Students at St Mark's Celebrate A Level & BTech Success!
Students have achieved results well above national expectations
Students at St Mark’s Church of England Academy in Mitcham, part of Anthem Schools Trust, are celebrating after receiving their A Level/B Tech results.
Teenagers across the country are collecting their results after sitting exams in May and June.
Across the country, sixth formers have recorded excellent achievements with the students of St Mark’s adding to this success.
Thanks to the hard work of both students and staff, there is lots to celebrate, with many students going on to take up places at university, or on an apprenticeship, as well as those who are entering the workplace.
St Mark’s students have achieved results well above national expectations this year. On average, they scored half a grade higher in each subject than students with similar starting points across the country. Some subjects performed even more strongly, with chemistry and physics averaging over a full grade higher and Spanish achieving an exceptional 1.14 grades higher than comparable students nationally.
Other subjects also saw exceptional progress, with students in art scoring almost a full grade higher than similar students nationally, psychology three-quarters of a grade higher, and maths just over seven-tenths of a grade higher.
Students taking vocational courses also achieved outstanding results, with those in health and social care and IT BTEC scoring close to a full grade higher than similar students nationally.
Among the high performers and special mentions are:
- Hawa Abu: A in biology, A in EPQ, B in chemistry, B in Maths; intends to study dentistry at the City of London university.
- Maryama Abdirashid Hussein: A in maths, B in chemistry, C in biology; she plans to study medicine or dentistry.
- Daniella Asamoah: A in psychology, A in religious studies, B in sociology; she will be studying law at Birmingham university.
- Brian Agyekum: distinction in business, distinction in IT, merit in applied science; will be undertaking a computer science degree at Roehampton University.
- Thulasi Muthu Murugesan: distinction in business, distinction in IT, merit in applied science; intends to go to the University of Greenwich to study computer science after a gap year.
- Sarvaji Nanthakumar: distinction in business, distinction in health & social care, merit in IT; plans to study accounting and finance at Roehampton University.
- Ambar Shahid Iqbal: A* in Urdu, distinction in IT, a merit in business, merit in in health & social care; will be studying IT and coding at the University of Greenwich.
Executive headteacher of St Mark's, Hannah Fahey, and head of school at St Mark’s, Aimee Gallagher would like to say a huge well done to every student for the part that they have played: “We would like to wish all of you every success in the future and hope that you go on to fulfil all of your hopes and dreams. You will forever be rooted in our St Mark’s community, and we are exceptionally proud of what you have achieved.
“A special mention and huge thanks has to go to our wonderful Sixth Form Team, Leona, Sofia and Simran for driving these exceptional results.”
David Moran, interim CEO of Anthem Schools Trust, said: “Very many congratulations to the Year 13s at St Mark’s for their success today.
“Students and staff have all worked so hard to get here and should be very proud of the results we have seen today.
“We all want to wish our young people the very best in whatever they choose to do next, whether it is higher education, taking up an apprenticeship or starting their career.”
Brian Agyekum and Hannah Fahey winning an award for 100% attendance throughout 6th form.
Daniella Asamoah
Left Hawa Abu, Aimee Gallagher and right Maryama Abdirashid Hussein
Ambar Shahid Iqbal
Thulasi Muthu Murugesan and Aimee Gallagher