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Lucton’s Year 13 students are celebrating the excellent A-level results they have received this year. A massive 55% of all A levels taken at Lucton achieved A* or A grades. This is an excellent set of results of which many highly selective sixth forms would be proud. 100% of this year’s Lucton leavers are going on to university, with the majority destined for Russell Group universities. This is all the more impressive when you consider that Lucton has a highly inclusive admissions policy.
Further statistics in the results are equally impressive, with 76% A* to B and 85% A* to C grades. Moreover, it is worth adding that the vast majority of the A-levels taken in the Lucton Sixth Form are in the traditional, academically demanding, subjects favoured by world-class universities. This aspirational spirit was particularly exemplified by Head Boy Yang Xi, whose six A levels included three A*s in chemistry, maths and further maths and Laurence Thompson’s A* in maths and further As in physics and chemistry. Other notable performances were recorded by Dhiluni Kandage (3 As and 2 Bs) and Lauren Wiseman-Jones (2 As and a B). Naturally, the ability of our students has been reflected in the offers they have received from prestigious Russell Group universities, such as UCL, Imperial College, Birmingham, Manchester and Southampton, as well as other established and respected institutions.
Achievements like this require the determination of the students, together with the support of their teachers and parents, to perform at the highest level. The AS results from Year 12 also show great promise for next year with a particularly strong performance by Toby Simpson, who recorded A grades in all five of his subjects.
A and A* = 55%, A* to B = 76%, A* to C = 85%
More excellent GCSE results
There were smiles all round at Lucton School on the GCSE results morning. For the second year running, over one third (37%) of all exams taken achieved A or A* grades, which is well above the national average. 80% of GCSE candidates achieved 5 A* to C grades, with 86% of all exams taken awarded C or above.
This year’s cohort also achieved the highest points per candidate in recent years. Lucton’s Headmistress, Mrs Gill Thorne, is delighted by the results. “Being a mixed ability school, we are used to variable results, but any selective grammar school would be proud of these grades. I am particularly pleased with the consolidation in our top grades following last year’s record results. Most of our Year 11 students are staying on and it is really promising for Lucton’s Sixth Form, which has seen considerable growth in the last few years. At the moment it looks as if there will be nearly 60 in Lucton’s Sixth Form, which will be a new record high.”
Lucton School usually does very well with the value-added scores and this year is no exception. In fact, this cohort has again achieved excellent value-added scores. Some students improved on their Year 9 predictions by over 2 grades per subject. The results of this cohort fully endorse the school’s ambition to enable every pupil to achieve their full potential.
Photo: Plenty of smiles at Lucton School. L to r: Henry Llewellin, Sarah Handley, James Dunn, Matthew Handley, Alex Lyke.
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