Destination of Leavers - 2004

Destination of Leavers - 2004

Thomas Ackerley

Applying for September 2005

GAP year - employment

Francisca Ajiborisha

Exeter University

Law

Lili Brooksby

Loughborough University

Art Foundation
Fine Art (Painting) (2005)

Ghazala Caratella

Bournemouth College

Art Foundation

Jonathan Charwat

 Applying for September 2005

GAP year - employment and travel

Ben Cheung

University of Central England, Birmingham

Business studies

Louise Connolly

Leeds University

Mixed Media Textile Design

Benjamin Featherstone

Loughborough College

Uniformed services

Duncan Ferguson

Royal Air Force

Employment

Christopher Foster

Applying for September 2005

 GAP year - Professional Go-Karting

Patrick Galey

Emmanuel College, Cambridge University

English

Francesca Gamble

Applying for September 2005

GAP year - Employment and Travel

John Graham-Brown

 Liverpool University

Veterinary Science

Tobias Grasse

Applying for September 2005

GAP year - Employment and Travel

Danielle Isbell

Glamorgan university (2005)

Sports Science with Physical Geography
GAP year - Employment and Travel

Andre Kruger

Applying for Art foundation (2005)

GAP year - Employment

Joe Kuo

St. Edmund's College, Cambridge University

Natural Sciences

Katsuyuki Kuzuhara

Applying to Japanese Universities

Economics and Business

Samuel Lau

Applying to Australian Universities

Psychology

Kenneth Laurie

De Montfort University

Art Foundation

Simon Mace

Leeds University

Zoology

Anna Mackay

Loughborough University

Art Foundation

Patrick Maloney

University of Central England, Birmingham

Business and Advertising

Michelle Ngan

Applying to Hong Kong Universities

Catering Management

Thomas Onyon

Loughborough University

 Automotive Engineering

Oliver Randall

Applying for September 2005

GAP year - Employment and Travel

James Rydings

Los Angeles Film School

Film Production

Dannielle Slater

Fashion Retailing

Employment and Training

Harriet Smith

Pembroke College, Cambridge University

History

Matthew Spence

Newcastle University

Engineering with foundation year

Nicholas Stear

Loughborough University

Art Foundation

Joseph Stewart

Birmingham University

Medicine

Christopher Tandy

Leeds University

Geography and Politics

James Taylor

University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

Sports Coaching

Kayleigh Underwood

Nottingham Trent University

Environmental Health

Elizabeth Winterton

Liverpool University

Bioveterinary Science

Dominic Woo

Birmingham University

Mathematical Sciences

Susanne Yung

Bristol University

Early Childhood Studies

Post-A level 2004: A summary

 

Statistics

Students in Year13

Students applying via UCAS
Of these, number who decided not to pursue application
So, students seeking a place in H.Ed from September 2004

Eventual destinations of students:
Place at CF (inc. after GAP year)
Place at CI (inc. after GAP year)
Place at university via clearing
GAP Year with possible UCAS application for 2005 entry
Art Foundation or other Further Education course
Employment

 38

25
4
21


22
0
0
7
6
3

Notes

Results day and the days following were relatively straightforward this year. In part, this was as a result of the small size of the Year Group. In part, it was a reflection of the realistic applications submitted by most of the students. In terms of entry to first choice university (CF) this was the most successful year yet: just one student (who was known to be rather limited academically) went to his reserve choice university (CI) and nobody had to go through clearing.

This year again, the recent trend seems to have continued whereby a significant number of able students have decided not to move straight to Higher Education. Concerns about student finance may be the main reason for this, with students (and parents?) not wishing to risk a large financial undertaking for a course that the student might not complete.

Subjectively, the feeling is that the results of the Year Group are pleasing. All of the most able students obtained mainly A grade passes and entry to selective institutions to which they had applied, while the less academically able generally obtained grades in line with, or in excess of, expectations. A very small number of students underachieved but in each case this had been anticipated, being caused by a less than ideal response to the demands of their courses.

G.J.Sharpe
30/08/04