Students and families were delighted to celebrate their GCSE and BTEC outcomes today at The Halley Academy, a culmination of all their hard work and progress during their time with us over the last 5 years. Their achievements are a true reflection of what makes The Halley Academy such a unique and exciting learning community defined by hardworking students, committed staff and strong home-school partnerships, where our values of respect, achievement, collaboration, integrity and resilience underpin everything we do.
This results day saw our second set of students to join The Halley in Year 7 in 2019 collect their results. Our students have overcome unprecedented challenges, principally the disruption to their education caused by a global pandemic.
We could not be more delighted, therefore, that the academy has achieved its best set of GCSE results in its history. Over 82% of students achieved a good pass in their English qualifications, with over 72% achieving a grade 4 in mathematics. The average grades across English, mathematics, sciences, humanities and languages all improved even further than last year.
These results mean The Halley Academy would remain as one of the most improved secondary schools in England, since joining Leigh Academies Trust in 2018. On a number of key performance indicators, our students are outperforming important national benchmarks, even more so than last year. Of particular note, over a third of students achieved the prestigious English Baccalaureate qualification, significantly above the national average of 2019.
At a student level, notable successes were:
- Daniel: 4 grade 9s, 1 grade 8, 2 grade 6s and 1 grade 5;
- Ahalaban: 4 grade 9s, 1 grade 8, 1 grade 7, 1 grade 4, Level 2 Distinction;
- Mateen: 3 grade 9s, 2 grade 8s, 2 grade 7s, 1 grade 4;
- Selina: 3 grade 9s, 3 grade 8s, 2 grade 7s;
- Sara: 2 grade 9s, 4 grade 8s, 3 grade 7s;
- Luana: 2 grade 9s, 3 grade 8s, 1 grade 7, 2 grade 6s, Level 2 Pass;
- Arthur: 2 grade 9s, 2 grade 8s, 2 grade 7s, 1 grade 6, Level 2 Distinction;
- Bernard: 1 grade 9, 3 grade 8s, 2 grade 7s, 1 grade 6, Level 2 Distinction.
Mr Russell, Principal, commented:
“We’re absolutely thrilled for the successes and achievements of our Year 11 students. Through steadfast hard work, resilience and commitment to their learning, students have achieved results that are a true testament to their talents. With an ambitious curriculum, excellent teaching and personalised pastoral care, these outcomes show how our academy community delivers on providing an excellent comprehensive education to students of all abilities and backgrounds. They personify our school motto in practice, as together they have “inspired, learned and achieved”.
Mrs Cronin, Deputy Principal commented,
“We are immensely proud of the achievements of our students. The dedication and hard work of the students and their parents and carers has shone through. Recognition must also go to the staff who have provided excellent teaching and pastoral care throughout the students’ journey with us. We wish them well in their next steps and look forward to welcoming many of the students into our 6th form.”
These results follow a hugely successful IB results day earlier in July, where our IBCP students outperformed international benchmarks, and our BTEC results day in August, where over half of all grades were recorded at the top Distinction and Distinction* levels.