Chesterfield College GCSE students celebrate on results day

The college helps students to juggle their work and family life to improve the English, maths and biology GCSE grades they left school with.

More students achieved their goal of a grade 4 or above across all three subjects compared to the previous year and 100 per cent of biology students received the grades they needed.

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Stephanie Bealing, who opened her results to find she had the grade 4s she needed in English and maths, said: “I started crying when I opened the envelope, I just couldn’t believe it!

"I’ve been getting 2s since I first did my GCSEs in 2017, every year I’ve resat and got 2s, it’s never been different until today. It’s been really hard this year as well so I didn’t expect to get these results, I’m so pleased that I’ve jumped up two grades.

“The grade 4 in English and maths means that I can finally start my Level 3 plumbing here at college."

Kieran Marriott was delighted when he opened his envelope to discover he had achieved a grade 5 in English.

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“I am overwhelmed to be honest,” he said. “I started college with a grade 2 in English and after a year at college I have got a grade 5.

"When I got my results after school I was devastated and I felt like I had let myself down. Now I’ve got it I feel like I can go on to do what I want to do now. I want to be a forensic scientist so I am coming back to college in September to study Public Services.”

Jama Holden, who achieved a grade 5 in maths, said: “With all of their support I’ve finally got there and achieved the grades I need.”

David Malone, Chesterfield College deputy principal officer, said: “I am incredibly proud of all the students who have worked so hard to develop their maths, English and biology skills, often alongside other studies, juggling work and family life.

"We know how important these skills are to help people progress and secure a positive future.”

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