There were lots of happy faces at a leading Ripon state school following an outstanding set of A-level results - among the best in the school’s history.
The vast majority of students at Ripon Grammar School are celebrating securing their first-choice degree course places at some of the country’s most prestigious universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.
This year’s cohort achieved remarkable results, with 81.1 per cent of grades awarded at A*/B and 52.5% per cent of all grades at A*/A.
Among the top performers are Will Bellaries, Elizabeth Bordewich and Henry Simpson, who achieved a clean sweep of four A* grades, with a fourth student, Leena Athab, achieving three A*s and one A grade and four students achieving three A* grades.
An impressive 89 A*grades were awarded across the year group of 151 students, who achieved an overall pass rate of 99.8%.
Six students are heading to Oxford and Cambridge universities, with 15 securing places on highly competitive medicine and veterinary medicine courses and others studying a wide range of subjects from engineering and law to languages, the sciences and the arts.
The most popular university destinations for Ripon Grammar School’s Class of 2025 are Durham and Newcastle.
Headmaster Jonathan Webb said the Class of 2025 had been an incredibly hardworking and motivated year group, achieving the second best grade A*-B results in the school’s history.
He said:
“We are very proud of our students who have worked extremely hard, demonstrating a real passion for their learning. These results are also a testament the dedication of our staff and the support of parents and carers.
“My congratulations to all the students on another very successful year. Results are never an end in themselves but merely act as the necessary passport to the next destination and we are confident our students will go on to achieve great things in the next stage of their lives.
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