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Aug 2020
Ripon Grammar's outstanding A Level performance
Despite the disruption to the academic year caused by the covid 19 pandemic, the future is looking bright for Ripon Grammar School students celebrating outstanding A-level performances.
With 79% of grades awarded at A* to B, and more than half of all grades at A* or A, most students have secured their first or second choice of university on a diverse range of courses, from aeronautical engineering to fashion, medicine and philosophy.
Headmaster Jonathan Webb said:
Eight students achieved a clean sweep of A*s with top performers Phoebe Hall and Tabitha Milton awarded four A*s in addition to an A* in their extended project qualifications, worth half an A-level.
Mr Webb emphasised that, while the school’s results had been adjusted down slightly, as they have been nationally, they remain, overall, consistent with previous years:
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While there have been impressive performances across the board, with more than 20% of grades awarded at A*, Mr Webb stressed:
The majority of the school’s 142 A-level students have secured places at Russell Group universities, including Oxford and Cambridge:
He added that the school’s sixth form team was working hard to support those students facing the process of clearing, contemplating gap years or seeking to adjust their offers upward:
The school’s overall pass rate is 99.1%, with a total of 106 grades at A* and 147 at grade A.
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