The UCL Academy celebrates very successful A Level results
Students have excelled in their A Levels at the Academy this year, achieving excellent grades in some of the most challenging subjects, such as Maths, Further Maths and the Sciences; an impressive 20.3% of the grades awarded in the A*- A bracket and 14 students were awarded straight A/A*s. Small cohorts also performed exceptionally well across all five languages, including Mandarin. Art and Sociology continued the theme with achievements that were equally impressive to those of previous years.
The Academy is immeasurably proud of our students who have confirmed their places on various degree courses at some of the country’s most prestigious universities, including our sponsor, UCL, and Imperial College, with one student going much further afield to study at the illustrious Ivy League, Princeton University in Massachusetts, USA.
The results undoubtedly reflect the quality of the school’s assessment and the excellence of Teaching and Learning in the Sixth Form at The UCL Academy.
Ms A Levesque, Assistant Principal Head of Sixth Form said:
“I am exceptionally proud of all our students who have worked so hard, including those who have faced very challenging circumstances, be it the cost of living crisis, family circumstances or those fleeing conflict and persecution from their former home countries. The future is bright, with so many of our young people possessing the drive, ambition and resilience to be highly successful at university, in apprenticeships and influential in their careers and communities.”
Mr G Moore, Executive Principal said:
“It is testament to the hard work of all our teachers and students who have performed so well across all subjects, therefore achieving fantastic opportunities at many Russell Group and other high-achieving universities. We have the highest admiration for the A Level class of 2024.”
Some of the stand-out individual performances from Academy students include:
Yazdan Khasahei, an Iranian immigrant who arrived in the UK in 2020 with minimal English proficiency, has secured a place to study medicine at King’s College. Today, our Deputy Head Boy was awarded 2 A*s in Maths and Persian, and 2 As in Biology and Chemistry.
After arriving in the UK, Yazdan had to wait one year to access formal school at The UCL Academy, which COVID-19 further impacted. Despite starting his GCSEs mid-year 10, he performed exceptionally well. Forward wind to today and his A Level grades speak for themselves; they would be impressive for anyone – let alone an immigrant who spoke such little English when he arrived in the UK.
Yazdan is an exceptional student and person who has used his life experiences to propel him to greatness in his A Level studies, making him one of our highest achievers this year.
Matvii Yatsenko, a refugee who fled the war in his native Ukraine in 2022, achieved stellar A Level results: 2 As in Economics and Maths, a B in Computer Science. Matvii now looks forward to studying Computer Science at The University of Edinburgh.
Such is his level of dedication; during his first year of A Levels, he also completed his studies remotely at his Ukrainian school. He made exceptional progress in both Maths and Computer Science, and despite English being his second language, Matvii has always been one of the highest-achieving students in Economics.
Matvii openly admits the relocation was a challenge; however, he has demonstrated outstanding determination and resilience in his studies and was duly rewarded for all his hard work.
Subhan Hussein, our very own Head Boy, has today achieved A*s in 4 subjects, Chemistry, Maths, Further Maths, Physics and an A in Computer Science and will now study Computer Science and Economics at Princeton University (USA). Subhan has been a student at the Academy since Year 12 and aside from praising his very devoted teachers, he said the help he recieved with applications was second to none, which crucially allowed him to devote as much time to his studies as possible.
Viena Muhaxheri is one of our Critchley Scholars and was today celebrating her exceptional achievements at A Level: 2 A*s in Biology and Maths and an A in Chemistry. Medicine has long been Vienna’s desired area of future study at University, and she now looks forward to beginning the next chapter of her education in September at Imperial College. Vienna said the “constant support of teachers is fundamental to achieving high grades.”
James Galloway is one of our highest-achieving students this year, with 3 A*s in Further Maths, Maths and EPQ, and 2 As in Physics and Economics. James will now study Physics at Bristol University.
Arthur Sokolov has achieved an enviable set of results, with an A* in Maths, 3 As in Computer Science, Further Maths and Physics, and an A* in EPQ. He will now travel to The University of Edinburgh to study Computer Science and Maths.
Viola Muhaxheri was thrilled with her results today, securing 3 As in Art, Biology and Maths and a B in Physics, which have secured her a place at our sponsor UCL to study Architecture. Viola is another one of our Critchley Scholars and has been at the Academy since Year 7. She said “the teachers made me feel very comfortable in the learning environment, which resulted in me becoming more confident and asking questions.”
Ali Khairdeddine was extremely happy with their grades today, achieving 2 As in English Literature and Psychology and an A* in Sociology. Ali will resume their studies this September at Manchester University in Sociology. Ali spoke warmly of the ‘drive and passion’ of their teachers, saying how this ultimately allowed them to excel in their school and personal life.
Harvey Kong was awarded an A* in Maths and 3 As in Computer Science, Further Maths and Physics and will resume his studies at Imperial College in Maths and Computer Science.
