Best ever A-Level results for Coombe Sixth Form

We expect there were a few bitten nails and sleepless nights

by Coombe Sixth Form students in anticipation for today's A-Level results. And

by the sounds of it, they needn't have worried.

Coombe Sixth Form students have achieved phenomenal grades with

almost 50% of receiving A*, A or B, a 7% increase on last year, with 71% of scoring

A* - C grades.  These are the best A

Level results ever with a pass rate of 98.6%. 

Equally impressive, are the results of the advanced

vocational courses with a 100% pass rate and 42% of the cohort achieving

Distinction, the equivalent to 2 A grades at A2 level.   

Proud Headteacher, Deborah Walls says, "In such a critical

year for university places and clearing nationally, I am delighted Coombe

students have been able to secure their future career paths through these

impressive results, especially in Science and Maths.  They are even better than last year and they

just show that our rigorous approach to preparing students for the new

challenges of securing a university education is the right one."

Just some of the success stories for 2011 include Laura

Burrows, who has achieved 2A* and 2As and secured her place at Oxford to

study Science.  Tajmeet Kaira gained 4A*s

and 2As and he can now go on to Imperial College London to study Further

Maths.  Ryan Heaffey is going on to

Imperial College London to study Science having achieved 3A*s and 1 A.  Matthew Crabtree secured his Biomedical

Science place at Manchester University with 2A*s and 1A.  ***ali Bagirtkhan and Tiffany Leung gained

distinctions in their BTEC courses and will be studying architecture and

nursing respectively.

There's clearly some fantastic talent right on our New

Malden doorstep which has been nurtured by the teachers at Coombe Sixth Form. "The

way we teach at Coombe and the way students learn, is designed to bring out the

best in all", says Head of Sixth Form, Dave Peters, "Coombe offers different

pathways for different students: 

International Baccalaureate, combined BTEC and A Level courses, which

focus on work-related skills, and A Level only courses."

If you're interested in studying at Coombe Sixth Form then the good news is that there are still some spaces available for

this year's intake. Prospective students can bring their GCSE results from 9am

on Thursday 25thAugust. 

Congratulations to everyone at Coombe Sixth Form.