Smiles all round as Wolverhampton Grammar School students celebrate great results!

17 Aug 2023

Published in: Member News

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Students from Wolverhampton Grammar School are celebrating fantastic results that have defied the national expectations.

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There were celebrations all round as Wolverhampton Grammar School students collected their A Level and Cambridge Technical results today.

Wolverhampton Grammar School has clearly bucked the trend with a stellar crop of results which has put a smile on everyone’s faces. Speculation was rife that the move to bring back pre-Covid grade distributions would affect grades negatively across the country, but in fact the percentage of Upper Sixth students at WGS awarded with the top A* to A grades was 45% of this year’s cohort, up 12% on 2019 gradings. An impressive 19% of students this year were awarded an A* with 5 students achieving straight A*s. Two of these were awarded a remarkable 4 straight A* grades and secured their places to study Maths and Engineering at Oxford University. All students studying the vocational Cambridge Technicals achieved a Merit or higher.

Prospective families looking to join WGS for Sixth Form will be impressed to note a further improvement on the percentage of students awarded A* to B at A Level, up to 74% of the 2023 cohort, compared with 72% last year. This is clearly the marker for students looking to secure places at the nation’s top universities and along with the choice of 20+ A Levels and 2 Cambridge Technical qualifications, makes WGS a compelling destination for 16+ education.

A key benefit of joining WGS is the freedom to mix subjects freely without being restricted to selecting from option blocks. Higher education preparation ensures that all students choose the right pathway for them and is reflected in the high numbers achieving their first-choice destination. 100% of WGS early applicants (medicine, veterinary and Oxbridge offer holders) were successful in securing their university of choice for this September.

Acting Head, Nic Anderson commented, “I am extremely proud of all our students, they have shown great commitment to their studies and their hard work has been justly rewarded with a fantastic set of results which our whole school community are proud of. I thank my staff for their dedicated teaching and for preparing our students so well for their examinations and onward pathway to university. As I take up the Headship of WGS in September, I am proud to continue the legacy of my predecessor, Alex Frazer, in ensuring our sustained academic achievement and celebrating our 2023 results. This year’s results clearly show that our students have continued to progress year on year and our academic attainment is stronger than ever, post-pandemic.”

Students awaiting GCSE results next week are still welcome to apply to Wolverhampton Grammar School for Sixth Form study this September. Call the Admissions team on 01902 422939 to find out more.