UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park students are celebrating their GCSE results today, with particular strengths in their technical subjects.
Students complete GCSEs and technical qualifications in computing, health sciences or sport science at the technical school for 13 to 19-year-olds, which is Ofsted graded ‘good’.
In Health, 94% of students achieved a Level 2 pass, with 20% attaining the highest possible grade of Distinction*.
IT students have also excelled, with 24% achieving the top grade.
40% of GCSE Computer Science students secured the highest grades available.
Many students also achieved the very top GCSE grades of Level 8 and Level 9, reflecting their hard work and academic excellence.
Jess Stevenson, Principal of UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, said: “Congratulations to all of our students. It has been a privilege to teach them and we are extremely proud of them.”
“At the UTC, we prepare students for their future careers. Thanks to our employer partners, our students develop valuable problem solving, team work and technical skills in addition to achieving academic and technical qualifications.”
At the UTC, students work on employer-led projects, developing skills related to their subject specialism as well as team working and problem solving.
UTCs are government funded technical schools that provide academic and technical qualifications to match the skills required of regional employers, supporting economic growth and employment. The UTC is backed by top employers who have shaped the curriculum and provide industry projects, work experience and work placements.
Employers supporting the UTC include including the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield.
The UTC is sponsored by Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and The Sheffield College and has capacity for 600 students.
Young people can join the UTC in Year 9 at the age of 13 or in Year 12 at the age of 16.
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is part of The Sheffield UTC Academy Trust, which also includes UTC Sheffield City Centre and UTC Derby Pride Park based in the East Midlands.
