Frensham Heights Students Soar to New Heights with Stunning A-Level Results  

This year’s A-Level results are nothing short of brilliant and we are immensely proud of our Sixth Form leavers. The results, an amazing 48% A*-A, 75% A*-B and 90% A*-C, are a testament to the students’ incredible resilience, hard work and passion. They have balanced academic rigour with extracurricular activities, friendships and personal challenges and emerged triumphant. 

The school is particularly delighted by the breadth of subjects in which students have excelled. From the sciences to the arts, from history to modern languages, they have demonstrated their ability to tackle any challenge. This reflects our commitment to a broad curriculum that fosters curiosity and a love of learning.

While we are understandably elated by these results, our ethos recognises that exam grades are not the sole measure of success. Our focus has always been on nurturing well-rounded individuals who are prepared to embrace the world.  

"Today many of our parents have reinforced their choice of Frensham. One parent said they chose the school because they could see their children would love it, would be happy, but these grades have gone above and beyond all expectations. As my final year closes as Head, I am thrilled and proud of the students and staff. Frensham’s future is bright!” - Andrew Fisher, outgoing Head 

In true Frensham style, students are heading off to a diverse array of destinations with the majority opting for higher education with nearly all students achieving their first choice. Among those opting to go straight into higher education; Ben has a place at Royal Holloway to read Law (while continuing to play at top level in golf and cricket), Louisa will dance her way through Musical Theatre & Dance, Phoebe will be continuing with Graphic Design at Nottingham Trent and Morley will be studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Cornell University in the US (where he will expand on his UK representative rowing career). 

Earlier in the academic year, we had another reason to celebrate when our team won third place in the CyberCenturion Competition. Three of those team members will now be heading off to futures in the cybersecurity industry. George will be going to Southampton University and Dylan to Ravensbourne University, both to study Computer Science and Cybersecurity while Ivan will be heading straight to a leading tech company to start his career. 

While we are immensely proud of all the students and their results, the dedication and hard work that Ukrainian students Polina and Ivan gave while their homes were literally being pulled apart was extraordinary and humbling. Both students earned top marks and while Ivan is heading straight into the tech industry, Polina will be reading Politics and Economics at King’s College where we know she’ll strengthen her already determined resolve to change this world for the better. 

These results showed that the school was able to inspire and support these students to achieve beyond their predicted grades, but fundamentally the strength of the relationships at Frensham has consistently seen students surpass their expectations. 

“A record set of results - proving that a progressive education leads to academic prowess.”- Charlie Bennett, Head of Sixth Form 

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Frensham Heights School Celebrates Outstanding GCSE Results  

We are delighted to announce exceptional GCSE results across a broad range of subjects, reflecting the school's commitment to offering a dynamic and modern education. GCSE and BTEC results were both higher than all previous years with 53% 9-7, 92% 9-5 and 99% 9-4 in GCSEs and 48% L2D*-L2D, 81% L2D*-L2M and 95% L2D*-L2P in BTECs. These strong results demonstrate the integrity of a progressive education, proving that when children are happy and respected, freed from unnecessary pressure, they will excel academically.

We are particularly proud and wholeheartedly support our students' ability to balance their academic pursuits with extracurricular passions and activities. Many of our students have excelled not just academically but also in competitive sports and school productions while all have also navigated the minefield of growing up and the modern-day pressures of life. A healthy work-life balance is crucial for academic success and student wellbeing and this was evidenced by 82% of results hitting on or above Yellis predicted grades. 

Outgoing Head, Andrew Fisher said

“These wonderful young adults bore the greatest impact of lock-down and yet with exceptional teaching, support and love, they have performed beyond all expectations!” 

While our students are free to choose their additional subjects, we recommend continuing with a broad subject curriculum during years 10 and 11. The majority of students do choose to continue studying at least one creative or performing arts subject and a humanities choice alongside Maths, English and Science allowing for a well-rounded, balanced set of qualifications.  

We are immensely proud of our students' academic successes, while also stressing that education extends far beyond exam results. We foster a culture of individuality, creativity and critical thinking and the curriculum is designed to equip students with the essential skills they need to thrive in an ever-changing world. 

“I joined Frensham Heights because I firmly believe that education must be about more than the results our kids achieve however, to see our students celebrating these incredible results, whilst also having grown into wonderful, kind and rounded human beings makes me so excited for the future of this school.” said incoming Head, Ben McCarey. 

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our dedicated teachers, staff, and parents for their support. Their commitment to the students' education and wellbeing has been instrumental in these outstanding achievements.