Fortismere students, from left, Jean Luc Daurat, Ben Reinders, Ellie Bloom, Nas Mugisha and Georgia McQueen-Black all celebrate after great results. Picture: David Tothill
A-level results: Muswell Hill’s Fortismere School equals best-ever year
by Stephen Moore
Friday, August 17, 2012
4:07 PM
Fortismere students helped keep the school at the top of the league table once more this year, with almost 40 per cent of all exams graded A* or A.
The school also matched its highest-ever results from 2009, with 70pc of grades being B or above. On top of that, nine students have gained Oxbridge places while seven are setting out on highly competitive medical courses, the school’s highest-ever numbers.
Headteacher Helen Anthony said: “QTC”
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