15th August 2024
St Brendan’s Sixth Form College is celebrating tremendous success today as their Class of 2024 collect their A-level and BTEC results. The College has the largest cohort of A-level students in the region and today over 900 young people have received their results.
Students at St Brendan’s have achieved an impressive A-level pass rate of over 95% including 629 high grade passes. This is despite the disruption that they have experienced in their education over the last few years and against the backdrop of a downturn in results nationally as exam boards return grade boundaries to pre-pandemic levels.
The College has also seen another increase in its BTEC grades with 287 of grades achieved by students taking Level 3 BTEC and Applied General courses being either Distinction or Distinction* (Star) which is the highest grade possible.
Over 17.1% of this year’s cohort have achieved high grades across all of their subjects (A-levels &/or BTECs). These include Muhammad (pictured below) who secured three A* grades in English Literature, Psychology and Religious Studies and is heading to University of Bristol to study Philosophy.
Niran (pictured below) also achieved three A* grades in English Language & Literature, Psychology and Criminology and is looking forward to a gap year before heading to University of Nottingham to study Psychology.
Over 508 students (57% of the cohort) applied through UCAS this year and the majority will be going to their first choice University. Amongst these are Ben and Amy (pictured below) who both achieved (A*, A*, A, A) and have both chosen to study Law. Amy is heading to King’s College, London and Ben will be taking up his place at University of Oxford. We asked Ben what advice he would give to future students:
“Don’t just follow your friends or be somewhere out of convenience. I could have stayed at my school which was right on my doorstep but I chose to travel further for more options and opportunities.”
A record number of students have secured apprenticeships in many different fields including accounting, law, business, computing and engineering. They will be taking up employment with companies all over the region including Airbus, Burges Salmon, NHS, BT, Synoptix and NG Bailey. Amongst these is Evie (pictured below) who will be starting her Paramedic apprenticeship after a year placement in a local care home. Evie studied Law and Uniformed Protective Services at St Brendan’s and today received results of Distinction* and Distinction.
Marian Curran (pictured below), Principal of St Brendan’s expressed her pride and joy at the remarkable accomplishments of the students, stating, "I am immensely proud of each and every one of our students for their outstanding achievements. Their hard work, determination, and unwavering spirit have resulted in excellent results. Not only have they excelled academically here at St Brendan’s, they have also become well-rounded individuals, ready to embrace the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. I would also like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to our dedicated staff for their tireless efforts in shaping the future of our students. The success of our students is a true reflection of the collective commitment of our entire college community.”
Today the College celebrates the fantastic achievements of their students and the next steps in their journeys, and from next month the journey to St Brendan’s Sixth Form College will become much easier as the College expands their network with First Bus across Bristol and South Gloucestershire (find out more here).
