University Success at Braintree Sixth Form

Following this summer’s excellent A level and International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma examination results, the vast majority of Braintree Sixth Form students will be going on to university, joining a very successful group of alumni. 

The Sixth Form opened in 2009 and staff are enjoying hearing of the first graduate successes, including Rhyannon Brignell with a first class degree from UEA in English and American Literature and Toby Dyke who has secured a 2:1 in History from the University of York. Kieran Jones who graduated from Warwick with a 2:1 in Philosophy and Literature is now starting his PGCE. Kieran has been back into his old Notley classrooms, but this time acting as an observer rather than a student in preparation for entering the teaching profession.  Alex Abbott graduated from the University of Birmingham with a first class in Nursing. His final dissertation is also to be published in a Nursing journal later this year. He is now working at a hospital in the Birmingham area in a critical care ward and is looking into the possibility of doing a Phd in the future.

Among this summer’s top A level achievers are Aimee Mason and Emma Norris who both secured A*A*A.  Aimee’s impressive performance gains her a place on the highly competitive English and American Literature and Creative Writing course at University of Kent whilst Emma will be taking up a place at Queen Mary University to read Mathematics with Business Management.  Ex Notley students April Woulfe and Adam Davey are both off to Russell group universities. April’s outstanding 4 A grades taking her to Durham University where she will be reading Biomedical Sciences whilst Adam’s A* in English Literature helped to secure his place to read English at Warwick. Twins Kellie and Aimee Barker clocked up 6 A*-B grades between them and will both be taking up places at University of Kent, although Kellie will be studying Sociology whereas Aimee has opted for Hispanic Studies.

International Baccalaureate students gained an average point score of 30, well in excess of international averages.  Top performer Fathema Rahman achieved a score of 38 which is worth more UCAS points than 4 A* grades at A level. This score places Fathema in the top 8% of IB students in the world. Fathema is looking forward to taking up a place at Queen Mary University to read Law. Other high scoring IB students include Charlotte Turner, who has gained a place at Exeter University, just a year after her sister Savannah left Braintree Sixth Form for the prestigious University of St Andrews and Abbie Vickers who will be reading Accounting and Management at University of Essex.

Every student leaving Braintree Sixth Form this summer has progressed onto university, further education, training or employment.  Co-Directors of Sixth Form, Sarah Steadman and Kate Stubbs are very proud of this excellent progression record, ‘We are delighted to see so many of our students achieving academic success.  The number of them securing places at top universities in these competitive times is testament to both their hard work and the support of parents and staff.’