Students across Newham are set to receive their A level, BTEC and T Level results today, August 18 – and we will be updating results from all schools and colleges as they come in.

Overall, A Level grades are down on the past two years, though they remain higher than pre-pandemic levels.

The drop was expected as exams were held for the first time since 2019, with a number of adaptations, including advance notice of some topics, to mitigate lost learning during the pandemic.

Students will begin receiving their results from 8am, but universities will already know grades and will be on hand for students with any queries.

For those who do not get the grades they hoped for and need to consider other options, Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) chief executive Clare Marchant said there are more than 27,000 courses in clearing, as well as a range of apprenticeship opportunities available.

She said: “While many will be celebrating today, there will be some who are disappointed.

“My advice is to take advantage of the wide range of choices on offer, which includes over 27,000 courses in clearing, along with a range of apprenticeship opportunities.”

Students can visit ucas.com to see their options or speak to a UCAS adviser on the phone or social media.

Let us know your results and stories at londonlive@archant.co.uk

Newham Sixth Form College

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Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIc) revealed a 100 per cent pass rate for those taking T-levels.

The two-year courses are roughly equivalent in size to 3 A-levels and principal Mandeep Gill it was the first year for T-level results.

He said: "I’m delighted that we have had a 100pc pass rate so look forward to seeing how this cohort progresses."

NewVIc students are now going on to universities, apprenticeships or employment.

Mr Gill added: “I am always very proud of NewVIc on results day.

"As a college, we are very clear that the grades a student arrives with is far less important than where they want to go."

Harris Academy Chobham

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Students at Harris Academy Chobham in Stratford were hailed for "extremely impressive" A-level results.

Among those celebrating was Shayaan Mirza, who achieved 3 A*s and one A (biology, maths, chemistry, further maths) and will take up a place at Queen Mary University of London to study biomedical science.

Zakariya Ibrahim achieved 3 A*s and one B (maths, further maths, physics, chemistry) and will study civil engineering at Imperial College.

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Michael Whitworth, academy principal, said: “This is an extremely impressive set of results which will ensure our students go on to the best universities to study a wide variety of important degree subjects.

"I am extremely proud of our young people in what they have achieved and in our staff who have supported them so brilliantly over the past two, challenging years."



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St Bonaventure's

A third of grades (33PC) achieved by St Bonaventure’s pupils were A* or A, with more than two thirds (67pc) at A*-B.

The school, in Forest Gate, saw a 100pc pass rate at A*-E with 90pc at A*-C. All pupils who took a Btec in sport secured at least distinctions.

Pupils are now headed on a variety of paths, with the school saying nearly half have places at Russell Group universities, with others taking up degree apprenticeships with firms including Morgan Stanley, Accenture and IBM.

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Aaron Lardi-Boakye will be headed to Cambridge to study land economy after achieving A*AA grades. He said: “I am absolutely ecstatic. I can’t believe it. None of this would have been possible without the school. The community, the academic approach, the support - it is truly amazing.”


Ethan Suppaya-Palomino got A*A*A and said: “I’m feeling overwhelmed, but relieved. I am excited about going off to UCL to study philosophy. I am so incredibly grateful for everything the school has done for me over the last seven years.”

Amani Hussain, who is taking up a four year apprenticeship at Morgan Stanley after getting A*A*A, said: “There are no words to describe this feeling I had a massive support system here at St Bonaventure’s and I am incredibly grateful.”

Headteacher Chris McCormack said: “The jump from GCSEs to Post-16 is not an easy one, especially whilst studying through a pandemic.

"But with our sixth formers’ intense focus on their studies and their commitment to achieving their goals, they have secured themselves a brilliant set of results. We are so proud of them and wish them the very best of luck in their future endeavours.”

St Angela's Ursuline

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Nearly three quarters of grades (72pc) at St Angela's Ursuline were A*-B in what headteacher Mark Johnson described as "record-breaking results".

The school, in Forest Gate, also saw 93pc achieve A*-C and almost all (99pc) a pass of A*-E.

Mr Johnson said: "In a year where schools might expect a downturn in results I am immensely proud of the staff and students of St Angela’s to produce record breaking results after the Covid years.

"These are our best results as a sixth form and this is a testament to the planning and execution of educating through Covid times as well as the dedication of everyone in our school community."

Among the top achievers were Sefora Daniel and Amara Vicencio, who both got three A*s.

Sefora is heading to Warwick to read modern foreign languages and economics while Amara will be going to Bath to read mathematics.

Elaira Polintan's grades of A*A*A will take her to Birmingham to read computer science, and Gift Iyoha achieved A*A*A*A and will be taking a gap year.

London Academy of Excellence

Students at the London Academy of Excellence (LAE) in Stratford have recorded the school’s best A Level results achieved through public exams.

More than a third of all grades were A*, and almost three quarters were A* or A.

At the time of writing, the school said one in eight of its students are set for Oxford or Cambridge, and seven in 10 for other Russell Group universities.

Among the students to have achieved three A* grades were Anisha Pervin, who will study medicine at Imperial College London, Anamaria Andrei, who is off to Cambridge to study human, social and political sciences, and Gabriel Perez Pineda, who will be studying chemistry at Oxford.

Headteacher Alex Crossman said: “My colleagues and I are deeply proud that LAE students continue to challenge expectations of young people from inner city backgrounds and to demonstrate that ability and aspiration can be found in all parts of society.”

Newham Collegiate Sixth Form

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Almost 80 per cent of students at Newham Collegiate Sixth Form (NCS) achieved A* to A grades, a set of results leaving the acting principal feeling “slightly overwhelmed”.

A total of 78pc achieved the A* and A results, far above this year’s national average of 36.4pc, with 99pc getting A* to C – higher than in 2020 and 2021 when grades were awarded by teachers.

Vadin Thadhani, 18, managed to secure himself a spot at New Hampshire university Dartmouth College, becoming the eighth student from NCS to get a place at an Ivy League school in America.

Vadin, who got A* in maths, further maths and physics, said: “I’m very happy, very happy. I'm excited for my parents as well, I’m going to call them right after this and just make them smile.

“They’re my biggest motivator. I've got a really good at education here, especially coming to NCS, and I just wanted to make them proud.”

Anita Lomax, acting principal at NCS, added: “We are very proud, very emotional.

“We expected the results to be very good, but we also expected a little dip, given what's been in the media. We were slightly overwhelmed, excited, very proud.

“Today is about celebrating this wonderful set of results with our young people, but also with staff.”

Brampton Manor Academy

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Nearly 90 per cent of Brampton Manor Academy’s students achieved straight A* and A A Level results, an outcome the executive principal has put down to their “incredible resilience”.

The East Ham school also reported that 95pc of its entire cohort (470 students) are going to Russell Group universities, with 85 securing places at Oxford or Cambridge.

Dominykas Antanaitis, who achieved straight A* grades and is going to study engineering at Cambridge University, said his “heart stopped” when he saw the email.

“It took me some time to realise I had actually got in. I called my mum straight away and she was ecstatic.

“I stay in school until 6pm most days to study because there is no space for me to work at home. I am so happy my hard work has paid off.”

Commenting on the results, executive principal Dr Dayo Olukoshi OBE said: “We are exceptionally proud of what our students have achieved.

“They have shown incredible resilience and determination to ensure the disruption experienced over the past couple of years has not halted their path to success.

“We passionately believe there is no limit to what our students can achieve with sufficient effort and determination.”