Highlights 2017-18 Significant birthdays can evoke mixed feelings – an identity crisis at worst or at best many rueful backward glances as we survey the scene of our successes and failures, our hopes set against the realities that unfolded. For the High School’s big birthday – marking its 140th anniversary – there is no such ambivalence, even though its history has seen its share of highs and lows, successes and failures, triumphs and disasters.
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Above all, the fact of the And, if we think that a double The political, economic and anniversary is a cause for standard in education to the social vicissitudes of those celebration. The School’s detriment of girls ended with fourteen decades have meant founders showed unusual the passing of the Victorian that there have been reverses foresight to establish an age, we need only to turn to along the way. For example, ambitious place of learning the pages of The Northampton the School, according to for girls in 1878. This was, Independent of 1958. Here, a the official history, was only remember, 40 years before mere 60 years ago (well within just keeping its head above women gained the vote in living memory), the report on water financially in 1919 and 1918 (and, staggeringly, a full the speech by the Guest of a Chronicle and Echo article 70 years before women were Honour, Harley Street surgeon from 1970 brandished the given the right to graduate Mr Vivian Green-Armytage, headline ‘School’s future in from Cambridge University). at the High School’s Awards doubt’ as the end of Direct And it is a remarkable Evening, records that he Grant threatened its very achievement for a girls’ school told his audience (of prize- existence. to have enjoyed fourteen winning girls, their teachers decades of success in the and parents) that ‘there were That it survived these service of girls’ education. no women geniuses and never existential threats came down would be!’ to the perspicacity of its Girls’ education – like the leaders and governors at the GDST itself (which was time but also owed much to founded just 6 years before It is a remarkable the spirit of the School – that the High School) – was born indefinable but unmistakable out of rebellion. Rebellion achievement for a quality the High School — Chemistry in action The right of girls to against a situation in which girls’ school to have possesses that is shaped (Opposite) Wellbeing a ramshackle school system by and, in turn, shapes the have an education (think Jane Eyre and Lowood enjoyed fourteen loyalty of its students and on par with boys School) left almost half of the decades of success their families, the exceptional female population illiterate, commitment of its staff and many challenges. Some apply that momentum is not yet has, thanks to leaving girls with unimaginably in the service of the affection it has inspired to all young people, such as being maintained by the generations of narrow life chances. This girls’ education and continues to inspire. graduate debt, a ferociously leavening effect of a genuine meant going against the Independent schools, competitive Higher Education culture shift. bold and fearless grain of convention, bucking — and the sector in general, and employment market, the pioneers, already prevailing trends and currently face many challenges of the zero hours Against this backdrop, though, challenging stereotypes. Those early battles to gain challenges – political and contracts and gig economy, the High School has gone been won acceptance of the right of economic uncertainties on an and a shortage of affordable from strength to strength as — girls to have an education on unprecedented scale for at housing. Others are specific a power house for aspiring a par with boys have, thanks least a generation and threats to young women. The gender young women and continued courses against a prevailing to generations of bold and to charitable status being pay gap currently stands at to hold true to its purpose as push towards a narrowing to fearless pioneers, already the most obvious. Beyond 18.4%, for example, and, while a pioneer for girls’ education. the EBacc-orientated core. It been won (at least in Britain, these, though, there is the the proportion of women on We continue to go against means, for example, seeing though the struggle continues Gordian knot of regulation boards in FTSE100 businesses the grain, buck the trend our Languages programmes in many parts of the world, and the dominance of a rose to almost 29% in 2018, and challenge stereotypes flourish and expand at a time helped in no small part by post-truth culture that puts a under pressure from the fearlessly. when the uptake of languages Plan UK, the charity which low premium on many of the Hampton-Alexander Review, a at Advanced Level and the High School, as part of values we prize, such as the fall in the number of executive Going against the grain degree level is in decline. Our the GDST, supports through worth of the expert. Students directors in non-STEM means continuing to offer Language Leaders came to fundraising). and their families, too, face companies last year suggests genuine breadth in our the fore in the GDST Festival
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— This page (clockwise from top) Fun in the snow Time Capsule ceremony Springtime Opposite page, Friendships
of Languages, hosted by Erasmus+ Project, joining the Higher Education sector, and Gymnastics Extravaganza that indefinable but at the John Innes Centre or a us through the inspiration the High School with schools under the influence of alongside the customary Arts group of keen mathematicians of Mrs James and other in Germany, Hungary, Latvia the tuition fee burden and Invitational, was an exuberant unmistakable quality attending a Women in Maths members of the Faculty, and and Portugal, had been attendant debt. The strength declaration of our belief in the High School Conference at Loughborough Northampton teams enjoyed successful. Mrs Hill is relishing of the Languages and the importance of the Arts to possesses that is University, repeated success considerable success. Central the opportunity to lead on Classics (accounting for 14% our lives. This, at a time when for L4 in the Salter’s Festival to it is keeping the flag of an ambitious collaborative of all chosen degree courses) creative industry professionals shaped by and, in of Chemistry and a slew of internationalism flying high venture spanning the against this backdrop is are warning of the serious turn, shapes the Olympiad awards, a trip to at a time when the winds of European continent. remarkable in itself. The flow impact on our economy of Bletchley Park for all of U4 or national opinion are blowing of aspiring film-makers and a decline of up to 26% in loyalty of its students a host of Café Sci events. A in a different direction. Mrs The sheer diversity of fashion designers equally so. GCSE entries in the Arts in UK and their families particular highlight of the year Diez has spearheaded our post-18 destinations – 28 schools over the past five or — was the successful launch of eTwinning initiative, working different universities and five The continuing vibrancy of the six years. the WHEW! (Women Helping with U3 on an award-winning apprenticeships, subjects creative and performing arts to Empower Women) project project with schools in Greece, ranging across the full is a source of great pride in When it comes to demolishing engineering courses for our – with a STEAM Extravaganza France, Spain, Ukraine, spectrum of arts to STEM school. The extension of our stereotypes in the curriculum leavers (26% of whom have in June for over 160 Year 5 Slovakia and Slovenia. Entitled via humanities and a full annual Arts Festival in June and the classroom, hard embarked on STEM degrees) pupils (from our own juniors ‘Don’t judge a person by their mix of vocational courses to embrace a Literary Festival evidence demonstrates and the extraordinary and neighbouring primary face’, the project promoted – testifies to the success of with a poetry showcase and beyond doubt the advantage popularity of science in the schools). the use of foreign languages our philosophy of ambition, food focus, a music recital, a of girls-only schools. This is extra-curricular programme – for communication. Exciting breadth and opportunity at cinema private view, a full- most obvious in STEM. Here, whether that was a group of news reached us in July that a time when reductionist scale musical (The Sound of once again, we have seen aspiring scientists visiting an our bid for funding for an thinking is widespread in Music) and inaugural Dance the popularity of science and Inspiring Females Conference
