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• GCSE Results 2020

  Tue 25 Aug 2020

  2020 YEAR 11: BRILLIANCE IN CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES

  25 August 2020

   

  May I begin by congratulating all our Year 11 students for their results as published today.  We are delighted to report that once more our students achieved exceptional results both in terms of their progress since primary school and their individual academic attainment, which will lead to an increase in admissions to our already-thriving Sixth Form (as evidenced by our exceptional results last week).

   

  In this challenging year, we celebrate far more than just the successes of each student.  These results have been achieved through five years’ hard-work with continual improvement day-to-day, week-to-week and year-on-year.  Our Year 11 students found their normal learning routines severely disrupted during the nationwide lockdown.  Despite this we have had great numbers of young people working on their subjects and preparing for their future studies, determined to make a success of these difficult circumstances.

   

  Our school motto is “Work with Love”, and never has this been more relevant than in considering the successes of our 2020 Year 11 students, their perseverance in the face of adversity and their caring, loving support of one another.  We are immensely proud of their achievement and that their successes have been reflected in their brilliant final grades.  Many of them will continue this progress in our St Simon Stock Catholic School Sixth Form, and for those who choose an alternative path for Post-16 studies, we know from experience that they will be exceptionally well-prepared for the new and exciting challenges that lie ahead.

   

  There were so many outstanding success stories it is impossible to list them all here, but worthy of special mention are the following students.

   

  Thomas Raines who achieved straight Grade 9’s in all subjects.

   

  Louise Chidley, Eve Daly, Katherine Gore, Phillip Hart, Jan Mochol, Alysa Shaikh and Nathalie Valete who all achieved a number of Grade 9’s and achieved an average above Grade 8.

   

  Charlie Farmer, Katherine Gore, Janice Matthew and Jan Mochol all achieved more than three grades above their expected grades, based on Key Stage Two scores.

  Jacqueline Anithottathil, Finley Brighton, Eve Daly, Lucy Gibson, Royna Gurung and Natalie Valete all made progress of more than 2 ½ grades above their expected grades, based on Key Stage Two scores.

   

  …and so many more fantastic success stories that it is simply not possible to mention.

  Well done to all our students, be proud of everything you have achieved and we wish you the very best for your next steps in education.

   

  Jon Malone

  Academy Principal

  St Simon Stock Catholic School

• A Level Results 2020

  Thu 13 Aug 2020

  CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS IN THE MOST CHALLENGING OF CIRCUMSTANCES

  13 August 2020

   

  On behalf of our staff, I congratulate all of our Sixth Form students for their examination results, which were published today. We are delighted to report that once again, the majority of our students have achieved high A Level grades or equivalent across the three subjects they have studied, which in many cases exceeded their personal targets. As a result, most of our students have secured their places at university, including many top universities (including Manchester, Bristol, Liverpool, Nottingham, York, amongst others), apprenticeship or employment.

   

  Today of course we celebrate much more than the students’ academic success, and this is especially so in this most unusual and difficult year. The students achieved these results in the most challenging circumstances, in which at a key point in their studies their normal learning routines were significantly disrupted as schools across the country went in to lockdown. In spite of this, our students have showed exceptional resilience and determination, engaging independently with their studies online, and completing their courses, knowing that their summer examinations had been cancelled.

  In short, the examination results, which we celebrate today, shine a light on our students’ remarkable strength of character, and especially their ability to persevere and to continue to learn in the face of adversity. An education at St Simon Stock teaches students the importance of resilience, of service, of working for the common good, and pulling together as a team, all of which are exemplified by our students this year. We are proud of their exceptional achievements. These skills and attributes that our students have developed in their years at St Simon Stock Catholic School, but especially in the most recent months, will ensure their continued success as they move on to the next stage of their lives.

   

  There were many outstanding achievements, too many to list here, but worthy of special mention are four students who achieved straights A* and A grades (or equivalent) in the three subjects they studied: Daniel Clayton, who will study Mathematics at the University of Bristol; Lucy Dowd, who will study Medicine at the University of Brighton; Jesse Fuller, who will study a Masters in Design Engineering at Christchurch University in Canterbury; and Stephanie Jackson, who will study English and American Literature at the University of Kent. Other successful students amongst many others include Jess Cruickshank, who will study English and History at the University of Bristol, Caitlin Davie-Letchford, who will study Geography at the University of Manchester, Jerome Harrison, who will study Film and Television Production at the University of York, Georgia Graham, who will study Computer Science at the University of Glasgow; Mollie McGill, who will study Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Nottingham; and Offiong Bassey, who will study Economics and Finance at the University of Manchester.

   

  Well done to all our students, be proud of everything you have achieved and we wish you the very best for your futures.

   

  Jon Malone

  Academy Principal

  St Simon Stock Catholic School