It is with tremendous pride that Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form, rated “Outstanding” by Ofsted, celebrates the success of the Class of 2022. Along with their peers across the country, students entered this exam season with no previous public exam experience amidst the turmoil created by numerous lockdowns. However, there is no evidence of these difficulties in the cohort’s results: 51% of students achieved A*-B, with a significant number continuing their academic pathways at Russell Group universities, including Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial, amongst others.

Notable results and destinations were:

Peter Wareing - A*AA, History of Art at Oxford

Peter Nguyen - A*A*A*A, Maths at Imperial

Olumide Apanisile-A*A*A*A, Engineering at Cambridge

Monica Ohakwa-A*AA, Law at Warwick

Laura Bledyte-A*A*A, Architecture at University of the Arts London

It is without surprise that staff at Woolwich Poly are extremely proud of the students’ achievements. Hannah Elliott, Head of Sixth Form comments, “I couldn’t be prouder. I am delighted that we have maintained our outstanding results and the hard work from staff and students has paid off. I am filled with gratitude.” Heads of Year, Ms Susan Principe and Mr Greg Tatton expressed a particular delight in what the year group has achieved. “The resilience this class has demonstrated is unlike anything we have ever seen. To not only come through the pandemic, but to thrive academically and achieve firsts for both themselves and the Sixth Form is incredible. We only hope that they are as proud of themselves as we are of them.”

This sentiment is shared by Head of School, Mr Tom Lawrence, stating, “With another unpredictable and challenging year for our students, we are delighted that, so many are leaving us with excellent grades, going onto the universities of their first choice. I am truly in awe of the talents our students have developed over their years with us and am confident that they will continue to develop their skills further over the next stages of their academic careers. I want to also congratulate our staff who have negotiated the uncertainties with dexterity and sensitivity to support and guide this highly motivated cohort to their A Level and BTEC success.”