POST 16 RESULTS 2024
Thomas Tallis Celebrates A-level and BTEC Result
In 2024 Tallis saw through the largest cohort of Year 13 students in the history of the school. They are also one of the most successful years ever. 331 Tallis students are taking up university or conservatoire places as at Wednesday 15 August – this number will rise – the great majority at their first choice of institution. 34% of our applicants are taking up courses at Russell Group universities and two thirds of our students are going on to the ‘Russell Group Plus’ – that is, the Russell Group itself, plus top-10-for-subject and highly specialist single-faculty institutions (SOAS, UAL, Bath etc). This year, all who wanted to progress to university were able to do so.
Almost three hundred and ninety students were awarded A-level or BTEC grades in 2024. 29.5% of A-level entries obtained A*/A grades (up 9% on last year) and 57% achieved A*-B grades (up from 48% last year). At A-level 90 students gained the equivalent of ABB or better, massively up from last year’s 62. The pass rate in all our A-level subjects was 98.3% (96% last year). BTEC students also performed brilliantly: 81 BTEC students achieved three Distinction grades or higher. There are as always very many remarkable stories of individual success. (Remember that the top grades for a BTEC are Distinction (=D) and Starred Distinction (=D*).)
Andrew C (A*A*A*A* and a Top Gold Medal in the 2024 UK Physics Olympiad) is to read Physics at Oxford, where he is joined by Minesh J (A*A*A) who will read Chemistry, Ethan B (A*A*A*B) who will read Mathematics and Kate P (A*AA) who will read English Language and Literature. Five Tallis students are taking up places at Cambridge: Emilia B (A*AA) and Georgia F (A*A*A) are to read English, Kezia D (A*AA) is to read HSPS and Harri K (A*AA) Land Economy, whilst Eva P (AAB) will study Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Many of our students have won places at world-class universities in London. Twelve are heading to KCL, including Tosin L (D*DD) and Oyinpreye S (D*D*D) for Nursing and Kanada-Louise (D*DD) for Midwifery - it’s only in the top two universities on the planet for those courses, isn’t it! - and Aliaa M (A*AAB) for Computer Science; three are heading to the LSE, where Yasmin S (A*AB) is to read Sociology, Melissa B (A*AA) International Social and Public Policy and Economics, and Lily D (A*AA) History; Hatim A (AAAA) and Mikael P (AAA) are studying Chemistry at Imperial; at UCL, Paloma M (A*AA) is to read Arts and Sciences and Ashraya P (A*A*A) Robotics and Artificial Intelligence; fifteen Tallis students are starting courses at QMUL, including Ibrahim A (AB and Distinction in his BTEC), who is to read Economics, Joshua H (D*DD) who is to read Hispanic Studies and Business Management, Hezil M (A*AA), reading Economics, and Thomas W (D*D*D), reading Accounting and Management; Kaan T (D*DD) is to study Music Marketing at ICMP and Sophie Y (AAA) Politics at SOAS; Solange M (D*CC) is to study Graphic and Media Design and Oisin S (DMB) Photography, both at UAL.
Some are close to home, choosing university places in the Southlands. Adam W (A*A*A*A) is to read Computer Science at Southampton along with Kate E (ABB) – Accounting and Finance - and Daisy B (BBC) has won a place to read Creative Writing at Sussex alongside eight other students from Tallis.
As last year, a coach-full of us are heading up the M1. 14 are to Leeds, including Connie F (A*A*A), reading English Literature, Nessa O (A*A*A), reading Digital Media, and Erin E (AAB), reading English, Theatre and Performance; Love S (A*A*A) has won a place at Leeds Arts University to study Visual Communication and Oskar J (ABB) is to study Music Technology at Leeds Beckett. 11 head to Manchester – including Tamsin A (AAA) to study Economics and Sociology and Peggy B (A*AA), to study Film and English Literature. Thomas L (D*D*D) is to begin a degree in Sound Engineering and Production at Salford. Four head to Sheffield, including Rico S (A*AA), reading Physics, and two to Durham including Tom N (AAB), reading Natural Sciences.
Others head west. Katie L (A*AAB) is to Cardiff to read Biological Sciences, where she is joined by another five students from Tallis; Scarlett A (A*AB) is to Bath to read Politics and International Relations, and eighteen of our best and brightest take up places at Bristol, including Dania B (A*AA), reading Economics, and Crystal R (ABB), reading Politics and International Relations. To the West Midlands – to Warwick – go Obed P (A*AB) to read Philosophy and Politics, and five others besides. Sofia F (A*AA) is to the east – she is to read Creative Writing and English Lit at UEA, where she is joined by Emily B (ABB), reading Economics. And finally, some head to another country entirely, namely Benjamin J (A*A*A), who is to read Common Law at Glasgow, where he is joined by Brooke H (D*D*D) – studying Midwifery. Meantime, Greta L (AAA) and Conal W (AAA) are to begin courses in Philosophy and in Physics at Edinburgh.
