JOHN Madejski Academy (JMA) celebrated the achievements of its Year 13s as staff, students and families.
Every Year 13 student passed their A Levels, with 55% achieving A*-B grades and 17% receiving A*-A grades.
Distinction or Distinction* grades made up 55% of the school’s BTEC results.
Louise Baker, JMA Principal, said: “I’m incredibly pleased and proud of our Sixth Form students here at JMA this year.
“Technically, due to covid these are the first public exams these students have ever taken, and they have smashed it. Every one of our students has passed all of their qualifications.”
The school boasts a fine reputation for sporting excellence and 70% of its outgoing Year 13 students were on the Performance Sports Programme.
Football star Leila Lister is set to join the University of Colorado, USA on a full scholarship to study engineering after receiving As in biology, chemistry and maths.
Laura Knight (A, B, Distinction); Sophie Baigent (A, C, Distinction) and Megan Harper (Bs and Distinction) are off to Southampton, Reading FC and Southern University in Louisiana respectively.
Ava Stevens achieved an outstanding three A*s and a B; she will be heading across the Pond to study social justice and criminology justice at Delta State University, Mississippi.
Ant Corner achieved two As and a distinction and will remain with the academy to join a European or US university next September.
Mariam Kemigisha will go on to study nursing after successfully receiving three Bs in maths, biology and chemistry.
Head of Sixth Form Craig Hudson, said: “I’m very proud of this year’s cohort. These are great results and destinations.”
