QUEEN Anne’s School in Caversham, Reading, has announced their A-levels results and commended students on their achievements following the return to formal examinations this year.
It has announced that 49% of grades awarded were A grades or higher, a 5% increase on 2019 when formal exams were last held.
Of the grades awarded, 88% were a C grade or higher.
STEM subjects are a particular focus of the school’s, which commended Henrietta Walker for her A*, A, and B grades, which mean that she will now go on to study Medicine at Exeter University, and commends Amelia Shaw for her A*, A, B grades.
She is now set to head to Nottingham to study Medicine, and her parents said: ““we are immensely proud of her, she has worked so hard.”
A number of students achieved a clean sweep of A* and A grades, including Emma Bourne who is heading to Exeter to study Geography, Eloise Durrant, studying Business Management at Newcastle and Grace Leaver, who is taking a gap year before starting a degree in International Relations.
Elsewhere in the school, the Art department has commended its students after 100% achieved B grades or higher, and 100% of grades achieved in Biology, Dance, Economics, English Literature, Geography, History, and Religious Studies were grade C or higher.
Olivia Fancourt is excited to study Acting at Italia Conti, one of the leading Performing Arts institutions in the UK.
Fellow student Tabitha Morgan will be taking a year out before applying for Veterinary Science, supported by her three A* grades in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Her parents, Rob and Victoria, said: “we have unabatingly good things to say about the teaching at Queen Anne’s– the Science Department is the best!”
The Lower 6 (Year 12) students are also celebrating, with 8 taking their first Criminology exam, working towards their Level 3 Certificate in Applied Criminology.
More than 75% achieved A grades, with 100% achieving B grades or higher.
Head of School Ms Elaine Purves said: “I would like to congratulate our incredible Upper 6, who have been so dedicated to school life over their years at Queen Anne’s.
“From the amazing performance of ‘Legally Blonde’ last November, raising money for Trust House Reading and winning the Round Table Global Youth Award to wild camping in the Cairngorms in aid of the Alexander Devine Hospice, they have been actively engage as young leaders within the school.
“The students have embodied the dynamic approach to Sixth Form life and learning that stands them in very good stead for the future.
“I am very proud of all they have accomplished over the years and these well-deserved results.”
