Impressive results for St Anne's Sixth Form

Students at St Anne’s Catholic School & Sixth Form College are heading off to a host of top universities, apprenticeships and employers after collectively securing a strong set of A Level and BTEC results today.

Over 68% of students at the school achieved A*- C grades, improving upon results in previous years. There were also some real successes in individual subject areas, with 50% of Economics students and a quarter of students studying Sociology gained A* or A grades. A third of students studying English Language also gained A* or A grades and Health and Social Care saw a quarter of students gaining a Distinction in the BTEC course.

Julian Waterfield, Acting Headteacher, said: “The atmosphere here today was joyful, and staff and students can’t stop smiling.

“It’s wonderful to see our students’ hard work pay off, and we all take real pride in the fact that they have been able to flourish in our community. Our small class sizes and personalised approach to learning has contributed to their successes.

“We are incredibly proud of them all and know they have bright futures ahead.”

Among the smiling faces were close friends Kimberly Coley and Anita Narduzzo. Kimberly and Anita have collectively secured an impressive set of outcomes that will allow Anita to head to the University of East Anglia to study history and Kimberley to go to Greenwich to study Tourism Management. 

Kimberley said: “I joined this school from overseas in Year 8, and it has become a real home from home. I even left to go to a different college but ended up coming back here as the support is so strong.”

A strong number of students have also opted to remain in or near Southampton for the next stage of their education.

Wyanet Dias and Hannah Omari are both going to Southampton University to study accounting and finance after impressing in their relevant exams. Lucy Philips and Cassie Culley are also going to Winchester to study primary education.

Trixie Waterfield, who secured an A* in sociology, is heading to York to study the subject. She said: “I have loved my time at St Anne’s. It is a brilliant place, and as excited as I am about the future – I will be really sad to say farewell to this community.”

Julian added: “What I love about this school is no matter what interests a young person, we will help them explore their talents and develop the confidence to pursue their dreams. We have students going all over the country to embark in a range of exciting careers and education opportunities. That is testament to what we achieve as a community.”