Students across Tower Hamlets celebrated excellent results in their A Levels and Level 3 vocational qualifications this year.
In Tower Hamlets, almost three-quarters (70.5 per cent) of students achieved an A* to C grade in their A Levels. Almost one-fifth (18.1 per cent) achieved an A* or A grade, an increase of 1.6 per cent compared to 2019, which is the last year students sat exams.
Students also received results for Level 3 vocational qualifications. Over half of those who entered BTECs in Tower Hamlets achieved all grades at Distinction and above, which is approximately 13 per centage points above the England average.
Councillor Maium Talukdar, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning, joined students at Mulberry School for Girls on results day to congratulate them on their successes.
Lutfur Rahman, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, said:
“Education is one of our top priorities and we are investing heavily to ensure that all young people can reach their full potential.
“These results demonstrate the excellence of our schools and I am very proud of all our young people for working so hard, and our education staff for all their work in helping them accomplish these excellent results.”
Councillor Maium Talukdar, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning, said:
“Congratulations to all our students who received their results.
“We wish them all luck in their future plans. I know they will go on to make us very proud.
“We are committed to supporting all our young people which is why we have brought in the Mayor’s Education Maintenance Allowance and University Bursaries to ensure that they are not held back.”
High achievers from Mulberry School for Girls
Hafsa Kamaly gained As in economics and maths a B in further maths. She will be going to SOAS to study economics.
She said: “I am very pleased with my grades. They could have been better but I am happy with them. It was really stressful studying for my exams and I am really grateful of the support from the teachers who were always there to support us. I am nervous to go to university but also excited because it is a new chapter.”
Nusaiba Sayed achieved A*s in sociology and biology and an A in chemistry. She will be studying medicine at Imperial.
She said: “I didn’t expect these grades and I am really shocked. I was preparing for the worst so when I saw my grades I was really surprised. On my way to get my grades I got an email to say I had got into uni. I have always wanted to do medicine. I am feeling scared because it is going to be challenging, but I am also really excited because I have got in and I don’t need to worry any more.”
Sumaiya Rahman received As in psychology and biology and a B in chemistry. She will be taking a place at UCL to study medicine.
She said: “I was expecting to get better, but I know there was a grade drop. I wanted to do medicine as I have an innate sense of helping people and medicine will enable me to do this, as well as being about problem solving.”
Najama Maxamed achieved an A in history and Bs in biology and chemistry. She will study optometry at City University.
She said: “I thought I would do a lot better but I am still glad I got in to university. I am excited to start. I was stressed before getting my results but I put my heart into my exams and just did as good as I could.”
Khadija Faiz got straight As in history, English literature and psychology. She will study psychology at UCL.
She said: “I feel quite happy as it was my predicted grades and I would have been disappointed if I had got less. I am looking forward to university and I am hoping to have a career in psychology.”
Tanseen Siddiqka received A*s in sociology, politics and film and an A in English Literature. She is taking up an apprenticeship as a solicitor.
She said: “I put my heart and soul into my exams and revision which I think made me less scared about my results as I knew I had done everything I could. I felt like I could cry when I actually saw them. I am really pleased.”
Sadia Gani received As in drama and film and a B in sociology. She will start an apprenticeship with the BBC.
She said: “I expected a lot better but I am not too disappointed. I am really looking forward to starting my apprenticeship.”
Nabihah Mosud achieved As in maths and chemistry and a B in biology. She will be studying chemistry at Kings College.
She said: “I worked really hard, especially in the last two months before the exams, but because of my good concentration I was able to get good grades. I am really happy.”
Next steps - support for students
Careers Young Workpath, a council service, provides careers information, advice and guidance about the next steps available to young people, no matter the results they have got in their A-levels.
For young people who received their results but are not sure what to do next, the service offers careers interviews in person, over the phone or via video.
Find out more here.
Posted on Friday 18th August 2023