37 of the 108-strong cohort achieved at least three grades at A* or A. Of our Oxbridge candidates, Jacob Inchley (below second from left) gained four grades at A* as well as two STEP ‘1’ scores, enabling him to pursue the highly competitive Mathematics course at Cambridge; he is also an outstanding cellist! Other highly talented musicians this year include Vidhi Thakor, a flautist who will study Classics at Cambridge and Jennifer Ewington, who plays principal trombone for Youth Brass 2000, the eight-times Youth National Champion Band, and who will take Medicine at Exeter. Gargi Nisal’s four A* grades have earned her a place to study Computer Science at Warwick, where she will no doubt pursue her love of debating, while Evie Williams will thrive on Theology and Religion at Oxford. Aryan Patel’s four top grades have earned him a place on UCL’s Robotics and Artificial Intelligence course.

Toby Christison (Sport and Exercise Science, Nottingham), Diya Premkumar (Dentistry, King’s London) and Eleanor Wildman (below right centre) (Materials Science and Engineering, Manchester) were new to our Sixth Form two years ago and all succeeded in achieving straight A* grades. Toby (below far left) is the doubles tennis partner of Theo Coats (below with Toby), who in April defeated the junior world number ‘3’ in a club match! Theo will be studying in the United States on a sports scholarship. Both were also part of our boys’ senior tennis team which was placed 12th nationally out of over 300 schools in the UK finals. Adam Lewis (above far right) and Matthew Priddey in the meantime continue to Nestlé and Siemens, having won highly prized degree apprenticeships. Matthew has given excellent service to others as a Duke of Edinburgh Award Young Leader.

This is but a sample of the many success stories for our multi-talented students, while any who narrowly missed out on their offers have today been supported with new applications to top universities through UCAS Clearing.

Headmaster John Watson said:

It is a huge privilege to watch our pupils grow through the school into such fine, caring and generous young adults with so much to give to the communities in which they will live. I congratulate them most warmly on their achievements in so many aspects of school life and am very grateful to all our staff for the inspiration and individual guidance which they have offered. It is always a great team effort, and I also thank our parents for their support as partners in their children’s education! We send our very best wishes to all candidates nationally as they plan their next steps.

Leicester Grammar School was last year placed top independent co-educational school in the Midlands and was recently one of eight national finalists for the TES Independent Senior School of the Year. We are currently shortlisted for Independent School of the Year for Student Well-being. Our Sixth Form has unsurprisingly proved very popular for September 2024 entry, but there may still be places available for certain subjects. Any interested potential students should consult our Admissions page on the website (https://www.lgs-senior.org.uk/sixth-form) or contact the school without delay.

• A* grades - 24%
• A*/A grades - 54% (national figure: 28%)
• A*-B grades - 82%
• Pass - 100%