Wait is over for A-level students

A-level results are published today and among the first young people to learn their fate were pupils at South Craven School in Cross Hills.

For the fourth year running the pass rate at the school was over 97 per cent. In 25 subjects there was a 100 per cent success rate.

Three students, all of whom want to pursue medical careers, gained four grade As - Susan Peet is going on to study dentistry, Gemma Smith midwifery and Bethany Farnworth hopes to become a vet.

Students with three As are Esther McConnell, who is aiming to be a lawyer; Stephanie Hardy, who will be pursuing art, and Thomas Elstub, who is going to Exeter College, Oxford, to read physics.

As well as the established A-level route, the school also offers a growing number of vocational courses. Chris Snowden, having gained a distinction in his Engineering National Award BTEC, has been sponsored by Bowman Riley Architects in Skipton to study architectural technology at Leeds Metropolitan University.

This year also saw the award of the first A* grades at Advanced Level - these were only available in A/S courses completed in a year - and the new Extended Project Qualification, which allows students to carry out a dissertation in a subject of their choice. Twelve students took this on and three gained A*.

Over 115 students at South Craven will be going on to university.

Head teacher Dr Andrew Cummings said: “We congratulate students and their parents on the results achieved and wish all our students every success for the future.

“I would like to thank the staff on behalf of students and parents for all their hard work and commitment that has led to these excellent results being achieved.”

Students of Parkside School in Cullingworth gained a “fantastic” set of results overall, said Jane Haddani, Director of Post 16.

She said: “Achievement is good across the board and Parkside post-16 students should be proud of themselves.

“Many students have worked hard to retain or exceed the challenging grades set for them.”

Ms Haddani said that although it had not yet been finalised, the school’s value-added score was looking very positive.

She said: “I’m pleased that despite the uncertain economic climate, most of our students are going on to university.

“I am confident they will enjoy even greater success there.”

Oakbank School head teacher Chris Thompson said this year’s A-level scores were up on last year.

He added: “We are always trying to improve. We have pumped more resources into the sixth form – for example a new computer room – and we have quality teaching.

“I am proud of the achievement of the A-level pupils and so are the staff, which was shown by how many turned up to see children get their results.

“The problems predicted this year about pupils not getting on to university courses does not seem to have occurred at Oakbank and we are bucking the trend of pupils taking up science and maths, which increases every year.”

Head of the Keighley school’s sixth form, Mary Leatherbarrow said: “I am very proud of my year 13 - I think they are absolutely wonderful - and I think everyone who wanted a university place has got one.”

KEY TO SUBJECTS:

ab advance business; ac art and crafts; ad art and design; am advance manufacture; ap accounting; ar art; as applied/advanced science; bg British government and politics; bi biology; bk book-keeping; bs building studies; bu business studies; cc design communication; cf community studies; cg catering; ch chemistry; cl classical civilisation; cm computing; cn Chinese; co commerce; cp computer studies; cs communication studies; cr design technology; da dance; dn design; dr drama; ds domestic science; ea English language; ec economics; eh economic history; ei English literature; ek electronics; en English; er engineering; et earth science; eu European studies; ev environmental studies; exa expressive arts; ey ecology; fm further maths; fr French; fs food studies; gc graphical communication; gk Greek; gl geology; gn German; gp government and politics; gr art graphics; gs general science; gt general studies; gy geography; ha history of art; hb human biology; hc home economics child care; he home economics; hf home economics food; hi history; hl health & social care; hn Hindi; hs health science; ht home economics textiles; hu humanities; in Italian; it information technology; ka keyboarding application; la Latin; lb landbased studies; li Latin and Roman civilisation; lr leisure studies; lw law; ma maths; mm maths with mechanics; mp pure and applied maths; mr arithmetic; mu music; mv motor vehicle studies; mw maths with stats; of office practice; os office studies; pa Punjabi; pc physics/chemistry; pe physical education; pf performing arts; pg art and design photography; ph physics; pi philosophy; po pottery; ps physical science; pu Portuguese; py psychology; rr rural science; rs religious studies; ru Russian; sc science; sh shorthand; so sociology; sp Spanish; sr sports studies; ss social studies; st statistics; tn technology; ts theatre studies; tv media studies; tx art textiles; ty typing; ur Urdu; wk craft and design wood.

