A Level Results 2024

The highest grades at Doncaster’s independent school saw a new record, with 47% of exams at A* or A grades. Another record 79% of exams were graded at A* to B, and 93% at grade C and above.

Star performers who both achieved A*A*A*A* include Zayd Ul-Hassan and Eleanor Case, who will join Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge to read Natural Sciences, while Layla Ducker with A*A*A will join Trinity College, Oxford to read Law.

A third of the school’s Upper Sixth earned straight A grades or better.

Headmaster, Mr David Holland was delighted, saying ‘it is great to see our students doing so well, and I congratulate them, their parents and our staff on a wonderful set of results. Not only are this cohort bright and hard-working, but they are also great all-rounders. This is a year group of highly talented actors, musicians and sports stars, who have thrived in the holistic education provided at Hill House.

 

 

These include musician and Head Boy, Alfie Atack, whose A*A*A*A takes him to Sheffield University to study Dentistry, while fellow orchestra leader Olivia Willis heads to St.Andrew’s, with the same grades, to study Art History and Spanish. 

Captain of Cricket and Hockey and stalwart of Tickhill Cricket Club, Nathaniel Wilkes, heads off with A*A*A to Sheffield to study History, while Doncaster Rugby star Harrison Brown has won a place at Exeter to study Economics and Finance. Head Girl and Doncaster Ladies Hockey Goalkeeper Maisie Ayton Nicholls secured a place to study Education at Durham.

 

 

 

Head of Senior School, Mrs Caroline Rogerson, observed ‘it is interesting that not all of our very capable students necessarily want a university education at this point, preferring other, very credible, avenues for their futures.’ Renowned Doncaster musician Jon Thorpe heads to the Royal Northern College of Music, while cricket stars Jak Hotchkiss and Nathan Ellam are looking to head to Australia to further their cricket careers. Hockey star Lucy Hucknall and mainstay of the Boys’ Choir and Cricket and Rugby teams, Henry Holland, both embark on prestigious degree apprenticeships.

 

GCSE Results 2024

 

Following last week’s outstanding A Level results, Hill House School, Doncaster cemented its position as the top performing school in the area with another set of record GCSE results, with this year’s cohort achieving a massive 57% at grades 9-7, and a pass rate of 98% at grades 4 and above. A quarter of the year group achieved at least nine grades 9-7, with the pass rate at the top grade 9 being a massive 21%.

Top performers included Harry Humphreys, from Westwoodside, with seven grade 9s, one 8 and two 7s, Divya Singh, from Auckley, with six grade 9s and four grade 8s, and Chloe Hall, from Haxey, who secured six grade 9s and three grade 8s. Fenwick’s Lucy Morris, Austerfield’s Holly Damon and Sprotbrough’s Aarav Goel all achieved six grade 9s each.

Head of Senior School, Caroline Rogerson, was thrilled with the results, saying “these pupils have worked so hard and deserved great success. I congratulate them, their parents and their teachers on an outstanding set of grades. We now look forward to seeing them push ahead with their A levels.”

 

Headmaster David Holland praised the year group’s contribution to the wider life of the school and society in addition to their academic successes, commenting “among this record-breaking year group, we have outstanding actors, fabulous sportsmen and sportswomen, members of Doncaster Youth Parliament, and nationally recognised singers.”

Budding triathlete Daisy De Roeck achieved five grade 9s and three grade 8s in her haul, including a top grade in Ancient Greek, while national record holder Annabelle Petit received five grade 5s alongside developing her British Weightlifting career. Great Britain Biathlete Greta Highfield earned eight GCSEs including two grade 8s alongside her training commitments in Biathlon and Hockey, while leading performer and Yorkshire Hockey goalkeeper Oliver Scott-Simons scooped two grade 9s and four grade 8s amongst his results.