• 82% at grades A*-B
• 57% of all grades at top grades A*/A
• A quarter of all grades at A*, with a number of students achieving 100% in A Level papers
• 75% of students secure places at their first choice university

24% of grades at A*
57% of grades at A*/A
81% of grades at A*-B
94% of grades at A*-C

Sixth Form students at New Hall School in Chelmsford are celebrating ‘stellar’ A Level results. Two records were set: 57% of grades at A*/A and a quarter of all grades at the highest level of A*. Once again New Hall announces a 100% success rate overall in 396 A Levels sat, results which included students achieving 100% in a number of A Level papers.

The Head Girl & Boy have secured places at Cambridge and Oxford, with the Deputy Head Girl & Boy achieving their first choice offers from Oxford and Durham respectively.

Principal, Katherine Jeffrey, said: “We are extremely proud of all our students’ successes and it is wonderful to see their excitement today after all their hard work. We are delighted to hear that so many of our students have secured places at their first choice universities, including competitive Russell Group university courses in subjects such as Law, Engineering and Medicine. The university and apprenticeship places that New Hall students have gained reflect the holistic education that the School offers, from Humanities to Medicine and Engineering to Languages.”

Academic Departments celebrating particular successes include: Economics, with 75% of grades at A*/A; Theology, with 81% of grades at A*/A; History, with 77% of grades at A*/A and French, with 75% of grades at A*/A. Our thriving Classics Department has also excelled with 86% of grades at A*/A in Latin and 100% achieving the top A* grade in Classical Greek.

New Hall students are celebrating outstanding successes in STEM subjects. They have secured university places for: Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Aerospace Engineering; Electrical & Electronic Engineering; Mathematics; Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence; Physics with Particle Physics & Cosmology; Product Design & Technology; Medicine; Nursing; Physiotherapy; Architecture; Physics; Psychology; Chemistry; Biochemistry; Biomedical Science; Occupational Therapy; Industrial Economics; Economics; and Computer Science.

Individual STEM successes include:

• Maisie Cussen, who secured a place to read Medicine at the University of Nottingham.
• Dillon Anthony, who secured a place at the University of York to read Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence.
• Scarlett Gunn, who secured a place to read Medicine at UCL.
• Sophie Hughes, who secured a place to read Aerospace Engineering at the University of Nottingham.
• David Itopa, who secured a place to read Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Manchester.
• Harvey Ravitch, who secured a place to read Chemistry (Industrial) at Durham University.
• Fabianna Bartella, who secured a place to read Psychology at KCL.

Apprenticeships
A number of students secured apprenticeship offers with prominent companies and have met the grade requirements to embark on their exciting pathways. Harry Hall will shortly be starting his apprenticeship with BAE Systems and Oliver Lambert holds an apprenticeship offer with the accountancy firm BDO. Others are weighing up offers alongside university places too.

Other outstanding results include:
• The Head Boy, William Bidwell, secured a place at Oxford to read History, and the Head Girl, Olivia Khattar, secured a place at Cambridge to read Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion; between them they received 6 A*s and 1 A grade.
• Niamh Wright, Deputy Head Girl, received 4A*s, and secured her place at Oxford University to read Theology & Religion.
• Lily Grimwade secured a place at Durham University to read Politics & International Relations, with 3 A*s.
• Daisy Hichens secured a place at the University of Manchester to read Geography, having received 2 A*s and an A grade.
• Catherine Killeen secured a place at the University of Warwick to read Classics & English, having recorded 4 A*s.
• Hayden Mack secured a place at the University of Nottingham to read History & Politics, having recorded 2A*s and an A grade.
• Alexia Mackley secured a place at Durham University to read Politics & International Relations, having recorded 2A*s and an A grade.
• Harvey Ravitch secured a place to read Chemistry at Durham University, having secured 3 A*s.

Head of Sixth Form, James Alderson, said: “These students have performed exceptionally well. Having missed their GCSE examinations, this is the first time in their secondary education that they have sat formal external examinations, so the pressure was immense, especially after the past two years of interruptions through lockdowns. Our results are a testament to the hard work, resilience and ambition of both our students and staff who moved to online education with the enthusiasm and commitment they show in everything they do. We are delighted to share in the joy of our students today, as they find out that they have the grades needed to take up the university places of their choice, as well as other competitive professional and vocational courses and schemes. I am so proud of them.”

Julius Sidwell, Vice Principal (Boarding), said: “The benefits of boarding at New Hall are reflected in this year’s outstanding A Level results, with 56A*s, 44As and 28Bs achieved by the 43 boarders in this year group. Without the daily time pressure of travelling to school, boarders have more time to dedicate to their studies, seek help from academic staff and access the full co-curricular timetable.”