Harrogate Ladies’ College achieves its best A*-A grade percentages in four years

Harrogate Ladies’ College – soon to be renamed Duchy College - is celebrating its best A*-A grade percentage in four years and a 100% pass rate.

The school’s A*-B percentage has seen three consecutive years of improvement and two-thirds of pupils this year achieved at least one A* or A grade, the highest figure since 2023.

In total, 80% of grades in Maths and Further Maths were A*-A, while 53% of pupils will go on to study STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) courses, more than double the national average of female applications for STEM subjects in 2025.

In addition to achieving a 100% pass rate, the school achieved its highest A Level value-added score in three years, a metric which measures academic progress compared to the pupils’ baseline.

Harrogate Ladies College student Tilly Reid, right, achieved a clean-sweep AA A*. She is pictured with her mum Catherine. (Picture contributed)

Duchy College Principal, Mrs Joanna Fox, said: “Seeing our pupils pursue their ambitions in a diverse range of courses is testament to our commitment to nurturing every pupil as an individual.

“These outstanding A Level results are also testament to the work, resilience and determination of our pupils."

Pupils will progress to a diverse range of further study and career pathways at Russell Group universities, with courses including Architecture at University College London and Drama and Film Studies at the University of Manchester.

Tilly Reid, who has a deep connection to the school, achieved a clean-sweep AA A* and has been accepted to the University of Birmingham to study Psychology.

Two-thirds of pupils at Harrogate Ladies College this year achieved at least one A* or A grade, the highest figure since 2023. (Picture contributed)

“Achieving three A*s is a dream come true,” Tilly said.

“I am so proud to follow in my mother and sibling’s footsteps as alumni.”

Ex-head prefect, Josephine Williams, averaged well over one grade higher than her baseline predictions and has been offered a place to study Neuroscience at King’s College, London.

“I will carry a piece of this school with me, not just in my memories, but in the way it has shaped how I think, how I see people and how I understand myself,” Josephine said.

Tamara Pohronska, who achieved outstanding A*AAA results in Economics, Maths, Further Maths and Physics, will study Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University, the prestigious Ivy League university.