Examination Results

Thornton College students achieved grades they should be proud of.

• 38% of all grades A*/A or equivalent
• 60 % of all grades were A* – B or equivalent
• 79% of all grades were A* – C or equivalent
• 61% of students achieved one or more A*/A grades or equivalent
• 81% of all vocational qualification grades Distinction* or Distinction
• 75% of Year 12 students taking the Extended Project Qualification achieved A*-B

* Results are subject to change pending appeals

Thornton College students have achieved excellent results in their GCSEs with the following key headline statistics: 

• 87% of all results were grades 9 – 4 (Pass) (National Average 73%) 
• 79% of all results were grades 9 – 5 (legacy A** – C) 
• 66% of all results were grades 9 – 6 (legacy A** – B) 
• 47% of all results were grades 9 – 7 (legacy A** – A) (National Average 26%) 
• 31% of all results were at the highest possible grades 9 / 8 (legacy A** – A*) 
• 89% of students achieved A* – B for their HPQ (Higher Project Qualification) 

* Results are subject to change pending appeals

Thornton College students have achieved outstanding results in their A Level and Vocational Qualifications, with 100% securing their first-choice university.

• 59% of all grades A/A* or equivalent
• 79% of all grades A*-B or equivalent
• 91% of all grades A*-C or equivalent
• 73% of students achieved one or more A*/A grades or equivalent
• 41% of students achieved three or more A*/A or equivalent
• 100% of students achieved A*- B in nine of our A Level subjects
• 100% of Vocational Awards graded at Merit, Distinction and Distinction* and 83.3% achieved Double Distinction* or Distinction* Distinction.

Thornton College students have achieved excellent results in their GCSEs with the following key headline statistics:

• 97% of all results were grades 9 – 4 (Pass)
• 87% of all results were grades 9 – 5 (legacy A** – C)
• 72% of all results were grades 9 – 6 (legacy A** – B)
• 54% of all results were grades 9 – 7 (legacy A** – A)
• 36% of all results were at the highest possible grades 9 / 8 (legacy A**)
• 100% of students achieve A* – B for their HPQ (Higher Project Qualification)

Thornton College students have achieved outstanding results in their A Level and Vocational Qualifications, with 100% securing their first choice university.

• 75% of students achieved one or more A*/A grade
• 75% of all grades were A* – B
• 92% of all grades were A* – C 
• In seven of our A Level subjects, 100% of students achieved A*- B
• 100% of Vocational Awards graded at Distinction and Distinction*.  
• 53% of all grades A*/A or equivalent

Students all secured their first choice place, pursuing courses including Mathematics, Biomedical Sciences, English Literature, Policing, Nursing and Education at a range of institutions including King’s College London, Warwick, Loughborough, Birmingham and Manchester.

Thornton College students achieved excellent results in their GCSEs: 

• 98% of all results were grades 9 – 4  (Pass)
• 88% of all results were grades 9 – 5 (legacy A* – C)
• 45% of all results were grades 9 – 7 ( legacy A* – A)
• 27% of all results were at the highest possible grades 9 / 8 (legacy A**)
• 100% of students achieve A* -C for their HPQ (Higher Project Qualification)

Val Holmes, Head Teacher said,

‘All our students in Year 11 continued to access work, attend live lessons and complete their learning during lockdown.  They have all worked incredibly hard during a difficult time to achieve their well-deserved results. As a non-selective school, which values the talents of each individual, we recognise that success comes in all shapes and sizes and that excellence is achievable in all sorts of different ways. I am incredibly proud of each of the girls, of their results, their support of one another and of the grit and resilience, which they have developed in the past months, in particular. It will serve them well in the next stage of their journey in education and as they face an increasingly competitive world’.