A-level pride at Teesdale Sixth Form
Teesdale Sixth Form is once again celebrating the hard work and achievements of their students who today received their A level results. For these Year 13 students, whose secondary school experience was shaped by the pandemic, this was the first set of national exams they had ever completed.
Over 20% of students achieved grades of AAB or better in their A levels, with 1 in 4 of all grades A or better. In applied vocational qualifications the average grade was a Distinction (the equivalent to an A at A level).
Of those who applied to university, over 80% are going on to their preferred choices with 100% of students who chose to do so having secured a place in higher education.
There are a number of exceptional individual performances, they are not all listed here, but they include: Beth Stenlake who secured 3 A grades and a C and will be going to study law at Oxford University; Jasmine Walton who gained an A* and 2 As and who moves on to study economics with a year in industry; Niamh Linsley with a distinction*, 2As and a B and who is going on to study primary education in Manchester; Sam Crow who achieved 3As and a B and who will now be studying geography at Lancaster University; and Ben Sams who secured 3 A grades and who will now be reading mechanical engineering at Sheffield University.
There are also a number of students who are moving on to take up apprenticeships or degree apprenticeships. Among them: Keira Chippendale who is taking up a place with GSK; Emily Leech who will be working with CSX Carbon; and Alfie Matthews who has secured a place on the extremely competitive project manager apprenticeship with Turner and Townsend Construction.
Dr Simon Henderson, Head of Sixth Form, said:
“Today we celebrate the achievements of all of our students who have overcome many obstacles to attain the grades that they have. Their hard work has opened up a wealth of opportunities and laid the foundations for their adult life.
“We are, as ever, tremendously proud of all of our students. Not just because of what they have achieved but of who they are as people. It is difficult to underestimate the complexity of the challenges they have overcome to reach where they are today.”
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