Report: Laura Cahill

It has been another great year for Merchant Taylors’ Schools. Two thirds of its students achieved A*-B grades in their A-Levels with 8 heading to Oxford and Cambridge, the world’s most prestigious universities. Not only this, students are going to wide variety of destinations and job roles.

Merchant Taylors’ prides itself on developing students who year after year achieve some of the best A-Level results in the region. Yet, it also focuses on students of varying academic abilities helping them achieve their ultimate potential, not just through their academic studies but through a wide variety of activities from music and sport to the Combined cadet Force and charity work.

This year, students are going on to study a diverse range of subjects at some of the best universities in the UK.

Rebecca Southwart, from Ormskirk and a scholarship student (centre, with glasses) achieved A* A* A and is reading Chemistry at Oxford. Lauren Widders from Southport, achieved 3 A grades and off to Edinburgh to study Veterinary Medicine. Our Head Girl, Catherine Magennis who lives in Waterloo, is taking a gap year to carry out charity work and will spend the first 3 months in Switzerland leading a Girl Guides Chalet.

Over at the Boys School, Matthew Johnson, also from Waterloo, achieved 4 A* grades and is going to read Biochemistry at Oxford. Matthew is a tri-athlete and trained lifeguard who, at just 16 years of age last year, saved a man’s life on Southport Beach by pulling him to safety after swimming 200m to reach him.

Head Boy, Tom Barker-Weinberger from Ormskirk, gained 3 A* and an A, allowing him to accept his place at Cambridge to read History. When Tom agreed to sit his initial entrance paper for Cambridge he later discovered he would be in Sri Lanka on a school cricket tour but Merchant Taylors liaised with international schools over there and, with the help of the local embassy, Tom was able to sit the paper in Sri Lanka.

And George Lavelle, also from Ormskirk, plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club and the England second cricket team and achieved 3 A grades. George is taking a year out to hopefully play cricket in Australia before starting a degree at Loughborough University to study Economics & Finance.

Harry Maitland, from Birkdale, achieved A*, A, B and is deferring, til next year at least, a place at the University of Leeds in order to pursuer his rock star dreams! Harry is a fantastic drummer in a band called Rats who already have a recoding deal. Their single ‘Weekend’ is available now and the band will be hitting the festival circuit next year.

Headmistress at the Girls’ School, Claire Tao, is delighted with her students achievements. ”The girls have done incredibly well. Their results are a testament to their strong work ethic, resilience and the way they are able to balance their studies with the myriad of other interests they engage in. I am particularly proud of how the girls and staff have coped with the increased uncertainty that comes with the newly reformed A Levels. The ethos of the School and support of the whole community have played a significant role in the girls’ success. Well done.”

Deiniol Williams, Headmaster at the Boys’ School is equally delighted. “The boys have done such a great job. They have shown enormous dedication to their studies and to their School, and are now enjoying their just rewards. The new A Levels have challenged us all but everyone has responded incredibly well and again we are enjoying some truly excellent results. Congratulations to all of our boys but also to the parents and staff who have supported them along the way.”

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