We would like to congratulate this year’s Year 11 leavers from schools and children’s homes across Kedleston Group on their fantastic achievements which has seen them move on with a range of meaningful qualifications.  

Across the group’s schools, young people have achieved a total of more than 550 formal qualifications including GCSEs, functional skills and BTECs across a range of academic and vocational subjects.

There were successes in GCSEs, Functional Skills and Entry Levels in Mathematics, English and Science. Students also gained awards, including BTECs, in a wide range of different subjects.

These successes and qualifications have seen leavers go on to further education including to study A Levels, apprenticeships or employment including mainstream colleges. College courses some of the young people are going on to complete include sports coaching, childcare and psychology, software and games development, uniformed services, sport, fashion and health and social care.

There were standout individual performances too including at Arc Oakbridge School where in three years one young person has gone from complete non-attendance of school to 90% attendance and will leave school with 12 formal qualifications including Maths and English.

Heather Millington, Head of Quality at Kedleston Group, said: “For many of the young people who attend our schools or live in our residential children’s homes, going to school and engaging in education and learning hasn’t always been easy for them.

“To achieve these wonderful results they have shown incredible resilience, drive and commitment to overcome their challenges. We are incredibly proud of their achievements and they should be very proud of themselves.

“Their hard work and determination to succeed has enabled them to gain a significant number of qualifications which will give them a fantastic foundation to build future success.”

Kedleston operates schools which provide educational and care settings for young people with autism and social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Many of the students supported by the schools have experienced significant challenges during their education and in many cases, have been out of education for months or years before coming to a Kedleston school or to live in a Kedleston home.

The schools are focused on helping young people achieve the skills they need to succeed when they leave school, getting them ready for further education and the workplace.

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