*denotes passes at A*-C grade:

South Craven School results (* indicates grade A): O Ainslie, gr art, ad, en; L Akrigg, bi, ma, ph; B Aldham, gr art; M Armstrong, py; J Atha, gr art; D Atkinson, bg, so; C Austin, ab*, en, gt, hi; M Barton, gr art, ad; C Benfield, gr art; L Berry, ad, bi, py; S Birtley, bi*, ch, fr, gt, ph*; E Birtwistle, ad*, en, ei*, gt; J Birtwistle, en, py; F Blake, tv; C Boland, gr art; J Bottomley, ei, pf*, tv; G Brayshaw, bi, gt, pi, ma*; S Brewer, gr art, gt, ph, bg; S Buckley, ei*, gt, py, so; L Budimir, ei*, gt, mu, py; C Burdock, en, ei, gt, hi; J Burghardt, bu, pf; J Cant, ad, bi*, ch*, gt; S Chacksfield, ei, pf, gt, py; S Chapman, ei*, pf, gt, hi; M Clay, ei*, gt, hi, ph; L Clissold, tx; J Compton, ad, gt, gy*, ph; A Coney, ch, gt, hi, ph; N Cubitt, ei, gt, hi, so; T Dart, tn; E Double, bi, ch, gt, py; A Doveston, gr art, ad; E Dyson, ch, gt, hi, ma; T Elstub, gt, ma*, fm*, ph*; W Evans, bi, gt, ma, sr; J Ewan, hi; B Farnworth, bi*, ch*, gt*, ph*; N Feather, bu, ei, py; B Fletcher, gr art*, ad, gy; S Forsyth, ei, gt, gn, so; A Gentile, ad, ei, pf; E Green, ad, ei, hi; J Hall, en, pf, gt; J Hall, pf, pi; B Hancock, en, gt, bg, sr; S Hardy, gr art*, gt; M Harris, tn; A Hickie, ad, tx*, pf; L Hirst, bi, ab*, gt, gy; R Hirst, ad, ab*, gt, py; L Hitchen, pf; D Holmes, ab; S Houfe, bi, py, sr; J Howarth, ch, en, gt, ph; M Hussain, py; E Jackson, en, ei, gt, py; K Johnson, en, fr, gt, py; N Kaplan, ma, ph; W Kay, hi, pi, bg; R Kennedy, en, pf, gt, tv; A Kokovikas, gr art; K Lawrence, bu, gt, hi; A Lee, ei, pf, gt, py; H Loryman, en, ei*, fr, gt; J Martin, bu, gt, pi, ma; P Matthews, pf; L McCabe, gr art, ad, gt; L McCluskey, tx, so; E McConnell, en*, ei*, gt*, bg; K Midgley, tx*; G Minney, ab, pf, gt; R Mothersdale, py; O Munir, bi, ch, ma; Q Nazir, bi*, ch, ma*; E Nelson, py; E Paeglis, ei, gt, gn, py; J Page, ab*, hi, bg; K Pang, bu, gt, gy, py; S Peet, bi*, ch*, gt, ma*, ph*; C Pickersgill, tx, en, pf; B Porter, bi, ei*, gt*, hi; K Procter, ei, pf, gt; M Rich, gr art; L Richards, bi, ei, gt, so*; J Ridley, ch, gt, ma, mu, py; T Rose, gt, ma, fm, ph; A Rowling, tn; H Rutter, bu*, en, gt, ma; B Sendrowski, en*, ei, pf, gt; G Smith, bi*, gt*, ma*, ph*; C Snowden, ad, tn, ph; D Snowden, en, pf; R Stratton, bu, gt, ma; D Stringer, en*, fr*, gt, hi; E Sutcliffe, gr art, pf, gt; J Sutcliffe, tv; S Swain, gt; R Swinden, gt, ma*, fm, ph; C Thompson, gr art; M Thompson, ei, gt, gn, bg; R Thompson, pf; L Uren, pf, gt, pi, tv; M Veazey, bi*, ch, gt, ma*; R Walker, bi*, ch, gt, sr*; D Watson, en, gt, gy, pi; A Webster, gr art; B West, tx*, gt, ma, so; D Whiteley-Smith, en, pf, gt, py; K Whittingham, gt, hi, bg; E Wilkinson, bu*, ei, fr, gt; H Wilkinson, so; R Winchester, fr, py, so*; S Wood, gt, ma, fm, ph; J Worsley, tx*; K Wright, gr art, ab, gy; K Wynn, bu, sr*

• A Level Double Award

  B Aldham, ad; J Atha, ad; E Clay, ad; L Clissold, ad; T Gardner, it; S Hardy, ad*; A Kokovikas, ad; J Lambert, it; K Midgley, ad; J Price, it; M Rich, ad; M Sampson, it; C Thompson, ad; A Webster, ad; A Welsh, it; L Williams, it; J Worsley, ad

