We have lots to celebrate at The Leigh Academy this summer! We are delighted with our post-16 results. Our students have shown academic flair coupled with resilience and determination, developed in part due to disrupted earlier education, and they have come out on top. Thank you to The Leigh Academy staff and parents who have offered exceptional support throughout.
Our A level and BTEC results today highlight a 3 year trend of excellent outcomes, with notably strong performances in the arts in fine art, graphic communications and photography A levels. Once again our BTEC results are above national results with stand out performances in business, health and social care and computing. Similarly, our IB results (in July) were amazing, with our students’ grades matching or exceeding the global average across our subject offer, with especially strong performances in psychology, cultural and social anthropology and global politics.
We expect two thirds of our Year 13 cohort to take up places at university this autumn, with the rest either beginning apprenticeships or employment or taking a gap year to travel. Whatever they are going on to do, we wish them well and are confident that they are ready to thrive.
A selection of our highest achievers are shown here with their intended destinations:
- Vanessa (APS – 52.29) – financial studies (A*), biology IB (H6), psychology IB (H7)
Destination: Kingston University London, mental health nursing - Victoria (APS – 50.00) – computing (D*), history (A), Spanish (A), maths (A)
Destination: Queen Mary University London, computer science - Amy (APS – 49.33) – business (D*), history (A), social and cultural anthropology IB (H6)
Destination: University of Newcastle, law - Patricia (APS – 45.33) – history (B), global politics IB (H5), social and cultural anthropology IB (H7)
- Kyan (APS – 43.64) – business (D*), creative media (D*), performing arts (D), extended project (C)
Destination: Ravensbourne, digital film production - Rachael (APS – 43.33) – ICT (D*), art & design (B), graphic communication (B)
Destination: Nottingham Trent University, animation - Alliya (APS – 43.00) – French (B), global politics (H5), psychology (H6), social and cultural anthropology IB (H6)
Destination: University of Reading, business & management - Deborah (APS – 42.89) – financial studies (A), ICT (D*), Italian (A), maths (C)
- Jason (APS – 42.00) – engineering (D*), maths (B), physics IB (H5)
Destination: University of the West of England, aerospace engineering - Tami (APS – 41.67) – creative media (D), art & design (B), graphic communication (A)
Destination: University of Kent, architecture - Lily (APS – 39.67) – performing arts (D), English language and literature IB (H6), social and cultural anthropology IB (H5)
- Kyle (APS – 38.86) – computing (D), financial studies (B), ICT (D*)
Destination: Apprenticeship with Bexley Council
