Outstanding A Level success for Queen Anne’s Students!

August 13th 2020

Queen Anne’s School is delighted to announce another year of excellent A Level results with 59% of all grades receiving A* or A and 78% at A*, A or B.

On achieving these results, Queen Anne’s students have secured places at top universities, including Manchester, UCL, Exeter, King’s College London, Leeds, Durham, St Andrews, York and Nottingham, across a wide range of disciplines including Politics, Philosophy and Economics, Fashion Management, Medicine, Law, Physics with Astrophysics and International Business.

Our Upper Sixth students have faced a challenging final year full of uncertainties but have continued to lead the school brilliantly and set excellent examples for their younger peers.

"No one would have predicted the situation that these girls have faced and it makes me especially proud that the class of 2020 have approached this unique situation in the Queen Anne’s way - with kind hearts, fierce minds, and strong spirits" said Headmistress Julia Harrington. "We are delighted with the overall results and so pleased for the girls who have secured their placements as they embark on the next stage of their lives and their learning. We are committed to supporting and working with our students as they continue to plan for their futures."

Across a range of 29 subjects, 40% of this year’s A Levels were taken in STEM subjects, with 41% of these students achieving A* or A. The school’s neuroscience programme BrainCanDo has continued to have an impact on the students with 23 girls choosing to study Psychology at A Level, achieving 73% A*, A or B grades.

Humanities subjects achieved impressive results, with 85% of students awarded A*, A or B in these subjects collectively. In Geography, 71% of students were awarded A* or A, and 75% of our History students received A*, A or B.

Queen Anne’s has traditionally had strong results in the Arts and this year was no exception. 100% of students were awarded A*- A in Drama and Theatre studies, alongside 100% for A Level Dance. In Art 77% of students achieved A* - A and in Music 100% of students received grades A - B.

In other subjects 100% of girls who studied Computer Science achieved A* or A and a strong 61% of students were awarded A*, A or B in Business Studies. Students who studied Modern Foreign Languages also did very well, with 80% achieving A*- A.

The breakdown of Queen Anne’s School’s A Level results is as follows: