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Welcome back to a new academic year at Priesthorpe School.
It has been a good start, despite the best efforts of some
of our suppliers to make life a little difficult (see below)!
Over the summer we received the bulk of our public examination
results. Although not quite as good in some ways as 2006,
they were, once again, a big improvement on 2 or 3 years
ago—and on several measures we exceed the national
average. Our headline figures are:
- 95% pass rate at A level.
- Over 50% 5A*- C, at GCSE for the second year running.
- Over 80% level 5+ in Maths and Science SATs — English
69%.
There were some outstanding academic achievements: Chris
Brown, Navdeep Sekhon and Alice Thackray all gained at least
3 A Level Grade As.
Eight pupils achieved at least 8 GCSE passes at A+, including
Emily Corcoran, Michael Ford and Helen Stephens who passed
all subjects at Grade A or Grade A*.
Of course, only a few youngsters are able to perform at
this level — getting top grades is not easy, despite
what you might see in the press. The majority of our pupils
got the grades they were working for and they will be proud
of their achievements — justifiably so.
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The new arrangements for school day and uniform appear
to be working well. If you have not yet managed to
purchase an official school sweatshirt / cardigan,
then please do so as soon as possible. Other tops
are not acceptable.
We do have a very short registration slot in the morning.
I ask that your child is on the premises by 8.40am,
so that they are not late. I refer to school
arrival times separately in this Newsletter.
Mr K Hall
Headteacher
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