Students at Ark Walworth Academy have celebrated their best ever A level and BTEC results despite top grades falling by 9.4 per cent nationally.
Sixth form pupils did particularly well in Maths, with 83 per cent of students achieving grade B or above.
Principal Jessica West said: “We couldn’t be prouder of the collective efforts of students, staff and families in achieving these remarkable grades.
“We’re delighted to see yet another group of Walworth Academy students going forward to take up their places in the world and we’re genuinely excited to see the impact of their work to come!”
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Two-thirds of Physics students achieved A* to A this year. Among those students was Ridwan Zaki, whose A*A*A in Maths, Physics and Chemistry allows him to read Physics at University College London.
Almost half of Sociology students achieved A* or A, including aspiring journalist Khadija Merzais.
The fluent Pashto speaker got A*AA in Sociology, English and Psychology, and even received a Marshall Wace bursary thanks to her work with new Afghan pupils who arrived following the evacuation of Kabul.
Every year, forty Ark students get Marshall Wace bursaries worth £9,900 to support them through higher education.
Sekinat Abbas got the highest possible grade of Distinction*** in BTEC Applied Science and will study Optometry at the University of Plymouth.
Also in receipt of the Marshall Wace bursary, she hopes to explore how glaucoma affects minority backgrounds.
In total, 55 Ark students across the country have received bursaries worth £720,000.
Ark Walworth is part of a network of Ark schools based in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth.