Exams

A Level Examinations

The wide range of A level courses offered at St Bede's has again helped students to achieve their best possible grades and continue their education at their first choice of university. Students at St Bede’s school are celebrating their best ever A Level results, with 70% of exams taken being graded at A*-B – a massive improvement on previous year’s results. The number of A* grades achieved by students at the school has risen by almost 50%, with 53 of the elite scores being awarded.

Nearly half of all Chemistry and Biology students were awarded A or A* grades – amongst them Thomas Key and Stephanie Ketley, who will both be studying Medicine at Southampton University. There was also huge success from the school’s Art Department, in which three quarters of students achieved A and A* grades. In addition, 42% of the school’s Mathematicians earned A or A* grades.

Adam Beevor, of London, secured an A* grade in History, having completed the entire course in one year. Peter Butler-Way, of Seaford, secured three top grades in his A Level, and a score in advance of an A* grade in the academically-taxing Pre-U Politics course. Austin Weight, of Chailey, excelled in the practical courses, securing A and A* grades in Photography, Graphic Art and Design Technology. Alice Crick was delighted to get top grades in three A Levels, and the equivalent of an A* grade in the Pre-U English course. Aidan Culley, of Lewes, secured three top grades in his A Level, and a score in advance of an A* grade in Pre-U Politics. Harley Parfitt, of Brighton, secured three A* and A grades, enabling him to study Geography at Bristol University.

Overseas students excelled as well. Oleksandr Dankanych, from Ukraine, will be heading to Warwick University, with four A and A* grades; Rebecca Chan, of Hong Kong, went one better, collecting five top grades on her way to study Maths at Imperial; Vasil Stoilov, of Bulgaria, secured top grades in economics and Maths, and will now be studying at City University, London.

Headmaster Dr Richard Maloney said that ‘this year’s results represent an outstanding improvement in our students’ performance at A Level and are testament to the invigorating effect that our ambition, innovation and commitment to academic excellence have had on our staff and students.’

GCSE Examinations

This year’s GCSE results show a marked improvement in the proportion of St Bede’s students gaining A*-A and A*-B. The overall A*-A pass rate has increased to 30% whilst the A*-B results are up by nearly five per cent to 58%.

Last week’s successful A Level results in the sciences were reflected again in the GCSE results with 58% of students achieving A*-A in Chemistry and 50% in Physics. The subjects in which St Bede’s has always led the field continue to flourish with A*-A pass rates of 87% in Photography, 56% in Art and 70% in Music.

Students taking Modern Languages achieved a 100% pass rate A*-B in Russian and Italian, 87% in German, 72% in Spanish and 71% in French.

St Bede’s elite sportsmen and women again proved that you can achieve in both the academic and sporting arenas, with U18 England Table Tennis champion Yolanda King gaining one A* and eight As, tennis player Helen Clements, ranked 17 in the U18 age group, gaining five A*s and four As and Sussex cricketers Callum Jackson and Dan Wells achieving eight and nine passes respectively, Callum winning an A* and four As.

Amy Camp achieved 10 A*s whilst William Morris and James Beach each gained five A*s and four As. Siobhan Culley won six A*s and 3As as well as gaining an A in English Literature at AS Level, Sophie Rudge achieved eight A*s and 2As and Robin Cunningham achieved six A* and four A grades


Headmaster, Dr Richard Maloney said: ‘We are proud of the successes and academic accomplishments of each of our students. Their fine achievements are due to the hard work and commitment that they and their teachers have put in throughout their GCSE courses. Our unstinting aim is to add value to our students’ performance in exams and, once again, our results bear testimony to this overriding ambition’.