2008 A level examination successes at JAGS

The girls and their teachers are to be congratulated; they have worked very hard for these examinations. It is also a tribute to the girls that they have still found time to give an enormous amount through community action and extra-curricular activities.

56 of our 98 Year 13 2008 leavers gained at least 3 A grades at full A level
1 girl achieved 6 A grades at full A level 
3 girls achieved 5 A grades at full A level 
27 girls achieved 4 A grades at full A level
*71 % of all our full A level entries were awarded grade A
*93% of all our full A level entries were awarded grade A or B

Four JAGS girls were commended by the Examination Board for being in the top ten nationally for Advanced Extension Award in History. One JAGS girl was commended by the Examination Board for being in the top ten nationally for A level Religious Studies. All 30 JAGS girls offered places at Oxford and Cambridge in January 2008 met the conditions and are taking up their places.

JAGS joined the boycott of the August newspaper “League Tables” as we believe education is about a wealth of things: music, sport, art, community action, learning for its own sake over and above the syllabus; it is not just about examinations.  League tables comparing selective and non-selective schools, boarding and day, small and large, and those doing different sorts of exams, and putting them in rank order are fairly meaningless.

*We are still awaiting a number of re-marks from the Examination Boards; several girls’ grades have already been increased.