Record Top Grades for New Hall A Level Students






Record 54% A*/A grades

Record 82% A*-B grades

99 A Level modules with perfect 100% scores!

Top performing Catholic co-ed boarding & day school in the UK
for 2nd year running

One third of New Hall’s largest ever A Level cohort achieve 3, 4 or 5 A*/A grades at A Level

100% success rate overall

At New Hall School, Chelmsford, the school’s largest ever A Level cohort are celebrating the school’s best ever A Level results. One third of students achieved 3, 4 or 5 A*/As at A Level.



For the second year running, New Hall is the top performing Catholic co-ed independent school in the UK, based on A Level results 2010.

Principal, Katherine Jeffrey, said: “We are proud of the students and delighted that so many academic records have been broken. 82% of grades were at A*-B, which is up by 4% on last year’s results. New Hall’s record 54% at the top grades A*/A is now double the national average. We are also very pleased with 14% of results at the new A* grade, after early indications that around 7.5% of results nationally were awarded A*. These exceptional results have brought much deserved university success. This year every single one of our New Hall students has achieved or exceeded the grades they needed for competitive places in Veterinary Medicine, Medicine and Law”.



Vice Principal, Rachel Owens, said: “A remarkable 99 A Level modules were awarded a perfect 100% score. These outstanding results of 100% are a testament to the students’ ability and hard work and of course to the expertise and dedication of the teachers. We are proud of all the students’ successes and it is wonderful to see their excitement today after all their hard work”.

New Hall students gained 35 A*s in total; 14% of results were at the new A* grade. Eight students gained 2 or more A*s each, with one of the top performing students being awarded 4A*s and an A. The New Hall Economics & Business Studies Department was celebrating particular success at the new top grade for its 19 entries. In Business Studies, 73% of students achieved A* and 100% achieved A*/A. In Economics, 38% of students achieved A* and 75% achieved A*/A. A number of academic departments at New Hall were celebrating 100% of grades A*-B: Economics & Business Studies; 3 Modern Languages; Critical Thinking; ICT; Government & Politics; and Music.

Once again New Hall announced a 100% success rate overall.



New Hall’s co-educational Sixth Form has doubled in size over the last 3 years and the school opened its new St Thomas More Sixth Form Centre in September in response to the demand for places. This academic year New Hall also opened a £2.5m classroom block, Priory Court, to accommodate the increase to 1,100 students in 2010. New Hall is now the largest Catholic independent boarding and day school in the country.

New Hall was the first girls’ school nationally to expand by establishing a Boys’ Division for 11-16 year olds and a large co-educational Sixth Form. The doors of the former girls’ convent school opened to senior boys in 2006 and two boarding houses have now been successfully established for boys. Principal Katherine Jeffrey said: “From the outset the initiative to take senior boys met with overwhelming support and the school roll reaches 1,100 this September. The move has enhanced the school in so many ways and now these exceptional A Level results are evidence that the academic performance has continued with its year-on-year improvement”.

TOP SCORING STUDENTS

• Maria Gukova was awarded top grades in 5 A Levels, achieving 4A*s in Mathematics, Economics, Business Studies and Geography, and an A in History. She also achieved a B in AS Level Critical Thinking. She is taking up a place to read Economics at Warwick.

• Bendikt Hosek was awarded top grades in 5 A Levels, achieving 2A* in French and Mathematics and 3As in Chemistry, Geography and Spanish. He is taking up a place to read Geography at Bristol.

• Sally Stefkova’s 6 A Levels totalled 770 UCAS points, the highest score in the school. She was awarded an A* in Mathematics, 4 As in Further Mathematics, Physics, Spanish and French, and a B in Critical Thinking. She is taking up a place to read Mathematics at Warwick.

INDIVIDUAL SUCCESSES: AT LEAST 3, 4 OR 5 A*/A GRADES AT A LEVEL

• Laura Beatty, Head Girl: A* in A Level Critical Thinking; 3As in A Level Mathematics, English and Religious Studies; B in AS Level Drama. She will be taking up a place to read English & Philosophy at Southampton.

• Harriet Bradford: A* in A Level Business Studies; 3 As in A Level Chemistry, Physics and Biology. She will be taking up a place to read Veterinary Science at the Royal Veterinary College.

• Asha Budahn: 2A*s in A Level History and Critical Thinking; A in A Level French; B in A Level Biology; C in AS Level Chemistry. She will be taking up a place to read Medicine at Peninsula College of Medicine.

• Callum Cartwright: A* in A Level English; 3As in A Level Critical Thinking, Economics and Geography; A in AS Level Spanish. He will be taking up a place to read Economics at Loughborough.

• Amy Greenham: A* in A Level Business Studies; 3As in A Level Theatre Studies, History and English. She is taking up a place to read History at UEA.

• Maria Gukova: 4 A*s in A Level Mathematics, Business Studies, Economics and Geography; A in A Level History; B in AS Level Critical Thinking. She is taking up a place to read Economics at Warwick.

• Benedikt Hosek: 2 A*s in A Level French and Mathematics; 3As in A Level Chemistry, Geography and Spanish. He is taking up a place to read Geography at Bristol.

• Martin Jonak: A* in A Level Mathematics; 3 As in A Level Critical Thinking, Physics and Religious Studies. He will be taking up place to studying Physics & Philosophy at Bristol.

• Johannes Kayser: A* in A Level Business Studies; 2As in A Level Mathematics and Biology. He is taking up a place to read Management Studies at Loughborough.

• Perry Li: 2A*s in A Level Art and Mathematics; A in A Level Physics. He is taking up a place to read Architecture at University College, London.

• Steven Liu: 2A*s in A Level Further Mathematics and Mathematics; A in A Level Physics; B in AS Level Economics. He is taking up a place to read Engineering at Robinson College, Cambridge or Imperial College, London.

• Lauren Morris: 2A*s in A Level ICT and Business Studies; A in A Level Psychology; C in A Level History. (She has not applied to UCAS).

• Hannah Myers: 2 A*s in A Level Spanish and English; A in A Level French; A in AS Level Critical Thinking; B in AS Level Biology. She is taking up a place to read English at York.

• Ivy Pang: 2 A*s in A Level Business Studies and Economics; A in A Level Mathematics; B in AS Level Art. She is taking up a place to read Law at Bristol.

• Elizabeth Shepherd: A* in A Level Business Studies; 2As in A Level History and Politics; B in AS Level Psychology. She is taking up a place to read History at Sheffield

• Sally Stefkova: A* in A Level Mathematics; 4As A Level in Further Mathematics, Physics, Spanish and French; B in A Level Critical Thinking. She is taking up a place to read Mathematics at Warwick.

• Aife Walsh: A* in A Level ICT; 2 As in A Level in Psychology and Photography; D in AS Level English. She is taking up a place to read Psychology at Birmingham.

• Jodi Williams: 4As in A Level Psychology, English, Critical Thinking and Geography; C in AS Level Economics. She is taking up a place at Loughborough to read Social Psychology.

• Harriet Wilson: 3As in A Level English, History and Religious Studies; A in AS Level Economics. She will be taking up a place to read English at Sheffield.

YOUNG PERFORMERS

• Shraiya Thapa, Year 12, achieved an A* grade in A Level English Literature one year early, including full marks in 3 out of the 4 modules.

• Camille Hamilton-Villemur, Year 12, achieved an A grade in A Level French one year early, including full marks in one of the modules.

• Lucy Talbot, Year 11, achieved an A grade in AS Level Spanish, one year early with a perfect score of 100% in every module.

• Ana Beatriz Santos, Year 11, achieved an A grade in French AS Level, one year early.