View more News
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Bolton School is once again celebrating outstanding A Level
results.
Boys' Division: 100% Pass Rate
The Boys' Division achieved a fantastic 100% pass rate, with
95.6% of entries graded A*- C, compared with 87.8% last year.
Almost a quarter of entries (24.4 %) were graded A*, 63% were
graded A* or A, and 83.8% were graded A*, A or B.
Ten boys got 4 or more A* or A grades and one student, Toryn
Dalton, got 5 A* grades - he will go on to study Natural Sciences
at Cambridge. Thirty five boys gained three A* or As compared with
27 last year and 80% gained at least one A compared with 64% last
year.
These are a marvellous set of results and I am delighted for all
the boys and their teachers whose hard work has been rewarded by
these excellent grades. The results show what Bolton School is all
about, with 95% of the grades at C or above we have real
application and determination from all the boys to fulfil their
potential and really establish themselves for entry to Higher
Education. With nearly 2 out of every 3 of the grades at A* or A we
have academic excellence in abundance. Grades do not tell the
whole story about the many things the boys achieve, but I am
delighted that 24% of the grades are at A* and that
some of our boys have truly excelled. In a tight year for HE entry
we are delighted that the vast majority of boys have been able to
go to the University of their choice.
Headmaster, Mr Philip Britton
Girls' Division: 59% of entries were graded A* or
A.
The Girls' Division also recorded excellent results with 93% of
entries graded A*-C. 19% of entries were graded A* and more than
half of entries (59%) were graded A* or A. 81% were graded A*, A or
B and the overall pass rate was 99.7%.
7 girls gained all A*s, with the Head girl team setting the
standard with 9 A*s and an A between them! One girl Jessica
Lightfoot received 5 A* grades - she will read Classics at
Cambridge. Eight other girls will go to Oxford or Cambridge
universities.
I am delighted for the girls and staff who have worked so hard,
and pleased that the majority of girls have gained the places at
the Universities of their choice. This is particularly pleasing in
a year when it has been very competitive to gain entry to
University and it was also the first cohort to take the new A2
papers which included 'stretch and challenge' questions.
Headmistress, Mrs Gill Richards
Bookmark with: