So much to celebrate at St John Rigby on A-level results day

Summer 2023 has marked another outstanding set of results for students at St John Rigby College in Wigan. SJR’s work in striving continually for improvements has meant that pass rates have increased slightly, exceeding 98% once again, while high grades have rocketed in comparison to 2019, improving by more than 10 percentage points.  

An area of particular note and celebration is that of science and mathematics, across which there is an A-level pass rate of 100% and a high grade rate of 63%.   Student performance in applied general qualifications, most of which are Level 3 BTEC courses, resulted in 72% high grades and a pass rate which exceeded 99%. 

These results suggest that, as with last year’s cohort, the vast majority will progress to their chosen apprenticeships and degree courses.  To put this into context, 93% of last year’s students who applied to university, secured grades which meant that they were able to progress to their first choice university, a figure which exceeded the national average by approximately 25 percentage points.  

It is too early to give a precise equivalent for this year but the college said it seems likely that student progression to chosen destinations will be equally impressive.  All of the Oxbridge students at St John Rigby have secured the grades needed for their places at Oxford and Cambridge universities.

It is for these and many other reasons that staff at the college are so proud of the ‘Class of 2023’ and of the remarkable examination grades that they have achieved, every one of which merits recognition and celebration.  

“This was recently demonstrated by the data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency which reported on the performance of former SJR students who completed their degrees in 2022.  

SJR students outperformed the national average of First Class and Upper Second Class degrees by 6% compared to all students who had progressed to university from sixth form colleges in 2019. 

“I also think it is worthy of note that half of these students were ‘first generation’ degree candidates, meaning that neither of their parents had experienced university qualifications.

“This demonstrates the skills that they have as young people as well as the extent to which their time at SJR prepared them both personally and academically for the challenges that they might encounter.  Our Class of 2023 have so much to offer, so much to celebrate and so much to look forward to.  

“I would like to thank them for all that they have brought to St John Rigby College and to wish them happiness, good health and every success in the future.”