Friday 19th August 2016 ANOTHER YEAR OF IMPRESSIVE RESULTS Year 13 Examination Results Issue Contact Details Reception: 01625 526191 Attendance: 01625 441089 Sixth Form Attendance: 01625 441070 Second hand uniform shop: 07889 924692 07870 070468 Olympic inspiration It feels as if the remarkable Rio Olympics medal tally for Team GB and the excitement of cheering on one of our own ex-students, Seren Bundy-Davies, has inspired this generation of Sixth Form students at Wilmslow High School. Key numbers 52% of A-Level results were A*-B grades 27% of results at A*/A grades 8% of results were A* grades 44 students achieving the equivalent of 3 A grades or above in their A-levels or BTECs 16% of A level students achieved AAB or higher in at least 2 facilitating students Community Liaison: 01625 444159 School lettings: 01625 441053 High Notes highnotes@wilmslow high.cheshire.sch.uk @wilmslowhigh wilmslowhigh.com 1/5
Individual stories Rachel Stoner and Tom McIntosh, will soon be donning the light blue colours of the University of Cambridge, while Samuel Atherton chose instead to pursue the challenge of Mathematics at the University of Warwick. Some other noteworthy individual achievements include Iona Darroch and Saskia Swatland who managed to break into the U21 England netball squad and U18 England hockey squad respectively this year whilst completing their A-levels and achieving 3 A grades, Honor Greenwood who gained a place to study Art at the very prestigious Central St Martin s College in London, Dalia Oudeh who joined Wilmslow High School from an international school in Syria and achieved 4 A grades and brothers Juan and Miguel Vilches Narro, who having joined Wilmslow from their home in Spain at the start of the sixth form, went on to achieve identical results: A*AB as well as being key members of the school s triumphant Cheshire Cup winning senior football team. School tributes Headteacher, Dr James Pulle, commented This has been an another year of remarkable achievement for Wilmslow High school and these superb results for our Year 13 students are a further cause for celebration. It is delightful to see so many of our students heading off to university or starting careers having achieved excellent qualifications. However, there is a great deal more to Wilmslow High School than just passing examinations: these students have made a huge contribution to the life of the school through supporting the learning and welfare of younger students, assisting in the running of extracurricular activities, representing the school in high profile events such as the Model UN General Assembly, Young Enterprise, Bar Mock Trial and achieving highly in the national schools competitions in football, hockey, netball and rugby. We know they will go on to achieve much more at university and in their careers and wish them well in the exciting challenges and opportunities that life will bring. I am sure they will join me in expressing thanks for the continuing support of their parents and the hard work and commitment provided by school staff over their years of secondary education. 2/5
Destination trends Our students continue to excel in STEM disciplines such as medicine, engineering, physics, chemistry and biology, while undergraduate courses in Business, Mathematics and Finance have remained popular choices this year. Others have successfully applied to university to read subjects including English, Modern Languages, History, Geography, Politics, Criminology, Sociology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry and Economics. Many of our students are keen to pursue sport as a career and have gained places on a range of related courses. We are also proud of the large number of students who will be studying Law in the autumn in addition to those who have chosen more practical subjects such as Fashion, Media Studies and Graphic Design. This year, students have been accepted at a broad range of institutions and have spent time selecting their course choices with great care. A high percentage will be attending a Russell Group university and, in the current climate of university accountability and the high cost of achieving a degree, students have used available data to select a broad range of institutions which perform highly in various league tables. We have also been interested to track the largest ever number of unconditional offers received by our students this year. The following students achieved the equivalent of 3 A grades or better at A-level: Samuel Atherton A*A*A*A going to the University of Warwick to study Mathematics Francesca McKendrick A*A*A* going to the University of Birmingham to study Chemical Engineering with International and Industrial Study Tom McIntosh A*A*A* going to the University of Cambridge to study Natural Sciences Adam Burgess A*A*A* going to Durham University to study Theoretical Physics Katherine Budgell A*A*A* going to the University of Manchester to study Speech and Language Therapy Rachel Stoner A*A*A going to the University of Cambridge to study Engineering Anna Perry A*A*A going to the University of Birmingham to study Mathematics Nicholas Thomson A*A*A going to the University of Nottingham to study Physics with Theoretical Physics Oliver Tidy A*A*A going to University College London to read Law George Koido-Bunt A*A*A going to University College London to read History with a Year Abroad Alice Du Fresne A*A*A going to Newcastle University to study Architecture 3/5
Peter Charlesworth A*AAB going to Loughborough University to study Sports Technology Georgina Clee A*AA going to the University of Warwick to study Accounting and Finance Anna Crossley A*AA going to the University of Leeds to study Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology) Diana Omari A*AA is going to take a year out before applying to university in 2017 Katie Orr A*AA going to the University of Salford to study Media Technology Francesca Pavis A*AA going to the University of Leeds to study Psychology Belal Ahmad AAA going to Brighton and Sussex Medical School to study Medicine William Cusworth AAA going to the University of St Andrews to study Physics Iona Darroch AAA going to take a gap year before going to Loughborough University to study Graphic Illustration and Communication Thomas Dean AAA going to the University of Sheffield to study Biomedical Science Nicola Lythe AAA going to the University of Manchester to read Law Caitlin McAndry AAA going to Plymouth University to study Marine Biology Saskia Swatland AAA going to the University of Nottingham to study Mechanical Engineering including an Industrial Year Sam Wild A*AB going to the University of Sheffield to study Mechanical Engineering with a Year in North America Miguel Vilches Narro A*AB going to the University of Leeds to study Mathematics with Finance Juan Vilches Narro A*AB going to the University of Warwick to read Politics with International Studies Rachel Vaughan A*AB going to the University of Nottingham to study Mathematics Timothy Cook A*AB going to the University of Nottingham to study Mechanical Engineering including an Industrial Year Rachel Bond A*AB going to the University of Sheffield to read History and Sociology Marcus Atkinson A*AB going to the University of Leeds to study Mechanical Engineering Alina Alam A*AB going to the University of Manchester to study Management 4/5
Congratulations also go to the following students who achieved 3 Distinction* grades on the BTEC National Diploma in Sport: George Burgess going to Leeds Beckett University to study Sports Marketing Joshua Connolly going to Sheffield Hallam University to study International Events Management with Arts and Entertainment Nicholas Davenport-Clarke going to Leeds Beckett University to study Sport and Exercise Science Alex Fishwick going to Leeds Beckett University to study Sport and Exercise Science Scott Greenway going to Leeds Beckett University to study Sports Marketing Keaton Harrison going to the University of Salford to study Sport Rehabilitation Katie Haszeldine going to the Manchester Metropolitan University to study Coaching and Sport Development Charlie Humphreys going to Sheffield Hallam University to study Business Economics Gemma Scott-Pavey going to Bangor University to study Sport Health and Exercise Sciences Max Swift will be taking up employment A number of photographs are courtesy of wilmslow.co.uk - thank you. 5/5