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• St Simon Stock students make excellent progress in new GCSEs

  Thu 30 Aug 2018

  For the second consecutive year, our students have made excellent progress in the new reformed GCSEs, with fifty students achieving on average more than one grade higher than government expectations across all their subjects

  • Our students achieved a total of 291 top grades (grades 9-7, equivalent to the old A, A* and higher), which is more than one in five of all the grades that were awarded
  • Four out of five students achieved grade 4 or higher in English, two-thirds of all students achieved grade 4 or higher in Maths, and average progress in both these core subjects was higher than national expectations
  • Well over half our students achieved a strong pass (9-5) in English
  • Students made excellent progress in English Baccalaureate subjects, achieving average grades that are significantly higher than national expectations in Computer Science (two or more grades higher), Science and History (one or more grade. higher), and French, a subject that faces national challenges (more than half a grade higher)

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   Students:

  • Twenty-six of our students achieved an average of grade 7 or higher in all their subjects, but special congratulations go to Daniel Clayton (eight grades 9-8, including seven grade 9s), Lucy Dowd (nine grades 9-8) and Stephany Jackson (seven grades 9-8)
  • Also deserving special mention are Dominic Turner, Nicola Osborne and Offiong Bassey, who each achieved on average three or more grades higher than government expectations across all their GCSEs
  • Ten further students achieved an average of two or more grades higher than expectations across all their GCSEs, the highest achieving of which were Jesse Fuller and Chloie Gadia

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  Comment by Jon Malone (Academy Principal):

   “I warmly congratulate our students on achieving magnificent results. This year’s cohort of Year 11 students have once again made progress that exceeds national expectations, in many instances significantly so, but of even greater importance, their achievements speak volumes for their character. This is the first year in which the majority of GCSE subjects have been examined through reformed, much more knowledge-driven and content-heavy specifications. The grades that our students have achieved at all levels recognise not just their academic ability, but also their wider attributes of courage, resilience, grit and determination, all of which are essential to succeed in these more challenging exams. A huge amount of work, not just by the students, but also by their teachers, support staff and parents, went in to each and every grade achieved. We are proud of how our students rose to their challenges, but also of how superbly they responded to the support and guidance that they were given, true to our school motto, ‘Work with Love’. I wish all students the best for the next stage of their education as they join our sixth form, where they will continue to make excellent progress and further develop their exceptional character.”

  23^rd August 2018

  

• A LEVEL RESULTS 2018

  Thu 16 Aug 2018

  A LEVEL RESULTS 2018: PRESS RELEASE

  We congratulate our students on their A Level results, which for most students in most of their subjects equalled or exceeded expectations. Many students, achieved exceptionally high results across all their subjects, and will be starting degree courses at some of the top universities in the country this September. The vast majority of students secured their first choice places. More than one in five entries achieved the highest grades A* to A with three in five entries achieving grades A* to C. Three out of every five students achieved three A Levels with eight out of ten gaining two or more A Levels. The average grade for vocational courses was a Merit Plus. All students secured a pass in at least one subject.

  Special congratulations go to two students who achieved the highest grade of A* in three subjects, which is an exceptional achievement. Aiden Huynh-Nguyen was awarded A* grades in Maths, Further Maths and Physics, with an additional A grade in Chemistry. Aiden will now go on to study Physics at Warwick University. Lukasz Madej achieved straight A* grades in Business, Economics and Psychology and who will now go to Surrey University to study Business Management.

  Also worthy of special mention are Ben Tugwell and Grace Wheeler who achieved straight A grades in all their subjects. Ben, who achieved A grades in Business, Economics and Geography will take up an apprenticeship in accountancy. Grace, who achieved A grades in Maths, Chemistry and Physics, will study Veterinary Medicine at university following a gap year.

  Other students who have deservedly achieved places at top universities include Daniela Coates who will study English at Exeter University, Katie Daly, who will study English and American Literature at the University of Kent, Filip Raksazewski, who will study Economics at Manchester University and George Underdown, who will study Law at Surrey University.

  Vice Principal, Jon Malone, commented:

  ‘We are very proud of the achievements of all of our students. We are a large and inclusive sixth form and today our students, at all levels, will deservedly be celebrating many excellent A Level results. I congratulate all of our students on their results and wish them the best as they take up their hard-earned places at universities, including many top institutions, in apprenticeships and in employment. I know that our students will today be thanking their teachers, who have worked tirelessly to help them achieve their full potential, who I also thank on their behalf. We firmly believe that academic success is built on hard work and perseverance, and that every student can achieve with a growth mindset. These results, which for many students represent considerable progress from their GCSE starting points, are testimony to the students’ self-belief and much hard work.’

  16^th August 2018