Year 13 Leavers 2023

Congratulations to our year 13 class of 2023. The students have navigated their way through some very challenging years during their education and have conducted themselves with maturity and resilience as many sat formal exams for the first time this summer. We are very proud and wish them all the best in their future endeavours. 

Some of our students deserve special recognition for their outstanding achievements;

• Fahaan Faghiri achieved Grades A*, A*, A, in Biology, Psychology and Chemistry A levels and has secured a place to read Medicine at The University of Birmingham.
• Natayla Fernandez achieved Grades A, A, Distinction* in Psychology A Level, Criminology and Applied Sport and has secured a place to read Professional Policing at Birmingham City University.
• Shannon Irwin achieved Grades A*, Distinction*, Distinction* in Criminology, Business and Applied Psychology and has secured a place to read Law at Birmingham City University.
• Anna Hoppe achieved Grades A*, A, B in Product Design, English Language and Literature and Mathematics A levels and has secured a place to read Architecture with professional placement at the University of Bath.
• Charlie Bartram achieved Grades A*, A, A, B in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics A levels and has secured a place to read Theoretical Physics at the University of Leeds.
• Karolina Jarowicka achieved Grades A, B, Distinction* in English Literature, Mathematics A levels and Business. Karolina also achieved grade A in the Extended Project Qualification and has secured a place to read English with World Literature at the University of Liverpool.

Headline Performance Measures

Students achieved a 97% pass rate in line with national average of 97% for 2023, with 39% of A level grades or equivalent A* to B and 72% between A* and C with many securing places on university courses and prestigious apprenticeships.   

Our provisional headline performance measures for 2023 are as follows:

Attainment:

% A*-B grades in A level or equivalent: 39%

% A* – C grades in A level or equivalent: 72%

% A% – E grades in A level or equivalent: 97% 

A Level average grade: C

Academic average grade: C

Applied General average grade: Merit +

Destinations (2023 leavers):

Of those students who have applied  72% gained their first choice place at university. 

Students moving on to higher education and apprenticeships: 71% (National average in 2021 = 62 %)

Students progressing to higher education, apprenticeships, training or employment: 76%  (National average in 2021 = 81%)