Examination Results 2009

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2009 A-Level Results

Blundell’s is very pleased with the achievements of this year’s leavers, who worked hard together with their teachers to produce strong results. Of those who chose to apply this year, most have achieved their chosen University offers.

  • 5 pupils will be going up to Oxford or Cambridge this Autumn
  • 14 pupils achieved straight AAA or better
  • 32 pupils (40% of the year) achieved AAB or better
  • 18 pupils (25% of the year) chose to undertake at least 4 A level subjects, setting their sights high, and it has been a pleasure working with them to support their ambitions.
  • UCAS points achieved per pupil was the second highest in the past six years

Rank Order 3 A grades at A Level or better

Student Grade University/College of choice; Course *
Matthew Cole AAAA Trinity College, Cambridge; Natural Sciences **
Edward Cumberlege AAAA Edinburgh University; Mathematics
Rebecca Ley AAAA Sheffield University; Medicine
Rob Clarke AAAA Durham University; Philosophy
Sev Zubov AAAA Keble College, Oxford; Maths & Computer Science
Maggie Wong AAAB Liverpool University, Law
Sophie Anderson AAA York University, Economics
Tom Boxall AAA Warwick University, Law
Ele Breitmeyer AAA Reading University, Business
Harriet Bunning AAA Durham University, Physics
James Evans AAA Bristol University; Chemistry
Amber Shoulder AAA Bristol University West of England; Business
Alice Woolley AAA Balliol College, Oxford; Medicine
Louise Youngman AAA Christchurch College, Oxford; Law

* Full A level results only reported – all pupils have at least one AS in addition.
University destinations as known July 2009.
** Matthew has now also achieved an A* in GCSE Astronomy

Yearly breakdown

Year A B C D E N U % Pass
A-E		 % Pass
A/B		 % Pass
A/B/C		 Av' UCAS
Points
2009 100 79 50 22 11 0 0 100 68 88 316
2008 112 81 48 24 7 0 0 100 71 88 343
2007 84 84 47 21 2 0 0 100 71 91 343
2006 101 77 41 23 10 0 0 100 71 87 304
2005 113 71 41 13 6   2 99 75 91 315
2004 68 59 48 28 11   4 98 58 80 274
2003 72 81 56 22 7   2 99 64 87  
2002 32 50 53 28 10   5 97 46 76  
2001 72 53 53 35 13 10 1 95 53 75  
2000 57 57 54 28 8 6 0 97 54 80  
1999 64 41 46 25 13 8 3 95 53 76  
1998 38 51 52 38 30 11 8 92 39 62  
1997 50 59 47 43 34 15 9 91 42 61  
1996 82 50 42 47 28 7 8 94 50 66  
1995 56 47 50 49 30 10 5 94 42 62  
1994 34 35 48 58 43 14 5 92 29 49  

2009 Subject Breakdown

Subject Total
Entries		 A B C D E U %
A		 %
A-B		 %
A-B-C		 %
Pass
Art 8 1 3 4 0 0 0 13 50 100 100
Biology 17 7 5 3 2 0 0 41 71 88 100
Business St 18 3 6 3 3 3 0 17 50 67 100
Chemistry 18 10 4 2 2 0 0 56 78 89 100
Chinese 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 100
Classical Civilisation 8 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 38 88 100
Design & Tech 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 60 80 80 100
Drama 13 3 6 3 1 0 0 23 69 92 100
Economics 10 3 3 3 1 0 0 30 60 90 100
English Literature 14 5 4 3 2 0 0 36 64 86 100
Ethics 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50 100 100 100
Film Studies 9 4 5 0 0 0 0 44 100 100 100
French 8 4 2 2 0 0 0 57 71 100 100
Geography 13 5 3 4 0 1 0 38 62 92 100
German 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 80 80 100 100
History 16 4 9 2 0 1 0 25 81 94 100
Latin 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 50 50 100
Maths 27 18 3 2 3 1 0 67 78 85 100
Further Maths 9 7 1 0 0 1 0 78 89 89 100
Music 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 100
Music Technology 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 100
P.E. 9 3 1 1 3 1 0 33 44 56 100
Photography 19 5 8 4 2 0 0 26 68 89 100
Physics 8 4 2 2 0 0 0 50 75 100 100
Psychology 6 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 50 100
Spanish 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 50 83 100 100

 

2009 GCSE Results

Blundell’s is delighted with these GCSE results, making in a record year for the school in terms of both A* and combined A/A* passes.

