Leigh Stationers’ Academy is celebrating another strong year of post-16 results across A-Level, Applied General, and, for the first time, T-Level qualifications. Students have secured an impressive range of destinations, including places at top universities, competitive apprenticeships, and professional career pathways.
A-Level Courses
At A-Level, students sustained a strong average grade of C. This year was particularly notable for SEND students, who, for the first time in several years, made the strongest progress in value-added measures – a clear reflection of the academy’s commitment to inclusive and high-quality teaching.
Applied General Courses
Applied General results were once again exceptional, with the average grade maintained at distinction. Health and social care was a particular highlight, with five students earning triple distinction grades or higher.
T-Level Courses
This year also marked the academy’s first T-Level cohort, completing qualifications in finance and digital production. T-Levels are assessed with an overall grade, a core component grade, and separate grades for each occupational specialism. Overall grades are awarded as distinction*, distinction, merit, or pass. Results were highly positive: in finance, 75% of students achieved a distinction, and the remainder achieved a merit; in digital production, 33% achieved a distinction, and the remainder achieved a merit. Congratulations go to Terence, Isuru, Jayden, Dukewon, Max, Charlie, Charles, Jack, Henar, and Marcus for securing Distinctions in their course.
Several subjects delivered exceptional outcomes, with art and photography each achieving an average grade of A. In addition, seven other subjects – media studies, further mathematics, geography, film studies, computer science, history, and sociology – achieved at least 40% of grades at A*–B.
Destinations
This year’s leavers are progressing to a diverse range of destinations: 59.9% are moving on to higher education at institutions including the London School of Economics, University of Warwick, University of Exeter, University of Bristol, University of Nottingham, and University of Edinburgh; 26.5% have secured apprenticeships, ranging from degree-level opportunities in finance, business consultancy, software engineering, architecture, and aerospace engineering, to other highly skilled vocational pathways; 8.8% are taking a gap year (most with confirmed university places for 2026); and 4.8% are entering employment with accredited training. Course choices span medicine, law, computer science, aerospace engineering, optometry, architecture, marine biology, and quantity surveying.
Many students achieved truly exceptional results, including::
- Kin – A* mathematics, A further mathematics, A computer science – progressing to study computer science – software engineering at the University of Southampton.
- Platon – A* Russian, A* mathematics, A computer science, B further mathematics – progressing to study cyber security at University of Warwick.
- Matt – A* business, A* mathematics, B further mathematics (APS 50.00) – currently undecided but considering a degree apprenticeship.
- Chloe – D*D*D in health and social care – moving into employment with accredited training in childcare.
- Grace – D*D*D in health and social care – taking a gap year before starting a degree in health and social care.
Mr Sparks, Principal of Leigh Stationers’ Academy said:
“I’m incredibly proud of this year’s leavers, not only for the excellent results they’ve achieved, but also for the exciting futures they are moving on to. From securing places at top universities such as the London School of Economics and the University of Edinburgh, to starting competitive degree apprenticeships in finance, software engineering, and aerospace engineering, their next steps show real ambition and determination. I’m particularly pleased to see pupils with SEND achieving excellent outcomes this year, alongside so many others who have done brilliantly in their chosen pathways. These results reflect the hard work, talent, and commitment of our students, and I’m sure they will go on to achieve great things.”
