Academic Highlights 2024
CAMBRIDGE CAMPUS
HIGHLIGHTS:
Outstanding A-level results in the college’s first ever A-level cohort
– One student achieved a stunning straight five A* grades
– 92% of students earned places at Russell Group Universities and 42% at the G5 universities of Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Imperial College and UCL
Sarah, an 18-year-old student from Singapore, has been accepted to Sidney Sussex College at Cambridge University to study Medicine. Sarah achieved four A*s in Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Physics.
Genius teenager Cesare Mencarini built a nuclear fusor at CSFC. He’s
secured a prestigious year of industry work experience before applying for a degree in engineering in 2025.
CARDIFF CAMPUS
HIGHLIGHTS:
90.6% A*-A grades
87.5% of all students achieved three or more A grades in this year’s results and 107 students achieved all A*-A grades
– 40% achieved places at the coveted G5 universities – Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, UCL and Imperial College.
– 26% of students accepted to study medicine this year
– 10% of the Cardiff Sixth Form College cohort achieving their places at Oxbridge
– Six students gained at least five A* grades and one student from Cardiff, Cathy Lou, achieved a stunning six A*s in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Further Maths and Chinese and has an offer to read Medicine at Hong Kong University.
Inspired by watching Brian Cox on TV, Leo Rawson from CSFC Cardiff has secured an offer to study Physics at Oxford University after collecting four A*s at A-level.
Davis, an ambitious Canadian student secures offer to study Law at Merton College, Oxford.
CARDIFF CAMPUS
HIGHLIGHTS:
GCSE results for 2024 grade 9-7 grade 9-4
81.1% 97.5%
Braden attained seven Grade 9s and one Grade 8, all while playing the role of the genie in the college production of Aladdin and participating in debating.
GCSEs
Helen, achieved seven grade 9s, two grade 8s and one grade 7. She also won the Eisteddfod Poetry competition earlier this year.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Earlscliffe is a non-selective school dedicated to offering a personalised pathway for each student, ensuring every individual receives the support they need to succeed. With its fully inclusive approach, the 2024 cohort has achieved remarkable success, securing places at prestigious universities.
Of particular note this year are the number of students who achieved distinctions on the oneyear course, Diploma in Business and Management, who are now set to progress onto exciting new opportunities.
Anna was the Head Girl and an absolute example of the Earlscliffe core values. She worked hard and is a caring and supportive peer. She gained AAAB in her A-level grades and is off to study History of Art at The Courtauld.
Anamaria joined Earlscliffe for GCSEs and has now achieved AAAB in her A-levels. She will study Graphic and Media Design at UAL.
Other notable university success stories include...
Pupil Name University Course
Timi King’s College London Global Health & Social Science
Chiemedo University of Surrey Media and Communication
Madi University of Westminster Business Management
Anna City, University of London Business Management
Eloi University of Exeter Finance: Business Management
Gleb University of Reading Mathematics
Helen UCL Bioprocessing of New Medicines
Nina Royal Holloway Biomedical Sciences
Maia Newcastle University Civil Engineering
Siar UCA Architecture
Titan University of Reading Biomedical Sciences
HIGHLIGHTS:
Yonglin (top right) joined Earlscliffe in September with only a B1 level of English, but his determination and commitment to his studies led to an impressive achievement in the one-year GCSE programme with outstanding final grades of 9, 9, 8, 8, 7, and 6, a testament to his academic excellence and dedication to personal growth.
Chrito (mid right) completed the one-year GCSE programme with outstanding final grades of 9, 9, 8, 8, 7, and 6, demonstrating particular talent in mathematics. We are confident that he will continue to excel as he embarks on the Earlscliffe A-level programme, where his abilities and dedication will undoubtedly shine.
Orlando (bottom right) successfully completed the one-year GCSE programme with five excellent grades, a reflection of his hard work and determination. We are confident that as he continues through the Earlscliffe A-level programme, he is well on his way to achieving his dream of studying business at a British university.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Excellent results at FAC with 33% achieving A*/A, almost double the pre-COVID results in 2019 (17%). This improvement ran through the rest of the results: A*-B at 63% in contrast with 48% pre-COVID. A*-C grades also saw a similar increase from 76% to 84%.
– Students beat their predicted grades by almost 20%
– A record number of FAC students have been accepted at top art schools, including the Slade, Central St Martins, and Chelsea. Many others have places at Russell Group universities including UCL, King’s, Edinburgh, Durham, Bristol and The Courtauld Institute, amongst others. As always, a few students will go on to study abroad in Paris, New York, and Los Angeles.
A-LEVELS
– Sophie achieved superb results with A*s in English, Film Studies and History of Art A levels, plus an A* for her EPQ. She secured the grades to study English at the University of Bristol.
– Maddie is following a Foundation Art course at UAL for a year, before applying to Oxford to study Fine Art. She achieved A*s in Fine Art, History and English.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Outstanding results in GCSE exams with remarkable improvements from pre-pandemic levels. 62% students achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and Maths, significantly outperforming last year’s national average of 45% and the 43% seen before the pandemic.
Across all subjects, 22% of students secured top grades 9-7, a 7% rise from 2018. Even more impressively, 80% of students achieved grades 9-4, marking a 15% increase from prepandemic figures.
Particularly outstanding results were in Film Studies, Photography and Religious Studies.
GCSEs
Despite a very small A-level cohort of 8 pupils, HCH sixth form achieved some outstanding results.
– Over 70% A*/B grades.
