Shrewsbury High School Sixth Formers have once again delivered an exceptional set of A-level results, showcasing a diverse range of talents. Pupils have secured their places at an array of prestigious universities including Edinburgh, Durham, Exeter, Bristol and King’s College London.  Over 90% of students heading to university this September were awarded a place at their first-choice university.

With almost half of all grades A*/A, three quarters at A*/B and an outstanding 94.2% A*-C, there has been success for students in subjects across the board from Physics to Economics.  There has been particular success this year for A level STEM subjects with Computer Science, Maths, Further Maths and the Sciences all celebrating outstanding results.  In Physics and Computer Science 80% of grades were A*/A and in Maths and Further Maths 75% of grades were A*/A.

With a quarter of the year group achieving straight A*/A results, students are looking ahead with excitement to pursue their next steps.  Elsie Anton-Stephens achieved 4 A*s and secures a place at the University of York to read Computer Science, and Martha Cawood also takes up Computer Science (Industrial) at Leeds with her straight-A grades.  Jessica Watkinson is one of two students choosing to study Veterinary Science as she heads to the University of Liverpool having achieved A*A*A with Eve Horner heading to University of Bristol with A*AA.  Joining Eve at Bristol is Lettie O’Hara who will study Film and Modern Languages having achieved AAB.

Martha Hearne and Adela Home celebrate A*A*A in Maths, Physics and Computer Science (Martha) and Economics, Maths and Physics (Adela) with Adela heading to Edinburgh University to read Mechanical Engineering, and Martha applying to study Engineering in 2027.  With straight As in History, Biology and English, Emily Forster will read Anthropology at Durham University.  Having joined the school into the Sixth Form, Emily Silcox heads to Exeter to study Environmental Science having achieved 3 A grades while Amelia Chaplin also heads to Exeter with AAB to read Exercise and Sport Sciences, Hanin Tabir will read Maths at Manchester University with her A*AAB and Martha Harford achieved AAB and will read Pharmacy at Newcastle University whilst twin sister Mary heads to Liverpool Hope University to read Psychology.

A well-deserved morning of celebration at Shrewsbury High School as year 11 students collected their GCSE results to warm congratulations from their families, teachers, and school friends.

Head Darren Payne was swift to offer his congratulations.  “Congratulations to our wonderful year 11s.  They have worked extremely hard throughout the past two years and are thoroughly deserving of the grades they receive today. With almost half of the grades achieved at 9-7, the cohort should be very proud of their achievements. A huge thanks also to our dedicated teachers and staff at SHS who have worked closely with our students and their families to support them both academically and pastorally.

Individually there have been some outstanding results – a raft of 8s and 9s for Sophie, Layla, Anna, Lauren, Elsie, Natalia, Lucia and Ellie whilst students across the year have continued to showcase their talents and passions for a wide variety of subjects.

“What has been very exciting is the breadth of success across so many faculties – outside of the core subjects, there have been superb results for the Languages Department, continuing to buck the national trend with excellent results in French and Spanish at 83% and 88% 9-7s respectively. Following on the success of STEM subjects in last week’s A-level results, it was another strong performance at GCSE level from Science subjects to Computer Science and Statistics, and creative subjects continue to shine with Music, Art and Drama also achieving excellent results. Humanities results were also strong with some stand out achievements in Geography.