Record breaking A Level results have seen the Class of 2024 go off to leading universities in the UK and around the world on courses from Human, Political and Social Sciences at Cambridge to Engineering at Durham to courses in Furniture & Product Design.
A few of our students heading to Oxbridge
This year Putney’s Oxbridge results are among our best ever with 13 students taking up places on courses ranging from Law and Medicine to Modern and Medieval Languages.
Putney students’ continued interest in STEM subjects has been reflected in the school’s strongest ever science results propelling students on to courses from Neuroscience at Edinburgh to Chemistry at Oxford to Materials Science and Engineering at Imperial.
Three quarters of grades at A* or A
This year’s A level results saw:
- 41% of grades at A*
- 19 students achieving three or more A*
- Almost 90% achieved their first choice of university
Scientists and Medics excel
Putney’s strongest ever Science saw:
- Biology 57% of grades at A*
- Chemistry 45% of grades at A* and 95% at A*A
- Physics 36% of grades at A* and 73% at A*A
- 9 students secured places to read Medicine at universities including Imperial, Oxford, Southampton, Sheffield and Brighton.
With more than half of the year group studying Maths, it was the most popular A level. Some 44 per cent of grades were at A*.
There were strong performances across the wide range of subjects, reflecting students’ many varied interests.
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In Geography, some 71% achieved A* and 94% A*A.
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In Classics, it was 75% A* and 100% A*A while Religious Studies secured 90% A* and 100% A*A.
Amongst the most popular universities was Edinburgh where students are off to read a range of courses from Japanese to Economics and Politics to Fine Art. Similarly, students are off to Durham on courses ranging from Classical Civilisation to Mechanical Engineering to Liberal Arts.
There is a growing trend in Degree Apprenticeships, Taiwo Kila is off to study Accounting and Finance with Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) at Queen’s Mary’s.
Seven students head to North America to destinations including University of Chicago, Northeastern, Cornell, Middlebury and Pennsylvania State.
Head, Jo Sharrock said,
“I am delighted for our marvellous class of 2024 – they are a year group mighty in intellect and talent, with a very well-developed sense of community, fun and friendship and we are all thrilled to see their brilliance rewarded with such stellar results.
“They have been extraordinarily successful not only as Putney High students but in their wider lives –among them GB Sportswomen, political campaigners, peer mentors, talented musicians, scientists, and designers.
“We are incredibly proud of all of them and delighted to see them progress on to a wonderfully diverse range of courses at first class institutions across the globe. They leave us as well rounded and balanced young people – engaged and engaging with so much to offer the world.
“These A levels results mark the beginning of a new chapter for these exceptional young women. I for one cannot wait to see what they will do next.
“Congratulations to all – this is a day for celebration.”
