Birkdale Sixth Form celebrates A Level success as a third of all grades reach A* or A
“These results are the product of hard work, resilience and self-belief, qualities our students have shown in abundance”
Sixth-form students at Birkdale School in Sheffield are celebrating today after a set of A Level results that saw over a third of all grades awarded at A* or A, with 85 per cent of grades at A*-C and two-thirds at A*, A or B.
Three students secured places at Oxford or Cambridge, and a further four will go on to study medicine or veterinary medicine at university.
The cohort's destinations span a wide range of academic and vocational subjects from law, policing and chemical engineering to psychology, equine studies, fashion buying, speech and language therapy and music at London’s Royal Academy, alongside places to study economics at Warwick and theology at Durham.
The school's art department also enjoyed a standout year, with 86 per cent of grades at A* - A. Members of the public will be able to view the fantastic work at this year’s Art in the Garden.
This year's results carry particular significance for members of the Sixth Form who joined Birkdale last summer following the closure of Mount St Mary's College and who have received outstanding support over the course of this year to achieve their best.
Ben Bowles, head of Birkdale School, said: "These results are the product of hard work, resilience and self-belief, qualities our students have shown in abundance.
“What strikes me most isn't just the strength of the grades, but the breadth of what our students go on to do next: from Oxbridge and medicine to film production, equine studies and music.
“That's exactly what we want for every young person here, the support and the belief to achieve their personal best, in whatever direction that takes them."
Helen Parsons, head of Sixth Form, said: "This has been a remarkable year for our sixth form, and I'm enormously proud of every single student. What I love about results like these is how individual they are, no two students here follow the same path, and we work hard to support each of them in the combination of subjects and interests that plays to their strengths.
“One student’s journey sums that up perfectly - he completed A-level photography in a single year and has now secured his place on his dream film production course.
“Our art department's results, 86 per cent at A* to A, reflect the same story of talented students being given the space and support to excel."
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