Excited GCSE students celebrate their results in Hebburn
Delighted Year 11 students collect their GCSE results at St Joseph’s Catholic Academy in Hebburn, which is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust.
Around a fifth of the grades achieved across the school were at grade 7 or above and half of the grades were at grade 5 or above, allowing students to progress onto their next stages of education or employment.
Those students who sat examinations in Sport performed exceptionally well with 45% achieving Distinctions and above and nearly half of the students in Spanish achieved a grade 7 or higher. Art and Computer Science were also very successful this year with over 30% of grades being at 7 or above.
There have also been some exceptional individual performances across the school:
Hartegh S was delighted to receive six grade 9s in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths and English Literature and one Level 2 Distinction* in Business. In addition, English Language and Geography were secured at grade 8.
Kieran S was thrilled to receive his results with 6 grade 9s, 4 grade 8s and 2 grade 7s. Kate C gained four Grade 9s and a Distinction * at Level 2, 3 grade 8s and 2 grade 7s. All three students look forward to continuing their studies at St Joseph’s Sixth Form.
Headteacher James Crowe said “We are immensely proud of the students and their achievements – not only those who achieved a large number of top grades, but also those who have worked tremendously hard to overcome personal challenges and achieve their own goal. All these successes show that with hard work and commitment, every single student at St Joseph’s Catholic Academy can excel.
The majority of students will be continuing their educational journey at St Joseph’s Sixth Form and we are looking forward to welcoming a larger proportion than ever of students from other local schools joining us. We wish all our students well as they progress onto their chosen next steps and I would also like to thank the staff and the families of our students for their support throughout the GCSE journey.
St. Joseph’s open evening for Year 6 pupils is on Thursday 24th September 2026. The 6th Form open evening is on Thursday 12 h of November 2026.
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