Sixth Form students at Dane Court Grammar School are celebrating receiving the results in their International Baccalaureate (IB) exams.
The average point score on the IB Diploma is an impressive 36, which exceeds the global average and is equivalent to A*A*A at A Level. And 41 students, accounting for 59% of the cohort, have achieved 35 points or above and a further 17% have been awarded an exceptional score of 40 points or more.
Students from Dane Court have benefitted from preparation provided by the IBDP for Oxbridge applications. As a reflection of the high regard the IBDP is held in, the University of Oxford’s standard offer to Dane Court students is 38 points. This year, 35% of IBDP students achieved this figure.
Outstanding performances:
- Linus de Syllas Hammond has achieved an outstanding score of 45 points (full marks) and will study Law at Bristol.
- Beth Tebbutt-Ford has achieved an impressive score of 44 points, exceeding her offer for Cambridge where she will study Law.
- Gabriela Austin has secured a place at Oxford to study English with 38 points.
- Cooper Roost, with a score of 43 points, has surpassed his offer for Philosophy and Politics at Kent by an impressive 13 points.
- Izzy Kirby, also with 43 points, has far exceeded her offer and secured a place at York to study Biomedical Science.
- Harry Dunk’s outstanding score of 42 points surpasses his Chemistry offer at UCL by 10 points.
- Riley Watkins has achieved exceptional grades in his higher subjects, with an overall score of 41, securing a place on a prestigious Mechanical Engineering course at Imperial College London.
- Febin D’Silva and Brono Kandathy have secured places to study Medicine at Sussex and Exeter.
- Stan Gadd has secured an international place at Leiden University in Holland.
- Nancy Edwards, who exceeded her offer by 9 points, will pursue her passion for writing for performance at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.=
One hundred per cent of IB Careers’ Programme students have secured the full award, with 72% of the cohort achieving D*/D in vocational subjects. 63% of the IBCP cohort have also been awarded an A or B grade in their Reflective Project – a core component that requires the study of an ethical dilemma in their vocational subject, developing students’ commercial awareness and critical thinking.
The IB has enabled high achieving students in recent years to choose between degree courses at Russell Group universities and paid, degree-level apprenticeship programmes. Beth Doughty, Alexus Porter and Amy Wright are among those whose excellent grades place them in line for apprenticeship and employment positions in accountancy, quantity surveying and criminal justice.
Headteacher Martin Jones said: “I am delighted for all of our students. These superb outcomes are the result of exceptional hard work, dedication and commitment. These stunning grades, and the prestige of the IB, have opened up exciting and hugely impressive destinations for our students, including elite and highly selective universities in the UK and around the world. It is wonderful to hear that our students have already secured places on the most competitive university courses, as well as prestigious higher and degree-level apprenticeships.
“On behalf of our students, I would like to thank our fantastic teachers for their guidance and expertise. I know our students would also like to thank everyone who has supported and cared for them throughout their time in our Sixth Form. Many congratulations to all of our students, we are immensely proud of them.”
Andrew Coventon, who is joining Dane Court as Head of Sixth form in September, added: “Congratulations to Year 13 for achieving an outstanding set of results. It is clear that the school’s world-class IB programmes have given students a powerful competitive edge in their applications to prestigious universities and top-level apprenticeships. I am excited to be joining Dane Court as Head of Sixth Form in September and am looking forward to contributing to the school’s strong culture of excellent teaching, individual support, and focus on aspirational destinations.”
Students interested in joining the school’s sixth form in September should contact the school on 01843 864941 or email [email protected].
