Year 11 Students at Swindon Academy Celebrate GCSE Success
This morning, students at Swindon Academy are celebrating as they open their long-awaited GCSE results. This year, over 70% of students have achieved a grade 4 or above, and 54% of students achieving 5+ in both English and maths with over a fifth achieving the top grades of 7 or above in these core subjects.
Students celebrating today include:
· Harry E, achieved 9s & 8s across English, Maths, Science, History and Music. He is going to UCSF at Swindon Academy to study English and Music and aspires for a career in either Journalism or Music
· Sophie C, achieved L2 Distinction, 9, 8s and 7 across English, Maths, Science, Health & Social Care, and Spanish. She is going to Marlborough College to study English, Psychology and Politics. She aims for a career in Law
· Arnav P achieved 9s, 8s and 7 across English, Maths, Science, Geography and Spanish.
· Jasmine G achieved L2 Distinction, 9s, 8, 7 & 6 across English, Maths, Science, Geography and Spanish. She is going to Cirencester College to study Biology, Chemistry and Maths and hopes to become a Chemical Engineer.
· Ricardo M T achieved 9s & 8s across English, Maths, Science, Geography and Spanish. He is going to Cirencester College to study T Level Engineering and aspires to do Motor Engineering for F1.
· Raguel S achieved 9s & 8s across English, Maths, Science, Geography and Spanish. He is going to Cirencester College to study Medicine, Biology, Chemistry and Maths. He plans to become Doctor.
A lot of students were grateful to their teachers for the support they received. Harry said:
“My teachers helped me get these results by giving me really great resources and always made me feel so optimistic!”
Ricardo added:
“The intervention sessions at school really helped me get my results.”
With a similar comment, Jasmine said:
“My teachers always motivated me to improve and get the best results I could.”
Parents were also credited for their support, with Raguel saying:
“My parents were really encouraging and helped me study to get these results.”
Commenting on the results, Karen Wright, Principal at Swindon Academy, said:
“Congratulations to all our students collecting their results today. They have worked hard and shown real commitment to their studies and should be proud of their achievements. I am looking forward to welcoming many of our students to our flourishing Sixth Form in September. I know they will continue to grasp every opportunity open to them and will make an important contribution to our academy community.”