A Level success across Merchant Taylors’ Sixth Form

Sixth Form students at Merchant Taylors’ are celebrating a year of excellent A Level results.

In their first experience of external examinations, having missed their GCSEs due to the pandemic, the year group has shown great endeavour to achieve an impressive set of grades.

Almost half of all grades were recorded at A* or A and there was a 100% pass rate across the entire cohort of 129 girls and boys.

Three pupils attained an incredible four A* grades, while a further five achieved three straight A* grades. Remarkably, a further 26 Sixth Form boys and girls attained grades that were exclusively A* or A.

The majority of students will now go on to their first-choice universities, including Oxbridge and a host of Russell Group universities across the UK including Imperial College London, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Warwick and Bristol.

Claire Tao, Executive Head at Merchant Taylors’, said:

“Academic performance is an important part of a Merchant Taylors’ education, so we are thrilled to see our boys and girls achieving excellent grades again this year. Given the challenges they have faced over the past two years, they should feel very proud of how they have acquitted themselves in all aspects of their lives.

“This year group has faced an incredibly challenging time and this has been their first real taste of external examinations. A pass rate of 100% is testament to their resilience and the unwavering support and guidance of our staff.

“High attainment at A*- A reflects an excellent performance by those students and demonstrates that boys and girls can benefit from an ethos of academic excellence, coupled with bespoke pastoral care and co-curricular opportunities, to scale the greatest heights at Merchant Taylors’ Sixth Form.”