Examination Results 2011 - A Level

Rishworth School is celebrating another successful year for its A level students. Pictured are two of the many students who celebrated outstanding success.  The first of the two students shown, who plays Water Polo for Great Britain, gained 2 A*s and 2 As to read Law at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge; the second, an exceptionally talented golfer, secured a 100% Sports Scholarship at Oregon University, Corvalis, USA - and ultimately she hopes to join the Ladies’ European Tour after completing her 4-year course.

In terms of points,

• the average UCAS point-score per candidate was 318
• 70% of students gained 240 points or more – i.e. 3 C Grades at full A level (or the equivalent)
  
• 55% of students gained 300 points or more - i.e. 3 B Grades at full A level (or the equivalent)
  
• almost half the students (49%) gained 360 points or more, i.e. 3 A Grades at full A level (or the equivalent), with many students gaining far in excess of this and one securing as many as 600 UCAS points

With all AS and A Level units cashed in,

• 100% of grades at A Level were A*-E
• the highest-performing students gained their strings of A* and A Grades
• Over a third of all grades attained were A*s or As, with 5 times as many A* grades attained this year compared to last year
  
• 55% of all grades were A*s, As or Bs
  
• 84% of all grades were A*-C

Rishworth is particularly pleased that so many students surpassed what might have been expected from their GCSE results.

At Rishworth we have not only academically gifted students in our Sixth Form but also some who are singularly disadvantaged – for example by not having English as their first, or even their second, language.  This makes our results all the more pleasing. 

Individually, the strongest candidates achieved their string of A grades, whilst the results of a number of students who had from the outset found A level work a particularly tough challenge exceeded all expectations.

This reflects very well on the efforts both of the students and of the staff.