A-level results for Farlingaye High School near Woodbridge

Students at a school in Woodbridge have excelled in their A-levels and vocational Level 3 courses despite the move back to pre-Covid grade boundaries.

At Farlingaye High School 25 per cent of all grades were at A*-A, 72 per cent were at A*-C and there was a pass rate of 98 per cent.

The school said this would enable many students to begin prestigious university courses, at institutions such as Oxford, Cambridge, St Andrew’s and Warwick.

All potential medicine and veterinary students secured their places and students have also accessed high-level apprenticeships.

Headteacher Andy Sievewright said: “I am absolutely delighted that so many of our students have risen to the challenges that are always involved in the exams process, and that they have continued to develop themselves into wonderful young adults, despite the additional pressures of the past few years.

“We knew that grades would take a ‘hit’ this year because of the move to pre-Covid grade boundaries, but this hasn’t stopped students doing really well. I am so pleased that so many of them have been able to access their first choice of destination. We wish them all every success as they move forward.”

Peter Smith, who will take over as headteacher in September, said: “These results show what great students and staff we have at Farlingaye, and what can be achieved through hard work and resilience. I very much look forward to working with all of those at Farlingaye as we strive for more success in the future.”

There have been a number of exceptional individual performances: Ben Wakeling achieved four A*s at A-level and is starting a course in physics at the University of York; Olivia Siddons got an A*at A-level and two distinction*s in applied general and is joining the police service; Barney Steventon-Barnes achieved three A*s at A-level and an A in extended project qualification (EPQ) is going on to study medicine at the University of Cambridge; Milly Willett got A and BB at A-level and will soon start an NHS apprenticeship in podiatry, based at Ipswich Hospital; Sarah Bayfield achieved three A*s at A-level and A* in Extended Project Qualification and is going to the University of Sheffield to study microbiology; Alice King took away a distinction* in applied general and a B and C in A-level, and has also taken a diploma in sporting excellence through Loughborough College, and has been accepted into the operating department practitioner apprenticeship, based at the University of Cambridge Hospital.