Withington Girls’ School celebrating A-level and GCSE results 2023
August, the month of nerve-racking anticipation, is nearly over and pupils of Withington Girls’ School are proudly celebrating outstanding A-level and GCSE examination results.
Year 13 students at WGS firmly demonstrated that their impressive range of talents beyond the curriculum are underpinned by strong academic credentials, with 95% of all grades achieved at A*- B and 31.2% at A* grade in the 2023 A Level examinations.
57% of the 68-strong cohort secured grades that included at least three grades at A or A*, with five students achieving a clean sweep of four A* grades. Around three in four grades (73.9%) were A, or A*.
Eight students from the Class of 2023 will join two 2022 leavers in taking up their well-earned places at Oxford and Cambridge, with the vast majority who applied securing their firm offer at prestigious universities across the UK and 18 students (26.5% of the cohort) beginning courses of study in Medicine and Dentistry.
GCSE results were also extremely encouraging. With 47.4% of exam results at grade 9 and 70.4% at grade 8 or higher, there were hugs, smiles and tears of joy as pupils completing Year 11 at Withington Girls’ School opened their envelopes and took in their well-earned achievements.
Withington’s Headmistress, Mrs Sarah Haslam, said: “We are so very proud of each and every one of our pupils. With a return to the pre-pandemic approach to this year’s public examinations, we must not forget that these pupils were also impacted during several key years of their education by the dramatic adjustments to everyday life that we all had to make.
“Supported by our excellent staff team, they did not lose focus and they have worked hard to fulfil their potential.”
