ILKLEY Grammar School’s students have once again recorded great successes with this year’s A Level results, continuing to achieve above average outcomes at every level, despite another tranche of the new style ‘harder’ A Level examinations this summer.

Eleven per cent of all grades achieved were at A* (three per cent above national), with all other attainment measures also continuing to be above national rates, including almost a third of all grades achieved at A/A* (31 per cent), with 60 per cent at A*-B and a 98 per cent overall pass rate.

As always there were some stand out achievements from a number of students, including Jessica Toseland who achieved 4A*s, Hannah Richards who achieved 3 A*s and an A, Harriet Day with 3A*s, Eleanor Griffiths, Melissa Johns-Watson and Nea Weston who all achieved 2A*s and 2As and Katrin Blears, Annie Edwards, Sam Ford, Joanna Henney, Ben Thompson and Jo Williams who all achieved 2A*s plus an A.

Around three quarters of IGS students now move on to a range of university destinations including Oxbridge and music conservatoire, with an impressive 80 per cent (102 students) gaining places at their first choice universities today, with all other students moving into employment or taking a gap year in 2018-19.

Helen Williams, Headteacher said: “It’s been yet another fantastic results day at IGS, where we are privileged to share in and celebrate the achievements of all of our students as they move on to their university or career path of choice or take a gap year. "We are extremely proud of the class of 2018 and I’d like to thank all of the staff at IGS who have worked so hard over the last two years to support our students to gain these high levels of success once again. Well done to everyone!”

