Governors' Report 2018-19
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Governors’ Report 2018 -19 Introduction I am delighted to present the annual Governors’ Report. This covers the 2018-19 year and aims to report clearly the facts and figures of the past year for the School’s stakeholders. In 2018/19 the School welcomed its 28th Headmaster, Mr Leo Winkley, who, along with his wife and family, enjoyed a very successful first year. In May 2019 we welcomed pupils, staff, parents and the wider community from Packwood Haugh School into the Shrewsbury family of schools, reinforcing the strong ties already held with Packwood. We have also seen the formal opening of two new Shrewsbury international schools, City Campus in Bangkok, for children aged 3-11 and Shrewsbury International Hong Kong, also for children aged 3-11. I am pleased to report that the school is thriving, and we are in very good shape to meet the various challenges of the future and retain our focus on providing a diverse, challenging and supportive educational experience for all the pupils in our care. Tim Haynes Chairman of the Governing Body 2 Educational Achievements and University Entrants Pupils at Shrewsbury School once again achieved a strong set of A Level examination 65% of all GCSE papers sat by the Fifth Form pupils were graded at A or A*. 26 results in Summer 2019 in the context of the new, more robust and fully linear individual pupils achieved a clear sweep of A* or A grades of these, nine produced A-Level landscape. an immaculate set of top performances. 82 pupils gained at least one of the new, coveted grade 9s. A total of 44% of all A-Level and Pre-U papers were graded at A* or A, and over 73% of all grades were A* to B level, meaning that pupils are now poised to take up places 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 at leading higher education institutions. Nine pupils achieved a clean sweep of A* grades and a total of 37 achieved an A* or A in every subject. Successes came right across the A-Level (A*, A + B) 73% 80% 79% 79% 86% 83% curriculum – with pupils demonstrating their ability skilfully to combine breadth and GCSE (A* + A) 65% 66% 66% 71% 64% 65% excellence across all disciplines. School Prizewinners, Speech Day 2019 3 Beyond the core academic curriculum, in 2018-19 our pupils once again distinguished • The Chemistry Olympiad also went well for us, with six gold medals, seven silver themselves in a range of academic competitions from Olympiads in the sciences medals and seven bronze medals gained by 24 participants in what is recognised to through to exceptional performances at national Model United Nations meetings. be an exceptionally challenging competition. • Fourteen Upper Sixth biologists took part in the first round of this year’s Biology • Eight pupils entered the Physics and Astro-Physics Olympiads and achieved Olympiad, organised by the Royal Society of Biology. They achieved outstanding remarkable success, with seven medals and a commendation awarded overall. results, winning four gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal with a further three pupils highly commended. The Lower Sixth, competing at the • The Geography Faculty were able to celebrate recognition with one of their pupils intermediate level, also acquitted themselves very well indeed – picking up four gold being awarded a certificate for achieving the highest mark in the country at medals, two silvers, seven bronzes and a highly commended. Pre-U – similar successes at GCSE level were reported by English and German. • Pupils also did very well indeed in the British Mathematic Olympiad. The twelve competitors accumulated two distinctions and five merits – a very laudable achievement. Richard Hillary Essay Prizewinners with Air Marshal Sir Michael Simmons, one of the founders of the Chemistry Olympiad gold medal winners Tony Wan, Peter Yang, Adam Pattenden, Veronica Munday, Jenny competition, and author Graham Hoyland, who judged the competition Xu (Chris Wong is not pictured) 4 The tables below analyse the destinations and subject choice of our 2019 leavers, The distribution of degree subjects remains wide and generally consistent with where the information is available. A number of pupils apply to university after previous years. A-Levels. The list below shows university and college destinations chosen by two or more of the 2019 leavers: Bath 4 New York University, USA 2 Bristol 11 Manchester 3 Cardiff 3 Newcastle Upon Tyne 16 Durham 11 Nottingham 6 Edinburgh 7 Oxford 10 Exeter 14 Oxford Brookes 13 Falmouth 2 Reading 5 Liverpool 3 London: Imperial College 6 London: LSE 2 London: UCL 4 Loughborough 3 5 Sporting and Co-Curricular Achievements This section focuses on the major sporting, musical and theatrical events, giving a Drama: flavour of some of the many activities during 2018-19. • Critically acclaimed Edinburgh production of ‘The Drowned Bride’, continuing a 25-year tradition of home-grown Shrewsbury musicals at the Edinburgh Fringe. Activities