Exam Results

We are pleased to see that Bootham has been listed as the top boarding school in the north of England for A-levels. The Independent newspaper’s A-level league table for 2012 puts Bootham at 43rd nationally. Click here to view the league table.

Bootham has been placed in the Top 50 Independent Co-ed Boarding Schools on the basis of its 2012 exam results as published by privateschools.co and best-schools.co.uk

College 2 (Year 13) AS and A Level Results 2012

Subject	A*	A	B	C	D	E	U	Total Entry	Total Pass	%A*-E
AQA
EPQ	2	2	2		1			7	7	100
General Studies A2	4	10	4	3	7	2		30	30	100
General Studies AS		4	2	1	1			8	8	100
Business Studies A2		2	2	3	5			12	12	100
French A2	2	5	2	1				10	10	100
Geography A2	2	3	3	2	4	2		16	16	100
Geography AS		1	1	3		1	1	7	6	85.7
German A2	1	1						2	2	100
German AS					1			1	1	100
Psychology A2	1		3	3				7	7	100
Psychology AS		3	1	2	2	1		9	9	100
Spanish A2			2		1			3	3	100
Spanish AS			1		1		1	3	2	66.7
Sport & Fitness A2			2	2	1			5	5	100
Sport & Fitness AS			1					1	1	100
Edexcel
Art A2	1	7	8	2	2			20	20	100
Art AS			3	2				5	5	100
Biology A2	5	5	5	3	4			22	22	100
Biology AS		2	1	1		2	1	7	6	85.7
Chinese A2		6	1					7	7	100
Chinese AS		1	1					2	2	100
Design & Technology A2	1	7	1					9	9	100
Drama A2				2				2	2	100
Drama AS			1					1	1	100
Mathematics A2	12	12	3	2	1			30	30	100
Mathematics AS		2		1	1			4	4	100
Further Mathematics A2	2	5	1	3				11	11	100
Further Mathematics AS			1	4	2			7	7	100
Music A2		3	1					4	4	100
Religious Studies A2		3	3		1			7	7	100
Religious Studies AS		1						1	1	100
OCR
Chemistry A2	8	5	4	3	3			23	23	100
Chemistry AS		3	1	1	3			8	8	100
Classical Civilisations A2	1	4	7					12	12	100
Classical Civilisations AS			1					1	1	100
Economics A2	1	3	3		1			8	8	100
Economics AS		1	1		2	2	1	7	6	85.7
English Literature A2	4	6	2	3	1	1		17	17	100
English Literature AS		1	2	2	3	1		9	9	100
History A2	2	4	9	3	1			19	19	100
History AS						1		1	1	100
Latin AS		1		1				2	2	100
Physics A2	5	6	5	2	2			20	20	100
Physics AS		1		1				2	2	100
Totals (including General Studies )	53	108.5	81	46.5	42.5	9	2	342.5	340.5	99.4
Totals (excluding General Studies)	49	96.5	76	43	35	7	2	308.5	306.5	99.4

Pass Rate (including General Studies) 99.41 % (excluding General Studies) 99.35 %

No of A/AS candidates in College Two - 79  (2011:74) (2010:81)  (2009:77)

Overall analysis (A levels)	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
A*/A grades as percentage of total passes	50.3	57.8	56.5	49.8	45.9
A*-B grades as percentage of total passes	74.3	70.0	81.4	76.5	84.7

 

Bootham's College Two Results	2012	2011
Average UCAS points score per candidate excluding General Studies	403	383
Average UCAS points score per candidate including General Studies	445	437
Number of passes per candidate excluding General Studies	3.88	3.66
Number of passes per candidate including General Studies	4.31	4.29
Points score per subject entry excluding General Studies	103	104
Points score per subject entry including General Studies	103	101

 

GCSE Results 2012

Board/Subject	A*	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	Total Entry	Total A*-C	% A*- C
AQA
Biology	20	17	11	7	1	1			57	55	96.5
Chemistry	19	16	10	6	6				57	51	89.5
Classical Civilisation	2		7	8	3				20	17	85
Design & Technology	8	7	10	2					27	27	100
English Language	9	18	21	21	7				76	69	90.8
English Literature	13	18	22	19	4				76	72	94.7
French	12	6	5	7	4	2			36	30	83.3
Geography	6	14	10	20	2	4			56	50	89.3
German	2	3	5	4	5				19	14	73.7
Italian	1								1	1	100
Mathematics	17	20	19	15	4	1			76	71	93.4
Music	6	4		1					11	11	100
Physical Education	6	5	8	6	1				26	25	96.2
Physics	18	12	15	6	5	1			57	51	89.5
Science		1	7	8	2	1			19	16	84.2
Additional Science		1	6	8	4				19	15	78.9
Spanish	7	4	4	4	4	2	1		26	19	73.1
Edexcel
Art	16	10	16	7	1	1			51	49	96.1
Drama		4	6	6	3	1			20	16	80
History	9	11	11	9	4	1	1		46	40	87
OCR
Latin	12	7	6	2	2				29	27	93.1
Religious Studies	5	11	3	4					23	23	100
Totals	188	189	202	170	62	15	2		828	749	90.5

 

No of candidates	76	Percentage
A*/A as percentage of passes:		50.33%
A*/A as percentage of entries:		45.53%
A*-B as percentage of passes:		77.30%
A*-B as percentage of entries:		69.93%
No of candidates passing five or more A*-C:	74 out of 76	97.37%
No of girls passing five or more A*-C:	35 out of 36	97.22%
No of boys passing five or more A*-C:	39 out of 40	97.50%
Overall pass rate A*-C as percentage of entries		90.46%
Average points per candidate	68.24
Average subject points score:	6.26
Average no of passes A*-C per pupil	749 from 76	9.86%
Average no of passes A*-C per girl	365 from 36	10.14%
Average no of passes A*-C per boy	384 from 40	9.60%