Exam Results
Sheldon School is delighted to share a strong set of results achieved by our A level students in 2024. These have improved on last year’s outcomes and have ensured that nearly all of our students were able to attend University or apprenticeship placements they had chosen. There are some outstanding results achieved by our Post 16 students with almost a quarter of all grades achieved were at A*/A and 97% of all entries achieved were at A*-E. The average grade per entry has increased from 32.3 to 33.3 grade this year, which is above the national average. These successes are a testament to the hard work and dedication of students and staff.
Headteacher Peter Lynch expressed his pride in the students’ achievements.
Our students have worked incredibly hard and showed our school value of being the best you! I would also like to extend my thanks to our dedicated staff, who always set high standards and have provided our young people with every opportunity to fulfil their potential. Ofsted visited the school in March and described their learning as ‘scholarly’, this is proof that this is the case. I would like to wish everyone receiving their results
today every success whatever they choose to do next.
73% of students achieved grades A*-C, including 51% A*-B grades, which is a wonderful achievement by students, superbly supported by staff at the school. As always we are proud of all of our students achievements this year, however there have been a number of outstanding individual performances, detailed below are just some of our top performing students, but we are delighted and proud of all our students’ performances.
Assistant Headteacher and Head of Sixth Form, Eugene Spiers was delighted with these results and expressed his pride in the students’ achievement:
Our students worked incredibly hard and showed real resilience and commitment to achieve these results. I would also like to extend my thanks to our hardworking staff and to all the parents and carers for their support. We hope that all the students keep in touch and let us know how they get on in the future.
Top performing students (A*, A and B/ Distinction)
Name of student |
Results |
Destination |
| Olivia Roberts | 3A* | Studying Geography at Exeter |
| Emma Elsbury | 2A* and an A with an A in EPQ | Studying Medicine at Exeter |
| Ben Williamson | 2A* and an A with an A in EPQ | Studying Finance at Exeter |
| Neve Hill | 2A* and an A | Studying Law at Cardiff |
| Lucy Wang | A* and 2A | Studying Engineering Design at Bristol |
| Eliza Roberts | A* and 2A | Studying Psychology at Liverpool |
| Finn Bland | A*, 2A and a C | Gap year with a deferred place to study Maths with Finance at Manchester |
| Will Lawson | A* and 2A with a B in EPQ | Studying Economics at Newcastle |
| Hannah Cuthbert | 4A | Studying Law and German at Bristol |
| Eloise Preater | 4A | Studying Law with Politics at Liverpool |
| Millie Cuthbert | A* and 2Bs and a C | Studying Law and German at Bristol |
| Emily Cooper | 3A | Studying Medicine at Plymouth |
| Georgie Webber | 3A | Studying Chemistry at Southampton |
| Olly Cox | A*, A and 2B | Studying Business and Management at Durham |
| Tiggy King | A* and 2B | Employment tbc |
| Ollie Trollope | 2A and 2B | Studying Law at Solent (Southampton) |
| Ollie Billet | 2A and a B | Studying Law at Exeter |
| Kismet Gosal | 2A and a B | Studying Medicine at Kings College, London |
| Molly Wright | 2A and a B | Studying Veterinary Science at Bristol |
| Ella Bailey | A and 2B | Studying Law at Royal Holloway, London |
| Charlie Cuthbert | A and 2B | Studying Criminology at Loughborough |
| Fin Gower | A and 2B | Studying Film and Television at Bristol |
| Ruby Hand | A and 2B | Studying Psychology at Cardiff |
| Milly Howes | A and 2B | Studying History of Art at a university tbc |
| Sadiya Islam | A and 2B | Studying Law at Bristol |
| Isabella Knight | A and 2B | Studying Sport and Exercise Science at Exeter |
| Olivia Nowak | A and 2B | Level 7 degree apprenticeship with KPMG |
| Anna John | Dist* and 2 other A levels | Studying Midwifery at a university tbc |
| Charlotte Samuels | Dist and 2 other A levels | Studying Business and Management at UWE, Bristol |
Mustak Ali will also be starting a Level 7-degree apprenticeship with Grant Thornton; Greta Stankeviciute will be going to study Psychology in the Netherlands; George Peirce, Ryan Tudge, Jacob Cuthbert and Danielle Lait were amongst the best for ‘progress made from GCSE’.
Outstanding subject performances
(significantly above National averages)
A*-A
100% Music A*-A
75% Further Maths A*-A
50% Spanish A*-A
44% Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) A*-A
43% Government and Politics A*-A
41% Business Studies
40% Chemistry A*-A
40% Textiles A*-A
37% Biology A*-A
29% Design and Technology A*-A
A*-C
100% Photography, EPQ, Politics, Italian, Greek, Music, Spanish students A*-C
95% Economics A*-C
90% Media Studies A*-C
87% History A*-C
86% Design Technology, English and Business studies A*-C