Queen’s Park High School is celebrating its Year 13 examination results, with record numbers of students achieving A*-A and A*-B grades at A-Level.
Students’ attainment at the Handbridge, Chester school in facilitating subjects is excellent, with more students than ever achieving As and Bs in these courses - these are subjects which are most commonly preferred by universities to access degree courses.
Queen's Park High School students showcase their A-levels successes.
Students excelling this year are Kaitlin Pryce who achieved three A*s in English literature, chemistry and psychology, who goes on to study English literature at Cambridge University, and Cari Gwenter who achieved three A*s in biology, RE/ethics and psychology and is furthering her aspirations to study law at Sheffield.
Callum Lewis achieved one A* and three As in maths, further maths, physics and computer science and is going on to study computer science at Manchester University, while Diana Gordon, who achieved one A* and two As in English literature, history and media studies, moves on to Aberdeen University to study history.
Celebrations at Queen's Park High School as students collect their A-level results.
James Rudd and Rebecca Gibbon have achieved superb results in the school's Uniformed Protective Services Extended BTEC qualification, where both students achieved multiple distinctions and are heading to study criminology and psychology at university.
Celebrations at Queen's Park High School as students collect their A-level results.
Other top performers include:
- Evie Lee: achieving 3As and will study graphic design and illustration at JMU.
- Freya Cossons: achieving 2As and a B and will study geography at Durham.
- Grace Standen: achieving 2As and a B going on to study philosophy/RE at Sheffield.
- Brianna Probert: achieving a Distinction, A and C and will go to Cardiff to study law.
- Reece Sharp achieving: A and 2Bs and will study geology at Durham.
- Hannah Jones: achieving an A, B and C and heading to study geography at Newcastle.
Tom Kearns, headteacher at Queen’s Park High School, said: “I am extremely proud of our wonderful Year 13 students achieving our best results to date. Our staff once again have gone above and beyond to support all students. The best part of being a headteacher is seeing happy, successful young people off to their next stage of education and life.”
Celebrations at Queen's Park High School as students collect their A-level results.
Victoria Prydden, head of sixth form is really proud of all of the leaving Year 13 students. She said: “This cohort has achieved an amazing set of results. Their hard work and independence has been rewarded with exceptional outcomes and I wish them the best of luck for their future endeavours.”
Celebrations at Queen's Park High School as students collect their A-level results.
Applications for entry to Sixth Form for September 2025 are still available. Visit www.qphs.co.uk or email: 6thform@qphs.co.uk.
Celebrations at Queen's Park High School as students collect their A-level results.
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