As always, nearly thirty Tallis students are beginning Foundation Diplomas at most of the constituent colleges of the University of the Arts, London. They’ll progress on to visual arts degrees in due course. Apprenticeships are another growth area for us and here there have been some wonderful outcomes too. For instance, Reem K has secured a training internship with CNN, Abbas D is taking up a place at Deloitte, and Maddie B a Civil Service Apprenticeship. Congratulations and great joy to them!
There are hundreds more success stories to tell this year, and they are an impressive year group for sure - but we’ll stop here.
Head, Carolyn Roberts commented:
Almost three hundred and ninety students were awarded A-level or BTEC grades in 2024. 29.5% of A-level entries obtained A*/A grades (up 9% on last year) and 57% achieved A*-B grades (up from 48% last year). At A-level 90 students gained the equivalent of ABB or better, massively up from last year’s 62. The pass rate in all our A-level subjects was 98.3% (96% last year). BTEC students also performed brilliantly: 81 BTEC students achieved three Distinction grades or higher. There are as always very many remarkable stories of individual success. (Remember that the top grades for a BTEC are Distinction (=D) and Starred Distinction (=D*).)
Andrew C (A*A*A*A* and a Top Gold Medal in the 2024 UK Physics Olympiad) is to read Physics at Oxford, where he is joined by Minesh J (A*A*A) who will read Chemistry, Ethan B (A*A*A*B) who will read Mathematics and Kate P (A*AA) who will read English Language and Literature. Five Tallis students are taking up places at Cambridge: Emilia B (A*AA) and Georgia F (A*A*A) are to read English, Kezia D (A*AA) is to read HSPS and Harri K (A*AA) Land Economy, whilst Eva P (AAB) will study Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Many of our students have won places at world-class universities in London. Twelve are heading to KCL, including Tosin L (D*DD) and Oyinpreye S (D*D*D) for Nursing and Kanada-Louise (D*DD) for Midwifery - it’s only in the top two universities on the planet for those courses, isn’t it! - and Aliaa M (A*AAB) for Computer Science; three are heading to the LSE, where Yasmin S (A*AB) is to read Sociology, Melissa B (A*AA) International Social and Public Policy and Economics, and Lily D (A*AA) History; Hatim A (AAAA) and Mikael P (AAA) are studying Chemistry at Imperial; at UCL, Paloma M (A*AA) is to read Arts and Sciences and Ashraya P (A*A*A) Robotics and Artificial Intelligence; fifteen Tallis students are starting courses at QMUL, including Ibrahim A (AB and Distinction in his BTEC), who is to read Economics, Joshua H (D*DD) who is to read Hispanic Studies and Business Management, Hezil M (A*AA), reading Economics, and Thomas W (D*D*D), reading Accounting and Management; Kaan T (D*DD) is to study Music Marketing at ICMP and Sophie Y (AAA) Politics at SOAS; Solange M (D*CC) is to study Graphic and Media Design and Oisin S (DMB) Photography, both at UAL.
Some are close to home, choosing university places in the Southlands. Adam W (A*A*A*A) is to read Computer Science at Southampton along with Kate E (ABB) – Accounting and Finance - and Daisy B (BBC) has won a place to read Creative Writing at Sussex alongside eight other students from Tallis.
As last year, a coach-full of us are heading up the M1. 14 are to Leeds, including Connie F (A*A*A), reading English Literature, Nessa O (A*A*A), reading Digital Media, and Erin E (AAB), reading English, Theatre and Performance; Love S (A*A*A) has won a place at Leeds Arts University to study Visual Communication and Oskar J (ABB) is to study Music Technology at Leeds Beckett. 11 head to Manchester – including Tamsin A (AAA) to study Economics and Sociology and Peggy B (A*AA), to study Film and English Literature. Thomas L (D*D*D) is to begin a degree in Sound Engineering and Production at Salford. Four head to Sheffield, including Rico S (A*AA), reading Physics, and two to Durham including Tom N (AAB), reading Natural Sciences.
Others head west. Katie L (A*AAB) is to Cardiff to read Biological Sciences, where she is joined by another five students from Tallis; Scarlett A (A*AB) is to Bath to read Politics and International Relations, and eighteen of our best and brightest take up places at Bristol, including Dania B (A*AA), reading Economics, and Crystal R (ABB), reading Politics and International Relations. To the West Midlands – to Warwick – go Obed P (A*AB) to read Philosophy and Politics, and five others besides. Sofia F (A*AA) is to the east – she is to read Creative Writing and English Lit at UEA, where she is joined by Emily B (ABB), reading Economics. And finally, some head to another country entirely, namely Benjamin J (A*A*A), who is to read Common Law at Glasgow, where he is joined by Brooke H (D*D*D) – studying Midwifery. Meantime, Greta L (AAA) and Conal W (AAA) are to begin courses in Philosophy and in Physics at Edinburgh.
