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Jacob Connolly

Male student with brown hair holding a sign.

Study Type: School Leaver Academic
Study Location: Joseph Wright Centre
Subject Studied: A Levels

A-level student Jacob is off to University College London (UCL) to study for a degree in French and Spanish having got the grades he needed.

Jacob got A* grades in his French and Spanish A-levels and a B in English Language. 

A former pupil of Saint Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy, he is considering  becoming an interpreter. 

He said: “I’ve always liked languages. I just have a flair for learning them. I had been hoping for an A in English Language but I have two A*s in the other subjects.

“I’ve done better than I’d expected and I’ve got the grades I need to get into UCL.” 

I’ve done better than I’d expected and I’ve got the grades I need to get into UCL.