Success for Sibford Students
16 Aug 2018
A student at Sibford School who has over-come significant adversities was celebrating today after gaining two As and a B at A Level and being accepted by her first choice of university.
Imogen Roberts, who has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, received A Grades in Physics and Maths and a B in Drama. She now plans to spend a gap year, initially in Fiji where she hopes to work for a charitable NGO, before moving on to Australia, where, along with fellow Sibford student Julia Beaumont, she has won a competition to attend the renowned European Bartending School in Sydney.
In September 2019, she will then take up her place at the University of York to study Theatre.
“I’m really delighted albeit it surprised with my results,” said Imogen. “It’s great to know that I will be going to York in 2019 and I am now really looking forward to enjoying my gap year.”
Overall nearly a third of Sibford students gained A* and A Grades in their A Levels and BTEC exams.
Alex Connolly, Will Edmonds and Emily Gibb all gained three straight A Grades at A Level, and there was impressive success for Sibford’s international students … Edward Lui gained A*s in Maths and Further Maths, an A in Physics and a B in Chemistry and Shin Zou gained A*s in Art and Maths and a C in Design.
Tom Mahon gained Distinction* (the equivalent of an A* at A Level) in his BTEC Countryside Management Diploma and a Distinction (the equivalent of an A Grade at A Level) in his IT BTEC; Alex George, Oliver Keers and James McCullough all gained Distinction* in their IT BTEC; and Arran Day gained Distinction* in his Media BTEC.
Sibford Head Toby Spence said: “This has been another fine year for our Sixth Form students after a record breaking set of results last year. We are delighted for the achievements of so many students who are moving on to a diverse range of exciting destinations including Russell Group universities, prestigious drama colleges and art schools, film studios and gap years. I congratulate the students for their resilience and hard work as well as the fabulous support and guidance of the dedicated teaching staff at Sibford School.”
Exam Statistics 2018: Results from A Levels and BTECS:
- Number of students entered: 33
- Number of entries: 99
- % A * and A: 30%
- % A*, A and B: 52%
- % A* to E: 97%
(BTEC results explained: Distinction* is the equivalent of an A* Grade at A Level, Distinction is the equivalent of an A Grade, Merit is the equivalent of a C Grade and Pass is the equivalent of an E Grade)