As always, nearly thirty Tallis students are beginning Foundation Diplomas at most of the constituent colleges of the University of the Arts, London. They’ll progress on to visual arts degrees in due course. Apprenticeships are another growth area for us and here there have been some wonderful outcomes too. For instance, Reem K has secured a training internship with CNN, Abbas D is taking up a place at Deloitte, and Maddie B a Civil Service Apprenticeship. Congratulations and great joy to them!
There are hundreds more success stories to tell this year, and they are an impressive year group for sure - but we’ll stop here.
Head, Carolyn Roberts commented:
These results demonstrate once again that our principled commitment to finding and keeping outstanding subject experts on our teaching staff, our broad curriculum, challenging approach to learning and our humane students support enable hardworking and determined young people from the widest range of backgrounds to fulfil their potential and meet their goals. There are no short cuts to success in school, no rote or trick learning which take the place of good teachers, happy students and a lively community. It has been my pleasure to serve Tallis for 11 years, and I couldn’t be more proud of these young people. They have been educated at a time of terrible funding for schools, but we’ve come through it together and now they can change the world for the better.
KS4 Results 2024
Our 2024 Year 11 cohort achieved some of our best GCSE progress yet. Despite the challenges facing this cohort during secondary school due to the Covid-19 pandemic, close to 20% of all grades were at the highest grades of 9 to 7, and nearly 70% were grades 4 and above. These are a real testament to the persistence, resilience and hard work of our young people. We are extremely proud of all of them and wish them well as they continue onto the next steps of their education.
As always, there are a great number of individual success stories. Polly Ward achieved 11 GCSE grades, 7 grade 9s, 4 grade 8s, and a Di* BTEC. Arjun Obitz achieved 12 GCSEs with 8 grade 9s and 2 grade 8s, and Vinayak Obitz achieved 12 GCSEs with 6 grade 9s and 6 grade 8s. Esme Nouama-Graham achieved 10 GCSEs with 5 grade 9s and 3 grade 8s. Amy Lam achieved 9 GCSEs with 6 at grade 9s and a Di*BTEC. Mateusz Bazan achieved 12 GCSEs with 3 grade 9s and 7 grade 8s.
We are also incredibly proud of our students who achieved well above their target grades to make some truly exceptional progress in their time at secondary school. Abdul Mohamadi achieved 9 GCSE grades with 4 at grade 6 or above. Ellie Reardon achieved 9 GCSEs with 6 at grade 5 or above. Elton Krasniqi achieved 9 GCSEs with 6s in English and Maths. We could name so many other students on this list.
As always, attendance continues to be the biggest predictor of success at GCSE. Students who attended 96% and above of all their lessons in Year 11 achieved on average half a grade higher in every GCSE than students who attended 90-95% of their lessons, and one and half grades higher than students whose attendance was below 90%. This serves as an important reminder to all of our community that turning up at school every day really does have an impact on your final results.
Head Carolyn Roberts said:
As always, there are a great number of individual success stories. Polly Ward achieved 11 GCSE grades, 7 grade 9s, 4 grade 8s, and a Di* BTEC. Arjun Obitz achieved 12 GCSEs with 8 grade 9s and 2 grade 8s, and Vinayak Obitz achieved 12 GCSEs with 6 grade 9s and 6 grade 8s. Esme Nouama-Graham achieved 10 GCSEs with 5 grade 9s and 3 grade 8s. Amy Lam achieved 9 GCSEs with 6 at grade 9s and a Di*BTEC. Mateusz Bazan achieved 12 GCSEs with 3 grade 9s and 7 grade 8s.
We are also incredibly proud of our students who achieved well above their target grades to make some truly exceptional progress in their time at secondary school. Abdul Mohamadi achieved 9 GCSE grades with 4 at grade 6 or above. Ellie Reardon achieved 9 GCSEs with 6 at grade 5 or above. Elton Krasniqi achieved 9 GCSEs with 6s in English and Maths. We could name so many other students on this list.
As always, attendance continues to be the biggest predictor of success at GCSE. Students who attended 96% and above of all their lessons in Year 11 achieved on average half a grade higher in every GCSE than students who attended 90-95% of their lessons, and one and half grades higher than students whose attendance was below 90%. This serves as an important reminder to all of our community that turning up at school every day really does have an impact on your final results.
Head Carolyn Roberts said:
We are very pleased with the hard work and effort of all of our young people. This year group was hit particularly hard by Covid as they tried to settle into secondary school and we have worked very hard together to make sure they could make the best of themselves and benefit from our exceptionally broad curriculum. Students of all aptitudes have made good progress and we are very proud of them. This is my last set of GCSE results at Tallis, and it has been a daily pleasure to work among such talented and lively young people, and such superb teachers.
