A Level results: Pride as Ipswich students celebrate

Thousands of students collected their results from schools in and around Ipswich on Thursday, August 17.

57 students collected their results from Felixstowe School, with 75% of them going on to University.

Manwel Al Kana receiving his results at Felixstowe School. (Image: Felixstowe School)

Katie Begg receiving her results at Felixstowe School. (Image: Felixstowe School)

Headteacher, Emma Wilson-Downes, said: "The past few years have been incredibly difficult for young people and our students have been incredible in rising to the challenges they have been presented with.

"The work ethic they have built and continually demonstrated will be a huge asset to them in their future careers and the grit and determination they have shown throughout has been nothing short of inspirational."

St Albans Catholic School also saw success, with one of their students, Ewan Kane, achieving A*A*A*AA, earning him a place at Oxford to study Chemistry.

Ewan Kane, who attended St Albans in Ipswich, is going to Oxford to do Chemistry. (Image: St Albans)

Headteacher Matt Baker, said: "We were delighted to see so many students achieving their places at top Russel Group Universities in a wide variety of subjects from Medicine, Engineering and Business Management.

"Congratulations also to students accepting other routes – particularly apprenticeships."

Early entry students also saw success from Year 12, with a 33% achieving A* and a 44% pass rate.

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Students at Royal Hospital School in Ipswich celebrating. (Image: Adia PR)

Royal Hospital School students secured their best top-grade results since 2011, with 37% achieving grade A*/A and 60.3% achieving A*-B.

Simon Lockyer, headmaster, said: "I am delighted for this year’s leavers who have achieved some tremendous results. 

"With my oldest son in Year 13, I have had a more personal insight into the challenges this cohort has faced in the past few years.

Toby Chevasse, head boy at RHS, gained an A* in Chemistry and three As, and will study Biochemistry at the University of Bath. (Image: Adia PR)

Rose Dixon, deputy head girl, gained A*AAB and will study Biochemistry at University College London. (Image: Adia PR)

"They have shown real tenacity, resilience and grit and not only have they gained some of our strongest results on record, but they have also graduated as outstanding and committed young people, who are true global citizens. 

"I hope that alongside their achievements they do feel excited and equipped for what lies ahead."

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Erin Woollard, Evie Gilbert, Claudia Majeed with their results at Kesgrave. (Image: Kesgrave Sixth Form)

Holly Burton and Eva Asemota. (Image: Kesgrave Sixth Form)

Kesgrave Sixth Form saw success, with a 97% pass rate, with nearly half of all students (48%) achieving a grade between A*-B.

For more of an in-depth look at the school, click here: A Level Results: Kesgrave Sixth Form celebrate results.

Half of the students at St Joseph's College came away with at least one A*/A grade or equivalent, and three quarters of A Level students achieved A*-C grades.

Footballers Emily Bates (left) and Zofia Szczech jump for joy with their friends. (Image: St Joseph's College)

A happy day for Sciences student Xavi Baker-Woods and his parents. Xavi has a place at Warwick University (Image: St Joseph's College)

Mr Sacha Cinnamond, deputy principal, said: "These impressive and hard-working young people have put clear blue sky between themselves and the difficulties of the pandemic years.

"It is easy to overlook the fact that their studies could have been severely impacted by the Covid outbreak, but their tenacity has seen them through."

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Ipswich School students celebrated with their biggest-ever cohort of 151 students achieving "outstanding" results.

Ipswich School students celebrate A Level results day. (Image: Warren Page)

Ipswich School students celebrate A Level results day. (Image: Warren Page)

Over 80% achieved A*-B, and there was a 100% pass rate in all 26 subjects.

Headmaster Nicholas Weaver, said: "While we had been expecting a return to 2019 marking levels, we are delighted to say that our students have outperformed our 2019 results, with more A* grades and a higher A*-B pass rate."

Individual successes include Lizzy Merrigan who achieved A*AA and Lucy Plowman (AAA) who are both off to study veterinary medicine at the Royal Veterinary College and Bristol University respectively.

Dominic Blacker is going to go and study aeronautical engineering at Glasgow University. (Image: Anthony Cullen)

A student at Ipswich High School opening her results with family. (Image: Anthony Cullen)

48.2% of Ipswich High School's Sixth Form students achieved A*-A, with 87% achieving A*-C.

One standout student, Abigail Smith, head of school at Ipswich High, achieved one A* and two As in Biology, Chemistry and Geography, meaning she will go to Liverpool to study medicine.

She said: "There are very happy tears.

"I am going to be a doctor!

Copleston students Harry Ratcliffe and Holly Long collect their results. (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)

Freya Streatfield, Katie Jenkins, Isla Crossley, Isabelle Hender. (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)

"I have been at Ipswich High for 12 years and it has been amazing, it is so bittersweet leaving the school".

Dan Browning, headteacher, said: "I am delighted that this wonderful year group have achieved such fantastic results and we are so very proud of them. We will follow their next steps with interest and wish them every success and happiness."

Kiera Calver is going on to do an apprenticeship as an emergency medical technician for the ambulance service. and Jack Rowland (B,A,C) (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)

Georgie Cooper is going to UEA to study Criminology and Law. Georgie with her mum Jennie Cooper. (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)