Year 13 Press Release – August 2024

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Congratulations to all pupils in Year 13 who are celebrating their results at Strood Academy. Our pupils have shown incredible determination, continuous resilience and perseverance during their 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 or employment. 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. The tireless efforts of our teachers have been instrumental in guiding and supporting our pupils throughout their academic journey. Through their hard work and encouragement, our pupils have been able to reach their full potential and excel in their studies.

I am delighted to inform you that our pupils studying International Baccalaureate courses have achieved remarkable success, particularly in subjects such as psychology, geography, and social and cultural anthropology. Furthermore, subjects like sport, media studies, history, financial studies, English Literature, and business have also demonstrated excellent performance in this year’s results.

Our results highlights for our Year 13 pupils include:

  • Carolina: B in biology, B in chemistry, and a B in maths
  • Ronnie: A in media studies, H6 in social and cultural anthropology, and a C in English Literature
  • Favian: Distinction in business studies, C in history, and a C in financial studies
  • Gemma: B in financial studies, C in 3D design, and a C in media studies
  • Emma: B in English Literature, C in fine art, and a H5 in social and cultural anthropology.

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 8am – 8pm Monday to Friday, and 10am – 5pm Saturday.
  • If students don’t receive the grades they’re expecting, our Education Hub blog contains helpful advice for potential next steps.
  • Additionally, for those students who have not received the grades they were expecting or no longer want to accept their university firm or insurance offer, they can go through clearing via UCAS.
  • Further information about clearing can be found at the UCAS website.
  • The academy will continue to further support your child on university applications, job applications, CV writing, and further careers advice at any point in the future, please contact Mrs Wrighton via email victoria.wrighton@stroodacademy.org

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 and we look forward to seeing what they will achieve in the future.

We are incredibly proud of the achievements of our pupils and look forward to witnessing their continued success in the future. Thank you for your ongoing support and encouragement in shaping the academic excellence of our students at Strood Academy.

Kind Regards,

Mr Jon Richardson
Principal