A Fantastic First Set of Results at Great Western Academy

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Great Western Academy is immensely proud of the A-Level results achieved by our 2021 Year 13 cohort and the destinations they can now progress to, especially in such a disrupted year. This includes two students who have secured places at Oxford and Cambridge and over a third progressing to other Russell Group universities.  GWA Sixth Form students are also progressing on to high calibre apprenticeship programmes with employers including Cranfield Defence and Security/UK Defence Academy, BMW and Barratts Homes.

 

The key information below summarises the school’s first ever A-Level results:

• Pass rate: 100%

• On average our students achieved over a quarter of a grade higher than their forecast outcomes and were in line with the top 25% of students against national benchmarks.

• 42% of students achieved A* and A Grades

• 29% of students achieved AAB or better

• 38% of students achieved BBB or better

• 62% of students are progressing to university.  This includes Oxford and Cambridge and 35% going to Russell Group universities

• All our students secured appropriate progression routes including apprenticeships with top employers such as Cranfield Defence and Security, BMW, Aculab, Barratts Homes