A Level results 2020

Our 2020 Sixth Form students yet again celebrated brilliant academic successes, with 31% of grades awarded at A* and 67% of grades awarded at A*-A.

However, the story of 2020 is about much more than results. This year, St Mary’s is celebrating the resilience and optimism students have shown, in the face of disruption created by Covid-19. In their response to this unexpected life challenge, the class of 2020 are officially ‘All Stars’.

We are disappointed by the way that the final A Level grades have been determined by the awarding bodies and recognise that the process has not fully rewarded many of our students.

Here are our 2020 headlines

• 31% A* grades
• 67% A*/A grades
• 91% A* to B grades
• 96% A* to C grades

Subject highlights include particularly strong performances in the arts, languages, mathematics and computing:

• 100% A* grades in Arabic, Latin, Music, Spanish and Pre-U Mandarin
• 100% A*/A grades in Art and Design, Drama, French and Greek
• 100% A* to B grades in Classical Civilisation, Computing, Further Mathematics, Photography and Theology 

This year's students successfully secured their chosen higher education courses and are pursuing diverse, exciting directions with leaver destinations including: Medicine at UEA, Law and Spanish at Bristol, Engineering at UCL, History at York and Conservation Biology and Ecology at Exeter.

Leaver destinations 2020  

GCSE Results 2020

Our 2020 results continue to represent the high academic standards we expect, but equally impressive is the ‘keep calm and carry on’ attitude girls have adopted as they prepare to embark on the vital next stage of their education.

Our headline GCSE results are:

• 45% A* grades (9-8)
• 66% A* - A grades (9-7)
• 84% A*- B grades (9-6)
• 95% A*-B grades (9-5)
• 99% A*- C grades (9-4)

Results were strong across the board, from languages to sciences:

• 88% achieved A* in Music, 75% achieved A* in Mandarin, and 68% achieved A* in Biology
• 100% achieved A*-A in Latin Language, 86% achieved A*-A in Geography and 84% achieved A*-A in Biology, Chemistry and Physics

Alongside celebrating academic successes, we would also like pay tribute to all the other qualities these amazing young people have shown us. In an uncertain and rapidly changing world, results alone are not enough – it is character that will enable our girls go on to achieve their ambitions in the coming years.

More about our 2020 results