Our results from summer 2024
More than 550 young people in Newcastle celebrated a year of fantastic achievement this August thanks to a local sixth form college.
Newcastle Sixth Form College has once again cemented its reputation for delivering great opportunities for students from all backgrounds to progress into higher education and employment.
This year's results further reinforce this well-earned standing with its track record for excellent progression rates continuing.
Simon Ross, Principal of Newcastle Sixth Form College commented: "We are very proud of our students this year, and the results are a great outcome based on the hard work of students, staff and support of parents and families.
"We have an inclusive intake at Newcastle Sixth Form College and so our students’ achievements across such a wide range of subjects is an exceptional outcome.
"This year's results underline the hard work and commitment by the students who are now able to progress to a wide range of exciting opportunities."
The majority of our students achieved or exceeded their highly aspirational minimum expected grades, leading to progression to university well-above national rates.
Analysis by the respected Sixth Form Colleges Association has shown that students at Newcastle Sixth Form College were 14% more likely to progress to university based on their GCSE results than students studying elsewhere. In addition to this we have an impressive number of students progressing to the most competitive universities (Sutton 30 group) including to study medicine and dentistry.
Newcastle Sixth Form College is part of NCG alongside a number of colleges nationally. As such our latest Oftsted Report was for NCG as a whole. The latest full inspection and Ofsted report was published on 11th March 2022, and we were graded as Good
Newcastle Sixth Form College belongs to NCG (a group of colleges and training providers). The results for NCG are published collectively and include Newcastle Sixth Form College data in addition to the results for other colleges in the group. You can find these results on the Compare Schools Performance Website
Newcastle Sixth Form College results are not published separately in the DfE Performance Tables.
Results 2022/23
These figures are based on students who entered at least one A level. A levels are available in a wide range of subjects, including English, Maths, Sciences, Languages and Humanities. The primary purpose of A levels is to prepare students for degree-level study at university.
School/College
Average Result - C
Points - 30.92
In 2023, 84% of our Year 13 students progressed to university with 27% to Sutton 30 universities.
Students at Newcastle Sixth Form College are 14% more likely to progress to university than students with similar GCSE results at other providers. (Source: SFCA Six Dimensions Report 2024).
