2025 A-level Results
Our congratulations to our second cohort of Year 13 students on their A-level achievements this year. Their hard work and determination have led to encouraging results across a variety of subjects. In comparison to last year’s A-Level outcomes, our students are achieving better grades and gaining entry into the universities, colleges and apprenticeships of their choice. Two - thirds of students will be attending their first-choice university.
Our students will be taking up courses to study at some of the best universities in the country.
The destinations of our students are as follows:
- 73% are heading off to university;
- 27% will be taking up apprenticeships, work or volunteering internationally;
Students have won places at a range of universities, including:
- Brunel (English Literature)
- Durham (Criminology)
- Essex (Law)
- Loughborough (Sports and Psychology)
- Nottingham Trent (Law, Business, Accounting)
- Sussex (Maths)
- University of East Anglia (Geology)
Additionally in line with Sixth Forms locally a number of our students have chosen to study closer to home at the Universities of Hertfordshire, Northampton and Bedfordshire, in a range of broad subjects.
In terms of apprenticeships and work, we have students joining apprenticeship courses in logistics at Kite (a national logistics company) and other students entering the workplace in a range of sectors including; graphic design, heating engineering, events management, and hospitality.
Of special note are those students who are studying abroad in Central Europe, and other students taking a gap year to volunteer in Africa and America. Moving abroad to study and volunteer is an exciting opportunity, and we are confident they will shine in their international pursuits.
We are particularly proud of our students who have overcome different challenges. They have made strong progress and are now moving forward to study degree programmes in subjects such as Criminology, English Literature and Sociology.
This significant improvement in results and broad range of destinations reflects the hard work of students, the guidance of teachers, the support of parents and the enhancements we have put in place in our Sixth Form including:
- introducing supervised study to increase focus
- additional lesson hours
- extra tuition and online learning support
This is all part of our vision to create one of the best Sixth Forms in Bedford.
Thank you to our staff for their support and guidance for the Class of 2025.
We look forward to hearing about the success of all our students in the next stages of their future.
It’s very rewarding to see our students receiving their results. I'm pleased that they are well-prepared to take their next steps, whether that’s heading to university, starting apprenticeships, or entering the workforce. Congratulations to all!
Nathaniel Wilson, Headteacher of Wixams Academy
We are pleased that we have made steady improvements in our Sixth Form and look forward to redoubling our efforts to create the best state school Sixth Form in the local Bedford community.
Hywel Jones, Director of Secondary Education of the Knowledge Schools Trust
