Sixth Form students and staff at St Joseph’s College are celebrating strong A Level results in August, with a third of exam grades being awarded at either A* or A. St Joseph’s College accepts students across a broad academic spectrum and there have been some wonderful individual successes of students achieving grades much higher than they anticipated. 

Students have secured places on competitive courses at some of the country’s leading universities including Cambridge, UCL, Birmingham, Warwick, York, Bath, Southampton and Royal Academy of Music. They will be studying a wide variety of courses ranging from Mechanical Engineering, Economics, Philosophy, Neuroscience, Marine Biology, Politics & International Relations, English and Drama & Creative Writing.  

We are also proud of our students for the other skills that they have learned at St Joseph’s, which will equip them for success at university and beyond. As well as studying for A Levels, they have spent their two years of Sixth Form broadening their horizons, learning life skills and preparing for the future – whether being part of the CAFOD Youth Leadership scheme, running their own company as part of the Young Enterprise programme, completing the Duke of Edinburgh Gold award or achieving their Extended Project Qualification.

Laura Stotesbury, Head at St Joseph’s, said: 

“I want to congratulate Year 13 on achieving these results today.  It is remarkable that these students, who have never taken external examinations before and are facing stringent grade boundaries despite disruption to learning, have achieved so much; individually and collectively. Only one small part of that achievement will have been captured by the grades they received in results envelopes today. They have worked extremely hard and should be proud of their success – in the exam hall and beyond.  I wish them the best of luck as they move on to the next stage of their education or into the workforce. 

 My heartfelt thanks go to our remarkable staff; they have guided and supported our students over the last two years with unfailing energy, encouragement and enthusiasm.”

We welcome them all now as part of the St Joseph's Alumni and hope to see them in December, where we will be hosting Christmas Drinks for all Broad Oakians who have left the College over the last five years. More information to follow!