Music Combined Cadet Force: • First Shrewsbury School Music Tour to Hong Kong • Two cadets gained places on the prestigious CLAC (Canadian Leadership and • 10 pupils took ABRSM Grade 8 Challenge Course), spending six weeks in Canada over the summer break. • Cadogan Hall Concert in London performed by well over 100 pupils in orchestras, • The Royal Marines section won two stands at the national Pringle Trophy choirs and wind orchestras, joined by OS musicians. (endurance race and leadership stand). • The Chapel Choir sang Evensongs at Chester Cathedral and Oxford. • The Community Choir based at the School gave its 30th anniversary performance Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: of Handel’s Messiah, and a performance of Bach’s St John Passion, in addition to • Fifteen Bronze completions involvement with the School itself in concerts. • Nine Gold completions ‘The Drowned Bride’ Gala Concert at the Cadogan Hall Salopians taking part in the first ever Duke of RAF cadet Ben Holehouse after his first solo glider flight Shrewsbury School Music Tour to Hong Kong Edinburgh’s Gold Award Snowshoe Expedition 6 Sport Girls’ Cricket: • A team competed in the Scottish Islands Peaks Race and won on debut. • The U15s were runners-up in the School Sport Magazine National T20 • Deputation to World Cross-Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark in Cricket Cup. recognition of Shrewsbury’s role as the birthplace of cross-country running. • The 1st XI were runners-up in the National U18 Cup. • First Co-ed Cricket Tour: Our girls’ and boys’ 1st XIs and the boys’ U15 squad RSSBC (Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club): had a successful tour to South Africa over February half-term. • The Girls’ 1st Quad won the first championship medal (silver) for a Shrewsbury girls’ crew at the National Schools’ Regatta. Boys’ Cricket: • The Boys’ 1st and 2nd VIIIs, the Girls’ 1st Quad and the Old Salopian Sabrina crew • The 1st XI regained the highly coveted Silk Trophy. all qualified for Henley Royal Regatta. The Girls’ 1st Quad reached the semi-final of • The U17 XI reached the Regional Finals of the U17 National Cup. the Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup. • The U14 XI won the County Cup and qualified for the Lord’s Taverners’ Trophy next season. Girls’ Hockey: • Regional England Hockey Competition. Senior Netball: • First VII qualified for Midlands Regional Netball Tournament and best results to date Golf: • The Golf Team finished sixth in the ISGA National Finals. Football: Senior Girls’ Quad at Henley Cross-country team • Runners-up in U18 County Cup Final, losing 1-0 to TNS. Fives: • Pupils won national titles at U14 boys, U18 boys, Girls Open, and U18 mixed. • The National Fives Championships were hosted at Shrewsbury School. RSSH (Royal Shrewsbury School Hunt - Cross-Country): • Team bronze at national Knole Run. • County Champion in the Intermediate Shropshire Schools’ Cross-Country Championships, with senior girls claiming team bronze. The boys’ teams won county title trophies in all three age groups. Senior Girls’ Team - winners and semi-finalists at 1st XI with the Silk Trophy the Fives National Schools’ Championships 7 Scholarships, Bursaries and Other Charitable Activities The School awards charitable grants in the form of scholarships and bursaries. These The School keeps a register of these activities and, for the purposes of this report, are an important part of our policy to ensure that the benefits of a Shrewsbury these activities are separated into those related to schools/youth groups and therefore education are accessible to those who do not have the means to pay the full fee. supporting our charitable object of education, and equally important, those activities Scholarships are prizes based on competitive examination, while bursaries are means- supporting the community but not directly related to education. Some examples are tested awards for talented pupils who would not otherwise be able to attend the listed below. School. In many cases, means-tested awards are used to augment scholarship awards. Partnership with other schools and youth organisations The School awarded scholarships and bursaries worth £3.4m during 2018-19, of which • The School’s support for Shrewsbury House Youth Club (known as ‘the Shewsy’) in £2.3m were means-tested. Scholarships and bursaries are funded from charitable Everton, Liverpool, founded in 1903 by a master at the School, has remained strong donations, commercial activities, modest income from the School’s endowed funds, and continues to develop. Joint activities with the Shewsy this academic year included and from School fee income. In addition to the non-fee sources of funding, the School five Lower Sixth Form Social Studies residential visits, Outdoor Week trips for Third has a long-term target that approximately 5% of gross fee income is budgeted for Formers, sports fixtures for boys and girls, a Day Out at Shrewsbury School for the bursaries and scholarships.