Aug 13, 2020 | Senior School, Sixth Form
We are very proud of all of our Sixth Formers. With their chance to demonstrate their ability in the normal way removed as a consequence of the pandemic, their teachers were asked to provide Centre Assessed Grades that were a fair reflection of what they would have achieved in their A-Level examinations. They have done very well and their results are deserved.
- 36.7% of grades were A*-A
- 61.7% A*-B,
- 83.3% A*-C
- 100% A*-E.
Anton Maree, Head of Ackworth School said, “This was a year group required to deal with far more adversity than any other. They have responded admirably to this challenge in a way that defines them and we will all miss their spontaneity and humour whilst regretting their missed chances to shine during all the moments that accompany the final year at school.”
Madison and Aidan celebrate their top results.
Ackworth is a small, non-selective school and we regularly send our students to the best universities in the country and further afield: Henry will be studying Modern Languages at Warwick University; Martha, Spanish at Oxford University; Madison, Medicine at Hull York Medical School; Dusan, Economics and Politics at the University of Edinburgh; Reece, Dentistry at Kings College London; and Mikkel, Economics and Finance at Wofford College, South Carolina, in the USA.
Alexandra Collingwood, Head of Sixth Form said, “We are delighted that our students will be moving into higher education at some extremely prestigious universities. They will do very well and were part of a cohort that we certainly won’t forget.’
Click to learn more about Ackworth School’s Sixth Form and Oxbridge Pathways Programme.
Jun 2, 2020 | Ackworth School, Coram House, Junior School, Morning Readings, Senior School
Today, Sam Baker discusses how the coronavirus has made an impact on our language.
Jun 1, 2020 | Ackworth School, Coram House, Morning Readings, Senior School
Deputy Head, Sam Baker takes us on a walk around the school in her first morning reading of the week.
Apr 20, 2020 | Ackworth School, Coram House, Junior School, Morning Readings, Senior School
This week would have been Ellie Clark’s morning readings. In the spirit of community and distance learning there will be three virtual morning readings straight from her kitchen!
Today we touch on, amongst other points, shopping, travel and baking.
Watch the first one below.
Aug 22, 2019 | Ackworth School, Senior School
The Head of Ackworth School, Anton Maree, said he is very proud of their GCSE pupils as the school recorded its best-ever number of top grades.
This year, Ackworth School’s GCSE pupils scored more 8-9 grades, with 94.7% A*-C grades, compared to 2018. More than half of our pupils achieved grades 9-7 (51.6%).
71.3% of pupils achieved 9-6 grades (A*-B).
Click here to see our full results.
There were outstanding performances from Eleanor Morris, who achieved nine grade 9s and one grade 8; Harry Dean, with eight grade 9s and two grade 8s; and Joshua Dawson, with eight grade 9s, one grade 8 and one grade 7.
“This excellent result is in spite of the tightening of grade boundaries, particularly at the top end where 9s are very hard to achieve,” said Anton Maree.
“Many of our pupils have secured top grades, and all of them have been stretched and challenged very successfully at our school.”
94% per of pupils who received their A-Level results last week had secured their choice of university, with many going to The Russell Group, which represents the 24 leading universities in the UK.
Anton Maree said that Ackworth School had pupils from all over the world and he was delighted that so many of them had improved upon their predicted grades.
“Our teachers stretch and challenge all according to their ability, and what matters most is that pupils achieve what they are capable of. So many have done that today and embark upon their Sixth Form courses with the confidence to achieve what they have set out to accomplish.”
Ackworth School enters all of its pupils as internal candidates, contrary to claims that independent schools make weaker students take exams as ‘external candidates’ to protect their league table standings.
Ackworth School is not a selective school, and we are proud of our ability to add value to our pupils’ performances.
Congratulations to all our GCSE pupils on your results!
