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2017 A level and GCSE Results
A level passes
26.5% at grade A*
63.0% at grades A* and A
83.4% at grades A* to B
95.1% at grades A* to C
99.8% at grades A* to E
At A level almost half of the year
group (81 boys) gained three or more
A level passes at A* or A grades and
over a quarter of all passes were
awarded the A* grade. Students
performed particularly well in English
and Economics where 90% of
candidates achieved A* to B grades.
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GCSE passes
59.8% at grade A*
85.5% at grades A* and A
97.7% at grades A* to B
99.6% at grades A* to C
100 % at grades A* to G
Almost a third of the year group
gained nine or more passes at
grade A*. 81 boys gained all their
GCSE passes at A* or A grades.
Demonstrating the breadth of very
high achievements across the 23
subjects on offer in Abingdon’s
GCSE curriculum, a wide variety of
subjects reported A*/A rates of over
85%, including English and English
Literature, Physics, French, German,
Spanish, Electronics, Greek, History
and Latin. Almost all of the other
subjects had A*/A rates above 80%.
I would like to congratulate all our candidates who have achieved such a strong set of results, which reflect the hard
work that our students have put into their studies, alongside their quite superb contribution to the wider life of the School.
The results also bear testimony to the commitment and skill of the staff at Abingdon who guide our pupils with tenacity,
intelligence and enthusiasm. I wish all our leavers well as they move on to the next stages in their lives.
* A level grade equivalencies have been used for pre-U grades in the statistics above. Abingdon uses the pre-U for French, German and Spanish.
Speaking about the A level results the Headmaster, Michael Windsor, said:
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This is a quite superb set of GCSE results and I am delighted that the pupils’
hard work has paid off in such style. It is exciting to see very high levels of
achievement across the board and this underlines the quality and commitment
of the staff at Abingdon. The boys have certainly established a firm platform for
continued success at A Level.
The Headmaster was full of praise for the boys saying:
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Smiles all round as James, Ollie and
Jamie all gain 10 A* grades at GCSE.
A level & GCSE figures are subject to change after marking appeals