It was a day of celebration for students and staff at the Academy Southwark (CoLAS) who achieved the best ever A-Level results in the school’s history.
Year 13 students achieved a 26% pass rate in grades A* to A; a 59.5% pass rate in grades A* to B; and 83% in grades A* to C. In each of the three measures these are the academy’s best ever A-Level results, with A*-B grades improving by 12% this year compared to last with an average grade of B. In addition, the academy achieved an 81% pass rate at DDD and above in BTEC.
One student achieved A*A*A in Maths, Further Maths and Physics. They will start at the University of Oxford to study Mechanical Engineering.
Another Year 13 student achieved A*A*A in Economics, Maths and Further Maths. He is off to the London School of Economics to study Economics. And a third student achieved A*A*AA in Economics, Maths, Further Maths and Physics and will be going to study Civil Engineering at Imperial College London.
Academy Southwark is a member of the Academies Trust, which runs the Corporation’s sponsored academies.
The City Corporation sponsors ten high-performing academies across Hackney, Islington, Newham, and Southwark through the Trust. It is also the local education authority for one maintained primary school in the , and the proprietor of four independent schools. Five out of 10 Academies Trust schools hold an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating, and three are rated ‘good’ with ‘outstanding’ features.
Academy Southwark headteacher, Michael Baxter, said:
“We are very proud of our students who today see the fruits of their labour.
“We knew they were a fantastic year group, committed to their studies and ambitious about the future. It is no surprise, therefore, that they have collectively achieved the academy’s best ever A-Level results enabling many students to attend prestigious universities including Oxford, Warwick and London School of Economics.
“It marks the start of another phase in the lives of our Year 13 pupils. The academy’s purpose is the ‘Exploration of Life’.
“I wish our new alumni every success; the world is now your oyster, with these results enabling so many of you to progress onto careers, university, or apprenticeships. Today’s results would not be possible without the efforts of our dedicated and passionate teaching staff and the support of parents and carers.”
Chair of the Academies Trust Board, Catherine McGuinness, said:
“Congratulations to everyone in our Academy Southwark community.
“My colleagues and I at the Academies Trust Board are proud of all our students and send our best wishes, and our warm thanks to the dedicated teaching staff.”
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