College students destined for top universities following exam success

Students at Solihull Sixth Form College are celebrating outstanding A level, BTEC and CACHE results this year, with an impressive 1,031 starred grades achieved.

A* grades are achievable at A level and CACHE, while BTEC courses have a top grade of Distinction*.

As well as more than 1,000 of these top grades, 445 students achieved all A/A* grades at A level and CACHE courses or Distinction/Distinction* at BTEC.

These students can look forward to progressing to some of the top universities in the country and onto highly competitive courses.

Outside the very top grades, many other students have achieved above average grades, with 983 students getting all A*-C grades at A level and CACHE or Merit and above at BTEC.

The pass rate on our BTEC and CACHE Diploma courses is 100% and at A level the pass rate is 99.7%.

Among the success stories this year is Muhammed Hasan Lone (pictured), who has secured a place at the University of Cambridge after achieving all A* grades in A level history, Law and Philosophy. He will be reading Law at Girton College thanks to these outstanding results.

Student Sakura Izaki-Lee is also joining Hasan at Cambridge. She achieved two A* grades and an A in A level Geography, fine Art and biology to earn a place at Selwyn college to study Architecture.

College principal Dr Martin Sullivan said: “I 'm delighted to see such an impressive set of results at A Level, BTEC and CACHE. We worked hard to ensure that students have been awarded fair and accurate grades in spite of exams not taking place.

"The past year has been very challenging and I 'm proud of the way staff and students have risen to the challenge. I 'm confident that we have prepared our students for the challenges ahead of them, with most choosing to progress onto university. I wish them well for the future. ”