Huge rise in top grades as New City College students celebrate their results

Hundreds of New City College students are celebrating excellent A Level, BTEC and T Level results today – with a huge increase in the top A Level grades of A*-B.

At NCC’s Havering Sixth Form in Hornchurch, 34.5% of the 1,838 A Level entries were graded A*-B, and at Attlee A Level Academy in Stepney, 30% of the 327 entries scored the top grades, a massive rise of 6.9% on last year.

At BSix Sixth Form College in Hackney, which has recently become part of New City College, 37.2% of 390 A Level entries achieved grades A*-B within a high overall pass rate of 98.4%. BSix students achieved 100% passes in the majority of the 30 subjects studied at A Level.

In BTEC Level 3 results there was a 94% pass rate and a total of 1,483 entries across NCC, with some results still pending.

An impressive 69 students (excluding BSix) achieved at least two Distinction* in Level 3 BTEC subjects, including Applied Science, Business, Health & Social Care, Sport, Media and the Arts.

At Ardleigh Green campus there was a 98.3% pass rate and 172 students sitting Level 3 qualifications. At Havering Sixth Form, there was a 96.25% pass rate with 560 students sitting the Level 3 qualifications (with some results still to come) and at Rainham Construction and Engineering Centre there was a 93.5% pass rate with 46 students taking the qualifications.

At Hackney campus there were 105 Level 3 students and a 99% pass rate and at Tower Hamlets campus there was a 96% pass rate with 190 students entered for the Level 3 qualifications.

Full results are still to come for Redbridge and Epping Forest campuses.

In T Level Engineering and T Level Early Years Education and Childcare, there was a 100% pass rate with 9 out of 11 students achieving the best possible grade of Distinction.

New City College Principal Janet Smith said: “Sincere congratulations to the New City College class of 2024! This is a superb set of results including an impressive increase from last year in A Level high grades of A*-B and BTEC Triple Distinction*, as well as some strong T Level Distinctions.

“These achievements reflect our students’ hard work and dedication, and unwavering support from our teaching and support staff. I have no doubt that our talented students will continue to achieve great things, whether they progress to university or into successful careers.”