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Nursery, the replacement of plastic products by plant- based equivalents in our dining room (thanks to an initiative by the EcoTeam and the negotiating skills of Mrs McCue), action research into the effects of changing carbon dioxide levels on learning, a collaboration with our uniform supplier on the best sports bras for teenage players, an introduction to wheelchair rugby as part of our Sports Disability Day, the The self-confidence Northampton High when establishment of a successful of our girls is a School Captain Abigail School Equestrian Team Passmore, herself destined to under the leadership and hallmark of the gain a place at Loughborough inspiration of Mrs Harvey and School. It originates to study Sports Technology, our Head of Science, Mrs with the inner spark was chosen to lead the GDST Hodgetts-Tate, a project by XI against the Ladies MCC at a A Level Business students in each individual friendly game in Hampstead. to investigate future markets — for wearable technology, a A line of poetry I am fond of programme of mini-EPQs quoting says ‘There is no road; for U4 students, a campaign It has also been apparent in the road is made by walking.’ to tackle period poverty in sport, which the first leaders It calls to mind the fearless Northampton and a new of the High School were exploration of untrodden student newspaper, Backchat, forward thinking enough to grounds. This is the territory showcasing creative writing include in the curriculum from occupied by the best centres and journalism. a very early stage. Here, the of education and recalls the — This page (clockwise from top) introduction of our GDST bold enterprise of the School’s In May, we ran our first whole- Outdoor learning Cricket Hub has kick-started leaders and benefactors year trip for U4 to Outward School residential Art in action an initiative in girls’ cricket in the late 1980s when the Bound in the Lake District as Arts Festival Invitational Evening Food practical which has quickly gained real move to Hardingstone was an induction experience for Opposite page, Sound of Music momentum. The installation first contemplated. I believe it the GCSE years. The thinking performance of a proper wicket was aptly describes our approach behind and observations an important statement of at Northampton High during that trip informed intent, as was the invitation to today. Innovations we have my contribution – on the Lydia Greenway Coaching to embraced in the past year importance of adventure provide hands-on coaching. alone include the introduction learning – to a workshop on It was a proud moment for of two-year-olds into our Building the Skills for Success
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beyond School at the Global who love what they do. It is Education in Washington Forum for Girls’ Education the strengthened by the example DC. This ensures that we following month. Experiences of role models among the can maintain our tradition of outdoor education during girls – many of whom are of being pioneers in girls’ the year have helped to blazing a trail in their chosen education, keeping abreast of shape our exciting, innovative field. I think of Ellie Robinson, new thinking and helping to programme of Confidence and who has nothing to prove but shape the broader educational Challenge (COaCH), launched still swam up a class in the discourse. with KS3 earlier this year. Commonwealth Games to produce a PB and a handful of As we approach the end The self-confidence of our medals. I think of Kirstin Vogel of our fourteenth decade girls is a hallmark of the reaching the heady heights as a school championing School. It originates with the of success in two unusual opportunities for girls and inner spark in each individual sports (shooting and water young women, we can look – the spark that we look for polo). I think of Leah Tanna- back with pride at a pathway when we are assessing for Shah building a formidable clearly delineated across the entry. It grows, though, in record of success in karate landscape – a pathway which the warm ambience of our or Alexandra Daly doing the our forebears helped to build. school, as plants do in a well- same in the field of cyphers. From the same vantage point, Faculty tended garden, nurtured by we can look forward with hope teachers and support staff Our confidence as educational towards a broad and bright professionals comes from the horizon of possibilities for our knowledge that our work is students and daughters – a wholeheartedly supported by horizon which my colleagues parents and the many well- have helped to reveal. wishers who give their time and expertise to further our Dr Helen Stringer highlights cause – from the Swap Shop Headmistress Committee and FoNHS (with an extraordinary fund-raising year completed in ’17-18) to our many advocates in the community, including our governors, and neighbours in the Hardingstone parish and in the town.
It is strengthened by our settled place within the GDST family of schools, giving us — access to the highest echelons This page (clockwise from top) Disability sport focus of educational expertise and Before the match debate, not just nationally (for Interactive Languages example, the annual Summit) but internationally, such as the Global Forum for Girls’
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— This page (clockwise from top) Sound of Music performance White room textiles creations Creative Arts Art showcase Senior choir
The Arts Festival gave us design: Megan was invited Music had a very busy year, an opportunity to celebrate to spend a day with industry with a refurbishment of the our 140th Birthday, so professionals to discuss her department including new we created a new exhibition GCSE project work and learn pianos, computers and space, showing mixed media about career opportunities. furniture. We held several architecture studies from Two students have chosen concerts and recitals, U4 girls, alongside their to pursue careers within while the main musical and etchings, which focused on fashion design and theatrical collaborative event buildings in Northampton. have been successful in was the much loved The Charlotte Dykes, Rosie Kelly progressing onto prestigious Sound of Music, in which and Zahra Al-Najjar enjoyed degree courses, both having the School Orchestra and successes within the received unconditional offers cast did themselves proud. University of Northampton’s during the interview and Music held two tranches of Schools Art Prizes: Rosie portfolio process. Zahra Al- Associated Board instrumental winning First Prize in Painting, Najjar has chosen to study examinations and the results Charlotte Second Prize in Fashion Design at Kingston were exceptional each time, Drawing and Zahra Third Prize University and Phoebe Abbott, reflecting the standard of in Fashion and Textiles. This also Fashion Design, at musicianship in school. competition includes entries Birmingham City University. across The Midlands and In Theatre, all examined East of England so we are In Food, we launched the NHS groups were taken to see the very proud of all the girls who Easter Bake-Off 2018 with National Theatre’s Hedda took part. entries from KS3, KS4 Gabler, the RSC’s Hamlet and and members of staff. A cross- Wicked in the West End. GCSE The Fashion and Textiles curricular U3 French lesson Drama candidates performed department continues involved making crêpes with their Component 1 devised to grow creatively and Mrs Diez and Miss Knight. performances, which were The Arts Festival in student numbers. The Further collaboration with L5 interpreted, researched and GCSE textiles projects Latin proved very successful presented in many styles, with gave us an were original and varied, as girls cooked recipes from themes ranging from trapped opportunity to ranging from a costume the Roman era with Miss miners to abduction and design for Miss Havisham Mason and Miss Knight. terrorism. celebrate our in Great Expectations by 140th Birthday, so Sophie Morrison to outfits Mrs Beacroft inspired by Japanese street Head of Creative and we created a new style by Evie Roberts. We Performing Arts Faculty exhibition space, celebrated competition success with Megan Watts showing mixed in U5 being shortlisted media architecture for the finals of Young Designer UK for her coat studies from U4 girls, alongside their
— etchings, which Food Practical focused on buildings in Northampton. —
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— — and Film Author wokshop with Robin Stevens Berlin trip. Below, Geography field trip
