Our ethos of ‘create your future’ is always front and centre of A-level results days with student destinations being the primary focus rather than a fixation on grades.
At Gosforth Academy we are delighted that over 90% of students achieved their firm or insurance university offer which is outstanding given 294 ‘full service’ applications were sent to UCAS this year.
Our students are leaving us for a wide range of excellent courses including Engineering, Art Foundation, Medicine, Linguistics, Sport, Law and Earth Sciences at some very prestigious institutions such as Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, York and Bristol. We are well aware that university is not the only progression route and some students have opted for apprenticeships in areas such as Tax (Ernst & Young), Pharmacy Dispensing or Accountancy, while others are taking gap years-we are proud of them all.
This particular cohort has had a challenging few years with not sitting GCSE examinations coupled with the Government announcing that A-level grades will be ‘pegged back’ to pre-pandemic levels. We are delighted that Gosforth Academy results have held strong once again this year with 25% of grades at A*/A and 54% at A*-B. A record 25 students achieved all A*/A grades across the board. With a 99% overall pass rate we are very pleased by both individual student destinations and overall school results.
We wish students the best of luck in the future and congratulate them for such superb achievements.
Preit Chahal, Principal