Headmistress praises hard working students after receiving A Level results

The agonising wait was finally over for students up and down the country as they found it out if they would be going to their chosen universities.

Girls from the school in Northwood were delighted with their results with some pupils heading to some of the best universities in the UK in September.

Emma Brown will take up a place to read mathematics at Brasenose College, Oxford, after achieving A* in maths, further maths, chemistry and physics.

Ria Gaglani has achieved an excellent set of results with A* grades in biology, chemistry and mathematics and an A*grade in her Extended Project. Ria will take up a place to read medicine at Imperial College.

Abi Mowlem has achieved an exceptional set of results with A* grades in English literature, history and religions studies and has been offered a place to read history at Bristol University.

Overall the school saw 19 per cent of all A Levels awarded as A*s, while an impressive 80 per cent were graded A*- B.

Dr Mary Short, Headmistress of St Helen’s, commented: “At a time of rapid and sweeping change across the A Level landscape it is fantastic that students from St Helen’s are continuing to achieve outstanding academic success and combine this with a broad range of co-curricular interests and disciplines which give them the confidence and vision to make their mark on the world and be leaders of the future.

“Their academic achievements are testament to their sustained, hard work and commitment as well as to the exceptional teaching, support and facilities which we are able to provide at St Helen’s.”

Elsewhere St Augustine’s Priory, in Ealing, saw 92 per cent of grades awards from A*-C with 72 per cent being from A*-B.

Interim Headteacher, Mrs Marie-Helene Collins said: “We are delighted with these exceptional results, which are so well deserved, for our wonderful girls. We are enormously proud of our girls and teachers for all their hard work.”