Salesian Buck National Trend

Students and their families at Salesian were celebrating following the publication of this year’s A’ level and vocational results this week. Students were deservedly well rewarded with an excellent set of results continuing Salesian’s sustained track record of high achievement over many years.

Despite the return to 2019 thresholds and the national reports of tumbling grades Salesian delivered their best ever results, exceeding those of last year, with 42% of all grades at A* or A, 73% A*-B, 90% A*-C and a staggering 20% of students gaining straight A*/A grades.

The vast majority of the 186 students from the College at Salesian secured their first choice university place and 65% of applicants gained places at Russell Group universities including Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Edinburgh and King’s.

Head of College, Lizzie Bolton said, “We are particularly proud of this group of young people given the challenges they have faced during recent years. They are a group of incredible young men and women who I am sure will use this success as a springboard for future achievement.”

Headteacher, Paul Gower said, “We are delighted for the students, their families and the staff at Salesian who have all worked so hard to achieve these great results. The unique commitments made by all members of the school community have, once again, led to great success and it has been a privilege to celebrate all that this week. The results this year continue the excellent track record of outcomes for students at Salesian College. I would like to congratulate all of our Year 13 students and wish them the very best in their future endeavours.”

Salesian is part of the Xavier Catholic Education Trust along with St. John the Baptist School in Woking, St. Peter’s in Guildford and twelve feeder primary schools. CEO, Ani Magill said, “We are delighted to see our students being so well-rewarded for all their hard work. Staff at all three of our secondary schools have gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure that our young people have been so well-prepared for the rigour of formal exams again this year and we are incredibly grateful for their dedication and that of the wonderful families, who work so closely with us. We feel blessed to be sending another cohort of students out into the world to achieve great things, not just for themselves but for the greater good which is a key aim of the education we provide in our Xavier schools.”

A staggering 20% of all students gained straight A*/A results this year. A sample of the notable academic highlights is listed below:

• Asia Augenti – Art A*, Graphics A*, Italian A* – TBC
• Giles Bentley – Chemistry A*, Maths A*, Physics – Durham University – Chemistry
• Charlie Cook – Computer Science A*, Maths A*, Physics A* – Durham University – Physics
• Nicola Howie – Economics A*, French A*, Maths A* – University of Nottingham – Mathematics
• Amelia Price – Biology A*, English Literature A*, History A* – University of Southampton – History
• Joseph Wadsworth – Chemistry A*, Economics A*, Maths A* – Durham University – Economics
• Zain Ahmed – Economics A*, Maths A*, Physics A – TBC
• Olivia Burgess – Biology A, English Literature A*, Sociology A* – Kings College London – English
• Olivia Izzo – Biology A*, Chemistry A, Maths A* – TBC
• Fergus Keane – Further Maths A*, Maths A*, Physics A – University of Bristol – Mathematics
• Davide Masini – Further Maths A*, Maths A*, Physics A – University of Southampton – Computer Science
• Zoe Mudd – Art A, English Literature A*, Psychology A* – University of Warwick – English Literature