A Level Examination results
Summer 2022 was the first year that students sat externally set examinations since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. In summer 2020, teachers were asked to determine grades they expected their students to have achieved had exams taken place. In summer 2021, students received grades based on assessments by their teachers.
A package of support measures was put in place to try to respond to the impact of the pandemic.
However, given the uneven impact of the pandemic on school and college performance data, the government has said you still should not make direct comparisons between the performance data for one school or college and another, or to data from previous years.
Results below are given for the whole cohort of students who were in Year 13 and awarded final A Level results in summer 2022. Further data is available on the government’s “Find school performance data” website, which is linked here.
Attainment
The A Level results of the students enrolled at Larkmead School are given below.
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2022 National |
|
|
A*-A |
28% |
36% |
31% |
28% |
36% |
|
A*-B |
59% |
68% |
55% |
59% |
62% |
|
A*-C |
76% |
96% |
87% |
79% |
82% |
|
A*-E |
98% |
100% |
100% |
98% |
98% |
|
Average Grade |
C+ |
C+ |
B- |
B- |
B |
Students in Larkmead’s sixth form continue to showcase their high levels of ability and aptitude alongside the resilience and adaptability that was required to cope with the disruption to learning caused by the pandemic. These grades will enable our students to successfully embark on the next part of each of their lives. Many students have gone on to study at university while others have started work. Meanwhile, the sixth form at Larkmead School continues to go from strength to strength and is a real asset to the school
Progress
Progress at A Level is normally measured in relation to each student’s average points score at GCSE, and compared to students nationally with similar KS4 attainment. National data was not produced when A Level grades were not awarded through nationally set examinations in 2020 and 2021. It has also not been calculated in 2022 as GCSE grades were not awarded through nationally set examinations and did not go through the usual tight moderation process. This is expected to be the case in 2023 also.
This analysis is referred to as “Level 3 Value Added” and a value of +0.5 would represent students doing, on average, half a grade better in each of their subjects than students nationally.
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2022 National |
|
|
Level 3 Value Added |
+0.33 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Further Analysis
Each of the students in Year 13 last year achieved results of which they should be proud. Thirteen students gained grades of AAB or higher (or equivalent) and these students are listed below.
|
William Barrett |
Colt Coey |
Ben Foulsham |
|
Tatjana Giglia |
Lena Guest |
Michael Hill |
|
Finley Jopson |
Ben Mason |
Ben Mayer-Jones |
|
Rebecca Preece |
Hannah Sanders |
Henry Skeels |
|
Hannah Whittaker |
|
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Special mention must go to Henry Skeels who gained the highest grade of an A* in three of his A Levels and an A in the fourth.
Destinations
The percentage of students who continue in education or training, or move on to employment at the end of 16 to 19 study at Larkmead School is 98%.
We are proud of each and every one of our students for what they have achieved in their Sixth Form years at Larkmead, and for the contribution they have made to the school. Many congratulations to our A Level students, who all showed incredibly impressive motivation, determination and resilience whilst coping with the many difficulties that presented themselves during 2020 and 2021. We wish them every success for the future.