Results
A Level Results 2011
With 82 students gaining places at the Russell group of universities and 55 at the Top Twenty group, three students achieved 4 straight A*s, with 13 students gaining all As and A*s. Eight students made it to Oxbridge.
155 candidates sat 556 examinations; there were 85 A*s, 180 As, 151 Bs, 91 Cs, 33 Ds and 10 Es – the statistics show 47.6% scored A and A* and 74.8% gained A*, A and B.
Higher than ever were the points per candidate at 375.9 which equates to just over 3
A grades each – a phenomenal achievement by all concerned – the best before was a stellar year in which the students gained 351.
This is also the first year that the school offered the International Baccalaureate; the outcome saw Torquay Boys’ Grammar School as the top state school in the country with an average point score of 37 with one student gaining 44 points out of 45, placing him in the top 0.5% internationally of all entries.
Roy Pike, Head, congratulated all involved; “students and staff worked tremendously hard and thoroughly deserve their success. I wish all the students well as they go on to university”.
IB Results 2011
TORQUAY BOYS’ GRAMMAR SCHOOL OUTSTANDING IB RESULTS
The first set of results scored by the 24 IB pioneers was published recently; TBGS, according to information from statistics available, is the top scoring state school in the country with an average of 37 points per candidate and a score of 67% of grades 7 and 6 (the equivalent of A* and A grades at ‘A’ level). This performance smashes all previous school records, making this cohort by far the most successful in the school’s history.
Congratulations to Ben Howitt who scored 44 out of 45 and to all of the students in the group, many of whom have confirmed their places at top universities including Oxford, Nottingham, Bath and Cardiff. In fact 7 of the students gained 40 points or more, a score which only 3½% of students worldwide achieved last year.
The performance by all the students of this truly international, rigorous and intellectually challenging qualification is exceptional. As a new course, the results were anticipated with trepidation; in the event, all the students feel their hard work led to a genuinely fulfilling experience.
In the overall league tables the school is third in the country, with Ben being placed in the top 0.5% of students across the world.
IB Diploma League Table