This year witnessed continued We are fortunate enough production team for Screen Enterprise activities have about its pivotal role in separate Q&A sessions with cause for celebration in to host regular author visits Northants’ Macbeth, filmed in been an important part of the maintaining the current global MPs and, as a result, three creative writing, with Holly and this year we welcomed Northampton during the winter. Business and Economics year. order. The students also girls arranged work Barry Commended for her Robin Stevens, author of the Two groups of entrepreneurial visited the rapidly-receding experience in Westminster. beautifully poignant poem Murder Most Unladylike series, Success in national U3s took part in the national Lang glacier, witnessing Politics and International Grief Carries Bluebells in to talk to students about competitions this year has Tenner Challenge, seeing clearly the impacts of climate Relations courses at university His Pocket in the Year 10 her experiences as a writer. been spectacular. Amelia how much return they could change. have grown in popularity, with and 11 category of the Credited with reinventing the Simpson won first place make from an initial start- four students (Erin Barton, GDST’s Laurie Magnus boarding school novel, Robin in the 70/30 campaign up fund of £10. The Sixth In an exciting collaboration Francesca Cook, Alix Langford poetry competition. Further is hugely popular with the girls for her film promoting the Form Social Enterprise with Mrs Fordham’s Junior and Shefali Nandhra) glory was achieved in the here, who gave her a very fight to eliminate child groups worked with local School class, U4 students choosing this route. GDST’s creative writing warm reception. abuse. A cheque for £500 charities to collect donations delivered a carousel of competition, this year on was presented to Amelia of essential items for new- activities on the topic The Berlin trip at Easter the theme of ‘ambition’, with In March, AS Film by The Wave Trust at a born babies in low income of super volcanoes to was greatly enjoyed by all Georgia Lockey made Joint students visited Artem Showcase at the Errol Flynn families, raised money for the both consolidate their own participants, with a wide range Winner in the Year 7, 8 and Studios in London, where Cinema in May. Amelia and Northampton Hope Centre knowledge and introduce of activities including guided 9 category for her short Paul Gorrie showed us how Ruth’s The Leading Lady won by marketing themed snacks Year 3 to completely new tours inside the German story A Dark Shadow, while live action special effects the Royal Shakespeare at the school’s production material. A Level Geography Bundestag, the Olympic Julia Wardley-Kershaw was became magical moments Company’s Film Challenge of The Sound of Music and students successfully Stadium and a nuclear bunker. Winner in the Year 12 and in films such as Paddington and they were invited to worked with a Milton Keynes completed the first run 13 category with The Night’s 2, Hot Fuzz and Call the a panel discussion and charity to help feed the through of the independent There was cause for Conquest. Perhaps it is no Midwife. Phoebe Abbott showing at the Barbican in homeless. On top of this, the investigations, whereby celebration in the Theology surprise then, that such a and Ezri Mannion got to break November. The Northampton girls tirelessly volunteered they had to plan and and Philosophy department wave of creativity has found down barriers by shattering High Film competition took at various organisations to execute a research project as Emma Bird went off to a natural outlet in Backchat: ‘glass’. Feature film director the 100th Anniversary of work towards the University of independently; they produced read Philosophy at Cambridge A Creative Review from Harry Michell spoke to Universal Suffrage as its Northampton’s Changemaker some fantastic projects, and two other students, Sally Northampton High School. students in October, as he inspiration, considering how Award. demonstrating their analytical Croker and Zahrah Hussein, Led by an editorial team of was in pre-production for his the world would be different skills. chose to read Law, in part students, two full editions were new film, Ilkley, starring Derek if the Suffragettes had failed Geography students inspired by their study of published last academic year, Jacobi and Roger Allam. to win the vote. The winners participated in a cross- There has been continued ethics and, particularly, featuring poetry, short stories, Harry gave tips on getting engaged with dilemmas curricular international visit development of the Sixth topics such as utilitarianism interviews, news and reviews. into the film industry and was facing young women today: to Geneva with the Physics Form Politics Elective and medical ethics. We particularly encouraging of Amelia, Ruth and Ezri department to visit the CERN with the annual Westminster were also proud of so many Oracy continues to be an young women taking senior Mannion’s Her considered the facility as well as the United trip now firmly established. girls attending our revision important focus, for the faculty roles in film direction, writing loneliness of isolation, Katie Nations, in order to learn There have also been two days in the holidays and our and the School, in developing and cinematography. A Maybin’s What Would Life Be academic clubs last year. We students’ confidence and link with Screen Northants Like? examined the tragic also enjoyed our annual trip ability to express their point has led to work experience consequences of extreme with the L5 in the summer term of view. As such, it was opportunities. In December, gender discrimination and to Bhaktivedanta Manor, a great to witness closely- a professional film crew Laura Charles’ Suffragette Mandir and Cow Sanctuary for contested House debates in used the school for the Saviours explored the ISKCON (International Society the Senior School as well as BSL/Channel 4 television consequences of altering a of Krishna Consciousness). to see this supported by the drama Reverberations, which key Suffragette event. Her Junior School via their Day of gave Amelia Simpson the has been shortlisted for the Mr Earp Debating. chance to shadow the director Cambridge Film Festival. Head of Humanities Faculty and for Leila Shahin to work with the make-up team. Ruth Mr Williams Purser and Leila joined the Head of English Faculty
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— This page (clockwise from top) Montpellier homestay Bundestag, Berlin Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
Last March was a particularly busy time in the French department, with both the Normandy trip and the Montpellier home stay. Although the Normandy trip is well established, this year’s L4 were the first to experience the new cultural day in Le Havre. This new addition to the itinerary enabled girls to discover the MuMa, the modern art museum, thus giving a new cross-curricular dimension to an already well-rounded trip. Students enjoyed pushing spent en famille. The girls A highlight of the year in Dr Angeliki Roumpou who the limits of their comfort embraced all these challenges Classics was the trip to hear gave us a thrilling lecture on zones while exploring this and returned to school bolder internationally-renowned Virgil’s Aeneid and its links UNESCO-listed city and and more competent in French classicist, Director of the to Augustan propaganda. its architecture, which was as a result. British School at Rome and Classics also enthusiastically destroyed during the Second leader of the Herculaneum embraced the School’s World War and which is a As part of her eTwinning Conservation Project, Dr hosting of the GDST tribute to Auguste Perret’s initiative, Mrs Diez worked Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Languages Festival, and U4 modern take on architecture. with U3 girls in French on speak about his research. snatched victory in the drama In the first week of the Easter a project with schools in We were also enriched by competition with their rendition holidays, KS4 and KS5 girls Greece, France, Spain, our expanding lunchtime of Little Red Riding Hood. We headed to Montpellier for Ukraine, Slovakia and lecture programme, so that, in are also pleased to celebrate a home stay visit, which Slovenia. The theme of the addition to our annual talks on the achievements of Anya included morning lessons in a project was kindness and Classics, Art and Philosophy Douras, Ella McManus, Amelia language school and cultural inclusion and it promoted by Mr Laubscher and Miss Naylor and Jessica Scrimshaw, activities each afternoon. Girls the use of foreign languages Robinson, we were able to who will take up University were challenged every step for communication. Entitled welcome Ms Heimfeld to give places at UCL, Leeds and of the way, whether that was and ‘Don’t judge a person by a multi-disciplinary talk on Warwick to read Classics. through the total immersion their face’ and, this project Euripides’s Medea and its in the target language in won two awards: Best EU transmission into modernist Mrs Hill their lessons, in the activities project on inclusion, and a film and literature; this was Head of Languages Faculty designed to send them out Recognition for the Federation particularly interesting for and about around Montpellier of Children’s Books Story the L5 Greek club, who had interviewing the local Month Award. been studying an adapted population, the journeys to version of Medea alongside and from school on public beginners’ language activities. transport and the evenings In addition, we welcomed
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— This page (clockwise from top) Scientific discoveries Hands on Science Keen Mathematicians Fun with experiments
