Staff and pupils celebrate at Rotherham school as young people make the grade

A SCHOOL is celebrating ‘outstanding’ A-level and vocational exam results as young people get their grades.

Wickersley Sixth Form at Wickersley School is celebrating as this year’s cohort of 158 students receive the results in STEM, humanities, languages, social sciences, and vocational subjects.

The average point score per A-level entry rose to 37.35, placing student performance above the national average.

The overall average grade remained at a strong B-, matching national benchmarks.

Applied General pathways also showed strong upward momentum, with the average point score increasing from 32.24 to 33.26 and maintaining an average grade of Distinction- for the fourth consecutive year.

The school’s top-performing students across the year group were:

• Amogh Nagendra who achieved four A* grades in Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and Further Mathematics;
• Renee King who secured three A* grades and one A grade across Biology, Physics, Mathematics, and Further Mathematics;
• Sethuni Thesanga Deweligoda Gamage, Luke Lally, and Charlotte Smith who each achieved three A* grades;
• Connor Bannon, Jacob Barnett, and Zara Rodgers who each achieved two A* grades and one A grade;
• Aleya Fawcett, Muraad Ghani, Safah Hussain, Chitsanupong Jantrawong, Ukashah Munir, and Madison Wassell who each earned one A* and two A grades;
• Sojood Khalid, Jine Sadik, George Burton, and Connor Padley who achieved three or more A grades.

Many students have secured the results they need to progress to their chosen universities, including to Oxford and Cambridge, apprenticeships and next steps.

In STEM subjects, Further Mathematics achieved 75 per cent A*-A grades and 100 per cent A*-B grades, Chemistry recorded 66.7 per cent A*-A and 100 per cent A*-C, and Biology achieved 44.1 per cent A*-A and 73.5 per cent A*-B.

Sociology earned 44.4 per cent A*-A grades and 77.8 per cent A*-B, while Psychology recorded 45.5 per cent A*-A and 84.9 per cent A*-C.

In CTEC Sport Double, 87.5 per cent of outcomes reached A*-A equivalency, with 100 per cent securing A*-B equivalency.

Helen O’Brien, CEO of Wickersley Partnership Trust which runs the school, said: “These results reflect another year of sustained performance underpinned by the commitment of our staff and the hard work of our students.

“The significant rise in top grades and performance well above national benchmarks provides our cohort with an outstanding foundation for university, apprenticeships, and future careers.”

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