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CLAREMONT SENIOR SCHOOL CELEBRATES BEST EVER A LEVEL AND BTEC RESULTS
CLAREMONT SENIOR SCHOOL IS CELEBRATING THE MOST SUCCESSFUL A LEVEL AND BTEC RESULTS IN ITS HISTORY . THE SCHOOL HAS SEEN STEADY AND SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN ITS EXAM PERFORMANCE OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AND THIS SUMMER ’ S RESULTS HAVE CONTINUED AND ACCELERATED THIS TREND . MORE THAN HALF ( 54 %) OF ALL A LEVEL RESULTS WERE GRADED AT EITHER A * OR A WHILE 79 % OF A LEVEL RESULTS WERE GRADED A * - B . BTEC RESULTS WERE EXCEPTIONAL WITH 85 % OF RESULTS A GRADE A / A * EQUIVALENT .
Ed Dickie , headmaster at the senior school , commented : ‘ Some cynics might point to national grade inflation and the impact of teacher assessed grades on results but our Year 13 students have far exceeded expectations across the board . We have a very diverse student body at Claremont yet success has come in all areas of the curriculum , from the sciences and humanities to creative subjects such as photography and drama . Claremont ’ s core aim is to ensure that our young people achieve and exceed their potential , regardless of academic ability , and these results have certainly delivered on that promise across a very wide range of subjects . They are a tribute to the exceptional hard work of students and staff during a very , very difficult period .’ Claremont ’ s BTEC programme , in subjects such as sports science , business and digital media , was particularly successful with 98 % of all results graded at the equivalent of A * to C . Physics , geography , Spanish and psychology also saw 100 % of students achieving a B grade or better '.
Standout performers included Katie Chave , who achieved A * s in history , psychology and Spanish , Lea-Lyne Rongier with A * in English literature and history and Cassie Chen who achieved the same in maths , further maths and physics . Harvey Monk and Oliver Constable both achieved the equivalent of 2 A * and 2 A grades in sport science , maths and economics and Emily Manning achieved the equivalent of 3 A * and an A grade in sports science , geography and psychology respectively . Mr Dickie added : ‘ most pleasingly over 85 % of our students are going to their University of choice this year . The outcomes for students at Claremont are outstanding and reflect a school that continues to grow and develop at a rapid pace .’
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