Abbey students are celebrating wonderful A Level outcomes today that see them go on to a brilliant range of world-class destinations.
Between them students have secured multiple places at the most competitive institutions, 21 of the 24 Russell Group universities, including Oxford and Cambridge. There is a dazzling range of courses, testament to The Abbey’s encouragement of the right path for the right individual. Just reviewing courses beginning with the letter ‘A’ gives a sense of the extraordinary breadth: Aerospace Engineering, Animation, Archaeology and Architecture.
This encapsulates the balance at The Abbey: most importantly between academic success and joy, but also between science and the arts, humanities, the creative disciplines, political and social studies. While Medicine, Law, Economics, Biochemical subjects and Engineering are all well-represented, so are Psychology, History, English, Politics – and students are going on to Fashion and Textile Design, Film and TV Production and Liberal Arts too. That says so much about The Abbey’s approach.
One of the most popular university destinations this year is Imperial. Other universities include Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Durham, Leeds, Warwick, Exeter, Manchester, Bristol, Nottingham, King’s and UCL.
These successes are of course based on excellent A Level results. Half of all grades were at A*-A and 80% at A-B. One of our students absolutely defined success by coming top in Economics across the whole country. Alongside A Levels, results in the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), a project-based course much prized by universities, were exceptional at 90% A*/A.
When considered alongside the world-class outcomes in the International Baccalaureate announced earlier this summer, these results confirm the academic excellence that is the hallmark of The Abbey.
Head, Dr Sarah Tullis, commented: “We couldn’t be prouder of our students and the way they forge their own paths. They really are ready for the future: not just to succeed in a changing world, but with the creativity and passion to lead and shape that change.
“This is an all-girls’ environment in which every individual is valued, and these results are proof of how powerful that is. It’s the way that students succeed that matters: with confidence in themselves and commitment to supporting each other. That continues as alumnae – so many friendships made here at school continue throughout the rest of our students’ lives.
“We’re so grateful, as ever, for the care and passion of staff, who work with students in classes and on a 1:1 basis every day. The collaboration between staff and students is what makes the Sixth Form such a lovely place to study and work. It’s full of laughter and excitement and activity – that’s what drives these wonderful results and what makes our students such impressive young people. We wish them so well with all the adventures that lie ahead.”
