Posted August 2018.
Category: Alumni, Careers, Engineering
Students at WMG Academy Coventry are today celebrating a 100% pass rate in BTEC engineering and 100% across all A-levels.
The academy also saw 95% of engineering students awarded three Merits or higher in BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering, and an average of 77.6% A*-C across all A-levels.
All Computer Science and English A-level students achieved grades A*-C, with 88% of Maths students, 87.5% of Biology students and 86% of Business Studies students achieving grades A*-C.
Matt Brady, Principal of WMG Academy Coventry, said: “We are absolutely delighted with this year’s results and extremely proud of all our students who have worked incredibly hard for two years to achieve a 100% pass rate across the board in A-level and BTEC qualifications.
“These results are entirely down to the commitment and determination of our sixth formers and all the staff involved in their development.”
Students at the academy have secured apprenticeships with companies including National Grid, Jaguar Land Rover and Severn Trent, with others heading off to universities including Warwick, Leicester, Bath and Hull.
WMG Academy for Young Engineers provides GCSE, A-level and BTEC education for 14 to 19-year-olds. It opened in 2014 and its first A-level and cohort left in 2016, with 100% going on to university, apprenticeships or work. The academy specialises in science, technology, engineering and maths.
Full 2018 results for WMG Academy Coventry are:
| A-levels Pass | 100% |
| BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering Pass | 100% |
| BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering Merit + | 95% |
| Maths A*-C | 88% |
| Biology A*-C | 87.5% |
| Business Studies A*-C | 86% |
| English A*-C | 100% |
| A-levels A*-C | 77.6% |