A Level Results Day 2022 – A message from Ms Wood
‘Exceptionally pleased’ with A Level and BTEC success
I am exceptionally pleased with the results of our hard working Year 13 students. After a difficult two years, they have shown such resilience and determination and have overcome the multitude of unprecedented barriers that Covid-19 presented, to achieve some of the highest grades we have seen in over four years.
It has been an absolute pleasure working with this wonderful year group and today has been a day of celebration. We are thrilled that so many of our students have been placed at their first choice university and degree apprenticeships. Those students who are now exploring their options through clearing have done so with a fantastically mature and measured approach and I can’t wait to hear which universities snap our students up over the coming days!
Each student who joined us in September 2020 had a different starting point as their GCSE year was cut short in March, and each student’s experience of the pandemic was different. On their first day that September I spoke to students on the topic of us all having journeyed over the same sea, but having different ships in which to do so. Because of this, each student’s individual success is to be celebrated.
All of our students have made us so proud as they have taught me about overcoming adversity and having a bigger perspective in life. While being filmed for ITV’s six o’clock news the day before results day, one student was asked how they were feeling about receiving their results the next day. They replied by saying that they didn’t feel their results would define their happiness or success, because you can become successful at age 40 or 50, and wherever he ended up next year, he knew he would be able to achieve happiness and success.
Every year in this job I feel it is a pleasure and a privilege to work with young people. This year, listening to that student, I have never felt that so strongly.
Below is just a snapshot of some of our exam success. We are proud of all of our students and know they move on to the next step of their education or employment ready to live out our values of faith, hope, family and respect.
Ms Wood, Head of Sixth Form
Tejomayee has achieved a wonderful A*A*A*A* in Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Biology and is going to study Natural Sciences at Cambridge University. We have no doubt that she will have an incredible career and will be a part of some trailblazing scientific breakthroughs in the future.
Justin secured A*A*A* in Economics, Sociology and Business and goes on to study Law at Cambridge University.
Justin’s academic success is complimented by his mature, ambitious nature and eloquence. He is passionate about the study of law to understand and call out the social injustices that exist and we have no doubt that he will be an incredibly successful barrister. We are so proud of Justin and wish him every success at Cambridge, they are lucky to have him.
Ali achieved A*AA in Biology, Maths and Chemistry. His positive character around the Sixth Form has been of huge source of comfort and a great influence on others. He has managed his time supporting others alongside studying towards and achieving a place to study Medicine at Cambridge, of which we are incredibly proud and wish him great success.
Rebecca secured AAA in Biology, Chemistry and Sociology and will take on a 5 year Medicine course at University of Birmingham. It is down to some hard work and great resilience that Rebecca achieved such impressive results. She has always wanted to study medicine and we hope that she relishes every moment of that journey to become a doctor!
Erica has done exceptionally well with an A in Sociology, B in Spanish and a C in English Language. This is down to such hard work and determination and the willingness to use the help and support around her. We are incredibly proud of her achievements and very much hope that she enjoys studying Law with Psychology at Nottingham Trent University.
Rhys has been an exceptional student, fully embracing the sixth form experience with a great sense of humour which has carried him through a tough two years. He has achieved a B grade in Biology and D*D* in his Sport BTEC course. Rhys is definitely going to enjoy university and be very successful, of that we have no doubt!
Kelis’s goal has always been to study forensic science and her hard work and determination these past two years has meant that she has secured a place to study Forensic Science at Nottingham Trent University! Kelis achieved excellent results in Applied Science and Business BTECs with D*D in both courses.
We are so proud of Fola’s success in her studies here at Sixth Form. She has achieved an amazing D*D*D in her Extended Diploma in Business and goes on to study International Business at Nottingham Trent University. Fola has been an absolute pleasure to have in sixth form and we wish her all the best for her future plans.
Blessings has been an exceptional sixth form student who is progressing on to study Mathematics at Imperial College London with A*A*A*A in Psychology, Maths, Further Maths and Economics. He was our Academic Ambassador this year and has been an important voice for other students, his calm and measured manner has also had such a powerful impact on his peers. We wish him great success in the future.