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In Biology this year, the senior team Maths Challenge, many new initiatives. Students highlights have often where our team came fourth, have studied the physics involved a link with another and in the various individual of rockets, culminating in area. In June, we took U3 to Maths Challenges, where the building of a solid fuel Salcey Forest for an outdoor Hannah Goddard and Ruby propelled rocket with built-in education day. Half the day Howard followed their success parachute to aid descent. The was spent doing biological in the Intermediate Maths Sixth Form students in EngSoc investigations and fieldwork Challenge by competing in have also reached out to on the ecology of forests, the Pink Kangaroo. Emma younger girls this year, running while the other half was Bird, Tamsin Mathewman an Engineering Project club spent working creatively and Caitlin Urquhart also for L4 pupils, which has had a to explore an issue using gained Distinctions in the very competitive element. problem-solving skills. Pupils Maths Olympiad for Girls, a produced films, songs and competition that we have not A Level Psychology students poems as they grappled with entered before. attended a Psychology the dilemma of conserving in Action conference to natural spaces such as forests The year brought many broaden their knowledge and providing much-needed opportunities to see Physics of the subject beyond the housing for the growing and Bronze awarded to testing a white powder for in action, with trips to confines of the A Level human population. With the Annabel Green. Serene its pH properties. The High The Rutherford Appleton specification. They heard from L4, we visited Whipsnade zoo Batson-Patel, Francesca School team came away with Laboratory, The Big Bang distinguished psychologists to see examples of animal Cook, Alice Morgan and Mona First Prize for the second year Fair, The Manufacturing from a range of fields, adaptations, comparing Rahnama all achieved Highly in a row. Technology Centre’s Women from criminal psychology herbivores and carnivores. At Commended and Jessica in Engineering Day, and The to dance psychology. 6.2 the same time, the girls were Carter Commended. A highlight of the year in Space Centre. The School’s students conducted their challenged to think about the Mathematics was a trip by Engineering Society has own independent research ethics of zoos and whether the In May, four L4 students - U4 to Bletchley Park. The thrived this year with the project, investigating an good work that is done there Megan Allen, Amy Jenkins, students looked at the history number of attendees more array of phenomena such as in education, conservation Olivia Russell and Lucy of the mathematical pioneers than doubling. As well as bystander behaviour and the and caring for animals justifies Stringfellow - travelled to the of codebreaking and explored regular events of Materials link between facial symmetry keeping them in captivity away University of Leicester to the idea of cyphers. Alexandra Masterclasses and visiting and attractiveness. They then from their natural habitats. attend the Salters’ Festival Daley took this idea further speakers such as Kate presented their findings at the The Biology Olympiad gives of Chemistry. The challenge and competed for a second Goldup (2nd year Aeronautical first Psychology department our A Level students the involved solving a murder time in the National Cypher Engineering, Bristol poster conference. chance to compete with the mystery and identifying the Challenge coming Joint First University), Rebekka Price (1st best sixth form biologists in prime suspect. Two practical in the A cipher and 57th year Engineering, Nottingham Mrs Hodgetts-Tate the country. This year our girls experiments were undertaken, out of 850 entrants in the B University), and Karen Holland Head of Science Faculty achieved excellent results, one using chromatography to cipher (which was aimed at (Engineer and designer of with Silver medals awarded to analyse the ink found at the GCSE and A Level students). cameras for NASA), EngSoc Mr Ball Ella Ashton and Idil Mohamed, crime scene, and the other We had success both in the has expanded this year with Head of Mathematics Faculty
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— This page (clockwise from top) Fixture warm up Our Team of the Year Sport Abigail Passmore with former England Cricket Captain Charlotte Edwards
Opposite page Ellie Robinson with her Commonwealth Gold medal
This has been a most exciting Turning to summer sports, year in the faculty with we enjoyed our first full year some phenomenal results for all year groups in cricket The school year ended with and events. For example, and enjoyed the first GDST a new event for the faculty: our netball teams have Select XI vs. the MCC. We the Gymnastics and Dance been outstanding, winning were delighted that our School Extravaganza. All girls in the county tournaments Captain, Abigail Passmore, the Junior School had the at U14, U15 and U16 and was named GDST Captain for opportunity to perform and representing the region at the match and kept wicket, many Senior School girls. The U14 and U16, as well as our showing her skills throughout. event showed our girls at their Senior Netball team winning In tennis, both our U13 and most daring and lively. Over the GDST Plate competition. U15 teams again became the summer, 40 girls travelled In hockey, our U11, U13 and division champions and have to South Africa for a two-week U16 teams all reached the progressed to the next round. hockey and netball tour. In regional finals. However our In athletics our success was an immersive programme, highlight was, without a doubt, dominated by individual we played matches against the performance of the U14 performances, most notably four different schools in both team at the GDST residential Georgina Forde-Wells who sports, stayed with local tournament in Bath where, became county, district and families at two of the schools, despite all the odds, they regional champion having enjoyed a game drive, visited finished as winners after very cleared 1m 65 in the high part in a wide variety of the Voortrekker Monument tense and exciting penalty jump, thus securing a place sports. All pupils thoroughly in Johannesburg, Boulders shuffles. In badminton, our in the National Final team. enjoyed trying wheelchair Beach, Simon’s Town, the U14 and U16 teams were Here she again jumped well rugby and meeting players Cape of Good Hope and Cape again county champions, reaching the final eight, which from Northampton Saints Point, before finally taking representing the county at is a superb achievement. Wheelchair Rugby team. a boat trip to see seals. We the regional finals where As is customary, we had a packed so much into the time they finished fourth and sixth In addition to our team lively and entertaining Sorts but, without doubt, the most respectively. In swimming, performances, the year has Presentation Evening, where memorable for all the students our U13 team qualified for the been marked by some big our guests Karen Pickering and staff was the tour of IAPS National Finals, where events. Sports Day had a ‘new and Jamal Forde-Robinson the township and visit to the there were some superb look’ and the comradeship inspired us all with their kindergarten; seeing the living individual swims. In our first between senior and junior stories. We celebrated the conditions and the disparity year of competition for some pupils was wonderful. Our success of Ellie Robinson in between areas in such close time, our Equestrian team Year 4 Enrichment and the Commonwealth Games as proximity will stay with the – and more specifically the Disability Sport Awareness well as the high standard of girls for a long time. 90cm team – reached the Day was eye opening and both our teams and individual national finals and performed inspiring; our group, led performers, both in and out of Mrs Hackett brilliantly. by Ellie Robinson, took school. Head of Sports Faculty
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— This page (from top) Mrs Langhorn hands the fundraising cheque to Cynthia Spencer Hardingstone WW1 heroes Cafe Sci and Steam Extravaganza
The first year of our new workshops were led by L5 Enrichment in July, taking Outreach programme, Queen’s Café Sci and GCSE Computing part in a range of activities Cross Connect, has been students. U3 hosted the day, including wheelchair rugby, ground-breaking, creating guiding younger students with cricket, athletics, netball, opportunities for engagement their enthusiasm for Science, hockey and tennis. Exam with the local community Technology, Engineering, Arts and high-profile volunteering and Mathematics. The second Links with the local projects. Generous funding stage of WHEW! includes Hardingstone community from the Northamptonshire Masterclasses in the Autumn, have consolidated through Community Foundation delivered by the Sixth Form, volunteering. At the Live enabled the launch of the to further encourage young Nativity, Millie Andrew, Jessica WHEW! (Women Helping women to consider careers in Carter, Harriet Clare, Sally Empower Women) project Science. Croker and Bethany Saunders Results with a Summer STEAM helped create costumes, Extravaganza attended by The Sports Department ran props and a dance for this over 180 Year 5 pupils from a wide range of outreach fantastic annual event. A 14 local primary schools. A events. 175 Year 4 pupils from highly entertaining Quiz Night key feature of the project is both our own Junior School in the Spring, organised Northampton High students and local primaries attended by Bethany, drew together acting as mentors, so our popular day of Sports students, staff, parents and the local community, raising over £1000 for Plan International.
