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Arrangements for the start of the 2019-20 Academic year

As we reach the end of the summer break, please find below the arrangements for students starting with us or returning to the academy for the 2019-20 academic year.

We have inset days on Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd September.

We are excited to welcome our new year 7 students on Wednesday 4th September, with all other students (years 8, 9, 10 and 11) joining us on Thursday 5th September.

Students are expected to arrive on-site by 8:15.

Enjoy the final few days of your break, we are looking forward to seeing you all, refreshed and reinvigorated for another successful year at the academy.

A-Level Results 2019

Outwood Academy Adwick staff, students and their families are again celebrating fantastic A-Level and vocational exam results. A high proportion have secured the top grades with 27% of entries achieving A*-A in A-levels and equivalents, and 61% achieving A* –D.

All staff are incredibly proud of these outcomes and it is testament to the hard work of students and staff, and it is also an important time to thank parents and carers for their support this year.

These results have enabled students to access their future education and career aspirations, with students securing places at Russell Group universities and preparing to begin studying degrees in subjects such as Physics with Space Science, International Relationships and Politics, Equine Science, Primary Education and a student who has a gained a place with Manchester City Football Club in a coaching role.

Whilst each and every student has their personal success story, notable achievements include;

• Christy Woolley who achieved a Distinction Star and a Distinction in Art and C grades in English and History A-levels. Christy will go on to study at Leeds University of Fine Art.
• Gabriel Woodhouse achieved A, B, B, D and will be going to study Psychology at a Russell Group University.
• Alicia Hawcock achieved Distinction Star, Distinction and a grade B and will be going to study Psychology at the University of Leeds.
• Jess Moses achieved Distinction Star, Distinction, grade B and a grade D and will be going to study Policing at De Montford University.

We wish all of our students our best wishes and look forward to hearing of their future successes.

Outwood Academy Adwick Results day 2019

Staff, students and proud families at Outwood Academy Adwick are celebrating following the great achievements from this year’s GCSE results. 62% of students attained passes in both English and maths.

English has been a significant highlight with 79% of students achieving a Grade 4 and 64% a Grade 5, with 12 Grade 9’s awarded.

These results are testament to the hard work of students and the support and guidance from staff throughout the year. Science results on average are a whole grade higher than the previous year and Art results are amongst the best nationally.

Significant high performances include;

• Taylor Cousins who achieved a grade 9 in both English and maths.
• Abbie Moorcroft who achieved 6 Grade 9s and a Grade 8
• Dan Parsley who achieved 5 Grade 9s
• Stephanie Waddoups who achieved 3 Grade 9s
• Kyle Peters who achieved a Grade 9, four Grade 8s, a Grade 7 and a Grade 6

These outcomes are not possible without the dedication and support from academy staff, parents and carers, to which we are extremely grateful.