MALVERN St James Girls’ School has announced outstanding A-Level results which are up on the previous year across the board.
Almost half (47 per cent) of girls have achieved at least three A or A* grades.
Just over a quarter of A-Level entries (26.7 per cent) achieved an A*, 57 per cent achieving an A* or A with 70 per achieving A*-B.
Chloe Parker, from Bredon, has gained four A*s at A-Level and will take up her place at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, to read Engineering Science.
Her subjects include Further Maths, Maths, Physics and Product Design.
Chloe is the recipient of MSJ’s Founders’ Award, a bursary scholarship introduced in 2016 and awarded to the school’s most talented students.
It recognises academic excellence, extra-curricular commitment and community leadership.
A second student, who achieved four A*s in Further Maths, Maths, Physics and Art, will study Mathematics at Exeter College.
Almost 40 per cent of the year group will go on to read STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects at university.
Izzy Lee will read Veterinary Science at Liverpool University and Ellie Manns, who is holding an offer for Biomedical Science at Warwick, has exceeded her predictions and is reviewing her course.
Headlines for STEM results this year include A*s or As awarded for 69 per cent of Maths entries, 100 per cent of Further Maths, 44 per cent of Physics, 80 per cent of Chemistry and 63 per cent of Biology entries.
Product Design achieved 100 per cent A*-B grades.
Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences grades have remained impressive.
Art has 50 per cent of entries achieving an A*, 75 per cent an A* or A and 100 per cent A*-B.
Drama had a 100 per cent of entries achieving an A grade.
English Literature had 40 per cent of entries achieve an A*, 70 per cent A*-A and 90 per cent A*-B, History 100 per cent A*-B; Latin and Spanish 100 per cent A* or A.
Economics achieved 88 per cent A*-B grades.
Headmistress Olivera Raraty said: “I am delighted for our students who have been incredibly determined and focused.
“I also thank staff for their dedication and perseverance.
“This year has been harder than most because the new A-Level course specifications have meant starting from scratch, and not having resources such as past papers to refer to.
“This makes the girls’ success even more of an achievement.
“Not only do the girls leave MSJ clutching their academic results, they also have great skills sets in a range of areas which will stay with them for life.
“I wish all of our girls every success at university – they deserve it.”
