A level ‘A’s!

Cardinal Wiseman School is celebrating another year of excellent A-Level results, with many students progressing to their university of choice.

An impressive 49% of students in Year 13 achieved A*-B grades, with 21% of the total cohort achieving A*-A.

Cardinal Wiseman, part of the Romero Catholic Academy, has continued to offer a wide range of academic and vocational subjects which have prepared students to go on to university, further education or high-quality apprenticeships.

Bridget Morris, Head of School, said: “We are extremely proud of our students who have worked incredibly hard to achieve such fantastic results.

“This strong set of results is a reflection of the hard work of both students and staff across the school and continues our success of us achieving the best A-Level results in the city in 2016.

“We would like to congratulate all of our students on their excellent achievements and wish them well for the future.”

Individual success stories include:

Alfie Meade – A* A* A (chemistry, maths, physics). Alfie is going on to study maths at university.

Jevgenijs Petrovs – A* A* A C (chemistry, maths, Russian, biology). Jevgenijs is going on to study chemistry at Birmingham City University.

Kelly O’Sullivan – A A B (psychology, RE, law). Kelly is going on to study psychology at the University of Birmingham.

Ciara Wells – Distinction* Distinction Distinction (business, health and social care – double award).

Larishia Feighan – Distinction* Distinction Distinction (business, health and social care – double award). Larishia is going on to study business management at De Montfort University.

Hannah Keogh – A* A B (religious studies, English Literature, economics). Hannah is going on to study philosophy at the University of Birmingham.

Lanz Sarmiento – A* B B (maths, physics, geography). Lanz is going on to study maths at the University of Manchester.

Amelia Ziaja – Distinction* Distinction* A (music, business studies and Polish). Amelia is going on to study accounting for management at Aston University.

Klaudia Kowalowka – Distinction* Distinction* A (business, ICT, Polish). Klaudia will be going on to study business and management at Aston University.

Callum Tollett – B B B (economics, geography, law). Callum will be going on to study a higher apprentice in quantity surveying.

Rachel Ruddy – Distinction* Distinction* B (health and social care – double award and psychology). Rachel is going on to study mental health nursing at Coventry University.