Two academies in Luton are celebrating excellent A-Level results

Students at two Luton academies have been praised for a strong set of A-Level results, despite recent months being such an incredibly challenging and unsettling time.

The overall attainment grade for The Sixth Form, which is part of The Stockwood Park and Chalk Hills Academies, is up from a D in 2019 to a C and the Applied General courses has improved and also reflects a positive trend.

BTEC Extended Certificate results were equally impressive with 100% of students achieving the equivalent A* to C in Applied Science, Business Studies and Health and Social Care.

The Stockwood Park and The Chalk Hills Academies are part of The Shared Learning Trust, a family of schools in Luton and Central Bedfordshire.

Louise Lee, Executive Principal of The Shared Learning Trust, said: “I am so proud of the performance of our sixth form students - their results reflect how hard they and the staff have worked, both at Stockwood Park and Chalk Hills.

"This has been such a tough time for students - it’s been totally unprecedented.

"The sixth form students have done us proud, despite the global pandemic and of course numerous Government U-turns in recent days.”

Mumin Humayan, Head of School at The Stockwood Park Academy, said: “We are really pleased with these results.

"They reflect just how hard our students and our staff have worked to ensure these excellent outcomes are achieved.

"The standard of teaching and learning and pastoral support and care in our sixth form is truly impressive.

"We are a sixth form where staff know all the students really well, meaning they get all the support they need to be successful.”

Clare Chambers, Head of School at The Chalk Hills Academy, said: “I am delighted at the number of students who have achieved top Level grades this year.

"They’ve worked incredibly hard and I’m very proud of them all. The vast majority of our students will now start their journey to university, which will be such a life changing opportunity’ for them.”