Wilmington Academy
Post-16 Results Day
Thursday 17th August 2023
Thursday 17th August 2023
Wilmington Academy is delighted to announce continued strong performance with our International Baccalaureate Diploma subjects. Despite grade boundaries returning to their pre-pandemic levels and this year’s cohort having never sat terminal examinations, results compare favourably with both national and global averages. Our average grade remains strong at a H4, with our value added improving by +0.05 from last year.
Particularly strong subject performance include: IB global politics, IB film studies, IB English, and IB history. Students undertaking the IBCP core reflective project also performed exceptionally well with 93% of students achieving A/B grades.
Over a three year period of significant post-16 growth, strong results are again maintained. Our overall average point score for our vocational qualifications has improved from our 2019 results with the average grade a Merit+. 36% of students achieved a Distinction or above in their subjects. This is particularly pleasing given the exponential growth in numbers and entries in post-16 over this period.
In its inaugural year, eSports performed incredibly well with 90% of all students achieving a Distinction*/Merit and 100% of students achieving a D*/P. Other L3 subjects where performance has been strong include law, business and health & social care.
Standout performers
Standout performers include:
Katie: applied law (Distinction), IB English (5), IB history (5), reflective project (A) - University of Kent, law;
Jack: applied law (Distinction*), IB business (6), finance (A) - University of North Carolina, golf scholarship;
Paloma: creative media (Distinction), IB English (6), IB film (6), IB psychology (4), reflective project (A);
Jennifer: applied law (Distinction), IB English(6), IB business (5) - University of Leicester, computer science;
Stanley: applied law (Distinction*), IB history (5), IB global politics (6), reflective project:(A) -University of Southampton, history;
Kyle: business (Distinction), travel & tourism (Distinction), finance (B) - University of Greenwich, primary education with QTS;
Emilia: travel & tourism (Merit), health & social care (Distinction), IB psychology (4) - University of Greenwich, midwifery; and
Marcin: eSports (Distinction), creative media (Merit), travel & tourism (Merit) -Canterbury Christ Church University, creative media and music production.
“I am delighted to celebrate an excellent set of results, which has provided our students with a range of destinations and opportunities for their futures. Today we have had a jubilant atmosphere as a result of the hard work from staff and students.” Michael Gore, Principal.
“On behalf of the governing body, we wish to extend our delight and thanks to all our post-16 students and staff for another high performing year. It has been a challenging context since the pandemic, however to exceed results prior to this is a testament to the Wilmington community. It is pleasing to see our students go on to a wide variety of destinations, including international placements.” Darrel Linehan-Dumont, Chair of Governors.