A levels: Kesteven and Sleaford High School doubles top results compared to pre-Covid
Kesteven and Sleaford High School also managed a remarkable 69 per cent of grades A* to B beating the 2019 results by 15 per cent.
Overall the 60 students achieved a pass rate of 100 per cent with 92 per cent of all exams resulting in grades of C and above.
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Hide AdHeadteacher Jo Smith said the students’ achievements were exceptional.
“I am so proud of how the students have performed this year. At a time when the national picture on exams is so gloomy our pupils have excelled,” she said.
“To face the challenges of so much disruption during the pandemic and still achieve such high grades is a remarkable achievement. I am so proud of the students, the staff and the families who have been so supportive.
“I am excited about what the students can achieve as they go onto the next exciting chapter of their lives.”
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Hide AdAmong the success stories was 18-year-old Keira Beeson, of Sleaford, who sat her CTEC exams in health and social care in the summer after recovering being seriously ill in hospital with sepsis.
Keira was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis – an inflammatory bowel disease - aged seven, leading to multiple hospital stays, pain and flare-ups of the condition over the years.
She has raised awareness of the disease and collected funds for Crohn’s and Colitis UK, receiving the British Citizen Youth Award at The Palace of Westminster.
According to mum, Shelley, between October 2021 and March 2022, Keira suffered further flare-ups of sepsis during six months in hospital, having just started sixth form at Kesteven and Sleaford High School in the September.
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Hide AdDoctors battled to control the infection and feared Keira would suffer serious brain injury, but she slowly woke from an induced coma and stuck to her physio and therapy sessions to learn to walk and talk again.