TYNEDALE schools reported their 'best-ever' A-level results.
Queen Elizabeth High School in Hexham, Ponteland High School and Haydon Bridge High School praised their students for achieving 'outstanding' results.
Queen Elizabeth High School was delighted to report outstanding achievements by its students in their A-levels and equivalent qualifications this summer.
The grades achieved by the students from Queen Elizabeth enable them to progress successfully into employment and further or higher education. The school maintained 'excellent' results for another year, with students again achieving an average B grade at A-level.
This year, nearly 40 per cent of grades achieved were A*/A (or equivalent) with 86 per cent of grades at A*-C in A-level and 100 per cent of students achieved a pass or above in vocational qualifications.
More than 95 per cent of students in Year 12 also completed an enhancement qualification with outstanding results achieved in EPQ (Extended Project Qualification), LAMDA and AS Further Mathematics.
Neil Seaton, head of school, said: “I am so proud of our students and what they have achieved. They have worked hard alongside the staff in school to achieve these excellent results. We provide an excellent experience in our sixth form and our students are exceptional. The students deserve the successes they have achieved in their A-level and equivalent qualifications.”
Ruth Platts, assistant head in charge of sixth form, said: “We are delighted with the results. As a school we offer a variety of vocational qualifications, with many of our young people gaining outstanding results in sports science, business, applied human biology and other courses.
"The breadth of our curriculum creates opportunities for our students to thrive and succeed. I am also incredibly proud of the Year 12 students who have exceeded expectations and secured outstanding results in their enhancement qualifications.”
Meanwhile, Haydon Bridge High School deputy headteacher, Stephen Hill, said: "We are delighted to share with you that 100 per cent of the Year 13 students who wanted to go to university have had their places confirmed today due to their excellent results. We are waiting on the decisions of two other students. 80 per cent of the students are going to their first choice universities and will be travelling across the UK to access their courses.
"The other students from Year 13 have confirmed places on apprenticeships, are starting university courses in the academic year 2025-26 or are already in employment across Northumberland."
Ponteland High School reported that 16 students achieved a clean sweep of grades awarded at A* and/or A.
Three students, Freddie Reynolds, Sam Connell and Jamie Ho, will be studying at Cambridge University from September, with James Hulse studying at Oxford University.
Ponteland High School headteacher, Stefan McElwee, said: “We are again delighted with the results achieved by our Year 13 students this year, building on the high achievement of our students in 2023. Almost 30 per cent of all grades achieved were at A*-A, our best-ever results. This is extremely pleasing and is a suitable reward for our students and staff.
"I am very proud of their efforts and achievements. It has been wonderful to share in their success this morning; we have been surrounded by delighted faces of students and parents.
"Our sixth-form students are wonderful ambassadors for our school and I am so pleased their efforts and contributions have been rewarded in the outstanding exam results we are all celebrating today.
"Our teachers have worked tirelessly with our students and have ensured they have been well supported academically and emotionally. They too can celebrate the successes of their students and feel pride in how well they continue to serve all the students in our school.
"I look forward to seeing our Year 13 leavers in the not-too-distant future and I am confident they will continue to achieve exceptionally well at university, apprenticeships and in the world of work. I wish them all the very best for the future."
Hexham MP Joe Morris congratulated students on their academic success.
He said: "Huge congratulations to everyone who received their A-level results today. We have fantastic educational institutions and talented young people studying at them right across our constituency. You should all be incredibly proud of how far you've come in your educational journeys."
Prudhoe Community High School was contacted for comment.
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