We were delighted to be able to support our chosen Staff Charity, which this year was The Cynthia Spencer Hospice. By hosting events such as cake sales, coffee mornings and more, we were delighted to be able to raise the sum of £1920.83, and we are overjoyed to be able to help such a fantastic cause.
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74% 46%
74% of students achieved 46% of students achieved 7 all A* to B grades or more 7 to 9 grades
41% 34%
41% of students achieved 52% of grades A*/A at least one A* 61% of students achieved 5 or more 7 to 9 grades 34% of all grades 8 to 9
Art English Humanities Languages Maths Sports In Art we have been delighted We are proud of all our The exam results within Once again we are very Congratulations must We achieved some very strong with the quality of work and students and their outcomes Humanities were incredibly pleased with the success of go to our 6.2 Further exam results this year and in the moderator report and were especially delighted positive and reflect the hard our linguists in this summer’s Mathematicians, with 5 out of were delighted that at A Level for A Level, the examiner by the number of top grades work put in by staff and public exams. 90% of our the 6 gaining a grade A*. Our 50% of our students have noted that ‘outcomes were a in English Language and students in planning for the IGCSE German students GCSE results were impressive gone on to study Sports at strength’ and the ‘quality of Literature at GCSE, as well as joint delivery of new GCSE achieved A* - B whilst all with Kushman Bhullar, Alexa University. At GCSE level our work was impressive’. 50% with the fact that two students and A Level qualifications. The Greek GCSE students Dykes, Alexandra Neuhoff, results were superb with 100% of candidates gained A*/A managed to gain the sought- quality of A Level teaching achieved a grade 7 or above. Emily Potter, Keira Stopher achieving a 4 or higher and 80% A* - B, with university after A* in English Literature. within the Humanities is well Over 80% of our A level and Jasmine Whitham gaining 85% achieving a 6 or above. destinations including Art and AS Film again met with demonstrated by almost a linguists across the Faculty a grade 9. Design, Fine Art and Interior great success, with 67% of quarter of leavers studying a achieved A* - B grades, with Architecture and Design. candidates receiving a grade A. related subject at university. a number of them going on to study Languages at university, including our successful Oxbridge candidates Lara Pieczka and Ellen Watson.
22 Highlights 2017-18 23 Achievement and progress awards
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 GCSE
Eliza Ali Roseanna Beale Katie Ashton Academic Excellence Angelina America Abhisri Chadalavada Anisha Chadalavada Isabel Balkhi Cecily Bullock Riley Culverhouse Jessica Cressey-Jones Khushman Bhullar Annika Dani Florence Emery Alexandra Daly Alexa Dykes Hannah Davies Saesha Gupta Florence Gundle Emily Potter Janice Huang Eloise Harvey Anraj Mahil Alexandra Neuhoff Katie Maybin Amelia Hine Scarlett Moore Rukaiya Sadikot Izabela Nabi Amy Jenkins Avani Nandhra Keira Stopher Shreya Sharma Olivia Jepson Nifé Oluwatayo Lucy Ward Nabila Sheikh Amelia Murphy Radhika Pandya Jasmine Whitham Eleanor Smears Olivia Russell Isobel Pearson Caroline Whittaker Heidi Terblanche Lucy Stringfellow Lucy Ramskill Harriet Williams Sophia Symeou Tanya Roy Head of Year Emily Xu Emilia Thompson Daisy Rumsby Academic Eeman Yousaf Grace Sansom Achievement Award Shreya Srinivasan Maya Kumaran Sophie Taylor-Lewis Emma Myers Rosie Saxton
Year 10 Prizes & A Level Daria Alexander-Sefre Isobelle Aphalé Academic Excellence Diya Batra Ella Ashton Sophie Coombes Emma Bird Hannah Goddard Charlotte Carter Isabel Greenslade Annabel Green Ruby Howard Martha Harris Awards Faye Hudson Jevvy Huang Lara Jameson Rachel Li Shri Kakodkar Tamsin Matthewman Shreya Mittal Ella McManus Shruthi Nagarajan Idil Mohamed Amelia Smart Amelia Naylor Gemma Urquhart Lara Pieczka Hannah Whitfield Anne-Sophie Pierre Jennifer Wienkamp Amelia Simpson Isobel Williams Anna Souter Elena Wilmot Caitlin Urquhart Meenakshy Julia Wardley-Kershaw Yogasigamany Ellen Watson Cynthia Yang
Head of Year Academic Achievement Award Sally Croker Katarina Hutchin Bethany Saunders Harriet Smith
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Subject Prizes Special Prizes
Subject Prizes are awarded to the Lightburne Prize for Service to the School The Xing Ding Prize for Service to Music outstanding senior girl working within Bethany Saunders Katie Ratcliffe each department in 2017-2018. Wallace Prize for Head Girl Environmental Prize Art Charlotte Carter Sally Croker Alix Langford Biology Annabel Green Business Studies Gemma Davey Mrs John Woods Prize for Deputy Head Girl Excellence in Public Speaking Cup Chemistry Ella Ashton (Student Services) Freya Tansley Classical Civilisation Amelia Naylor Lara Pieczka Drama & Theatre Studies Amelia Simpson Governors’ Cup Economics Erin Barton Mrs John Woods Prize for Deputy Head Girl Oluwateniola Ramos English Literature Martha Harris (Charities) Film Studies Amelia Simpson Bethany Saunders Leaviss Mathematics Prize French Ellen Watson Ruby Howard Geography Caitlin Urquhart Mrs John Woods Prize for Deputy Head Girl German Vanessa Peñuela Traub (Marketing) GDST Anne Hogg MFL Prize History Ellen Watson Charlotte Carter Ruby Howard Latin Ellen Watson Mathematics Tamsin Matthewman The Sarah Casson Cup for Service GDST Laurie Magnus Poetry Prize 2018 Music Beth Harris to the School (Certificate of Commendation) Philosophy and Ethics Zahrah Hussain Claudia Pieczka Holly Barry and Emma Bird Physical Education Abigail Passmore The Susan Lamb KS3 Public Speaking Award GDST Travel Scholarship Physics Caitlin Urquhart Hannah Smyth Jodie Clare Psychology Emma Bird Spanish Vanessa Peñuela Traub Head of House GDST Travel Scholarship Anne-Sophie Pierre Olivia Foster
Head of House University of Northampton Ella Ashton Changemaker Award Gemma Davey Scholarships Head of House Alix Langford Harriet Smith Ruth Purser 11+ Academic 13+ Performing Arts Sixth Form Performing Arts Natasha Retnasingam Laila Aitken Hannah Smith Scholarships Jessica Greenough Head of House Ellen Watson Anika Khanam Academic Phoebe Abbott Mia Lewis 13+ Creative Arts Olivia Brittain Scholarship for Julia Okowinska Tilly Poole Laura Charlesworth Excellence Head of House Shruthi Padmabushan Alexa Dykes Emily Jordan Tess Heaton-Harris 13+ Sports Poppy Jacobs 11+ Creative Arts Madeleine Down Maya Kumaran Lois Beacroft Eve Welton Alexandra Neuhoff Emily Potter 11+ Swimming 13+ Swimming Naomi Worth Elyse Collins Rebecca Lowe Service Awards Emily Horne Creative Arts Flora Kelly Year 7 Emma Saxton 13+ Academic Year 8 Chelsea Hikwa Neeya Bhadresha Year 9 Sophie Taylor-Lewis Zoya Bilal Year 10 Daria Alexander-Sefre Year 11 Hollie-Megan Mullen
