“I am so proud of our students, who have done incredibly well – especially considering it’s the first time this cohort have sat public exams and we have seen a return to pre-pandemic marking,” reflected Headmistress Rachel Owens on this year’s A Level results. “Well done indeed to everyone, and their dedicated teachers.”

In fact, this year’s grades compare very favourably with our 2019 results:

	2019	2023
% Pass Rate	100%	100%
% Grade A* - A	55%	54%
% Grade A* - B	81%	84%
% Grade A* - C	95%	97%

As is usual for St George’s, our students are going onto stellar universities, both in the UK and further afield, to study a diverse range of subjects including Engineering and Economics, Law and Sports Science.

Students were invited to the College for a champagne brunch, and there was a wonderfully positive atmosphere on Orchard Pitch with the sun peeping out from the clouds as friends excitedly discussed results, unis, and what the next few years will be like for them. Yearbooks were distributed and students enjoyed poring over their entries.

Among those gathered were 42 students celebrating A*/A in every subject, including Joel and Jake. Joel was awarded three A*s and got into Edinburgh, his first choice uni, to study History. Jake, was also awarded three A*s and has accepted his place to study International History and Politics at Leeds, said: “I am delighted – I couldn’t have done any better. And it was a real joint effort; I’m so grateful for my teachers’ support.”

Two students had their Oxbridge places confirmed, including Liv who will be studying Law at Trinity College Cambridge. “I am so excited, but also so grateful for the support St George’s has given me,” said Liv, “I can’t wait to take up my place at Trinity in October!”

Twins Jess and Bethan will be living apart for the first time from September onwards, with Jess in Newcastle studying Sports Science and Bethan in York studying Midwifery. “It’s exciting to think I’ll be ‘catching babies’ as early as October,” said Bethan. “And I’ll only be an hour by train away from Jess!”

Jess commented, “I’ve already signed up to the rowing crew at Newcastle, and I’m looking forward to starting pre-season training in early September. My family are huge Toon fans, so I’ve also got my season ticket sorted!”

All the students agreed St George’s Sixth Form had offered so much more beyond the classroom, including an abundance of pastoral care and co-curricular activities. Students leave St George’s well equipped for the next stage in their lives.

The statistics for individual subjects speak for themselves and demonstrate our ‘Perfectly Balanced’ education: 22.3% of papers were graded A* compared to 21% in 2019 and 18% in 2018. Ten subjects achieved this and more, including Art (50%), English Literature (24%), French (33.3%), Geography (22.6%), History (24.1%), Mathematics (34.9%), Further Maths (63.6%), Physical Education (40%), Politics (29.4%), Spanish (25%).

Jon Carr, Head of Sixth Form, said: “It was a wonderful brunch where teachers and students were celebrated for all the support and work that each has put in to ensure this current year of leavers have achieved one goal and are ready to achieve the next.”