  • 14 pupils achieved straight A/A* in all subjects sat
  • 18 pupils achieved 10 A/A* or better (20% of the year)
  • 51 out of 89 pupils (almost 60% of the year) achieved 6A*/A or better

Pupils and teachers have worked hard together to produce strong results, with many students choosing to undertake more than the standard 10 full GCSE subjects and setting themselves high personal goals. 78 additional GCSE exams were undertaken voluntarily by our pupils this year, with the full support of the teaching staff.

Individual highlights
Student A* A B
Laura MacBean 12    
Sherry Tang 10 2  
Samuel Anderson 9 3  
Stephanie McKelvey 9 3  
Frankie Finch 9 2  
Monica Zhang 9 1  
Alex MacBean 8 4  
Alice Dawson 8 3  
Lydia Ferris 8 3  
Edward Crawford 8 2 1
Emma Jenkinson 7 4  
Sarah Malcom 6 5  
Jessica Muirhead 6 5  
Indiana Murphy 6 5  
Amy Woodruff 6 4  
Victoria Margesson 6 4 1
Alexandra Williams 6 4 1

Yearly breakdown

  A* A B C % Pass
A*-C		 % Pass
A*/A		 % Pass
A*
2009 226.5 316.5 240.5 112.5 96 58 24
2008 165 227 260 161 90 44 18
2007 159 249 270 180 93 44 17
2006 193 257 263 151 92 48 21
2005 168 231 233 117 96 51 22
2004 122 233 234 160 93 44 15
2003 152 214 242 138 92.3 45.3 18.8
2002 92 207 201 139 90.9 42.5 13.1
2001 128 213 243 146 86.0 44.5 17
2000 72 199 211 137 92.3 40.4 10.8
1999 93 219 222 192 89.3 38.5 11.6
1998 87 176 166 149 85 39 12.8
1997 50 184 228 136 90 35 7.6
1996 34 165 219 178 89 30 5.1
1995 20 166 275 262 87 22 2.4
1994 46 173 267 236 86 26 5.5

2009 Subject Breakdown

Subject Total Entries A* A B C Other % A* % A*,A % A*-C
Art 41 4 15 16 2 4 10 46 90
Biology 89 25 31 18 14 1 28 63 99
Chemistry 81 25 34 14 6 2 31 73 98
Drama 29 2 9 13 5 0 7 38 100
Design & Technology 21 6 7 4 3 1 29 62 95
English Language 89 7 32 38 10 2 8 44 98
English Literature 89 9 21 28 18 13 10 34 85
French 71 22 16 10 20 2 31 54 97
Geography 69 26 22 15 4 2 38 70 97
German 8 3 2 3 0 0 38 63 100
Graphic Products 12 2 4 5 1 0 17 50 100
History 55 11 21 14 7 2 20 58 96
ICT 11 0 1 3 2 5 0 9 55
Greek 1 1 0 0 0 0 100 100 100
Latin 14 7 4 3 0 0 50 79 100
Mathematics 89 20 39 21 8 1 22 66 99
Music 13 1 5 6 1 0 8 46 100
P.E. 27 9 7 7 2 2 33 59 93
Physics 62 21 20 11 8 2 34 66 97
Religious Studies 17 8 8 1 0 0 47 94 100
RS short course ** 47 24 10 9 3 1 51 72 98
Spanish 26 6 13 6 0 1 23 73 96
Totals 937.5 221.5 318.5 243.5 112.5 41.5 24 58 96

** RS short course grades are half of the full GCSE tariff and have been added to totals on that basis.