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student success
stories
NAME:
Tom Davies
FORMER SCHOOL: Lymm High
STUDIED:
BTEC Business
Tom achieved a triple distinction* in
his BTEC Business course and
immediately set up as a sole trader.
His goal was to earn money from
restoring old pairs of sneakers to help
pay his way through the University of
Manchester where he planned to
study International Business
Management with American Business
Studies.
NAME:
Sophie
Burrows
FORMER SCHOOL: Bridgewater High
STUDIED:
BTEC and A-Level Dance
Sophie secured a prestigious DaDA
Scholarship after being offered a
place at the renowned Stella Mann
College. The award will pay for her
education as she follows in the
footsteps of West End performers and
various television and film actors at
the college of performing arts. She
described her progress as a ‘dream
come true.’
NAME:
Matthew
Peach
FORMER SCHOOL: Cardinal Newman
Catholic High
STUDIED:
Biology, Chemistry, Maths
and German
Oxford University had never been part
of the plan for aspiring biochemist
Matthew. However, after visiting with
Priestley College he fell for the
university’s atmosphere and then
secured an offer to study
Biochemistry. Matthew was also on
The Graduate programme at Priestley,
which is designed to help students
prepare and secure places at Russell
Group universities.
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NAME:
Alannah
Garland
FORMER SCHOOL: The Heath
STUDIED:
Graphic Design
Alannah won a competition run by
Barclays Bank to come up with a
marketing campaign for their new
‘contactless cash’ app feature. The 19-
year-old said it had been character
building to follow a brief set by an
international bank and winning had
given her the confidence to go on and
study Fashion Promotion at university.
NAME:
Kurtis Markie
FORMER SCHOOL: Cardinal Newman Catholic
High
STUDIED:
Computing, Electronics
and Physics
Kurtis won a Physics Masterclass held
at the Cockcroft Institute at the
Science and Technology Facilities
Council’s Daresbury Laboratory. He
pitted his knowledge against students
from other colleges in the North West
and finished top after being quizzed
on what he had learned during a day
at the sci-tech campus.
NAME:
Tom Whitehead
FORMER SCHOOL: St Chad’s RC Comprehensive
School
STUDIED:
Computer Games Design
Tom Whitehead was offered an
apprenticeship with an agency that
counts Disney, Nike and Warner
Brothers among its clients before
even leaving Priestley. Southern GFX
spotted his potential after working
with Priestley students as part of an
ongoing partnership with the college.
He was described as ‘a perfect fit’ for
the company.