Sunday Times Independent Secondary School of the Year 2010-11
Wycombe Abbey School has achieved excellent A level results again this year with over 50% (50.4%) candidate entries being awarded the new A*.
Out of 76 candidates, 26 achieved A*s in 3, 4 or 5 subjects and 87.5% of our entries were graded A* or A taken together, almost identical to the School's record in 2007.
Mrs Cynthia Hall, Headmistress, congratulated the girls and staff on their excellent results. "It is wonderful to see girls and staff rewarded for their hard work over two years with such outstanding results. Whether going straight to their chosen university this autumn or applying for a place following a gap year, the girls can go forward with confidence that they are well equipped to study on courses at some of the top universities in this country and abroad", she said.
|
Year |
% A* |
% A*, A |
% A |
% B |
% A*, A or B |
% Pass |
|
2004 |
n/a |
79.6 |
n/a |
19.0 |
98.6 |
100.0 |
|
2005 |
n/a |
79.6 |
n/a |
16.0 |
95.7 |
100.0 |
|
2006 |
n/a |
85.2 |
n/a |
13.3 |
98.5 |
100.0 |
|
2007 |
n/a |
87.8 |
n/a |
10.6 |
98.4 |
100.0 |
|
2008 |
n/a |
83.3 |
n/a |
15.1 |
98.4 |
100.0 |
|
2009 |
n/a |
85.4 |
n/a |
10.7 |
96.1 |
100.0 |
|
2010 |
50.4 |
87.5 |
46.3 | 11.0 |
98.5 |
100.0 |
A level Results by Subject
Wycombe's outstanding results from 2010 can be further highlighted by the achievements our girls made across each academic subject area.
|
A level Subject |
Number of |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
U |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
Art and Design |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
80.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Biology |
24 |
7 |
14 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
29.2 |
87.5 |
95.8 |
|
Chemistry |
21 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
28.6 |
76.2 |
100.0 |
|
Chinese |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Design and Technology |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Drama |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Economics |
12 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
58.3 |
83.3 |
100.0 |
|
English Literature |
23 |
9 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
39.1 |
91.3 |
100.0 |
|
French |
13 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
84.6 |
92.3 |
100.0 |
|
Government and Politics |
9 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
55.6 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Geography |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
German |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
33.3 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Greek (Classical) |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
50.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
History |
29 |
13 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
44.8 |
93.1 |
100.0 |
|
History of Art |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
83.3 |
83.3 |
100.0 |
|
Italian |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Latin |
12 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
83.3 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Further Maths |
12 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
75.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Maths |
39 |
23 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
59.0 |
94.9 |
100.0 |
|
Music |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
0.0 |
33.3 |
100.0 |
|
Physical Education |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Physics |
17 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
52.9 |
76.5 |
94.1 |
|
Religious Studies |
14 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
42.9 |
92.9 |
100.0 |
|
Spanish |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
62.5 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
*Chinese |
3 |
n/a |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
n/a |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
*Dutch |
1 |
n/a |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
n/a |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
*French |
1 |
n/a |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
n/a |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
*German |
2 |
n/a |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
n/a |
50.0 |
100.0 |
|
*General Studies |
5 |
n/a |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
n/a |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
*Japanese |
1 |
n/a |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
n/a |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Total |
278 |
140 |
112 |
24 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
50.4 |
90.6 |
99.3 |
