A Level Students in Southend Beat The National Average Again

August 18, 2016 by Southend Borough Council

A Level Students Beat National Average Again

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is congratulating the Borough’s sixth form students after they received their results today, with initial figures showing the number of students receiving A*/A grades and A* to E grades were above the national average.

More than 1,000 students were entered locally in schools, with indicative results back so far showing that 100% of candidates achieved at least one A*- E grade.

Of these indicative results, 29.6% gained A* or A grades, compared to national figures of 25.8%, with 98.4% of all grades being A*- E grade, above the national equivalent of 98.1%.

Cllr James Courtenay, Executive Councillor for Children and Learning, says: “Well done to all of our local young people on their A-Level achievements. On behalf of the Council I would like to wish them all the very best as they now prepare for the next stage in their life, be it with further education, training or in the workplace.

For those who are still searching for an alternative course or going through university clearing, I am confident that they will be supported in their search and in finding a course that is right for them.

We are as committed as ever to providing our schools with the support needed to give pupils the best possible education and we will continue to work as hard as we can with local schools and colleges to ensure that we continue to achieve that.

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