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A Level results
A Levels
The results are in.
Trinity students receive stunning results at A Level.
Our Upper Sixth students have, once again, out-done themselves with a spectacular set of results. Antonia Geldeard, Head of Sixth Form, comments, “They have negotiated the requirements of the teacher assessed process extremely well and 86% of the grades were A* or A. “In a very competitive year for entry, over 90% of the year group have secured their first choice destination for next year, including degree apprenticeships, university in the US, and art foundation courses. “My congratulations go to all the students on their hard work and thanks to the staff for their care and support.”
86%
A* or A
90%
First choice destination
Here is a taster of our students’ many and varied successes... Tanya Jayakar
Tanya has been awarded a scholarship to study Medicine at Imperial, having studied Biology, Chemistry, Maths and French at A Level. She chose Imperial due to its reputation for strength in STEM subjects. She was also keen to remain in London, close to a number of large teaching hospitals. “Both my parents are doctors and I grew up watching them. Truthfully, I couldn’t see myself doing anything else. It gives your life purpose.”
Jake Griggs
Each year, a number of students move on to Engineering degrees. This year, for instance, Jake Griggs is moving on to study Mechanical Engineering at Exeter University. “I loved being given challenging questions in Maths and working through pages of calculations to finally get an answer, whilst also watching a product go from a mind map into a fully rendered piece in DT.”
Eloise Demay
Eloise, a Music Scholar at Trinity, studied English Literature, Psychology and Geography at A Level. She has a place at Durham to read Psychology. “For me, music was an opportunity to escape the stress of study. I would go to my choir rehearsal and feel ten times better afterwards. I always felt that my productivity skyrocketed, too.”
Krish Oza
Krish is one of 13 students to have received offers from Oxbridge. Krish studied Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry at A Level.
Ellie Osmond
Ellie is now going to the University of Leeds to study Human Physiology. A sports scholar, she says: “Most of my free time was dedicated to running. I run for Blackheath and Bromley Harriers and have competed at the national level in cross country and middle / long distance on the track and roads. My best achievement is probably winning a gold medal at the last South of England Athletics Championships.”
Saul Packer
Saul has an offer from Cambridge to study Modern and Medieval Languages. He is interested in applying for a role in the Foreign Office, and loved the variety of musical experiences he had at Trinity, “from touring opera in China, to the school musicals, to playing timpani solos.”
Amelia Andrews
Amelia is studying Business at Bath University. Her advice is for students to keep their options open while they can: “Your ideas for university and what you enjoy can really change. I’m so glad I still had all my options open at the end of Year 12.”
Kishen Patel
Once again, many students have opted to study Business, Finance and Economicsrelated degrees. “Economics explains how the world works, and gives you insight into how the biggest companies and governments operate,” says Kishen, who is off to study Economics and Finance at Exeter University.
Alexander Szczepaniak
Alexander studied Maths, Further Maths, Economics and Physics and really enjoyed the opportunity to design and edit the first edition of the Trinity Economic Review. He can see himself pursuing postgraduate research in a field related to Economics and has taken up the offer he has received to study Economics at LSE.
Tom Leigh
Tom is going to study Medicine at Leeds. He then hopes to return to London and work in hospitals across the South-East of England. “I have two main highlights of my time at Trinity,” he says. “Firstly, in 2019 I captained the U16s to a national plate victory at Lee Valley, the Olympic stadium. Second, I have many happy memories of the Sixth Form Centre - from free periods to dress up day.”
Ellie Press
Ellie studied English, Geography and History at A Level and has a place at Cambridge to read English Literature. She comments, ”if a student is planning on applying for Oxbridge or other courses with intensive application processes, I would recommend compiling a reading list and getting started on it over summer.”
Louis Rumbold-Koch
Louis chose Economics, History and Business for A Level and would also like to go into business. “The biggest piece of advice I could give to younger students is that life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react, so keep going no matter how hard the work gets! I would love to be involved with Trinity in the future in some capacity by helping to fund bursaries so that everyone has an equal opportunity to attend this great school.”
Olushola Adesina
Olushola Adesina will now study Chemistry at Oxford. His advice is as follows: “When you finish a topic in class, it’s a good idea to condense your notes into flashcards. I like online ones like Anki or Quizlet. It pays off when you’re not scrambling through messy pages of notes and your textbook for every topic or term test!”
Aaron Blackman
Aaron will study Economics at Warwick. “My main motivation to do well stems from the successes of my peers. I feel that the environment created at Trinity promotes excellence and achievement. It was very motivating,” he says.
Anoushka Samanta
Anoushka plans to study Medicine at Imperial. She says: “My role model is my uncle, who is a doctor in India. I admire him greatly for his work, especially managing COVID-19 in hospitals.”
“Moving from a very small school to a larger one, I enjoyed the added independence,” Ellie says. “I think it has helped prepare me better for the move to university.” “At Trinity there is a unique environment in which teachers not only focus on academic excellence and individual success, but also, they genuinely care about you as people and your wellbeing.” “The highlight of my time at Trinity was the 2018 geography trip to Borneo and Singapore. This was truly vast in its scope and just goes to show how dedicated the teachers at Trinity are.”
Apprenticeship success for Upper Sixth students
Both Thomas Jakubkis and Thomas Merritt have received offers of highly coveted degree apprenticeships - with Ernst and Young, in the field of information technology, and at Savills, focused on building surveying, respectively. “By the end of the degree apprenticeship, you earn a full university degree without the burden of student debt and most employers will offer a competitive wage to compensate you for your hard work,” says Thomas J, who points out that he heard about degree apprenticeships for the first time during a presentation which formed part of Higher Education Week. Meanwhile, Thomas M points out that Savills had 8,000 applicants for only one vacancy. He says: “If you are adamant about the industry you want to get into, then an apprenticeship, in my opinion, is often the best route.”
