Truro School Public Examination Results - 2010
A-LEVEL RESULTS
The overall pass-rate this summer was 99.3%, for all A Levels taken by students in the Upper Sixth Form. 21% of students gained an A* grade, and over 50% received an A* or A grade.
75.6% were at the top grades of A*, A and B. There was a total of 97 candidates. The results cover mainstream academic subjects and General Studies are excluded.
Results achieved by the Upper Sixth Form
As on 19th August 2010
Number of pupils in the upper sixth: 97
Subject |
Entries |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
U |
Art |
13 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
Biology |
26 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
Business Studies |
18 |
|
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
Chemistry |
32 |
8 |
12 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
|
Chinese |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Design |
10 |
|
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
Economics |
11 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
English Literature |
14 |
7 |
|
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
French |
11 |
|
7 |
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Further Mathematics |
6 |
1 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
Geography |
22 |
|
6 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
|
|
Geology |
21 |
9 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
German |
5 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
History |
18 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
History of Art |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mathematics |
25 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Music |
3 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
PE |
10 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
Physics |
22 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
Religious Studies |
18 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Spanish |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
TOTAL |
295 |
62 |
90 |
71 |
43 |
20 |
7 |
2 |
Comparison with previous year
Over half of students gained at least a grade A
Year |
2009 |
2010 |
Pass Rate |
99.4 |
99.3 |
Passes per U6 student |
3.1 |
3.0 |
% of passes at A* |
9.6* |
21.0 |
% of passes at A*-A |
54.7 |
51.5 |
% of passes at grades A* - B |
80.9 |
75.6 |
% of passes A* - C |
94.2 |
90.2 |
Previous Year by Year Comparison
| Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Pass Rate | 98.1 | 98.2 | 98.7 | 99.3 | 98.6 | 99.5 | 100 | 99.3 | 99.6 | 99 | 99.4 |
| Passes per U6 student | 3.0 | 2.86 | 2.95 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| % of passes at grades A or B | 65.5 | 69.5 | 63.8 | 71.3 | 68.8 | 75.2 | 77.9 | 76.0 | 73.4 | 75.5 | 80.9 |
| % of entries passes A-C | 83.1 | 88.3 | 80.6 | 87.4 | 87.5 | 90.1 | 90.3 | 88.8 | 90.7 | 91 | 94.2 |