A-Level Results

We returned a solid performance in this year’s A-level results with a percentage pass rate of 91% A-E grades and a 6% rise in A-B grades to 63%, a rise which is significant given the school’s non-selective policy.

Among the straight ‘A’ students this year was outgoing school captain, James Cross and he is now on his way to study English at Oxford University. Also among the ‘A’ grades with four top passes was Toby Ma, who joined Rossall in 1994. Toby gained his straight ‘A’s’ in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.

Alex Alonso will head for York University and an English degree course following his three A’s in Chemistry, English Literature and Mathematics, and a ‘B’ in Further Mathematics. 

Charlotte Armstrong has double reason to celebrate today, with two A grades in English Literature and Music and a B in Religious Studies paving the way for her acceptance by Durham University, where she’ll study music in an attempt to emulate her cousin, Jane Wilkinson, also a former Rossall pupil, who is now one of Britain’s up and coming operatic sopranos. However, she won’t take up her place at Durham until next year, because she is also one of only 35 UK students to have gained a scholarship to a top independent school in America through the English Speaking Union, and in September she’ll take a place at the prestigious Tabor Academy in Massachusetts.   

Commenting on this year’s performance, Rossall’s senior mistress, Jean Briggs said: “Although our pass rate overall was similar to last year it is particularly encouraging to see that we have more students achieving higher grades, as illustrated by our 6% increase in A-B grades, taking us to 63%. 

“As a non-selective school we believe that even those pupils with weaker academic backgrounds should be given every opportunity possible, and our improvement in the A-B grades is proof that our policy is successful for the school and more importantly, for the pupils. Some students have achieved beyond their expectations, and all have worked very hard, managing to balance study with a full programme of extra-curricular activity and still achieving excellent results, which is extremely gratifying.”