Congratulations to our Y11 students on a fantastic set of GCSE exam results. We are thrilled with their results which were a school record, with 69% of pupils achieving the 5A*-C inc En/Ma benchmark, an improvement of 6% on our previous best, and 85% gaining 5A*-C, 5% better than our previous best. 22% of all grades were A* and A grades and 81% of all grades were between A* and C, up 3% on last year.

 

The results were just reward for all our students’ hard work and effort and a reflection of their excellent attitudes.

 

Students achieved well in all subjects, but there was outstanding attainment in Maths, English Language and Literature, Science, Geography, RS, Business Studies, Drama, Dance, Music, Media, PE, Spanish, Textiles and Food.

 

The vast majority of our students have a great deal to celebrate and be proud of, but particular mention should be made of the outstanding attainment of Holly Murphy (8A*s, 4As), Guillaume Redonnet-Brown (6A*s, 6As), Danielle Ashby (5A*s, 5As) and Rebekah Humphries (5A*s, 6As), and the excellent results of Alexandra McGoran (4A*s, 8As), Rebecca McGoran (4A*s, 7As) Sophie Wills (4A*s, 7As), Katie Ronaldson (4A*s, 7As), Anabelle Iratni (3A*s, 6As), Emma Matthews (3A*s, 6As), Charlotte Hannah (3A*s, 4As) Megan Barnes (2A*s, 9As), Sian Blewitt (2A*s, 7As) amongst many others!

    

 

Our Year 13 students are celebrating excellent exam results this year. More students than ever before took A Levels and the results were a school record: a pass rate of 99%, 58% of all grades at A*-B and 82% of all grades at A*-C.

 

Results in English, Maths, Drama, Business, Film and Media, Music Technology were particularly impressive and grades in Level 3 BTEC courses were also outstanding with 23 of 25 students gaining at least one distinction.

 

There were many individual students who excelled, but particularly noteworthy were the results of Alex Dennehy (4As), Lauretta Molica-Franco (4As) and Terry Dale (1A*, 2As and 1B) and Pei Xi Cong and Rebecca Perrin (3As). Congratulations should also go to Berivan Naz, Andrew Bragg, Sam Luffman, Adrienne Santos, Ali Mirhashem and Sam McGorry who all achieved at least 2 grade As.

 

Our 6th Formers’ exam success means that more students than ever before will be heading off to universities in September, including University College London, King’s College London, the London School of Economics, Bristol, Loughborough and Nottingham.

 

 

Year 12 students were also delighted at the excellent start they have made to their A Level courses. There was a 96% pass rate on AS Level courses with 68% of grades at A-C. Grades in Maths, Physics, History, Photography, Drama and Music Technology were excellent. There were dozens of outstanding individual performances, including those of Greg Rowley (4As) and Jamie Miles (4As), and William Attwood, Seher Bellikli, Charley Larkin, Sydney Palmer, Annabelle Spooner, Jennifer Hill and Lea Tiernan, all of whom gained at least 2 grade As.

TERM DATES 2010 / 2011

 

AUTUMN TERM:   Wednesday 1st September 2010 to Friday 17th December 2010

Half Term:           Monday 25th October to Friday 29th October 2010

 

SPRING TERM:    Tuesday 4th January 2011 to Friday 8th April 2011

Half Term:           Monday 21st February 2011 to Friday 25th February 2011

 

SUMMER TERM:  Tuesday 26th April 2011 to Thursday 21st July 2011

Half Term:           Monday 30th May 2011 to Friday 3rd June 2011

 

STAFF PROFESSIONAL DAYS

 

Wednesday 1st September 2010

Monday 1st November 2010

Tuesday 4th January 2011

Friday 24th June 2011

 

 

Thursday 19th August 2010: AS / A2 results released.

 

Tuesday 24th August 2010: GCSE results released

 

Tuesday 31st August 2010: Year 12 Enrolment 10.30am - 2.00pm

                                         Year 13 Enrolment 2.00pm - 4.00pm

 

Thursday 2nd September 2010: 9am-3.30pm: Academic Review Day for all Y8 - Y13 pupils

                                              10.00am - 3.00pm: Year 7s meet tutors

 

Friday 3rd September 2010 - B Week: normal day for Y7-13

Parents and Carers will be aware that our last OFSTED inspection was in November 2006.

 

OFSTED has just carried out an interim assessment of the school which does not involve coming into school at all, but looking at exam results, attendance data and the school’s own self evaluation.

 

OFSTED has concluded that the school has sustained its high performance and that we will not now be inspected until at least September 2011.

 

Please see the letter below from OFSTED to parents and carers.

 

  

 

 

 

 

The school's Admissions Policy for September 2010 is to be found under "The School / Admissions" link.

 

Many parents will be aware that our policy was subject to an adjudicator's review. The Adjudicator has taken out selection by aptitude for one year pending the revision of our auditions.

The full determination can be found at www.schoolsadjudicator.gov.uk/decision.cfm 

 

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Update: The 2010 GCSE Exam Timetables are now available to view within the Parental Portal area as a downloadable PDF file.

 

Could parents please avoid booking holidays in term time. All holidays taken in term time will be classed as unauthorised absence.

 

AUTUMN TERM:   Monday 5th September 2011 to Tuesday 20th December 2011

Half Term:           Monday 24th to Friday 28th October 2011

 

SPRING TERM:   Wednesday 4th January 2012 to Friday 30th March 2010

Half Term:          Monday 13th to Friday 17th February 2010

 

SUMMER TERM: Monday 16th April 2010 to Friday 20th July 2012

Half Term :          Monday 4th to Friday 8th June 2012

 

 

STAFF PROFESSIONAL DAYS

 

Wednesday 1st September 2010

Monday 1st November 2010

Tuesday 4th January 2011

Friday 24th June 2011