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Speaking about this year’s results,
Felicity Lusk said:
“This set of A level results sees almost
40% of the boys gaining A* or A grades in
three or more subjects and complements
the wide-ranging achievements of a
talented year group. Their enthusiasm to
seize the many opportunities available to
them and their determination to work hard
to achieve the best they can will ensure
they have a very bright future ahead.
At GCSE the results were outstanding.
This year group exceeded the record
set in 2015 for the percentage of passes
receiving A* and A grades, at a magnificent
87.3%. 22 boys gained ten or more A*
grades and 82 boys, nearly half of the year
group, received all their GCSE passes at
A* or A. There is real strength across all
subjects. Chemistry and Physics see over
two thirds of boys with the top A* grade,
as do Spanish and Latin. All boys take
English, English Literature and Maths and
the results were once again excellent with
107, 104 and 109 A* grades respectively
and of the 179 boys taking Maths iGCSE
all received grades A* to B.
This year’s A level and GCSE results
illustrate that Abingdon does what it
sets out to do very well – to provide the
best in all aspects of education. This
year students have reached the national
finals of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s
Top of the Bench competition, the
Institute of Financial Services Student
Investor Challenge, the Institute of
Charted Accountants National Business
Game, BASE, the Air Squadron Trophy
competition and the UK Young Enterprise
competition.
Individuals have won a number of
prestigious awards ranging from the
inaugural Young Walter Scott Prize at
the Borders Book Festival, an Organ
Scholarship to St John’s College
Cambridge, the Sir John Thomson
Memorial Sword and the De Havilland
Medal for a member of the CCF and
Oxford University’s National French Film
competition.
Abingdon’s sporting reputation goes from
strength to strength. In the international
arena, boys represented their country at
hockey, rugby, fencing, kayaking, triathlon
and windsurfing and rowers competed for
Great Britain and England this summer.
One of the joint Heads of School broke the
World Record for indoor rowing 5000m
and numerous boys play at county and
regional level across all sports.
It is the seizing of opportunity and the
determination to do their best that makes
Abingdonians stand out. It has been my
privilege to watch these students embrace
all that is on offer at Abingdon and to see
them mature as they have moved up the
school. I wish them every success as they
take the next step.”
2016 A level and GCSE Results
The hard work paid off for this group of boys receiving their A level results.
They gained an impressive 15 A* and A grades and 2 B grades between them.
A level results
(as of 18.8.16)
17.5% of passes at grade A*
55.9% of passes at grade A* and A
84.3% of passes at grades A* to B
94.6% of passes at grades A* to C
GCSE results
(as of 25.08.16)
59.2% of passes at grade A*
87.3% of passes at grades A* and A
98.0% of passes at grades A* to B