– 100% Russell Group application success rate
Thane achieved A*AA
– Ilian achieved A*AAB
– Juliet achieved A*AB
HIGHLIGHTS: A-LEVELS
HIGHLIGHTS:
GCSE results for 2024 grade 9-8 grade 9-7 54% 76%
Excellent results from this year’s GCSE students with over half of all grades being awarded 9-8. An exceptional performance from Julian and Adit who both achieved grade 9 for all on their subjects. Over 70% A*/B grades.
GCSEs
HIGHLIGHTS:
GCSE results for 2024 grade 9-7 grade 9-4
75% 100%
Pia (pictured right) has been at KS since Y7 as one of our KS Foundation students. She has represented the school incredibly well throughout her 5 years here, both as Senior School Captain and Wellbeing Ambassador. Her hard work over KS4 paid off with outstanding final grades of 9,8,8,9,9,9,9,8,9 and 6. She heads off to Sixth Form at Latymer Upper.
– These outstanding GCSE results are a 28.8% increase over the last year.
– 100% of our Y10 students achieved 9-7 (A*-A).
– We are especially proud of our Year 11 and Y10 Languages results (English, Chinese, Arabic and Latin) where 100% of our students achieved 9-7 (A*-A).
– 100% of our students achieved 9-7 (A*-A) in English Literature and Language.
GCSEs
HIGHLIGHTS: A-LEVELS
The inaugural cohort of A-level students received their A-level results, with over half of all grades being awarded A* to B.
– Molly is off to study Law at Bristol University
– Kiral is off to become a pilot, studying ‘Aviation Operations with a Commercial Pilots Licence’ at University of West London
– Alessia’s creative talent will continue to shine and develop by studying for an Art Foundation qualification at City and Guilds Art School, a launch pad for budding artists.
– Rakan and Ates will be directing their entrepreneurial talents to Accounting and Finance at the University of Surrey and Business Management and Digital Innovation at Regent’s University, London.
– Karan’s mathematical brain will be well exercised at City, University of London, where he will study Economics
HIGHLIGHTS:
GCSE results for 2024 grade 9-7 grade 9-4 53% 96%
Over three quarters of our Modern Language results were 9-8
– 50% of grades in Biology and Computer Science at 9-8, just pipping Chemistry (46%) and Physics (46%) on top of the 100% Statistics GCSE awarded 9-8 and 80% of Further Mathematics grades also at 9-8.
GCSEs
HIGHLIGHTS:
This year’s cohort achieved highest ever percentage of A* and A grades to date.
– 42% of the 42 pupils achieved the top grades. This compares to the national average, where 27.6% of entries were graded at A*/A.
A-LEVELS
HIGHLIGHTS:
GCSE results for 2024 grade 9-7 grade 9-4
58% 98%
These outstanding results in GCSE exams are a 45% increase over prepandemic results.
A few wonderful success stories:
- Georgia achieved seven grade 9s, two grade 8s and a 7
- Jack achieved eight grade 9s and two grade 8s
- Victor secured nine grade 9s and two grade 7s
We are delighted that these outstanding students are staying at Radnor House for A-level.
GCSEs
HIGHLIGHTS:
Great overall improvement in results, particularly in the A*-B with 57%, an increase from the past two years and in line with pre-covid results.
– The RIC class of 2024 have gained access to some prestigious and highly respected courses.
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to read History and French.
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George is off to UAL to study Fine Art.
Oliver is going to BIMM to study Music Production.
Louise
Manchester
Sophie is off to York to study English
HIGHLIGHTS:
GCSE results for 2024 grade 9-7 grade 9-4 30% 83%
The fantastic GCSE results are a 25% increase on pre-pandemic results.
GCSEs
HIGHLIGHTS:
GCSE results for 2024 grade 9-7 grade 9-4 36% 88%
One pupil, Nathan gained an impressive 12 GCSEs, 11 of which were at grade 9. An amazing achievement. Nathan managed to balance his GCSE studies whilst having the responsibility of being one of the Head Prefects, he also gained an A* in his special project qualification and delivered a very impressive Ted Talk
GCSEs
HIGHLIGHTS:
A-level Results for 2024 – A* - A: 31% – A* - B: 48%
– A* - C: 65%
– Pass: 93%
Top 10 A-level Results for 2023-24 with University Destinations and Courses
A*A*A*A
University of Edinburgh: Artificial Intelligence & Computer Science
A*A*A*
University of Bristol: Mathematics and Computer Science
A*A*AB Gap Year
A*A*AB
London School of Economics: Management
A*AA
A*AA
University of Bath: Computer Science
A*ABB
University of Edinburgh: Civil Engineering
AABB
Lancaster University: Computer Science (with Industrial Experience)
AAB
University of Bristol: Engineering Mathematics
ABC
Cardiff University: Computer Science A-LEVELS
King’s College London, University of London: Electronic Engineering
HIGHLIGHTS:
GCSE results for 2024 grade 9-7 grade 9-4
27% 89%
The excellent GCSE scores are a 43% increase on pre-pandemic results and a 7% increase over last year.
GCSEs
HIGHLIGHTS:
4 of our students achieved 8 H1 grades in the Leaving Certificate examination.
– Our students will study in universities all over the world next year including UCLA, Oxford, LSE and prestigious universities in Ireland Trinity College, UCD and RCSI.
LEAVING CERTIFICATE
HIGHLIGHTS:
– 16 students achieve Max 625 points
26% achieve 600pts or higher V National Avg 4.8%
57% achieve 550pts or higher V National Avg 13.2%
LEAVING CERTIFICATE
