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ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Academic study is the backbone of College life. Pupils are taught in world-class facilities by highly skilled and qualified teachers, inspiring and encouraging those in their care. Small classes ensure that each pupil has the specific stretch and support they need.The results achieved by our pupils are consistently higher than many much more selective schools. Our value-added performance places us in the top tier of all UK schools.
Pupils celebrating 2020 exam results
2020 examination results
Fifty-five per cent of all grades awarded at A-level were A* or A.With pupils taking at least three subjects, all at the gold standard A-level or Cambridge Pre-U level, the overall pass rate was 100 per cent. One in five pupils achieved a clean sweep of A* and A grades, and almost 80 per cent of all grades were A*, A or B.There were outstanding individual performances, including Chloe Cox who achieved a remarkable five A*s and is taking up her place to read veterinary science at Cambridge. In all, 29 pupils achieved straight A* and A grades, including Florence Ji, Luke Muschialli and Johnson Oh with four A*s, and Dasha Gushchina, Charlotte Imbert, Leila Lopez-Moran, Josh Moreton, Charlie Reed, Joseph Shouksmith and James Song with at least three A*s. Once again, the vast majority of pupils achieved the grades that enabled them to access top courses at leading universities at home and abroad.
At GCSE, almost two thirds of all grades awarded were levels 9, 8 or 7 (equivalent to the former A* or A), with over 40 per cent of all grades at levels 9 or 8 (equivalent to the former A*). Over one in five (22
per cent) of grades awarded were at the highest grade available, level 9. Over a quarter of all pupils achieved ten or more grades at levels 9 or 8. Boys and girls performed extremely well but the girls stole the show: over half of the grades awarded to girls were levels 9 or 8. Top performers included Liv Reeves, gaining 12 level 9s, Sapphyre Mills Kennelly, gaining 11 level 9s, and Izzy Skarbek, gaining ten level 9s.
Value added
Rated against all other schools in the country on the basis of ‘value added’ (comparing the underlying ability of the cohort with its exam results), year on year the College is typically in the top four per cent of schools in the countr y.
Oxford and Cambridge
In recent years, pupils have been awarded places at Oxford and Cambridge to read subjects as diverse as Asian and Middle Eastern Studies with Arabic, biological sciences, chemistry, classics, economics, fine art, history, law, linguistics, materials science, medicine, music, natural sciences, physics, PPE (philosophy, politics and economics), theology and religious studies, and veterinary science. Our congratulations to those who secured their places in 2020.
GCSE and A-level results track upwards for the third year in a row
A-level results 2020
A*–A
A*,A or B
A*–C
Pass rate
Pupils awarded A* or A as their lowest grade GCSE results 2020
9 (high A* equivalent)
9–8 (A* equivalent)
9–7 (A*–A equivalent)
Pupils awarded five or more grades at 9–7
55% 79% 95%
100% 35%
22% over 40% 64% 68%
‘These great A-level and GCSE grades stand as testament to the hard work and ambition of Eastbourne College pupils. I am delighted that our grades have improved for the third consecutive year, and how our healthy, balanced approach leads to pupils fulfilling their academic potential while developing body and mind through sport, creativity, teamwork and service.’
Tom Lawson, Headmaster
Eastbourne College continues to grow in popularity with over 150 pupils taking A-level exams this year, with record numbers enteringYear 9 in September 2020 and with places and scholarships for 2021 hotly contested.
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