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Students at Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC) have spoken of their delight after achieving outstanding A-level and technical qualification results.
All 80 Year 13 students at the school are now set to secure employment, an apprenticeship or a place at university after an overall pass rate of 100%.
Highlights at the employer-led school, which was rated “Outstanding” across the board by Ofsted in its first inspection earlier this year, included:
· 40% of all grades are A* or A.
· 86% of grades are A*-C.
· Seventeen students have straight A* or A grades.
Shervin Ventura, 18, achieved Distinction* in Creative Digital and double Distinction* in Engineering and will now go on to study Motorsports Engineering at the University of Derby with hopes of becoming a Mechanical Engineer for a leading Formula 1 team.
“There’s a smile underneath my mask!” he said. “I’ve felt so supported by the school and they reassured me I didn’t have to worry.”
Charlotte Cook, 19, achieved A* in Maths, A* in Biology and A in Chemistry and is now preparing to study Biomedical Science at university.
“I was worried about my results but I’m so relieved and proud,” she said. “Ron Dearing gives you so many opportunities and the teachers treat you as an adult.”
Ron Dearing UTC Principal Sarah Pashley applauds straight As student Charlotte Cook on her A-Levels success.
Ron Dearing UTC Principal Sarah Pashley said: “This has been the most extraordinary year at Ron Dearing UTC. We went from the high of achieving Outstanding in our first Ofsted inspection in mid-March, to having to close the school to all but a handful of students a week later and move from face-to-face teaching to online learning.
“We are all exceptionally relieved that the overwhelming number of results do reflect the grades we believe the students would have achieved had they sat their exams. This means that all our students will progress onto a really great apprenticeships, jobs or university courses in September.”
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