{"id":87197,"date":"2024-08-15T10:31:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T09:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/?p=87197"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:23:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T08:23:27","slug":"standing-ovation-for-our-sixth-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/blog\/standing-ovation-for-our-sixth-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing ovation for our sixth form&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The results are in, and we\u2019re delighted for our sixth-form students for achieving a brilliant set of A-Level exam results. Many of them have places to study at top universities and music conservatories around the world: <\/p>\n<p>\u2022<strong>\t98% pass rate<br \/>\n\u2022\tAlmost a third of all grades were A* or A<br \/>\n\u2022\tOver 80% of students achieved grades A* &#8211; C<br \/>\n\u2022\tMany students have scholarships at the best conservatoires in the country, including Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Royal College of Music and Royal Northern College of Music.<br \/>\n\u2022\tSix students passed the post-A level AMusTCL awarded by Trinity College London, which is the equivalent of First Year undergraduate study<br \/>\n\u2022\tTwo students have confirmed places at Cambridge and another at Oxford. Others are going to Kings College London, Durham University, and York University\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022\tAll Year 12 students who did music A-Level a year early scored A* or A<br \/>\n\u2022\t10% of year 12s sat their maths A-Level exam early and achieved grades A \u2013 C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re very proud that these results are higher than the national average in the UK. Students have also given back to the community by performing in care homes, other schools, and public spaces; toured with the Welsh National Opera and crafted their very own soap opera; collaborated with world-class professional musicians; represented Chetham\u2019s overseas; written their own compositions; won competitions; and visited and taken to the stage at iconic music venues including The Bridgewater Hall and Birmingham Hippodrome.  <\/p>\n<p>Putting a cherry on top of an already extraordinary year, we received a glowing report from the Independent Schools Inspectorate recently in which students were praised for being courteous, kind and considerate, and commended for valuing and respecting each other\u2019s efforts and achievements.  <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Joint Principal, Nicola Smith, said: \u201cAll our brilliant students are a credit to the School, and I am very proud of our sixth formers for their academic and music results today. Everyone at Chetham\u2019s will be cheering them on as they take their next steps and thrive across the musical world and beyond. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our dedicated team of teachers and support staff offer the highest quality education and care possible, equipping students with the skills they need to make a success of their adult lives, whatever they may choose to do. Thanks to them, Chetham\u2019s is truly the most magical place to be, with unparalleled opportunities and experiences for young musicians.\u201d  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We all wish our students luck and good wishes for the next part of their journey. <\/p>\n<p>Congratulations class of 2024!  <\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in studying at Chetham\u2019s, <a href=\"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/study\/\">click here for information. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chethams.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-day-570x428.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-day-570x428.jpg 570w, https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-day-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-day-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-day-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-day-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-day-230x173.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chethams.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-Infographics\u2014A-Level\u201420242-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-Infographics\u2014A-Level\u201420242-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-Infographics\u2014A-Level\u201420242-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-Infographics\u2014A-Level\u201420242-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-Infographics\u2014A-Level\u201420242-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-Infographics\u2014A-Level\u201420242-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-Infographics\u2014A-Level\u201420242-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-Infographics\u2014A-Level\u201420242-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Results-Infographics\u2014A-Level\u201420242-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The results are in, and we\u2019re delighted for our sixth-form students for achieving a brilliant set of A-Level exam results. Many of them have places to study at top universities and music conservatories around the world: \u2022 98% pass rate \u2022 Almost a third of all grades were A* or A \u2022 Over 80% of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3152,"featured_media":87205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87197"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87209,"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87197\/revisions\/87209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}