Matthew Leake (ex Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School)
- Abbey Pickering (ex Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School)
- Giacomo Pope (ex Hereford Steiner Academy)
- Thomas Smith (ex Aylestone Business & Enterprise College)
- David Watson (ex Hereford Cathedral School)
- Joanna Williams (ex Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School)
- Hugh Williamson (ex Ludlow CE School)
- Sean Wyer (ex Aylestone Business & Enterprise College)
30% of entries gained A or A* grades, 3% above the national average.
The percentage of the new A* grades was above the average for maintained schools and in some subjects outstanding. In Physics 20% of entries were awarded an A* (national average 10.3), in French 13% (national average 7.7) and in German 24% (national average 9.9%).
Jonathan Godfrey, Principal, said, ‘I am delighted that, once again, the hard work of staff and students has been rewarded by these outstanding results. The College has maintained its position as one of the best providers of sixth form education in the country, outperforming many selective grammar and independent schools. I am particularly pleased to see the excellent results in the traditional subjects such as Science and Modern Languages, which is reflected in the high percentage of A* grades.
Over 840 first year students sat AS examinations gaining equally superb results. The pass rate of 93.9% was 5.7% above the national average and 47.3% of entries resulted in A or B grades ( 8.9% above the national average).
At AS level, 96 students gained 3 or more grade A’s. Of these 39 achieved 4 A grades with 8 students gaining a remarkable 5 grade A’s:
- Ruth Brookes (ex Wigmore High School)
- Jessica Harris (ex Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School)
- Roseanna Hickling (ex Bishop of Hereford Bluecoat School)
- George Hinksman (ex Aylestone Business & Enterprise College)
- Zoe Hoare (ex Weobley High School)
- Jack Laverick (ex Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School)
- Cecilia Pytel (St Mary's RC High School)
- Amy Tannat Nash (ex Weobley High School)
- Rebecca Watkins (ex Fairfield High School)