Class of 2022 celebrates A Level results
Sixth Form, Results
Today, our Year 13 students received their outstanding A Level results and are ready to embrace the exciting opportunities of their lives beyond school. Joining their International Baccalaureate (IB) classmates, whose excellent results were published in July, these students are remarkable in their achievements given the backdrop of their educational journey through Covid.
A third of students achieved a remarkable 3 A*-A grades and the students’ destinations are as broad as the subjects they are choosing to study. From Sophie Phipson, who has secured a place on the prestigious BBC Production Apprenticeship and Yael Lyshkow, who will study Computer Science at Canada’s leading university, the University of Toronto – to Alexis Qi, a phenomenal art student who will study Architecture at Cambridge University.
STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) were a popular choice with over 50% of students studying Maths at A Level or IB. We are delighted that our students have met their offers to study courses including Veterinary Medicine at Royal Veterinary College, Biomedical Engineering at Kings College London, Medicine at Southampton and Medical Sciences at the University of Exeter.
Arts and Humanities continue to flourish here at the school with superb results in English, History and Art, with students scoring no grade lower than an A in Drama, Religious Studies, Philosophy and Geography. Our language students also gained top grades of A*-A.
Congratulations to Head Girl, Daisy John who is following her long-held determination to read Law at UCL.
Mrs Reynolds paid tribute to the 2022 cohort saying: “We are thrilled that this exceptional year group, with their first experience of public exams, have gained such strong results. It is testament to their hard work and determination and the inspirational teaching and support from staff.
The breadth of talent is reflected in the wonderfully varied range of destinations and courses our students are now moving to, and we wish them every happiness and success. We also look forward to inviting them back to the school to share their stories and inspire future generations of Sixth Form students.”
The A Level results follow the School’s IB cohort who secured an average points score of 37 out of 45 – higher than both the UK (34.87) and global averages (29.9). Royal High School is the only school in the Bath area to offer a choice of IB or A Level at Sixth Form.
To find more about the radical changes to the A Level and GCSE exam systems proposed by Kevin Stannard, the GDST Director of Innovation and Learning, see his interview in London’s Evening Standard.
