The hard work and dedication of students and staff at King Henry VIII School has been rewarded with another set of outstanding A Level results this year, said head teacher Elspeth Lewis.

“These successful outcomes are underpinned by the excellent student, teacher relationships, high quality teaching and the additional support, guidance and interventions on offer to all students at KHS,” she said.

Over a quarter of all grades were at A*- A, 14% of the year group achieved three or more A*/A grades.  Three quarters of all grades were at A* - C or above and 100 per cent of students achieved the L3 threshold (achieving 2 or more A Level passes).

Yet again many of students successfully completed the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification with 80 per cent of these grades at C or above. 

There were many individual successes, however, James Aurelius, Rhys Gilson, Megan King, Sol Klappholz, Michael Neville, Dan Symonds and Jordan West all secured three or more A*/A grades.

A significant number of pupils have also gained entrance scholarships to universities, these include Rhodri Jones, James Morris, Tom Phipps and Amy Price, who all gained unconditional offers.

Year 13 students will now embark on their chosen courses with many going on to Russell Group and Sutton Trust 30 universities.  Courses to be followed include a wide range of subjects.

“We are also delighted that Matthew Gilbertson and Jordan West have gained places on the prestigious Network 75 programme.  This programme is a paid for degree course with guaranteed employment following successful completion,” said Mrs Lewis.

The current Year 12 has laid a solid foundation for future success with their promising AS results. The number of top A grades and the high percentage of our students that secured three or more grades at A – C.  Again there were many individual successes, however, special recognition was given to Maddie Robertson, Luke Stuckey, and Harry Turp who all achieved three or more top A grades.

“In addition we wish to celebrate our students who have participated in esteemed Higher Education courses this summer” said Mrs Lewis.

Falesha Lewis spent a week at University College London (UCL) as part of their Access to Justice summer school for prospective Law students.Chloe Neal spent a week at The University of Durham as part of The Sutton Trust summer schools programme.Catrin Lines spent a week at The University of Aberdeen studying Natural Sciences (Physics) as part of their Explore Aberdeen programme.

“We wish to congratulate all our students and wish them well as they embark on the next stage of their learning,” said Mrs Lewis.