Students at Hope Academy shine on results day

Hope Academy is celebrating another year of exceptional GCSE and vocational results, reflecting the hard work and perseverance of students and the unwavering support of its staff and the community.

This year has seen remarkable achievements across all subjects, with the highest-ever percentage of students achieving strong passes in English and mathematics in the academy’s history.

There have been significant improvements in attainment and progress in English, maths and combined science. There has also been a continued strong performance in RE, computer science, art and photography as well as PE.

Many students will go on to study A-level or vocational courses at local sixth forms and colleges, while others will embark on apprenticeships.

From this year’s cohort, some of the top achievers include Mia Carrighar-Kearns, who secured grade 9s in RE and business studies, grade 8s in science, English language and maths, grade 7s in English literature, and geography, a grade 6 in statistics and grade 5s in Spanish and further maths, a distinction in sport studies.

Mia is part of the inspiring bursary programme with the Hope Opportunity Trust and The Royal Springboard Foundation. She has secured a place at the prestigious Shrewsbury School, where she will begin her A-levels in September.

Fellow bursary students have also gained places at top independent schools including Dylan Bowen-Knowles, who will be going to Durham School, Maada Komeh, who is heading to Prior Park College in Bath, Keira Marshall, who will be attending Rugby School and Hanna Smith, who is going to Queen Margaret’s School for Girls in York.

Amongst the other success stories is Jenna Fairclough, who achieved grade 9s in English literature and maths, grade 8s in English language, biology, chemistry, physics and RE, grade 7s in geography and further maths, a grade 6 in Spanish and a grade 5 in drama. Jenna will continue her studies at Liverpool Maths School.

Daniel Watt secured grade 9s in biology, RE and history, grade 8s in English literature and chemistry, grade 7s in English language, maths, physics, a grade 6 in drama and a grade 4 in Spanish. Daniel will be heading to Winstanley College.

Many students made outstanding progress in their GCSE examinations, achieving results above their targets, in some cases, this was by two or three grades. Congratulations to Ilinca Burcea, Jessica Dixon-Turner, Raquel Ginju-Matras, Evie Marsden, Sobini Mathan, Finlay Roberts, Adrian Szpiczak and Ava Tither.

Mrs Marie Adams, principal of Hope Academy, said: “Congratulations to our wonderful Year 11 students, their success is well-deserved as each and every one of them has worked tirelessly to get to this point.

“At Hope Academy, our team of teachers and support staff are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our students by ‘serving one another through love’ and we do this by offering a wide, varied and challenging curriculum throughout all key stages. These results highlight the success of our approach and the bright futures that await our students.

Mrs Adams added: “With endless opportunities ahead, we wish them all the best for the next chapter of their lives.”