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Junior Mathematical Challenge Senior Mathematical Challenge
Bronze certificates Silver certificates Gold certificates Bronze certificates Silver certificates Gold Certificates Senior Kangaroo Vidushi Banerjee Megan Allen Annika Dani Ashley Basford Emma Bird Rachel Li Rachel Li – Merit Jayna Bhadresha Roseanna Beale Amy Jenkins (plus Isabella Flynn Ujjesa Chaudhary (who was also Azura Lin – Risha Bhasin Ashmita Das Best in Year) Olivia Green Charlotte Fu awarded Best Qualification Zoya Bilal Saesha Gupta Charlotte Johns Gigi Howard Jevvy Huang in Year) Tamsin Matthewman – Abhisri Chadalavada Katie Harrison Shreya Sharma Katarina Hutchin Elizabeth Johns Azura Lin Qualification Riley Culverhouse Janice Huang Emily Xu Alexandra Lockey Lydia Luo (who was also Cynthia Yang - Miyali Kamath Rachel Hubbard (who was also Abigail Passmore Cynthia Yang awarded Best in Qualification Katie Maybin Amy Ingle awarded Best in Year Anna Shao Year and Best Simran Sandhu Hannah Okamoto and Best in School) Mahita Tailor in School) Mathematical Isabella Spokes Jessica Picot Julia Wardley-Kershaw Tamsin Matthewman Olympiad For Girls Heidi Terblanche Rebecca Rea Emma Bird – Vishnavi Margot Royer Distinction Yogasigamany Olivia Russell Katarina Hutchin – Eeman Yousaf Mei Lai Swan Participation Tamsin Matthewman - Distinction Caitlin Urquhart - Distinction Intermediate Mathematical Challenge
Bronze certificates Silver Certificates Gold Intermediate Katie Ashton Mahnoor Azim Hannah Goddard Kangaroo Rena Baines Kyla Bansil (who was also Hannah Goddard 50th International Chemistry British Biology Olympiad 2018 Jessica Cressey-Jones Diya Batra awarded Best in Year – Participation Olympiad 2018 Round One Eleanor Dunkley Anisha Chadalavada and Best in school) Ruby Howard Silver Ella Ashton Niamh McArdle Alexandra Daly Ruby Howard – Merit Silver Highly Commended Serene Batson-Patel Chloe Mercer Alexa Dykes Jasmine Whitham Lara Pieczka Commended Jessica Carter Alexandra Neuhoff Maya Kumaran (who was also Highly Commended Francesca Cook Radhika Pandya Shreya Mittal awarded Best in Year) Bronze Annabel Green Daisy Rumsby Emily Potter Silver Idil Mohamed Rukaiya Sadikot Shreya Srinivasan Highly Commended Alice Morgan Hemali Shah (who was also Salter’s Chemistry Prize Highly Commended Mona Rahnama Sabrina Sheikh awarded Best in Year) Keira Stopher Freya Tansley Megan Allen Caroline Whittaker Amy Jenkins Olivia Russell Lucy Stringfellow UK Linguistics Olympiad
Silver Lucy Exley Silver Ezri Mannion Bronze Lara Pieczka Routes into Languages Language Leaders National Award
Daria Alexander-Sefre Diya Batra Sophie Coombes Ruby Howard
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Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Associated Board of the Royal School of Music
Bronze Silver Gold Nikki Lily Atife Violin Grade 1 Distinction Alice Amos Joanna Bradley Kirstin Vogel Sophie Cox Singing Grade 5 Merit Olivia Brittain Ujjesa Chaudhary Théa Deacon Singing Grade 8 Merit Holly Brown Théa Deacon Ffion Donlevy Singing Grade 5 Merit Noor Hammad Anya Douras Catherine Eden Trombone Grade 8 Distinction Jodie Hudson Charlotte Fu Georgina Forde-Wells Singing Grade 3 Merit Ezri Mannion Noor Hammad Rebecca James Singing Grade 4 Merit Matilda Middleton Gigi Howard Priya Lakkappa Piano Grade 7 Distinction Eleanor Mitton Kate Jameson Priya Lakkappa Bassoon Grade 5 Distinction Emma Myers Imogen McKee Elisha Lal Flute Grade 3 Merit Eleanor Pilling Ezri Mannion Katie Maybin Flute Grade 2 Merit Emily Potter Maya Patel Chloe Mercer Flute Grade 3 Merit Bronwyn Tagg Leila Shahin Grace Moulton Flute Grade 1 Distinction Meghana Vipin Anna Souter Sonia Popazov Piano Grade 4 Merit Lucy Ward Eleanor White Katie Ratcliffe Piano Grade 8 Merit Megan Watts Cynthian Yang Ellie Sentance Clarinet Grade 2 Merit Chloe Welsh Ishika Shah Violin Grade 2 Merit Keira Shah Piano Grade 1 Merit Mahita Tailor Singing Grade 5 Merit Eve Welton Alto Saxophone Grade 2 Merit Yinuo Zhang Flute Grade 3 Merit Royal Academy of Dance Level 2 Award in Graded Examination in Dance: Grade 4 (Ballet)
Level 3 Award in Graded Examination in Merit Jessica Lloyd Dance: Grade 8 (Ballet) Merit Margot Royer London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA)
Merit Mei Lai Swan Distinction Gigi Howard Merit Sophia Symeou Level 1 Award in Performance Distinction Sadie Lauder
Level 2 Award in Solo Performance in Tobi Akintade Solo Grade 2 Merit Dance: Grade 4 Eliza Ali Combined Grade 3 Distinction Risha Bhasin Combined Grade 3 Merit Merit Mia Watson Cecily Bullock Combined Grade 3 Merit Eloise Harvey Duo Grade 3 Merit Phoebe Haynes Combined Grade 3 Distinction Rebecca James Combined Grade 3 Merit Jessica Lloyd Duo Grade 3 Merit Katie Maybin Combined Grade 3 Distinction Emma Saxton Solo Grade 2 Merit Ellie Sentance Combined Grade 3 Distinction Hannah Smyth Solo Grade 3 Distinction Sophia Symeou Solo Grade 3 Distinction
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Level 2 Award in Performance Sixth Form Sports Awards
Tamara Aina Duo Grade 5 Distinction Leila Burge Duo Grade 4 Distinction Players’ Player Award Coaches’ Player Award Sophie Cox Combined Grade 5 Distinction Hockey Alexa Dykes Hockey Francesca Musson Annabelle Ellis Duo Grade 5 Merit Netball Madeleine Picot Netball Caitlin Urquhart Hannah Gibson Combined Grade 5 Merit Lia Halpin Combined Grade 5 Distinction Ellen Keys Combined Grade 5 Merit Lauren Marocco Solo Grade 5 Distinction Nifé Oluwatayo Solo Grade 5 Merit Individual Awards Sonia Popazov Combined Grade 5 Distinction Grace Sansom Duo Grade 4 Merit Headmistress’s Sports Award Shreya Srinivasan Combined Grade 5 Distinction Sarah Hunt Award (full colours in more than one sport) Maaya Tailor Combined Grade 5 Merit (for contribution to Swimming) Amelia Simpson Amelia Tutt Combined Grade 5 Merit Bethany Saunders Elena Wilmot Duo Grade 5 Distinction Meenakshy Yogasigamany Duo Grade 5 Distinction Vicki Parker Award (for contribution to PE Department) Caitlin Urquhart Level 3 Certificate in Performance
Shannon Molloy Solo Grade 6 Distinction (Bronze Medal) Natasha Retnasingam Public Speaking Grade 8 Distinction (Gold Medal) Netball Year 11 Lydia Moseley Year 7 Nina-Mari Arhainx Radhika Pandya Eliza Ali Emily York Isobel Pearson Jayna Bhadresha Full Colours Lucy Ramskill Cecily Bullock Year 10 Molly Roberts- Laibah Choudary Sports Leaders UK Most Talented Sportswoman Caitlin Urquhart Evelyn Beale Crawford Grace Crowley The Spirit of Leadership Award Bryony Bird Lucy Shepherd Hannah Davies Half Colours Sophie Coombes Kirsty Sibanda Megan Do Year 7 Phoebe Haynes Sophie Cox Sophie Taylor-Lewis Alessia Emanuele Year 8 Katie Harrison Joanna Bradley Alicia Breuer Anna Galliano Jodie Welton Phoebe Haynes Year 9 Lily King Katrina Harris Georgina Forde-Wells Lily Gooch Amy Howard Year 10 Georgina Forde-Wells Isabella Hawkins Isabel Greenslade Year 8 Janice Huang Year 11 Emily York Hollie-Megan Mullen Shri Kakodkar Feyi Afonja Charlotte Johns Madeleine Picot Nisheeta Kaura Jane Ampiah Evie King Gemma Urquhart Ellen Keys Riley Culverhouse Katie Maybin Hannah Whitfield Priya Lakkappa Madeleine Down Lauren Namujjuzi Elysia Lay Constance Gray Anjola Ogunsola Most Improved Sportswoman Commendations Lauren Marocco Katie Harrison Grace Rivers-Lambert Chloe Mercer Eloise Harvey Simran Sandhu Charlotte Carter Christie Normanton Amy Ingle Eleanor Smears Year 7 Jayna Bhadresha Francesca Musson Olivia Pilling Rebecca James Isabella Spokes Year 8 Jessica Picot Amelia Simpson Hemali Shah Jessica Lloyd Isabelle Thorpe Year 9 Lucy Shepherd Mariam Ziada Anna Sigobodhla Rebecca Lowe Gemma Watts Year 10 Sophie Coombes Amelia Smart Anna McFarland Harriet Williams Year 11 Eleanor Pilling Georgia Millburn Year 9 Ebubechukwu Zoe Bradley Osehenye Esmé Ellis Jessica Picot Lily King Angelica Suma Anika Lal Emilia Thompson Anraj Mahil Lilli Trimble Scarlett Moore Eve Welton
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Hockey Badminton Swimming 2017/18 Sports Achievements
Half Colours Half Colours Full Colours Year 7 International Swimming Hockey Netball Hannah Davies Khushman Bhullar Evelyn Beale Jane Ampiah Evelyn Beale Diya Batra Charlotte Fletcher- Robyn Halpin Swimming Ellie Chinnock Joanna Bradley Alicia Breuer Sophie Coombes Shri Kakodkar Stables Phoebe Haynes Eleanor Robinson Rebecca Lowe Zoe Bradley Georgina Forde-Wells Isabel Greenslade Mishan Thakarar Ezri Mannion Emily Luu Chloe Mercer Madeleine Down Phoebe Haynes Emily York Eleanor Robinson Lauren Namujjuzi British Nationals Alexa Dykes Lily King Commendations Bethany Saunders Ella Nicholas Trampolining Suzannah Gibson Scarlett Moore Commendations Kirstin Vogel Isabelle Thorpe Swimming Molly Roberts- Isabel Greenslade Radhika Pandya Year 10 (Waterpolo) Emily Xu Charlotte Fletcher Crawford Arianna Hay Jessica Picot Sophie Cox Year 8 Stables Francesca Musson Molly Roberts- Georgina Forde-Wells Abhisri Chadalavada Half Colours Freya Stevens Tennis Isobel Pearson Crawford Anna Galliano Anraj Mahil Cross-Country Charlotte Johns Eleanor Pilling Angelica Suma Nisheeta Kaura Radhika Pandya Chloe Mercer National Anraj Mahil Molly Roberts- Gemma Urquhart Ellen Keys Shreya Srinivasan Freya Stevens Commendations Crawford Hannah Whitfield Priya Lakkappa Athletics County Hemali Shah Elysia Lay Commendations Sixth Form Georgina Forde-Wells Lucy Shepherd Swimming Chloe Mercer Tennis Kate Jameson Athletics Anna Sigobodhla Hannah Davies Olivia Pilling Sixth Form Ezri Mannion Equestrian Georgina Forde-Wells Jane Sigobodhla Anna Johnson Hemali Shah Full Colours Hannah Berck-May Gemma Watts Eve Welton Anna Sigobodhla Grace Gee Year 10 Megan Watts Badminton Jodie Welton Tennis Amelia Smart Anraj Mahil Amy Hillyard Elysia Lay Eve Welton Diya Batra Hannah Whitfield Ella Nicholas Gemma Urquhart Emily York Kate Jameson Jodie Welton Shri Kakodkar Amelia Williamson Isabelle Thorpe Hannah Whitfield Caroline Rookledge Year 9 Veena Shivakumar Lilli Trimble Year 11 Tanya Roy Regional Shreya Srinivasan Karate Emily York Year 9 Madeleine Picot Year 11 Lucy Shepherd Mishan Thakarar Zoe Bradley Maddison Saunders Netball Black belt Jessica Cressey-Jones Year 8 Year 8 Georgina Forde-Wells Cricket Nisheeta Kaura Esmé Ellis Lilli Trimble Year 10 Emilia Thompson Alicia Breuer Leah Tanna-Shah Suzannah Gibson Alexandra Berck-May Rugby Jaisie Burnett Lily King Bryony Bird Year 7 Lucy Ramskill Hemali Shah Anraj Mahil Sophie Coombes Phoebe Haynes Gymnastics Amelia Tutt Scarlett Moore Priya Lakkappa Charlotte Morris Full Colours Eleanor McNicholas Lydia Moseley Athletics — Isobel Pearson Georgina Forde-Wells Year 9 Awards Evening with guest speaker Jamal Ford-Robinson Lucy Ramskill Jessica Langdon Half Colours Molly Roberts- Half Colours Crawford Year 8 Holly Barry Lucy Shepherd Eloise Harvey Ellie Chinnock Georgina Forde-Wells Jodie Welton Rebecca James Freya Stevens Year 8 Amelia Murphy Amelia Tutt Katie Harrison Lydia Partington Libby Robbins Hannah Pearson Lilli Trimble Ana Xiang Sanchez- Thompson Year 7 Ellie Sentance Nabila Sheikh
34 Highlights 2017-18 35 University destinations
Name University Course
Phoebe Abbott Birmingham City University Fashion Design Zahra Al-Najjar Kingston University Fashion Ella Ashton University of Manchester Medicine Erin Barton University of Leeds Politics Serene Batson-Patel University of Birmingham Medicine Emma Bird University of Cambridge, Trinity Hall Philosophy Katie Brewill Sheffield Hallam University Human Geography Charlotte Carter University of Manchester Fashion Buying and Merchandising Daisy Carvell London Metropolitan University Art and Design Jodie Clare University of Nottingham Geography Francesca Cook University of Nottingham Politics and International Relations Gemma Davey University of Birmingham Psychology Anya Douras University College London Classics Isabella Flynn University of Leeds Chemistry Zekun Fu University of Warwick Biological Sciences Annabel Green University of Cambridge, Newnham Medicine Melisande Hagger Nottingham Trent University Criminology Martha Harris University of Leeds Fine Art Beth Harris University of Liverpool Popular Music Isabella Hawkins University of Nottingham Law Tess Heaton-Harris University of Exeter English and Film Studies Danielle Howard Robert Gordon University International Business Management Jiawei Huang University of Bristol Maths and Statistics Zahrah Hussain University of Birmingham Law Katarina Hutchin University of Warwick Physics Alix Langford Oxford Brookes University International Relations and Politics Rongwei Li London School of Economics Financial Mathematics and Statistics Tamsin Matthewman University of Durham Theoretical Physics Ella Mcmanus University of Leeds Classical Civilisation Nandi Mhlongo Nottingham Trent University Biomedical