Full results
Key: * = grade A, ** = grade A*, + = distinction, ++ = distinction*
S Abramson bu**, ec*, ma; T Addenbrook ec, ma, ph; D Ahmed so; A Aldred bu, enl, py, epq; L Baker bu, enl, gy, epq; H Bashir bi, ch, ph; A Bayntun bu; J Beecroft bu, pd, py; A Bialkowski pi, me; K Blears bi**, ch*, py**; J Boon bi*, ch, ma; A Brear bu*, ec, gy; M Brear bi*, ch, ma; H Broadhead Crofts enl, py, so; C Brooks bi, ch, hi; H Brooks bi**, ma*, ph*; L Brow bu*, ec, su; D Bryden enl, py, so; J Burgess gy, py, so; B Burnett bi*, py*, sp, epq; H Carslaw bi*, ch*, hi*; M Charlesworth pg, enl, me; G Charnley-Shaw hi, pi, me*; Y Coffey bu**, ma, py**; M Cook hi, ma, ph; E Cooke dr**, me*, mu; A Cunliffe bu, cp, ma; M Dale bu, ec, py; M Dale bi*, ch, ma; C Davies bu, ec, gy; E Day bi**, ch**, ma**; E Dennis ad, me, py; S Dinsdale cp, pi, ma; J Doyle bu, ec, gy; N Ducker bu, ec, me; A Edwards fr*, py**, sp**; K Elston ad, bi*, gy*, epq*; S Ferreira ad, me*, so; K Finch ma, py, sp, epq*; J Flerin bi, ch, py; R Flint bi**, ma, ph; S Flint hi, py, so, epq; S Ford bu**, ec**, ma*; E Fotherby el, hi, py; C Franks ch, ma**, fm, ph; S Fullerton bi*, ch*, ma; J Gallagher ec, ma**, fm*; D Gill bu, py, SS(3); C Graham ch, ma, me; R Gray dr, el*, mu, py**; E Griffiths el*, hi**, pl*, epq**; A Guest bi, fr*, py; S Gurney el, gy, hi; S Gurung bi, ch, py; W Hagan bi*, ma, ph; R Hanson bu, py*, so**; J Henney fr*, pi**, pl**; E Henney ec, ma*, py*, epq**; V Hepworth bi, gy, py; L Higgitt bi, el, hi; J Hills bu*, enl, gy; J Hirst ad*, hi, ma*; I Hopkinson el, hi, pi, epq**; O Horsman el, pi, py; O Hought bi**, ch*, ma*; H Hughes cp, ma, ph; H Hunt ch, gy, su; L Hunter Rowe bu*, dr*, py; E Hutton hi, pl, sp; B Illingworth ec*, gy, py; H Iqbal bi, bu, ch; M Jeffels bi, gy, hi; M Johns - Watson el*, me*, py**, epq**; A Johnson pd, gy, ma; S Johnson gy, it; E Jones enl, py, SS(3)+; S Joynson cp**, ma*, ph*; A Kirkup el*, pl*, sp; H Lambert pg, bu, me; W Langan pg, enl, me; F Lee ad**, el**, pi; G Lesurf bi, py*, so**; J Lewis bu, cp, ec; C Lister ch, ec, pl, epq*; E Madden bi, el*, pl*; T Manangazira pd, gy; N Maroney dr, so; L Marshall bu, ma; E Martin el, ma, py; C Martinez bi, ch, py; E Mason pg, enl, me; W Mawson bu, ch, ma; E McKeefry fr, pl*, sp*; C McLeod ch, cp, ma; L McLoughlin el*, hi*, sp, epq**; M McNeil bi, pd, enl; G Melia bu, enl, so; L Millington dr, el, hi; K Moore ad, el, ma; J Moorhouse ch*, ma*, ph; A Morris ch*, ma**, ph*; A Murray ad, gy*, sp, epq*; S Naylor cp, ma, fm; O Newell ec, me, sp; C Nixon bu, gy, SS(3); J O'Connor bu, ec, hi; M Oddy enl, pi, pl, epq; S Ollerenshaw ch*, ma, ph*; B Onions bu, py, sp; D Paige el, pi, so; R Paul gy, me, py; R Pawson dr; O Penhale ch, ma*, ph*, epq; E Pilling gy*, hi, pl, epq**; G Pitches bu**, ec, py; A Polasik el, pol, py, so*; H Portz pg, enl*, py; R Potts pd, ma, ph; A Prentice gy, so, epq*, SS(3)+; I Purnell bi, ma, ph; H Ramsey bi, gy, py; J Renwick bi*, ch*, ma; A Rich bi*; ch, gy; H Richards ad*, el**, sp**, epq**; H Riley bi*, ch*, ma*, ph; E Robson bu*, ec, ma, epq**; J Ruff bu, ma, ph; T Rusby bi, ch, sp*, epq; K Sammon el, me*, py*; E Savage bi, el*, py**; M Saveska bi, bu, ch; M Shearn-Miller bi, ch, ma; A Siddique bi, ch, ma; C Simpson dr, pi, py; B Singleton bu*, gy**, ma; O Slater el**, hi, pi; L Smart ec, hi, ma, epq*; C T Smith bu, gy, SS(3); H Smith pd, it; W Speight enl*, gy, py**; A Spence me*, mu, py; A Spinola bu**, enl, in*, py; E Spivey bi, ch, py; B Stainton ch*, el**, gy*, epq*; E Stead bu, enl, so, epq**; J Stead cp, pi, pl*; T Stevens bu*, ch, pl, epq; A Sugden gy, py, so; S Thackray gy, su*; E Theaker cp, me, py; B Thompson bu**, ec**, ma*; E Tolan pg, enl, me; J Toseland el**, hi**, py**, epq**; N Ugail cp*, ec*, ma*, epq*; R Venaruzzo ch*, ma*, ph; F Wardman ad, el**, py*; M Warren ad, dr*, mu; B Watson bi, ch, ma; T Webb bu, ec, ma; M Weller el, hi, pl; H Wellock ad, el, fr; S Wells bi, ch, hi; N Weston bi*, gy**, hi*, epq*; C Whitaker-Pitts bi, ch, py*, epq**; J G A Williams bu*, me, py*; J K Williams bi**, ch*, py**; S Williamson bu, ec, me; H Wilman bu, ec; N Wilson bu; E Witty enl, pi, so*; W Wood el, hi, sp*, epq*; F Woodman ec*, el, fr*; T Woodman ch, ma, ph; S Wowczyna bu, ec, pl; A Wriglesworth gy, mu, py; R Yeadon el, hi, sp; H Zafar bu, enl, so;