The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is an academically challenging and balanced programme of education with final examinations that prepare students, aged 16 to 19, for success at university and life beyond. It has been designed to address the intellectual, social, emotional and physical well-being of students in our ever changing world. For more detail, please see this report from the IB.
Our results are consistently good, with an outstanding outcome achieved by our students in May 2022:
*Equivalent to AAB in A levels with at least 2 of biology, chemistry, physics, Maths, further Maths, geography, history, English literature, modern and classical languages. Find out more, including regional comparisons, here.
A higher than average number of our students (54.6% from state-funded mainstream schools in 2020) go on to Higher Education:
Parkside Sixth Students in 2022
Secured a place at Oxford or Cambridge
4%
Secured a place in a Russell Group University other than Oxford and Cambridge
21%
Secured a place in a Top Third Higher Education Institution other than the Russell Group Universities and Oxford and Cambridge
Secured a place at any other UK Higher Education Institution, excluding those in the Top Third
32%
Secured a place at an International Higher Education Institution
14%
Went to a further (not higher) education college or other further education provider (includes pupils who will repeat Year 13 at your or another institution)
Destination not known (including left the country and destination not known)
Destinations include:
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