A-level success 2024

Students at Hanley Castle High School have produced a magnificent set of A Level results yet again this summer. All students entered in an A Level subject passed their qualification, and the proportion of top A*-A grades awarded was over 28%. The proportion of students achieving A*-B grades and A*-C grades were 60% and 85% respectively; both well above the results achieved nationally.

A very large number of students achieved outstanding individual results, ensuring that the vast majority secured their first-choice place at a range of top universities including Bristol, Bath, Cambridge, Durham, UCL, Warwick, and York. There were a number of star performers including:

Head student, Izak Dingley (pictured), was the stand-out academic success with A* grades across all his subjects which included chemistry, mathematics, further mathematics, and physics. Izak was absolutely thrilled with his results, and will now take up his place at the University of Cambridge to study medicine.

Georgia May impressively achieved A* grades in history and in politics, and an A grade in English literature; she will be reading law at UCL this autumn.

Lucas White is off to the University of Bath to read mathematics and physics, following his fabulous achievement of A* grades in mathematics and further mathematics, and an A grade in Physics.

Edward Price notched up A* grades in both mathematics and further mathematics, and an A in computer science. Will Jones A* in computer science was complemented by A grades in both maths and physics. Will and Edward were both delighted with their results, and will both be heading off to the University of Warwick to student physics and data science respectively.

Head student, Erin Price opted to study politics at the University of Exeter after achieving A grades in both politics and history, and a Distinction* in BTEC Sport.

Aaron Jackson was delighted to receive his A* grades in biology and chemistry, along with A grades in economics and mathematics. He is looking to pursue a career in medicine next year.

The percentage of students achieving the top A Level grades was particularly high this year in chemistry, English language and literature, history, mathematics and further mathematics. Success was not limited to purely academic qualifications, with Hanley Castle students achieving outstanding Level 3 results in the more vocational qualifications in subjects including computer architecture and systems, and business studies.

Headteacher Mark Stow commented:

"We are tremendously proud of this wonderful group of students; they have accomplished so much academically, but they are also brilliant young people who will go on to make a positive difference in their lives. Collectively, these results are some of the best ever achieved at Hanley, and they are the consequence of the talent, hard work and determination of our students, but are also testament to the exceptional teaching and support provided by the staff at the school. We are delighted for our students, who are moving on to an array of exciting destinations for work and further study, and we can’t wait to hear how the get on”.