Academic Year 2014-2015 Number 1 HIGH SCHOOL Maths, Computing and Arts Specialist School www.farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk [email protected] 12th September 2014 EXAMINATION RESULTS SPECIAL 2014 Farlingaye High School Foundation AGM (with wine, nibbles and useful workshops for parents!) 7.00pm Thursday 18th September 2014 FORUM EXAM RESULT SPECIAL AM absolutely delighted to report that we had yet another excellent I summer with some of our best ever results at both GCSE and A level. We were “83% of grades were also delighted with the success of our at A* to C - our students at AS level and the Year 10 GCSE Statistics. The national papers once again second best ever and listed us as a highly performing school and much higher than the we were the highest listed school in the national average.” county. Our A level results were fantastic and confirmed our position as one of the most consistently top performing schools in the county. 31% of grades were at grade A*/A and 83% of the grades were A* to C - our second best ever and much higher than the national average. 66 students achieved at least 2A grades and a quarter achieved an A*. Our average total point score per student at 995 and average score per subject at 229 are extremely high and significantly above national averages. There were many superb individual performances. Particular credit goes to Lawrence Beaumont, Emily Ley and Sam Moody who all achieved at least three A* grades. As well as those gaining very high grades, we were equally pleased with the excellent performances from less able students who, whilst maybe not getting A and A* grades, exceeded their target grades and achieved the excellent individual results needed to secure Higher Education places. Many students this year were offered places by their first choice institution. Huge congratulations are due to all students for doing so well. A list of results and Higher Education destinations for all our Sixth Form students is shown on pages 4-8. The celebration of success was repeated a week later with the arrival of superb GCSE results. Again, these were the second best we’ve achieved. I know that all parents of Year 11 students would agree that a great deal of effort had been put in by both the students and staff in preparing for “The celebration the examinations. An excellent 69% achieved of success was 5A* - C including English and Maths. In a year repeated a week when other schools dropped significantly we later with the were thrilled that our figure was just 0.5% arrival of superb below last year’s, our best results. GCSE results.” 2 EXAM RESULT SPECIAL FORUM We were particularly thrilled with performances at the top end, with 28% of “There were many grades at A/A*. We were very pleased that superb individual the Maths results were the best in the county. performances, with a It was equally pleasing to see many less able quarter achieving students, who had worked incredibly hard, to 5A/A* grades and a secure the grades needed for post-16 courses. fantastic 13% The Year 12s taking AS exams appear achieving 10A/A8 to have done well and successfully handled grades” the enormous pressure put on them to spend yet another summer taking exams, especially as they had not been able to take modules in January. We don’t put the results of these in this Forum as many of the students will take them on to A2 and many retake papers. Congratulations as well to Year 10 - many of whom did very well in their Statistics GCSE. At the school we work incredibly hard to support our exam students and it’s great to see all their hard work pay off. This year we ran monitoring and mentoring schemes in both Year 12 and Year 13, as well as one-year focused achievement groups. 260 students participated in the six study residentials that we ran. In addition, we held revision days, coursework evenings, special classes and exam revision clubs for Years 10, 11, 12 and 13. Many of these were held in the holidays, at weekends and until late in the evening and I’m really grateful to all the staff for giving up so much time to help our students. There were breakfast sessions on the morning of exams and also a lot of one-to-one teaching, cajoling and encouraging in all four exam year groups! I’d also like to thank all our parents for all you do to support and encourage all our students. We wish all our students well with their studies as they progress to their next level. Sue Hargadon Headteacher 3 FORUM EXAM RESULT SPECIAL A Level Results An excellent year with a pass rate of 99.6%. 63% of grades were at A*/A and B level (excluding AS). We were delighted that 31% of our grades were A/A*. 