Sciences Kathryn Mitchell University of Chichester Theatre Idil Mohamed University of Birmingham Medicine Kaitlin Molloy Birmingham City University Psychology with Business Shefali Nandhra University of Warwick Politics and International Studies Amelia Naylor University of Leeds Classical Civilisation Sabihah Nazir Oxford Brookes University Law Bronte Nightingale Nottingham Trent University Criminology — Abigail Passmore Loughborough University Sports Technology This page (clockwise from top) Lara Pieczka University of Cambridge, Gonville and Caius Linguistics Smiles Student Leadership Team withThe Mayor of Northampton Anne-Sophie Pierre University of York Psychology Cllr Tony Ansell Ruth Purser University of Leeds Religion, Politics and Society Dance at the Arts Invitational Mona Rahnama University of Valencia Dentistry Inspiring Futures Sixth Form leavers Katie Ratcliffe University of Birmingham Music 140th Birthday celebrations at 44 Derngate Natasha Retnasingam King’s College London French and Management Eve Salmons Birmingham City University Interior Architecture and Design Jessica Scrimshaw University of Warwick Classics Sarah Seleim King’s College London French Amelia Simpson University of Birmingham English and Film Chloe Smith Birmingham City University Psychology with Criminology Leah Smith University of East London Early Childhood Studies Harriet Smith Nottingham Trent University Business Management and Human Resources Anna Souter Lancaster University Geography Eleanor Sterling Oxford Brookes University Marketing Management Amy Thomas Nottingham Trent University French and Spanish Dasha Thomas University of York Economics Lucy Toman University of Birmingham Biomedical Sciences Caitlin Urquhart University of Cambridge, Newnham Engineering Kirstin Vogel Loughborough University Sport and Exercise Science Julia Wardley-Kershaw University of Manchester Economics and Politics Ellen Watson University of Cambridge, Peterhouse Modern and Medieval Languages Wanru Yang Imperial College London Civil Engineering
Apprenticeships
Chloe Chamberlain Degree Apprenticeship, Business Samantha Fletcher Degree Apprenticeship, Business Olivia Foster Degree Apprenticeship, Wilmot Brown Vanessa Peñuela Traub Gap Year followed by Degree Apprenticeship Isla Stevens Degree Apprenticeship, Business
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38 Highlights 2017-18 39 Staff leavers Staff
Mrs Joanne James moved Mrs Carol Bleech left us after make it the special place it to a new post as Head of 17 years in order – in her own is today. He also played an Modern Languages in a local typically self-deprecating outstanding part in developing prep school after four years phase – to try something new sport in the Junior School of service to the School. A before it was too late in her – a personal passion – by highlight of her time with us career to do it. A scientist coaching teams himself and was the introduction of the by training, Carol made her driving forward initiatives to Montpellier homestay earlier mark in many ways, notably broaden participation and this year. as STEM Coordinator, Junior enhance elite training. Mr SMT member and champion of Urquhart was a most valued Dr Neil Carr retired from outdoor learning. contributor to strategic the Science Faculty after 12 discussions and planning, years of service. After an Mrs Kate Miller retired at the devising a strategic plan for earlier career in industry, end of a career at the High the Junior School which will set Dr Carr greatly relished the School spanning 26 years as it up for the next decade. atmosphere in the school a teacher – Kate arrived when lab and his parting gift to the the Hardingstone site opened Governors School was to guide teams in – not to mention a connection Mr Stephen Chown and Mr two successive years to first with the School as a parent. Jamie Lane stepped down place in the Salter’s Festival of The junior music programme from the School Governing Chemistry. that we see today – daring in Board after completing their its ambition and astonishing in periods of service. I would Mrs Helen Greenbank left the quality of its execution – is like to take this opportunity us after 14 years in the the fruit of Kate’s inspiration to thank them both for their Junior School to relocate to and dedication. contribution to the School, both Cheltenham and take up a in sharing their expertise and post in a prep school. Latterly Miss Sonia Margareto left us in supporting school events. Helen contributed to school life for pastures new after 16 years Additionally, I wish formally to as English Coordinator and a of service – in her early days express our gratitude to Mr member of the extended SMT as special needs coordinator Chown for his very generous of the School, as well as an and, more recently, combining donation of an archive of exemplary practitioner. this role with a post on the historic newspapers to the Extended Senior Leadership School’s collection of artefacts. Mrs Sarah Revie moved to a Team as Head of Pastoral post in Lincolnshire after 14 Care in the Senior School. Staff Long Service years at the Junior School. Miss Margareto served as Mrs Michele Langhorn Her most recent contribution acting Deputy Head (Pastoral) (Assistant Head Staff) to school life was as Art and for a term in 2016 and was completed 20 years of service Design Coordinator, in which instrumental in preparing for The following staff completed capacity she organised the the ISI Compliance inspection 10 years of service – Miss impressive junior displays for in the following Spring. Naomi Brandon-Jones (Junior the Arts Festival. School teacher), Mrs Karen Bull Finally, Mr Ross Urquhart (Art Technician), Mr Andrew Mrs Sarah Holland retired from left us after six years in post Donaldson (Head of History), her post as Head of Classics as Head of Junior School Mrs Julie Fergusson (Catering — Introducing the newly after 15 years of service. Mrs and a member of the Senior and Hospitality Assistant), elected Student Leader- Holland had the pleasure of Leadership Team. Mr Urquhart Mrs Tracy Masterson (Food ship Team, who took us through the Summer term seeing four of her 6.2 students worked closely with all and Textiles Technician), Mrs and into the new 18/19 academic year. Pictured go on to read Classics at members of the SLT to build Lynn Nash (Receptionist) and with Dr Stringer. university in her final year. on the many strengths of the Mrs Amanda Vizor (Head of Junior School and to help to Physics).
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