Abingdon News No.48

Exam Results A levels Grade A level passes A* 28.3% A* and A 62.2% A* to B 86.5% A* to C 96.3% A* to E 99.5% The Headmaster, Michael Windsor, said: I would like to congratulate our candidates on this superb set of results. Students and staff have risen ably to the challenge of the new A Level specifications. The results show strength across the board with boys achieving particularly well in History, gaining a remarkable 80% A*/A, alongside great success in STEM subjects and English, Economics and Latin. These young men are very well-placed to embrace the challenge and excitement of life after school and I wish them all the best for the future. NB: A Level grade equivalencies have been used for pre-U grades in the statistics. Abingdon uses the pre-U for French, German and Spanish. Ten boys achieved four or more A* grades and nearly half the year group gained three or more passes at A* or A. Students have achieved particularly well in: History with 80% A*/A and 98% A*/B (40 candidates) Chemistry with 65% A*/A and 92% A*/B (66 candidates) Maths with 65% A*/A and 84% A*/B (110 candidates) Economics with 59% A*/A and 89% A*/B (46 candidates) Physics with 57% A*/A and 89% A*/B (44 candidates) Amongst subjects that have smaller numbers of candidates but still perform very strongly, we have: English with 55% A*/A and 90% A*/B (20 candidates) Latin with 87% A*/A and 100% A*/B (15 candidates). Also, in the pre-U, there were no grades below a D3 (the equivalent of 100% A*/A). Students also did very well in the increasingly popular EPQ . This year over 40% of the cohort achieved the top (A*) grade and over 70% achieved A*/A. “ ” 2018 A level and GCSE Results Speaking about the 2018 GCSE results, the Headmaster, Michael Windsor, said: This is another excellent set of results with half of the year group gaining all their GCSE passes at grade A* or A, or the equivalent grades 7-9. Many congratulations to all the boys and staff. Particularly pleasing is the breadth of subjects in which the boys performed well. English Language passes were at 92% A*/A and English Literature at 87% A*/A, and Maths passes at grades 7-9 (A*/A equivalent) were 87%. Chemistry, Physics and Mandarin all recorded over 90% A*/A with Electronics a very strong 100% A*/A. All those taking Greek also gained 100% passes at grades 8/9 (A* equivalent). These results represent a lot of hard work from boys and their teachers, they are very well deserved and an excellent foundation for further study. GCSE Results ” “ A full breakdown of the A level and GCSE results by subject is available on the website. 3