Weatherhead sixth from students are truly world class, once again!

Students secured superb grades for their BTEC qualifications with an exceptional 76% of all grades being awarded at the highest level of Distinction*/Distinction.

In the Diploma in Childcare and Education 80% of students achieved A -B grades.

A total of 223 (44%) of the highest A*/A/Distinction*/Distinction grades were achieved by students in these summer examinations.

94% of students have secured their first-choice place at University and many of these places are at leading Russell Group institutions, and other students are embarking on Higher Level Apprenticeships, taking a gap year or starting employment.

The school is absolutely delighted that two students have gained places at Oxbridge.  Mai Langley achieved 3 A* grades and will be going to The University of Cambridge to study Natural Sciences, whilst Lucianna Cartwright will be studying English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford having achieved 2 A*s and 1 A grade.

Emma Baldwin-Quirk and Claire McGeoghegan both achieved 3 A* grades. Emma is going to The University of Leeds to study Product Design (Emma has won National awards for her innovative product design work) and Claire will be studying Mathematics at The University of Bath. Head Girl Polly Knapton achieved 2 A*s and 1 A grade and is going to study Modern Languages at The University of Liverpool.

Ellie Jones is also celebrating today after achieving 2 A*s and a Distinction* grade after securing a place to study Criminology at Edge Hill university. Melanie Hughes achieved the highest BTEC grades of Distinction* in all three of her BTEC subjects and she is going to study Criminology at John Moores University.   

Becca Reilly achieved 3 top level BTEC grades and she has successfully secured a place to study Adult Nursing and Nyah Auger-Friel also achieved 3 A grades in the Childcare and Education Diploma and will be studying Child Nursing.

Sanjita Akter who is an Arkwright Scholar achieved an A* in Product Design and is going to study Mechanical Engineering at The University of Leeds and Izzy Elton is proud to achieve an A* in Geography; she is so passionate about the environment and she had the privilege of meeting Sir David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg when she attended the prestigious Youth Ocean and Climate Summit in 2021!

Headteacher Miss Whelan commented:

“All the students have worked incredibly hard from day one of their courses and navigated so many challenges throughout the last 2 years. These students have studied and prepared for their exams through a National lockdown, periods of isolation and also staff and their own absences due to Covid and throughout this time they have demonstrated immense resilience and maturity and these achievements are a real testament to their total dedication and commitment to their studies. This was also their first time sitting public exams as their GCSE exams were cancelled, making their achievements this year even more exceptional.

Every student should be extremely proud of their results and this would not have been possible without the incredible commitment and hard work from their teachers and the utmost diligence and care of our support staff and also our excellent partnership with our parents and carers. I am so proud of how we have worked together as a school community to ensure all our students achieved their very best during these difficult times and these results will open many doors for them, with so many going to university and also securing higher level apprenticeships or employment.  I wish every student all the very best for their future endeavours.”

Mrs Carol Rogers, Chair of Governors would also like to congratulate all the Year 13 students and wish them all the very best for the future and thank staff for their tireless hard work and total professionalism in maintaining such high standards during these unprecedented times.