THIS year’s results were part of an ongoing upward trend for St. Bede’s College with a 100 per cent pass rate and a third of all grades at A* or A.

There were outstanding results in STEM subjects, with 14 students choosing to study Maths or the Sciences at Russell Group universities.

Oxbridge ambition realised for two St Bede’s students sharing 7A*s

A life-long ambition to study at Oxford was realised for student Rachael Brown.

Four A*s in Chemistry, Further Maths, Maths and Physics secured the teenager a place at Magdalen College, Oxford to study Chemistry.

“A levels were really tough. I did four and didn’t pick the easiest subjects,” said Rachael, who lives in Northenden.

“I’ve always wanted to go to Oxford but the exams were really tough and when I saw how high the grade boundaries were I didn’t think I would make it. I’ve spent the last four years of my life working to get into Oxford. I can hardly believe it has happened. I’m in shock.”

Fellow student Nick Grogan, from Heaton Moor, Stockport will be studying Maths at Trinity College, Cambridge after achieving three A*s in Further Maths, Maths and Physics.

“This is a dream come true, I worked really hard to achieve this and I’m really looking forward to studying Maths further, I know it’s not everyone’s dream but it’s mine!” said Nick laughing.

The possibilities are endless for these Mathematicians & Scientists In line with national trends, maths and sciences have increased in popularity and St Bede’s students are reaping the rewards.

Congratulations go to Dat Minh Doan (A*,A,B) who will be studying Chemistry at Imperial; Jeremiah Fabode (A,B,C) who will study Mechanical Engineering at Birmingham; Joseph Hills (A*,A,B) who will be a Biological Sciences student at Newcastle, Jack Kenyon (3As) who is Sheffield-bound to study Aeronautical Engineering; Timmy Mak (A*,2As,B) who will study Physics at Birmingham; Deaglan Nolan (3As,C) who is headed to Imperial College, London, to study Chemistry; Thomas O’Hagan (A*,2As) who is to study Mathematics at Bristol; Lyndon Odia (2As,B) a soon-to-be Chemical Engineering student at UCL; Adebiyi Omisakin (A*,B,C) who is taking a place on a Mechanical Engineering course at Lancaster; and Danny Ridley (3A*s,B) who is Durham-bound to study Mathematics.

Classical Learning continues in this modern age

St. Bede’s continues to support the classics with a 100 per cent pass rate in both Latin and Classical Civilisation. James Dylak (3As) has continued with his thirst for knowledge taking up a place at Durham University to read Classics.

The Northern Powerhouse

Business and Economics students secured 100 per cent pass rates in both subjects with many choosing these subjects for their chosen degree course. Edward Kilroe, from Hale, is leading the way at Manchester University reading Business management, which is also the subject of choice for Collette Mitchell at Liverpool.

They will be joined by Emily Parkar, from Urmston, who is currently choosing which institution. Beth Wilcox secured an unconditional place at Hull University to read Business Management and both Valentina Arenyeka and Julius Chike plan to read Accountancy at a venue to be decided.

Headmaster Dr Richard Robson said: “Today, we are celebrating the achievements of all our students and it is fantastic to see students like Rachael and Nick succeeding at the very highest level.

“All of our students have worked extremely hard. Thanks to the hard work and the supportive environment our staff create at St. Bede’s, they have all done incredibly well. We are very proud of them.”

St Bede’s College A-level results 2016:

V Arenyeka 2; C Ashton 2; R Barlow 2; R Brown 4; C Campbell 3; P Carberry-Power 3; J Chike 3; C Corcoran 3; O Cunningham 3; D Doan 3; J Dylak 3; K Elias 2; J Fabode 3; E Faulkner 3; N Grogan 3; T Hadley 3; B Hagan 3; M Hayes 3; J Hills 3; Z Johnson-Lake 2; E Kaderkutty 3; M Kennedy 3; J Kenyon 3; E Kilroe 3; M Kitromilides 3; B Lavery 2; C Li 3; D Macmillan 3; T Mak 5; F Mason 3; P McCormack 3; B McDermott 3; A McHugh 3; C Mitchell 3; D Nolan 4; C O’Brien 3; L Odia 3; Y O’Hagan 3; A Omisakin 3; E Parkar 3; S Richards 3; D Ridley 4; S Roachford 3; G Slattery 3; G Sloan 3; L Starkie 3; B Stratford 3; J Thompson 3; H Visinoni 3; J Ward-Mallinson 3; B Wilcox 3; A Williams 3; T Zhou 3