Cheshire East A-level students achieve great successes

A-level students in Cheshire East have once again achieved impressive results that are above the national average.

The borough’s students received their results on Thursday morning, showing that, collectively, they achieved a provisional pass rate of 98.4 per cent**, which is above the national average of 97.2 per cent.

The further breakdown of grades shows that the proportion of students achieving grades A* to A was 24.7 per cent and well over half (51.4 per cent) achieved an A* to B grade. 

The council, as corporate parent for the borough’s cared for children, is delighted to see some fantastic results of this cohort of young people, with many securing university places of their choice. This shows the commitment and dedication demonstrated by our young people across the borough. 

These results reflect the hard work shown, once again, by students not only during the exam period but also over the years leading up to today. Seeing students now progressing to university courses or degree apprenticeships highlights the commitment of our young people to succeed and aspire to the next phase of their educational journey.

Councillor Carol Bulman, lead member for children and families at Cheshire East Council, said:

“I am delighted to see that our A-level students have continued to achieve incredibly strong levels of performance.

“These fantastic results are an absolute credit to our young people and everyone who has worked so hard to support them – not only their dedicated teachers and support staff but also students’ parents and families. It really is a collective effort to support students so that they can achieve such impressive results.

“I am really proud of our students’ achievements and I wish them all the very best for the future, whether they are continuing their studies into further or higher education, apprenticeships or taking their first steps into the workplace.”

Following results day young people and their families can access local mental health and wellbeing support on the Cheshire East Council website, or access useful guidance to help them to decide on next steps within their career on the jobs and skills section for residents.

Support for cared for children and young people is available by contacting the Cheshire East Virtual School on 01625 374974.

** Awaiting one school's results.