Budehaven Community School students are celebrating the results of two years of incredible work as they receive their A Level and BTEC results on Thursday, August 18. 

Headteacher, Dominic Wilkes commented: “These are the first set of formal examinations this cohort of students has taken part in since their end of Key Stage 2 tests in Year 6, which was seven years ago!

“Their hard work and dedication to their studies is shining through, with a fantastic set of results for our students. We are very proud of them, and I congratulate them from the bottom of my heart!”

Many students have done exceptionally well, and are heading off to their first choice Universities. 72% of students are going to university, with 43% of them having secured a place at a top Russell Group university. Many have secured employment. This is such an exciting time for them all, and the college wish them all the very best in their futures.

Assistant headteacher, director of Post-16, Matt White, praised the students for their hard work and resilient approach to their studies: “I am ecstatic about today’s results – our students have done themselves, their parents and carers, the staff, and school proud. I congratulate them and wish them well in all they do!”

Many of the students have excelled and the universities that they have secured places at demonstrates how hard they have worked over the last two years.

Indigo Haynes (A*A*A) has secured a place at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University to read French and Beginners’ Russian. Heather Fry (A*AA) has secured a place at Cambridge University to read History. Ruby Browning (A*A*A*) will be studying History at the University of Bristol. Tommy Quinto (A*AA) will be off to University of Exeter to study Modern Languages. Lauren Bridge (A*A*A) will be going to the University of Southampton to study History. Farrah Forte (A*A*A) will be taking a year out before moving to the next stage of her education. Felicity Gleed (AAA) will be going to The University of Exeter to study Maths. Ollie Cummings (A*AB) is going to the University of Exeter to read History & Modern languages, and Devon Savory (AAB) will be studying Geography at Bristol UWE. Lily Hedge-Evans (AAA) is off for an exciting year travelling and will be going to University next year. Izzy Holmes (A*AA) is off to University of York to study Chemistry. Ruby Hughes (A*A*A) will be going to Edinburgh Napier University to study Acting and English. Zoe Bluett (AAA and Distinction*) is off to study Music at Cardiff University. Lauren Robinson (A*AA) is off to University of Liverpool to study Maths. Emily Walter (AAA) has secured a place at the University of Exeter to study Modern Languages.

Budehaven are very proud of our BTEC Extended Sport course that always provides some excellent results; Connor Vanstone, Tamsyn May and Tallulah Thompson all graded D*D*D* (Triple Distinction Star) — the highest grade possible for this subject. Connor is aiming high and training hard to become a golf pro, Tamsyn is having a year out and Tallulah is going to Plymouth Marjon to study Sport Coaching and Physical Education. Ziggy Zoeftig (Triple Distinction) has already started working for Western Power.

Many subjects have performed in the top 10% nationally of all Sixth Form providers including English Literature, French, Spanish, Fine Art, Photography, Drama, Geography, Music, and Health and Social Care.

The college are over the moon to be able to say that their history students performed in the top 1% of all colleges and schools in the country.

Chair of Governors, Laura Mead, was in school for the results morning and commented: “This is such a fantastic day, and I am incredibly proud to be Chair of Governors in a school where the students and staff work so hard to achieve amazing things. We congratulate all our students on their successes, and wish them well in their very exciting futures!”