Leweston has an excellent academic record with students achieving some of the best A Level and Pre-U results in the region. Highlights from the past four years include:
2020
Special recognition must go to the leavers of 2020 who were unable to sit their examinations. Throughout the final months of the 2019/20 academic year we were continually impressed by their support for each other, sense of humour and unfailing positivity, which we are sure will serve them well in the future.
- Nearly a quarter of all results were A*, just over half of all grades were A* and A
- Seven student gained 13A*s and 10As between them
- Over three quarters of the year group celebrated at least one A or A*
- Further Maths achieved a 100% pass rate at A* and in Art and Design 90% of all results at A*
- 100% of results in English Literature, Music and Physics were A* and A
- All entries in Geography and History were passed at A* to B
- 100% A* in the Extended Project Qualification
2019
- Highest percentage of A* grades for three years, with A* to A grades well above the national average
- Most popular subjects: Maths, Chemistry, Biology and Psychology
- Fine Art, German and Textiles achieved a 100% pass rate at A* and A
- All entries in Music, English Literature and Religious Studies were passed at A* to B
- Over half all Maths and Further Maths entries were A* and A
- Two thirds of the year group achieved at least one A or A* grade
- 100% A* in the Extended Project Qualification
2018
- Saw the introduction of two-year linear qualifications with refreshed content
- Leweston topped DfE performance tables for Dorset with a well-above average score of 0.39, the highest scoring school, independent or maintained, within 25 miles
- Number of A* grades was twice the national average
- 79% of the year group achieved at least one A* or A grade
- Most popular subjects: Maths, Psychology, Biology and Chemistry
- Over two thirds of all Maths entries and half of Further Maths grades were A* and A
- 100% A* in the Extended Project Qualification
2017
- Number of A* grades awarded was almost twice the national average
- Most popular subjects: were Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Psychology
- Fine Art, Geography, Graphics, Music, French and Latin achieved a 100% pass rate at A* and A
- All entries in Economics, Government and Politics, Art History, English Literature, Physics and Spanish were passed at A* to B
- Over two thirds of all Maths entries and half of Further Maths grades were A* and A
- 100% A* to B in the Extended Project Qualification
