Students and staff at The John Roan School are celebrating today after A Levels were awarded across the country, showing significant improvements on key headline measures.
This year, half (50%) of all A Level entries at the Sixth Form were awarded A* to B grades, enabling many Year 13 students to take up places at their universities of choice. This includes two students who have secured their offers for the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford respectively.
Overall, these results reflect an increase on all key measures for The John Roan School since 2024 and a 100% pass rate. Most notably, the A* to B rate improved significantly by eight percentage points – unlocking opportunities for top higher education destinations.
This trend was matched by achievements in vocational equivalent courses, with almost 100% pass rate in all BTEC subjects, 83% D*-D in Diploma Health and Social Care and over a quarter of all BTEC entries achieved at least Distinction.
Among The John Roan School’s successful Year 13 group are:
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Alicia James, who is now headed to the University of Cambridge to read Geography after achieving an A* in Geography and As in Maths and History;
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Tom Skinner, who achieved four A*s in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry and will be taking up a place at Warwick to read Mathematics;
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Jian Chen, who has secured a place at UCL to study Mathematics, having achieved A*s in Maths and Further Maths and As in Physics and Chemistry;
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Aaron Stride, who achieved an A* in Maths, an A in Further Maths and a B in Physics and has secured a place at study a degree apprenticeship in Civil Engineering;
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Rex Adamson, who achieved A*s in Maths and Politics and an A in History and is excited to take up a place at the University of Oxford to study Japanese;
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Reem Shahabdeen, who achieved an A* in Biology, A in Chemistry and Distinction* in BTEC Health and Social Care and is looking forward to beginning studies in Diagnositic Radiography at the University of Leeds;
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Lois Kennett-Brown, who will be heading to Bristol to study Psychology after achieving an A* in Psychology and As in Maths and Biology;
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Tetiana Tvardovska, who will now go on to study Psychology at Warwick after achieving an A* in Biology and As in Maths and Psychology;
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Ellen Cooper, who achieved an A* in Art and As in History and Geography and will be taking up a place to study Art History and Fine Art at Leeds University;
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Jonas Vaidotas, who achieved As in Maths and Physics and a B in Chemistry, thus securing a place at Warwick to study Mechanical Engineering;
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Nada Ahmed, who achieved As in Maths, Biology and Chemistry and will be taking up a place at Imperial College London to study Biochemistry;
Dr Jennie Sanderson, who took up post as this academic year as Principal of The John Roan School, said:
“I would like to congratulate each and every one of our students celebrating today. Their perseverance, ambition and work ethic has led to some truly excellent outcomes which will allow them to take their next steps with confidence.
“This morning, we mark not only exceptional individual performances – including Oxbridge and Russell Group successes – but also the achievements of the whole group. We are very pleased to have seen significant headline improvements at our Sixth Form, as a signifier of the efforts of our students and staff.
“As we rightly celebrate our students, I would therefore also like to thank our staff for their tireless support of our young people and their commitment to helping them all succeed and thrive.”