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Academy delighted with best ever IB results

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08
Jul

We are delighted with our Post-16 International Baccalaureate Diploma results today . 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 Sir Geoffrey Leigh staff and parents who have offered exceptional support throughout. 

We have achieved our best ever Average Point Score of 33.6, which is the highest amongst all LAT secondary academies. We have achieved positive Value added, meaning that we have added ‘value’ to each student, as they achieve above their starting points.

Subject highlights are as follows

  • Geography  – 100% of students achieved higher diploma grade 5 or above 
  • English language and literature  – 100% of students achieved higher diploma grade 4 or above, with 85% of students achieving Grade 5 or above 
  • Global politics –  100% of students achieved Higher grade 4 with 90% of students achieving a grade 5 or above
  • Psychology 100% of students achieved a higher grade 4 or above, with  81% of students achieving a higher grade 5 or above, 
  • Social and cultural anthropology 95% of students achieved a higher grade 4 or above
  • Business management – 91% of students achieved a higher grade 4 or above 
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Three of our SGLA full International Baccalaureate Careers Pathway  Students: 

  • Matilda – Geography 5, psychology 5, reflective project C (with applied science) – L6 degree apprenticeship in land surveying with TfL. 
  • James – Business 6, English language and literature 5, reflective project C (with ICT) – University of Kent to read finance and investment with a year in industry
  • Finlay – Social cultural anthropology 6, English language and literature 5, reflective project A (with ICT) – L4 apprenticeship with TfL

“We are incredibly proud of all our students who received their results today. As a cohort, the Year 13s have encapsulated the spirit of the IB through their resilience, curiosity and engagement with their IB programmes. They have demonstrated leadership skills throughout the 2-year programme and their results and secured destinations are a true symbol of their success”. – Sophie Dickinson, Director of Post 16

Other successes

  • Jonathan – Global politics 6, social cultural anthropology 5 – SOAS, University of London
  • Maruvan – English language and literature 6, social cultural anthropology 5, business management 5 – Queen Mary University of London – politics

We are excited to develop our Post 16 curriculum even further as a candidate school for the full IBDP next year, offering even more academic opportunities for our young people at SGLA.

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Click here to see the IB results from across Leigh Academies Trust

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