• BTEC National Certificate

  * denotes distinction M Armstrong, hs*; C Boland, er*; J Ewan, er*; M Harris, er; S Harrison, hs; A Hussain, hs; R Mothersdale, hs*; E Nelson, hs; A Rowling, er*; A Shaw, er; S Swain er*; B Tomlinson, er*; E Tretton, hs*; S Ul Haq, hs; C Wardell, er; H Wilkinson, hs

• BTEC National Award

  * denotes distinction M Armstrong, as; D Atkinson as; M Barton, er; C Benfield, as; F Blake, as; T Dart, er; A Doveston, er*; M Hussain, er*; A Shaw, as; C Snowden, er*; B Tomlinson, as; S Ul Haq, as*; K Wynn, as*

Oakbank School results (* indicates grade A):

I Ahmed ch, lr, tv; K Ali bu*,bu*, bu*, hl*; R Ali bu, hl; J Bailey bu, lr; J Batey cr, py, pe; C Bennett ei, it; T Birdsall gy, gn, hi; K Blakey gy; R Booth en, hi, py; J Brammah en*, gn, ma*, ph; D Bullivant bu, bu, bu; E Bullock bi, en, so; S Butterfield hl, py, so; L Carpenter bi, gn, ph; A Chatburn en, fr, so; G Clarkson bi, gn, hi; L Clewer bi, en*, so; N Condren en; C Cooke bu, bu, bu, gy; J Cope-Smith ar, cr, it; C Cox hl, pe; H Craven en, gn, py; L Feather bi, ch, fr; C Flaherty cr, lr, tv; S Fletcher bu, it; N Forster fr, gy, hi; J Foy bu, bu, bu; E Gibson bi, gn, pe; N Golding ei, hi, tv; L Hart en, hi, ma; E Hudson cr, en, gy; S Jarman py, so; O Keighley cr, it, tv; Q Khalil bu, tv; S Khan it; D Knapper en*, tv*, gp; D Lewis bi, ch, ph; D Lomax gy, hi; C Marshall lr, pe; C Mason bi, en*, gn; A Mellor hl, hl, hl, py; R Mitchell ar*, cr*, tv; J Morphet gy, lr, pe; S Mulligan hl; H Ogden bi, gn, ma, pe*; J Park en*, gn, pe; H Parker en, hi, py; S Pearson ar*, cr*; D Prowett bu, bu, bu, py; J Pybus pf, py, so; K Quinlan cr*, gy, ma; S Rahman bu, ma; J Ratcliffe cr, it, tv; R Richardson py, pe; B Rutter bi, ei*, hi; N Semianczuk ar, lr, pe; J Sennett en, it, gp; S Shires ei, pe; H Soothill bi, ch, hl; O Stell bu, bu, bu; E Sutcliffe bi, ch, it; L Swinbank bi, ch, hi*; J Varley cr, it, tv; N Walker py, so; S Waugh gy, so, pe; E Wine ar; C Young tv, so; A Zulfiqar bu.

Associated Sixth Form (Greenhead & Holy Family) results:

