A Level Results 2024
Students at Durham High School are celebrating after achieving outstanding A Level results, with a 25% of grades awarded being an A*.
More than 48 per cent of pupils at Durham High School, based in Durham City, achieved A and A* grades across the board, with more A* success in their Extended Project Qualifications (EPQs). Overall, 82.6 per cent of A Level grades awarded at the school were A*- B. All girls studying Physics, Further Maths and languages received A* – A grades.
Among the students celebrating were Isabella Entwhistle, of Bishop Auckland, who secured four A*s in Chemistry, Maths, Further Maths and Physics. She will be heading to Edinburgh University to study Chemistry.
She will be joined at Edinburgh Uni by Esme Thwaites, of Wingate, Durham, who achieved A*s in Fine Art and Maths, an A in French and an A* in her EPQ, and Maria Adam, of Durham, who was awarded four A*s in Chemistry, Maths, Further Maths and Physics, and will study Mathematical Physics.
Head Girl Phoebe Flavell, of Consett, also gained excellent results with A* grades in Chemistry and Religious Studies, an A in Maths and A* in her EPQ. Her grades have secured her a place at Nottingham University to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics.