A Level success

While A-level pass rates nationally saw another rise, as they have done every year since 1982, some Redbridge schools also achieved record results.

Redbridge Council's cabinet member for education and lifelong learning, Cllr Sue Nolan, said: "These are excellent results for Redbridge schools.

"My thanks go to the headteachers and staff of all schools who have worked so hard with the students to deliver these outstanding results." HIGH FLYERS at Bancroft's School, Woodford Green, enjoyed the fruits of their hard work after the school celebrated record A-level results this year.

Almost half the subjects taken were graded A, with 92 per cent obtaining the A, B or C grades needed for the top universities, 36 students scored three or more A grades while every pupil gained at least 2 A-level passes.

Headmaster Dr Peter Scott said: "Our students can be proud of all they have achieved. Speculations about the future of the exam system cannot take away the success that they have earned."

Making his mark in the exams was bright spark Gareth Turner from Woodford Green who gained six grade As at A-level, passing french, maths, further maths, geography, German and history. He is off to Cambridge University to study medicine next term.

And enjoying double success were twin sisters Laura and Gemma Hancock of Woodford Green who each earned four straight As in their A-levels.

While Laura passed English, French, geography and German with flying colours, her sister scored top marks in French, German, maths and physics.

Excelling with four As in A-levels and one at AS-level was 18-year-old Mareike Thompson from Highams Park who passed in biology, chemistry, maths and German and an A-grade AS-level in further maths.

And her friend Juliet Walker, 18, also shared exam success by scoring four A-levels at grade A in English literature, French, German and history.

She will be studying history and French at the UCL (University College, London).

Scoring three As in A-level economics, history and maths and As in AS further maths and general studies was Jason Gerlis from Epping.

The 18-year-old will be studying PPE (politics, philosophy and economics) at St Hughes College, Oxford. Asked his future ambitions, he said: "To make some money."

Heading to Bristol University after securing four As in history, maths, economics and geography is 18-year-old Rosie O'Leary of South Woodford who will be studying politics and economics.

Two Bancroft's students are set to study medicine at the UCL after making the grade in their A-levels.

Gopal Mehta, 18, from Ilford gained three As in chemistry, biology and economics and one B in maths.

And his fellow student Kobika Sritharan from Redbridge achieved A-level A grades in maths, further maths, chemistry and biology and an AS in electronics.

EXAM successes continued at Beal High School, Woodford Bridge Road, Redbridge, with director of sixth form Terese Wilmot saying: "We're very pleased. They are our best A-level and AS-Level results since they've been recorded.

"Eight of our pupils got at least two A grades, while 16 got at least one A grade and in the AS-levels, several students got about four straight As. We were panicking a bit this morning though as the postman was late."

Beal's assistant head teacher Paul Vant said that the school achieved an average UCAS point score of 249 per candidate, of which there were 129.

Of the total of 367 exam entries, pupils achieved 56 A grades, 84 Bs, 96 Cs, 86 Ds and 39 Es.

Pleased with her results was 18-year-old Hinal Shamima from Redbridge who gained three AS-level grade Bs in psychology, English and media studies and a C grade in law.

Her friend Shamima Shally, 18 hopes to study business management at Aston University in Birmingham after passing four AS-levels in business studies, computing, English literature and history.

Meanwhile fellow Beal High School pupil Zakir Zaman, 17, from East Ham gained two B grades in AS chemistry and physics and two C grades in AS computing and maths.

WOODFORD County High School headteacher Helen Cleland said she was once again "delighted" at this year's A-level results, which have seen over 55 per cent of pupils at the Woodford Green school gain A grades.

The results of pupil Nicola De Jong are among the top five per cent in the country.

Miss Cleland said: "I'm absolutely delighted and it's all down to the hard work of staff and students here that have made this possible again. We're all so extremely pleased." A-LEVEL students at Chigwell School have given the school its best set of A-level results.

Only two out of 253 papers sat were not passed, giving the school a record pass rate of 99.2 per cent.

Chirag Bakhai and Kajan Mahendran each achieved five A grades while Nimesh Christie, Sandeep Gandhi, Angela Lin and Sergey Skibitskiy each managed four As.

Twenty pupils were celebrating three A grades.

One-third of the school’s candidates achieved three A grades or better.

In history and government and politics the AB ratio was 100 per cent while in economics it was 92 per cent, 88 per cent in French, 85 per cent in chemistry and 84 per cent in maths. AT Trinity High School they were celebrating after 12 students scored three straight A's.

Among the hatrick heroes was Johann Foo, 18, who got top marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Maths, and is now off to Imperial College to do a master's degree in Physics.

He said: "I was quite nervous because I got a couple of C's in my mocks".

Other relieved pupils included Lauren Menzies, 19, who will take up a place at Westminster University after getting two Bs and a C in Media Studies, Film Studies, and English.

Harriet Chere,18, who got two As and a B in Art, Graphics, and Maths, mischievously won sympathy from her brother after telling him on the phone that she had missed her place at university. In fact she is off to Cardiff University to study architectural engineering.

Harriet was particularly nervous about how she would fare in Maths and took her mother along to pick up her results. She said: "My mother was shocked because the teacher came running out and screamed that I had got a B in maths."

One Trinity pupil has gained three A grades at A-level – three years after her brother achieved the same feat.

Laura Bostock, of Princes Road, achieved the top grade in psychology, business studies and product design while her brother, Steven, managed the same grades but in psychology, history and English.

Steven has been awarded a history degree at Southampton University and is now going on to study for a law degree.

Laura is preparing to study psychology at the University of Essex.

AT Wanstead High School they also had reason for celebration. "We haven't had many tears but we've had lots of cheers," said deputy head of sixth form Darren Carmichael.

"There hasn't been the frenzy of last year, the marking seems to have gone reasonably well."

Student Emma Allen gained three A grades in English language, German and psychology. She now goes on to study at Nottingham University.

OVERALL the boys at Forest School, Snaresbrook, just pipped the girls for the top A grades.

Student Radan Skoric, who has now returned to his native Croatia, achieved an amazing five A grades at A-level.

David Facey, 18, and Richard Hogg, 18, also gained five As each.

David, who studied A-levels in physics, biology, politics, maths and AS-level further maths, plans to study physics at Durham University.

CATERHAM High School reported "some very good results" and head of sixth form Bruce Johnson said that "the overall trend was up".

Among the high flyers were Shiela Mutenga who gained five grade As and a grade B in chemistry, physics, biology, maths, music and general studies. She will study medicine at the Univerisity of East Anglia.

Head prefect Tessa Rockett is going to study medicine at Manchester having gained A grades in sociology, biology and English and a B in business and general studies.

AT Trinity High School they were celebrating after 12 students scored three straight As.

Among the hat-trick heroes was Johann Foo, 18, who got top marks in physics, chemistry, and maths, and is now off to Imperial College to do a master's degree in physics.

He said: "I was quite nervous because I got a couple of Cs in my mocks."

Other relieved pupils included Lauren Menzies, 19, who will take up a place at Westminster University after getting two Bs and a C in media studies, film studies, and English.

Harriet Chere, 18, who got two As and a B in art, graphics, and maths, mischievously won sympathy from her brother after telling him on the phone that she had missed her place at university.

In fact she is off to Cardiff University to study architectural engineering.

Harriet was particularly nervous about how she would fare in maths and took her mother along to pick up her results.

She said: "My mother was shocked because the teacher came running out and screamed that I had got a B in maths."

One Trinity pupil has gained three A grades at A-level – three years after her brother achieved the same feat.

Laura Bostock, of Princes Road, achieved the top grade in psychology, business studies and product design while her brother, Steven, managed the same grades but in psychology, history and English.

Steven has been awarded a history degree at Southampton University and is now going on to study for a law degree.

Laura is preparing to study psychology at the University of Essex.