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New Hall School celebrated outstanding GCSE results in 2021. Staff and parents praised the students for both their excellent academic results and their resilience over the year.
“It is wonderful to see the students and their families celebrating fantastic achievements, after a period which challenged their creativity and perseverance. We are happy to have as many as 79% of grades at 7 (A* and A) and above. Once again, our Diamond Model, that allows boys and girls to learn in separate classes from Year 7 to Year 11, receives validation with the outstanding balance of results between boys and girls across all subjects.”
Suzanna Minnis, Head of Girls’ and Boys’ Divisions, shared her thoughts on the Class of 2021:
I will be studying Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology, but first, I plan on celebrating with family and friends for the rest of the summer.”
Poppy’s perfect score of straight 9s came after years of hard work and determination. She commented: “Now that I have the results, I am hoping this is a step closer to my dream of studying Medicine! I am so excited to start my A Levels here at New Hall.
Samuel, who achieved straight 9s, commented on his experience: “This is a fantastic end to my GCSEs, which were filled with unexpected challenges. I can only say that I am thrilled and relieved. I look forward to studying Biology, Chemistry, Geography and Spanish at A Level and seeing everyone again in September.”
Head of Year 11 Boys, Mr Nathan Kerr, said: “This is a very joyful day for all. I have seen these students grow and progress in their studies, taking on the challenge of GCSEs in the midst of a pandemic. The maturity and enthusiasm with which they approached their lessons were impressive and inspiring.”
GCSE EXAM2021RESULTS
In this unprecedented year, the students have made tremendous strides to adapt to every new circumstance and the changes to their learning environment. We are incredibly proud of them. Katherine Jeffrey, Principal GCSE RESULTS79%of all grades at 7 (A* and A) One third at the highest level 9 98% of all grades at 5+ (A*-B) Over half of grades at 8+ (A*) 8 Students achieved a perfect score of straight 9s New Hall students celebratedresultsoutstanding
Katherine Jeffrey, Principal
We are extremely proud of all our students’ successes and it is wonderful to see their excitement after all their hard work. We are delighted to hear that a record number of students have secured places at their first choice universities, including competitive Russell Group university courses in subjects such as Law, Engineering and Medicine. The university and apprenticeship places that New Hall students have gained reflect the holistic education that the School offers, from Humanities to Medicine and Engineering to Modern Languages.
A LEVEL RESULTS449ALevels taken with 100% success rate 87% of students secured their first choice of university 75% of grades were A*/A 30 achieved at least 3 A* grades 76 achievedStudentsallA*or A grades 97% of grades at A*-B
The university places and apprenticeships that New Hall students have gained reflect the holistic education that the School offers.
At New Hall, it is not only what our students learn, but also the experiences they gain, which form the secure foundation on which the next chapter of their life can begin.
For 2021, New Hall Sixth Form students celebrated another year of excellent A Level results and success in achieving the university and apprenticeship places of their choice.
A LEVEL EXAM RESULTS 2021
Record Examination Results for New Hall
Records were set: the average UCAS point score per student equated to AAB; a remarkable 50 A Level modules scored a perfect 100%; and the highest number ever secured competitive apprenticeship places, including with top London firms (in business & finance, quantity surveying, investment banking, insurance, as well as on management programmes).
University successes ranged from humanities to veterinary medicine, vocational theatre school places to modern languages. New Hall continued its long tradition of Oxbridge success, with places secured in a wide range of humanities and STEM subject areas, bringing the number of New Hallians currently at Oxbridge to 18.
MOST ABLE & TALENTED
New Hall School has a thriving programme of activities that stretches and challenges our most academically able. We believe that the learning habits required to achieve academic success can be nurtured in all our students and that even the most able can develop to even higher levels when set intellectual challenges and opportunities to think creatively.
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Through careful use of setting and an extensive academic co-curricular programme, our most able students are given the encouragement and opportunities to stretch themselves and to produce outstanding results. Our focus on developing students’ learning habits, whilst inspiring a lifelong love for their subjects, equips them with the skills and motivation they need to excel as they face the more challenging material at A Level. Furthermore, our excellent pastoral system is able to support our most able students to ensure that, above all else, they maintain a healthy balance in their studies and that they have the independence and confidence to succeed at university and beyond. This performance can be illustrated by comparing the performance of our most academically able students (those in the top sets/top third of their cohorts) in Years 11 and 13. The figures below are from the 2019 examinations as no comparable data has been published for the last two years:
UNIVERSITY PLACES Over the last five years students have been successful in gaining places at Oxford and Cambridge to read the following: Biochemistry Hertford College Oxford Biological Sciences St Catherine’s College Oxford History Trinity College Cambridge History Sidney Sussex College Cambridge History Downing College Cambridge History and Politics Trinity College Cambridge Law Magdalen Collee Oxford Mathematics St Peter’s College Oxford Medicine St John’s College Cambridge Music St Peter’s College Oxford Spanish with Russian Churchill College Cambridge OXBRIDGE SUCCESS MDV SUCCESS New Hall also has a proven record of support for students looking to study Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine (MDV). Over the last five years, students have secured places at the following: Medicine St John’s College, University of Cambridge Medicine University of Southampton Medicine Hull York Medical School Medicine UCL Medicine Cardiff Medicine University of Manchester Medicine Keele University Veterinary Medicine University of Nottingham Veterinary Medicine Royal Veterinary College 74 % of Year 13 students secured places at Russell Group / Top 20 Universities in 2021
