Inspiring Results at Barnsley Sixth Form College

Barnsley Sixth Form College congratulate all its A Level students on their success; and in particular those students who did even better than they expected themselves.

2010 has proved to be a great year for A Level results at Barnsley Sixth Form College with students achieving over 96% pass rate. College students sat around 3000 exams in a wide range of subjects and have seen results improve with more and more students studying. Barnsley Sixth Form College is providing inspiring education for the young people of Barnsley and beyond.

Students achieved 100% pass rates in 19 courses including Accounting, Art and Design – Fine Art, Business Studies, Classical Civilisation, Drama and Theatre, Economics, English Language, French, Further Mathematics, Geography, German, Health and Social Care, Media, Music, Music Technology, Spanish and Sport and Physical Education .

AS Level results also improved with a 5.5% increase in the overall pass rate. 200 more students sat exams compared to last year with a great increase in high grades achieved including French, Further Maths and Sociology with impressively over 50% of students achieving high grades in these subjects. Over two thirds of courses saw 25% of students achieving grades A* - B meaning the majority of learners have the opportunity of gaining chosen careers or University courses.

The results back up the findings of consultant Ofsted inspectors who carried out an intensive 4 day inspection in May. They reported that, “the rate of improvement the College has achieved is remarkable”. They went on to say that, “a culture of continuous improvement is well embedded and is raising the aspirations and life chances of students very successfully”.

There were some outstanding individual successes in 2010 including Elena Abramova who achieved an amazing 2 A*s and 2 A grades in Accounting, Economics, Maths and Further Maths. Daniel Seddon, a former student of Barnsley Christian School and member of the College Board of Governors also achieved an A* and an A in English Language and English Literature. Alaina Briggs, winner of the Award for Students by Students at the recent College Excellence Awards followed up this success with 4 A grades at AS Level in English Literature, History, Media Studies and Sociology.

Previous students of Kingstone School also excelled. Charlotte Worth achieved 3 As at A Level in Biology, Chemistry and Psychology. Fellow student Naomi Beecroft was delighted to collect her results achieving 2 A*s in English Language and English Literature and an A in Media Studies. George Baughan was also celebrating after achieving A grades in Classical Civilisation and History.












There were many other A Level successes including former Darton student Elise Wood who was delighted to achieve 2 A*s in English Language and English Literature as well as an A in French. These results mean Elise will be well prepared for University. Lauren Atkinson, formerly of Holgate School also excelled, achieving 3 A Grades in Physical Education, Maths and Chemistry.

Barnsley Sixth Form College Principal, Jenny Miccoli was understandably delighted with the outstanding results, “This is the second set of results since I took over as Principal of the Sixth Form and it is pleasing to see the results are getting better and better. I am delighted for all our students who have worked extremely hard to achieve such high levels of success. I am also incredibly proud of all students and staff for their commitment and dedication. We are delighted that so many of our students will now be able to go on to University or into employment with confidence, knowledge and skills by choosing Barnsley Sixth Form College”

Barnsley Sixth Form College has undergone some changes in the last year. The results achieved by the learners are evidencing Barnsley Sixth Form College as the number one destination for the young people of Barnsley and beyond. Excellent teaching and learning, coupled with great support and facilities ensure that every single student is given every possible opportunity to succeed.

Barnsley College will be enrolling students for courses starting this September at the Old Mill Lane Site and at Barnsley Sixth Form College on Eastgate on the following days:

Wednesday 25th August – Friday 3rd September*
Monday – Thursday 10.00am – 7.00pm
Friday 10.00am – 4.00pm
*Except Bank Holiday Monday 30th August