College News

Overall Results

Students and staff at QE are celebrating another year of excellent A Level results. QE is one of the largest A Level centres in the country and continues to provide an exceptionally high-quality education for students from across the region. This year’s A Level pass rate is a wonderful 99.2% with a high grade rate (A*, A and B grades) of over 57%.  29 students attained 4 A*/A grades with a further 51 students being awarded 3 A*/As; an incredible achievement.

Cameron Brown from Darlington achieved 4 A* grades in English Literature, Law, Politics and Extended Project. In the Autumn, he will go to University College London to study English. Harry Iveson from Leyburn received 4 A* grades in Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Mathematics, and Physics. Andy McBride, also from Darlington, is going to study Mathematics at Warwick University after attaining 4 A* grades in Further Mathematics, Geography, Mathematics and Extended Project.

Tom Moody from Hartlepool achieved 4 A* grades in Further Mathematics, Mathematics, Physics and Extended Project to secure his place to study Electronic Engineering at Southampton University. Beth MacNamara from Richmond enjoyed similar success with 3 A* grades in Economics, History and Politics. She will study History and Politics at Oxford University. Francesca Blyth from Stockton will study Law at York University after achieving 3 A* grades in English Literature, History and Psychology and an A grade in Extended Project.

Principal, Tim Fisher, comments: “These tremendous results are the product of a huge amount of hard work by students and staff at QE. Our students thoroughly deserve their success and can now look forward to very bright and rewarding futures.”