66% of students achieved at least two A grades. We had an excellent average point score of 995. Our average exam point score per entry was very high at 228 as was the average total score of 995. Special congratulations to Lawrence Beaumont, Emily Ley and Sam Moody who all achieved three A*. The Telegraph and The Times placed us especially highly in their top schools based on A*-B grades. Following the request of some students, we have just listed those who have got at least ABB - though I think all students should be very proud of their achievements! (Small letters refer to AS subject grades) Tom Anderson AAABd Chaz Hardingham A*AAAc Tom Barton A*AABb Liam Heron ABBCd Lawrence Beaumont A*A*A*ce Cessie Hillman A*AAAB Rose Bennett ABBCc Charlie Hopgood A*AABb Stuart Blackie AAABa Laurence Hunt A*ABDe Angel Boland AABBe Benjie Hutchison ABBDc Tim Bradford A*AABb Matt Jackson A*A*AAb Laura Bradley ABBBb Gaby Johnson AAABb Josh Brett AABBa Will Kennelly AAADc Andrew Brisbane ABBCe Michael King AABCc Sarah Butcher AAABa Louise Lander A*AAAa Lauren Calver A*BBCb Alistair Lawrence ABBCb Jacob Clements AABBc Sam Lawrence-Clery AABBdd Amber Cook AABC Emily Ley A*A*A*Aa Will Coutts AABBb Gege Li AAABc Katie Davis ABBD Nick Ling AAADb Luca Dervenkar A*A*AAc Jesse Lister AACCb Adam Downie A*ABD Jamie Loxley A*AAAb Hannah Downie AAABc Laura Mann ABBCb Dom Forsyth AAAACb Oli Mayston ABBEd Harrie Gooch A*AAAb Annie McCullagh A*ABB Michael Hague ABBDb Jason Mitchell A*AAAa 4 EXAM RESULT SPECIAL FORUM Sam Moody A*A*A*Ca Chris Sheehan A*BBDd Libby Morris AABCd Josh Sherman A*AABa Laura Mulvey A*ABBa Aaron Skates A*A*AAa Finly Niekirk A*AAAa Emily Smith AABCb Alice Owen A*A*ABb Rebecca Smith AACD Tom Owen A*ABBc Ryan Smith AABBe Owen Passmore A*A*BBcc Elliot Stephenson A*ABBb Oli Parker A*AABe Andrew Stoner A*AAAa Phil Parish A*ABB James Taylor A*BBDc Jacob Parkinson ABBd Ross Tennant A*A*AAc James Ransome ABBBd Lydia Thorley AAABb Chloe Rainford A*AABd Elliot Valentine A*A*AAB Pradeep Ravichandran A*AABB Brad Wattleworth A*A*ABb Brooke Richardson AABC Hannah Watts A*AABe Graham Robertson ABBac Dan White ABBBc Evie Robinson A*ABab Keeley Whitlock A*AAAc Hamish Ruia A*A*BDc John Wyld A*A*ACc Beth Sarginson Batley ABBCc Becky Saxby A*AAA Jack Seccombe AABBbe The destinations of Year 13 students can be found below and on the following pages. Student Institution Course Thomas Adams Uni West Eng Banking and Finance 2015 Grace Ahluwalia Uni of Winchester History 2015 Sophie Alexander Gap Year Applying 2015 Tom Anderson Loughborough Uni Sport Management Pippa Austin Royal Northern Coll of MusicMusic Laura Bailey Gap Year Georgie Balch Uni of Brighton Primary Education Jake Barker Oxford Brookes Uni Biology Maddy Barr Uni of Winchester Archaeology & History Thomas Barton Uni of Southampton Software Engineering Paddy Baxter Uni West Eng Bristol Business & Events Mgt 2015 William Baxter Roehampton Uni Journalism Tom Beard Apprenticeship Lawrence Beaumont Uni of Bath Mech Eng with Manu & Mgt Rose Bennett Suffolk New College Art Foundation Joe Berry Cardiff Uni Archaeology Stuart Blackie Uni of Manchester Medicine 5 FORUM EXAM RESULT SPECIAL Student Institution Course James Bleese Gap Year Working in Australia Angel Boland Uni of Manchester Psychology Tim Bradford Uni of Manchester Aerospace Engineering Laura Bradley Queen Mary’s London Drama Josh Brett Uni of Surrey Microbiology Andrew Brisbane Uni of Leeds Geological Sciences Aaron Brooks New India Insurance Co Underwriting Assistant Livy Browes Gap Year Applying 2015 Sarah Butcher Uni of Birmingham Liberal Arts and Sciences 2015 Nat Cable Uni of Hertfordshire Audio Recording & Production Lauren Calver Nottingham Trent Uni Psychology 2015 Hollie Carter Uni of East Anglia Psychology Jacob Clements Uni of Kent Law and Criminology 2015 Eilish Coe Nottingham Trent Uni Real Estate Amber Cook Uni of Manchester Fashion Marketing Benedict Cooper Gap Year Applying 2015 William Coutts Uni of Nottingham Music and Philosophy Becky Crumpton Uni Campus Suffolk Radiotherapy & Oncology Chloe Culver Canterbury CC Uni Primary Education George Curzon Gap Year Applying 2015 Connor Davies Uni of Essex Criminology & American Studies Grace Davis Uni of Manchester Music Katie Davis Roehampton Uni Primary Education 2015 Rachel Dee Gap Year Applying 2015 Luca Dervenkar Uni St Andrews Chemistry Naomi Doust Gap Year Drama and Theatre Studies 2015 Adam Downie Uni of Birmingham Mathematics Hannah Downie Gap Year Applying 2015 Megan Eglington Oxford Brookes Uni Foundation Built Environment Matt Farthing Royal Ac of Music Orchestral Percussion & Timpani Amy Fitch Uni of Kent Criminology and Sociology Dom Forsyth Uni of Warwick History Ellie Franklin Gap Year Applying 2015 Jenny Frost Gap Year Army 2015 Ella Gillespie Uni of Portsmouth Criminology and Psychology Harrie Gooch Cambridge (Homerton) Education with English & Drama William Goodwin Writtle