Congratulations to all pupils in Year 11 who are celebrating their GCSE results at Strood Academy. Our pupils have shown incredible determination, continuous resilience and perseverance during their GCSE courses and achieved some excellent results. The well-deserved results now enable our pupils the choice and opportunity to progress onto the next stage of their education with many choosing to remain at the Sixth Form at Strood Academy. We also take this moment to recognise the progress that our pupils have made as they have developed into well-rounded citizens ready for the 21st century. This success has been achieved not only through the dedication of our pupils but also through the highly skilled teaching and learning which has been demonstrated throughout their courses. We take a moment to acknowledge and thank all staff at Strood Academy for their support in ensuring our pupils are best prepared for their next steps.
A number of subjects at Strood Academy continue to achieve exceptional outcomes which include photography, catering, health and fitness, art and design, citizenship, dance, business, health and social care and media studies.
Our results highlights for our Year 11 pupils include:
- Gunraj: grade 9,8 in combined science, grade 8 in English language, grade 6 in English literature, grade 8 in maths, grade 8 in geography, grade 6 in Spanish and merit in digital information technology
- Daisy: grade 8,8 in combined science, grade 8 in English language, grade 8 in English literature, grade 7 in maths, grade 9 in history, grade 8 in Spanish and distinction* in digital information technology
- Lucy: grade 7,6 in combined science, grade 8 in English language, grade 8 in English literature, grade 6 in maths, grade 5 in spanish, distinction* in hospitality and catering and distinction * in sports studies
- Amelia: grade 7,6 in combined science, grade 7 in English language, grade 8 in English literature, grade 5 in maths, grade 6 in history, grade 7 in media studies, grade 5 in drama
- Tarry: grade 7,7 in combined science, grade 6 in English language, grade 6 in English literature, grade 6 in maths, grade 7 in history, grade 7 in spanish, grade 8 in citizenship
- Abbey: grade 7,7 in combined science, grade 6 in English language, grade 6 in English literature, grade 5 in maths, grade 8 in geography, grade 8 in citizenship and grade 6 in spanish
- Shreeya: grade 8,7 in combined science, grade 6 in English language, grade 7 in English literature, grade 7 in maths, grade 7 in geography, grade 5 in spanish and distinction* in enterprise
- Lexie: grade 7,7 in combined science, grade 7 in English language, grade 7 in English literature, grade 7 in maths, grade 8 in geography, grade 7 in spanish and grade 7 in citizenship
- Chloe: grade 7,7 in combined science, grade 7 in English language, grade 8 in English literature, grade 6 in maths, grade 7 in history, grade 5 in spanish and a merit grade in performing arts
- Sophie: grade 7,7 in combined science, grade 6 in English language, grade 7 in English literature, grade 7 in maths, grade 7 in history, grade 6 in spanish and distinction* in sports studies
- Daria-Maria: grade 6,5 in combined science, grade 6 in English language, grade 6 in English literature, grade 4 in maths, grade 6 in geography, grade 7 in art and design, grade 8 in citizenship
- Isabella: grade 5,5 in combined science, grade 7 in combined English language, grade 7 in English literature, grade 4 in maths, grade 8 in history, grade 7 in art and design, pass in digital information technology
- Aedan: grade 7,6 in combined science, grade 7 in English language, grade 5 in English literature, grade 6 in maths, grade 6 in history, grade 8 in geography, grade 7 in art and design
- Reuben: grade 7,7 in combined science, grade 6 in English language, grade 6 in English literature, grade 7 in maths, grade 7 in geography, distinction* in enterprise and distinction* in sports studies
I take this moment to reiterate how immensely proud of all the achievements of our pupils. They have truly demonstrated the school values of being respectful, kind, inquisitive, resilient during their studies at Strood Academy. We wish all pupils all the very best in their onward study, training and employment. Our teachers have worked tirelessly to ensure students are all able to progress onto destinations of their choice, and we look forward to seeing what they will achieve in the future.
Sixth Form at Strood Academy:
Many of our pupils will be remaining at our Sixth Form in which they have already completed enrollment for, should you require any further information please contact Ms Hancock, Assistant Principal, Director of Sixth Form via email victoria.hancock@stroodacademy.org who will ensure your query is resolved.
Further careers support for our Year 11 pupils:
To further support our pupils in their onward destinations we will continue to provide careers guidance and advice should any pupil require this at a later stage. Please email info@stroodacademy.org and a member of our team will be in contact. Please do take a moment to review the following website with relevant information reference the below.
Further advice for our pupils:
- The National Careers Service runs a Get Help with Exam Results service. Support is available on the National Careers Service website and students can chat to a careers adviser over the phone or by webchat. The exam results helpline (0800 100 900) is open from Thursday 17th August until Friday 1st September 2023, from 8am – 8pm Monday to Friday and 10am – 5pm Saturday.
- The Get the Jump hub can help take the stress out of young people’s next move after their exam results. It brings together all post-16 and post-18 education and training choices in one place and offers the opportunity to speak directly to a careers adviser.
- We’ve also pulled together everything students need to know about alternatives to A Levels and university.
- If students don’t receive the grades they’re expecting, our Education Hub blog contains helpful advice for potential next steps
Mr Jon Richardson | Principal
