Graduates Ceremony 2026
Last week the Academy hosted it’s Annual End of Year and Leavers Celebration for students and their families.
2026-26 was another hugely successful year both on and off the pitch
The event was a chance to reflect on the incredible achievements, growth and development each one of our students has made on and off the pitch. Along with Football Awards, our leavers were awarded with the certificates they have gained throughout their time at the Academy, Outstanding Achievement awards and Special Recognition awards.
After the awards, learners, families and staff enjoyed socialising and sharing stories whilst savouring the fantastic spread by the catering team.
A huge thank you to the learners, their families and the whole CAFC staff team for making this such a successful year.
We wish all our leavers the best of luck as they continue on their journey. Your hard work, resilience and determination has paid off and you have achieved some amazing results. We are very proud of you and look forward to hearing about your future success.
We look forward to seeing the returning students at the start of the 2026/27 academic year.
These are some of the achievements celebrated:
– 81% of completing learners achieved Distinction or higher grade
– 65% of completing learners completed the Extended Diploma
– 38% of completing learners achieved the highest possible grades of DD or DDD*.
– 57% of completing learners applied and were offered university places.
– 66% that have been offered university places have also achieved one or both L2 functional skills qualifications.
– 12% of completing learners were offered scholarships in America
– 77% of completing learners have already secured employment.
Some of the top university offers:
– Exeter – Exercise and Sport Sciences
– Loughborough Uni – Mathematics and Sport Science
– Loughborough College – Sport and Exercise Science
– St Mary’s – Sports Management
– University of Birmingham – Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
– Westminster – Finance and Business Management
– University of Hertfordshire – Songwriting and Artist Development
– Manchester Met – Manchester City Community Football Coaching
– UCFB Wembley – Football Coaching and Management
– Nottingham Trent – Sport Science and Coaching
Final league positions
CAFC Whites (Year 2) – 3rd Place College League
CAFC Alliance – 2rd Place Alliance League
CAFC Reds (Year 1) – 1st Place College League
Football Awards
Clubmen of the year:
Reds: Camron
Whites: Enzo
Alliance: Carl
Players Player:
Reds: Keysham
Whites: Christiano
Alliance: Carl
Managers Player
Ciprian
Abdul
Joshua K
Special Recognition
Dushawn
Josh W
Zain
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