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A Growing Success Story: Best Ever Exam Results
In 2010 we began our ‘Growing for the Future’ strategy to enhance the
IB Student in Top 1% Worldwide
teaching and learning, both in terms of facilities and also the ethos of intellectual enquiry. Additions such as the wonderful new Science Centre and the Junior Diploma are really beginning to bear fruit. The fantastic
Over 127,000 students worldwide received their IB Diploma Programme results this summer with Sherborne Girls achieving excellent results. Alexandra Suter achieved an outstanding 44 out of 45 points, putting her in the top 1% of those entering the exams across the world. Other high achievers were Amelie Jannoe with 41 points, putting her in the top 4% of achievers worldwide, and Pip Williams, who goes on to study Veterinary Medicine at the Royal Veterinary College.
results achieved this summer reflect the resounding confidence with which the girls approach their studies.
Record number of A* passes at GCSE
25% of A Level papers graded A*
In an outstanding set of results 48% of all the GCSE grades awarded were at A*, while 77% of all papers achieved an A* or A grade and 93% of papers were marked at A*, A or B grades.
This year also saw the best ever A level results, with 25% of exams passed at A*, compared to the national average of 7.6%.
Four girls achieved an outstanding 11 A* grades each: Polly Pentreath, Rachel Bucklow, Amelia Rogers and Maja Vlahovic. Another three girls achieved 10 A* grades each: Isabella Elwes, Charlotte McNair Scott and Jemima Middle. An impressive 24 girls achieved 7 A* grades or more and the total number of A* grades achieved by the whole year group was 367.
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Twins Rosalind and Julia Booth achieved 7 A*s and 1 A grade between them. Ros is now at Oxford, reading Chemistry and Julia is reading Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial. Katie Morse, Jemima Folkes and Emily Redman also achieved an outstanding 3 A* grades each. Our congratulations go to everyone and we wish our leavers every success in the future.
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