Abbott, Thomas el, gs, hi, gp; Ahmad, Waseem el, hi; Ahmed, Shazad bi, BS6, HC3, Me; Ais, Mohammed bi; Akhtar Hussain, Sadia bi, HC6, sc; Akhtar, Shameem ur; Ali, Mohammed BS3, IT3, sc; Ali Suchona, HC6, IT6; Ali, Yassar bi, sc, so; Aslam, Farina BS6, sc, so; Ayub, Shaukat, el, rs; Basharat, Sayeeda, IT6, sc, ur*; Begum, Aklima BS6, lw, rs; Bibi, Iasha, bi, ch, py; Bottomley, Jack gy, ms, py; Byers, Rob bi*, ma*, ph, tn; Cardamone, Naomi el*, fr, gs*, hi; Carrington, Lucy HC12; Consoli, Fabiana el*, gs, hi*, sp; Cox, Christina bi, gs, gy, ma; Crook, Christopher el, gs, hi, ma; Din, Kalsoom HC6, rs; Dwyer, Amy el, gs, hi, jn; Flaherty, Jessica el*, pn, ad, gs; Foster, Eve el, gs, hi, sp; Fradley, Jennie gy, sp; Gill, Jonathan gs, gn, hi, jn; Gilroy, Andrew fr, gs, jn, ma; Godzicz, Katrina BS6, gs, IT6; Goff, Daniel gs*, jn, ma, ph; Green, Bethany el, gs, so; Guilfoyle, Tom gs, gy, sp; Halima, Nadia BS6, cz, so, ur; Hall, Natasha el*, fr, gs, gy; Hanif, Toqeer bi, ch, cz, so; Harun, Sana HC6, sc, sc; Hudson, Jordan BS6, gs, IT6, jn; Hussain, Akeel sc; Hussain, Alia BS6, IT6, py; Hussain, Rezwana BS6, cz, lw; Hussain, Rizwan lw, rs; Iqbal, Maryam bi, py, so; Iqbal, Mohammed BS6, IT6, py; Javed, Adnan IT6, sc, so; Joseph, Angel ch, ma; Kauser, Salma bi, ch, rs; Kauser, Yasmin ur; Khatoon, Sidrah bi, ch, so; Khatun, Akidha HC6, IT6; Kosar, Sofia BS6, HC6, rs; Koser, Asha bi, ch, so; Krzynowek, Thomas gs, hi, sc, su; Mahmood, Arooj el, HC6, py; Majid, Amreen BS6, HC6, so; Malik, Anas bi, ch, so; Marada, Scott IT6, ms; Moran, Nathan IT6; Moran, Rachael bi, el*, ad*, gs, hi; Moran, Sophie el, fr, gs, jn*; Mulderrig, Sean, gy, su; Naz, Afsha rs, sc; Nessa, Koberun BS6, IT6, ms; Nyemba, Tariro BS6, gy, ma; Procter, Matthew BS6, IT6; Rafiq, Usman BS6, cz, so; Rahman, Faheem cz*, el, gs, hi; Raja, Aatif ch, ma; Saleem, Aamir, el, ms; Sarwar, Tokeer BS6, IT6, py; Schofield, Caitlin el, ad*, gy; Scott, Laura el, fr, gs, hi; Scott, Chantelle el, HC6, pn; Sequeira, Laura el*, gs, hi, sp; Shackleton, Joshua BS6, IT6, ma*; Sissling, Hugh el, gs, hi, gp; Smith, Liam gs, hi, gp, rs; Stables, John BS6, gs, hi, IT6; Stead, Jonathan gs, jn, ma, ph; Thomas, Samantha BS6; Thomson, Lisa IT6, ms; Thurlby, Oliver ch, gy, su; Thurling, Gemma ad, gs, ma; Varghese, Amy bi, ch, HC6; Younas, Sanera BS6, lw, rs; Young, Robert gs, gn, hi, jn; Zafar, Zetoon hi, py, sc.

Parkside School results:

Anderton Mark bu, hi, sr; Baines Heather ea, pg, tx; Bashforth Louise pg, tx, sp; Bonson Michael bu, hi, pe; Brame Kia dr, hs, pg; Bruce Caroline hs, it, py; Burnham Natasha bu, pe, py; Callaghan Timothy ea, hi, so; Cowen Jenny pg, tx, sr; Cowen Zoe dr, hs, py; Dale Christopher bu, hi, so; Dent Amy ea, py, so; Ford Alexandra ad, hi, so; Gaffney Emily ea, gn, hi; Guest Amy Georgina ea, py, so; Haley Sarah ch, ea, hi, so; Harrison Jamie hi, ma, so; Hetherington Aaron bu, it, mu; Holmes Sophie hs, so; Hook Adam bu, ma; Hyde Daniel ea, it; Iwanczuk Greg gy, mu, pe; Judson Ryan ea, hi, so; Kaye Samuel ea, ei, mu; Kennedy Ryan ea, py, so; Laughlin Kiara ei, pe, so; Leader Stuart it, ma; Longley Daniel bu, it, mu; Mackie Sean bu, it; Marks Scott ad, pg; Mavor Chantelle dr, py, so; Mcnally Claire ea, it; Obiedzinski Laura ad, pg; Pickles Katie bu, ea, tx; Pilkington Hayley ad, hs; Raybould Adam ea, ei, hi; Rayner Catherine dr, hs, so; Robinson Andrew ea; Robinson Joseph bu, pe, py; Robinson Josh hi, pe, so; Robinson Will bu, gy, pe; Scull Katie dr, ei, ma; Stanworth Katie ei, py, so; Stone Mark bu, hi, so; Sunderland Lauren dr, ea, ei; Thompson Stephanie ei, so; Walker James bu, pe, so; Walton Georgia bu, pg, tx; Waterhouse Charlotte ad, mu, so; Willoughby Michelle fr, tx, sp; Worger Matthew dr, it, so.