HAGR celebrates its best ever A-Level results

Students at Harris Academy Greenwich are celebrating the Academy’s best-ever sixth-form results, with record outcomes, exceptional university destinations and outstanding performances across a wide range of subjects.

An impressive 62% of all A-Level grades were awarded at A*-B, and more than a quarter of all grades, 27%, were awarded at A or A*. The Academy’s average A-Level grade increased to a B. 

The results continue more than a decade of consistently strong sixth-form performance at Harris Academy Greenwich. They demonstrate why the Academy is such a strong and stable place to study, with high expectations, expert teaching and personalised support enabling students to succeed across the full range of subjects.

Exceptional results across the curriculum

Some of the strongest performances were seen in Sociology, where 91% of grades were awarded at A*-B and 39% were at A* or A. There were similarly impressive results in Government and Politics, with 90% of students achieving A*-B, while 75% of grades in Further Mathematics and Spanish were awarded at A*-B.

Other subject highlights included:

• Chemistry: 72% A*-B, including 39% A* or A
• English Literature: 67% A*-B
• History: 67% A*-B
• Economics: 63% A*-B, with 33% of grades at A* or A
• Mathematics: 61% A*-B across a large cohort of 46 students
• Physics: 60% A*-B
• Art and Design: 56%
• Business Studies: 55% A*-B
• Psychology: 53% A*-B, with 28% of grades at A* or A
• Biology: 53% A*-B

The Academy’s vocational students also achieved excellent outcomes. Every student studying Health and Social Care or Sport achieved at least a Merit, with 86% of Health and Social Care students and 80% of Sport students achieving a Distinction or Distinction*.

Together, these subject results show both the breadth and consistency of the Academy’s sixth-form provision. Students achieved strongly in the sciences, mathematics, humanities, social sciences, creative subjects and vocational courses, reflecting a culture in which excellence is pursued across the entire curriculum.

Outstanding individual achievements

The Academy is celebrating an exceptional range of individual performances - once they've all collected their results we'll celebrate them publicly here!

Five students achieved three A* grades, while at least ten students achieved straight A and A grades across all their A-Level subjects*. These outstanding outcomes were achieved across a wide range of disciplines, including Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Psychology, English Literature, History, Sociology, Art and Design, Computer Science, Physics, Business and Government and Politics.

Students are now progressing to an impressive range of university courses and destinations. Examples include:

• Molecular Bioengineering at Imperial College London
• History at University College London
• Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics at the University of Warwick
• Politics at the University of Warwick
• Medicine at City St George’s, University of London
• Medicine at Queen Mary University of London
• Engineering at King’s College London
• Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield
• Economics with a year abroad at the University of East Anglia
• Illustration Animation at Kingston University

The Academy continues its strong tradition of supporting students to progress to prestigious Russell Group universities, with several students also securing competitive scholarships. These destinations reflect both the ambition of Harris Academy Greenwich students and the highly personalised guidance they receive throughout their time in the sixth form

 

“A culture of high expectations”

Jack Docherty, Principal of Harris Academy Greenwich, said:

 

“I am immensely proud of our students, whose exceptional achievements have secured an eleventh consecutive year of outstanding results for our sixth form.

“These are not only our best-ever sixth-form results, but outcomes achieved across an impressive range of subjects. From Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics to Sociology, Government and Politics, English Literature, Art and Design and our vocational courses, students have benefited from expert teaching, high expectations and highly personalised support.

“The consistency of these results demonstrates what a strong and stable place Harris Academy Greenwich is for students to continue their education. Families can be confident that students joining our sixth form will enter an ambitious, caring and established community in which excellent teaching, strong relationships and individual support sit at the heart of everything we do.

“These achievements belong first and foremost to our students, whose hard work, resilience and ambition have been remarkable. They are also a testament to the extraordinary commitment of our teachers and sixth-form team, who know their students exceptionally well and provide the challenge, encouragement and support each individual needs to succeed.

“Last year, every one of our sixth-form leavers progressed to education, employment or training. Combined with this year’s record results and excellent university destinations, this shows that Harris Academy Greenwich delivers both outstanding academic outcomes and the support young people need to move confidently into their futures.

“Our sixth-form vision is ‘Making Excellence a Habit’. These results show what that means in practice: high standards, hard work and ambition in every lesson, every subject and for every student.”