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YEAR 13 LEAVERS
Year 13 leavers
After an incredible celebration of
Principal Louise North said: “This year’s
achievement from the 2022/23 academic
results present a positive uptick in the
year on the 昀椀nal day of the Summer
number of top A Level grades (A*- A).
Term, our Year 13 leavers savoured a
Our BTEC results in Business, Sports
memorable last hurrah at their 2024
Science, Music and Computer Science are
Leavers’ Ball later that evening.
strong, with many of our pupils studying a
combination of A Levels and BTEC.
This grand event took place in the
splendid prize-giving marquee, elegantly
“I am delighted that ten of our Year 13
positioned on the Back. Commencing with
pupils achieved straight A/A* grades at
delightful welcome drinks in the Piazza,
A level or equivalent (BTEC Distinction*
it was a night 昀椀lled with merriment,
or Distinction) and there are some real
camaraderie, and a touch of nostalgia as
triumphs for so many of our high achieving
they prepared to conclude their current
pupils taking places at universities
chapter as Framlinghamians.
including Leeds, Bristol, Durham and
Cambridge. We are not a selective school
For many, the weeks ahead were 昀椀lled
however, and the spread of results re昀氀ects
with eager anticipation and, perhaps,
both this and the diversity of our pupil
a hint of apprehension, as they awaited
body. I am equally as proud of those
their exam results. When the results were
pupils whose results might not be headline
昀椀nally revealed in August, they served as
grabbing but for whom they are the
a genuine testament to the unwavering
culmination of sheer hard work, grit and
dedication and hard work these students
determination.
had invested in their studies.
“Of the 87 pupils in our Year 13 cohort, 74
A-Level Results:
pupils applied to university this year. As
ever our pupils’ choice of course re昀氀ects
their individual story. Several pupils
25% of grades were achieved at A*
withdrew from their 昀椀rm and insurance
or A equivalent (BTEC Distinction* or
o昀昀ers in order to apply for a di昀昀erent
Distinction), an increase on last year’s
course or university through Clearing. It
performance across the highest grades,
is important to note that an increasing
with 12% of pupils gaining straight A*/A
number of pupils across the country are
grades at A Level or equivalent and 43%
choosing to wait for their results before
of the cohort scoring at least one A*/A or
then looking for a suitable course, i.e. they
equivalent grade. 50% of grades were
are opting for a post results application
achieved at A* to B or equivalent and over
and using Clearing to do this. The days
75% of grades, A* to C.
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