'Inspirational' Outwood students celebrate A-level success
Students and staff at Outwood Post 16 Centre Worksop are celebrating today following another year of brilliant post-16 results.
The Centre reports the class of 2026 to have showcased remarkable resilience, dedication, and academic excellence, reaping the rewards of their hard work over the last two years.
Following today's results, the majority of students have secured their first-choice destinations, including prestigious university places, highly competitive higher apprenticeships, and exciting employment opportunities.
There were standout performances across the Post 16 Centre, particularly in Health and Social Care, Art and Design (Fine Art), Philosophy and Ethics, Further Mathematics, and Mathematics.


In these subjects, an impressive 100 per cent, 83.0 per cent, 66.6 per cent, 64.7 per cent, and 51.7 per cent of students achieved a Grade B or higher, respectively.
Mrs Shea, Head of Centre, said: “The determination of our students over the last two years has been nothing short of inspirational. We are extremely proud of their achievements and so happy that they can now enjoy their success together.
"Their teachers and support staff have been supporting their aspirations, and we are excited to see what they achieve in the future.”
Nicola Majtyka and Diane Wong are just two of the many individual success stories of the day, achieving 3A* grades.


Nicola has secured a place at Imperial College London to study Physics, and Diane has secured a place at the University of Bath to study Biomedical Sciences with professional placement.
Diane said: “I am very proud of my results and of the hard work that went into achieving them. I’m thankful for the support I got from my teachers. I’m going off to the University of Bath to study Biomedical Sciences, and I hope to be a researcher in the field after I graduate”.
Cara Ackroyd, Executive Principal at Outwood Grange Academies Trust, said: “Huge congratulations to all our post-16 students on these fantastic results. The commitment and hard work demonstrated by both students and staff over the last two years have been exemplary.
"Across our family of schools, we are absolutely delighted to see so many young people opening the doors to their chosen futures today.”