A Level Results Are Up Again at Eltham College
Students at Eltham College are celebrating another superb set of A Level results – surpassing last year’s already excellent outcomes.
More than one-third (34%) of grades were at the very highest level – A*- over 4 percentage points higher than last year’s result. The three highest available grades (A*, A and B) remained firmly the norm for Eltham students, with 92% of all results falling within this band.
Excellent performances across a wide range of subjects saw one in every three Eltham College students achieve a clean sweep of all A* and A grades, with 17 students gaining at least A*A*A*.
Superb STEM results include an impressive 45% of candidates attaining A* and 82% A*/A in Chemistry, with 40% and 57% gaining A* grades in Maths and Further Maths respectively. As a result, no fewer than five students have secured places to continue their scientific studies at world-leading Imperial College.
Other outstanding results include in Art, where an exceptional 88% of grades were A*, and 100% A*/A, Design Technology (60% A*) and Politics (42% A*), with languages also putting in an excellent showing, achieving 100% A* grades in German and 67% in French.
On the back of such strong performances, it is no surprise that the huge majority of students secured places at their first-choice universities, studying the widest range of subjects, from science and maths to humanities and the arts. University destinations include Durham, Exeter, UCL, King’s College, London, Bristol, Warwick and Edinburgh, as well as Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial. This year also sees Eltham students accepted into top UK drama schools and conservatoires.
Headmaster Guy Sanderson says: “I am delighted by today’s results, which are so richly deserved by a cohort of students who never failed to throw themselves wholeheartedly into all the School has to offer. On the stage, in the concert hall, on the rugby field or netball court; hiking through mountains for DofE or running hundreds of miles to raise money for charity; these boys and girls have given their all. I know they will achieve great things to come and wish each and every one success and happiness as they move onto the exciting next stage in life.
My thanks, too, to Eltham’s superb staff, whose expertise and dedication underpins this excellent performance.”
