Results and Performance
Results
County Scholars
Norfolk Scholars are honorary awards presented by Norfolk County Council to recognise outstanding academic or vocational achievements among local students. To be awarded Norfolk Scholar status, students need to achieve ABB or higher in their subjects. See below for the number of County Scholars that the Sixth Form has achieved in previous years:
| 2026 | 68 |
| 2025 | 53 |
| 2024 | 43 |
Queen's Prize Winner
The Queen's Prize is awarded to the student who has achieved the highest grades in the cohort for the year. The Queen's Prize winner for 2026 is Kevin Monk. He gained 4 A* grades in Chemistry, Maths, Further Maths and Physics. He is now studying Electronic Engineering at Imperial College, London.
Class of 2026 Achievements Summary
More than 20% of grades achieved at Springwood High School Sixth Form were A*/A, which is a 1% increase on last year’s results, while 49% of students secured an A*, A or B, and 76% of students gained A* to C grades, both up 2% on 2025’s results.
The school has also seen an improvement in the number of students gaining A* and A grades at A-Level, alongside improvements in Distinction* and Distinctions in vocational subjects.
Merry Enters celebrated A*, A, and B grades in Physics, Maths, and Music Technology. He will now go on to read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at Trinity College, Oxford, with a view of working in economics.
Heading to an equally prestigious academic institution was Eva Kalabina, whose three A*s and A have secured her a place at Downing College, Cambridge, where she will study Economics, Law, and Environment. Joining her at Cambridge will be Amelie Hayward, and Zion Noble, who, at just 17 years of age, is deferring her place until 2027.
With three A*s and an A, Oliver Wright is off to Durham University to study Maths and Physics, while Lucy Wills Gillings (two As, one B) will read Law at Sheffield, Angelo Alvarez (A*AA)will study Maths at Bristol, and Lily Barker (three A*s) will read History at Lincoln.
There was a particularly strong showing from students going on to study medicine, with Holly MacGowan, Isabella McKenzie, Ashwini Pasapula, and Tessa Jaison all choosing to take the subject at university; while Beth Wybrow, Lorena Lalbin, Zoe Wilson, and James Nguyen are opting to study Physiotherapy.
Other students will be taking up apprenticeships, including Emilie Burr at Rolls Royce; Imogen Portass-Bowen at Peters, Elworthy & Moore accountants; Isla Evans and Penny Kent at Hawkins Ryan solicitors; and Jessica Berry at Norfolk Agents estate agency.
Also progressing to accountancy apprenticeships were Marissa Harrison, Jack Bumstead, Henry Dark, and Muhammad Shakeel, while Harry Christie will train as a quantity surveyor, and Daniel Morters will take up an apprenticeship as a RAF Avionics Technician and James Bell as a RAF Cyberspace Communications Specialist.
