New term starts at Warminster School

Students return to Warminster School next week after an

excellent set of exam results. 

At A level a 100% pass rate was achieved in

all subjects with many individual successes. Top local scholars included Nick Bourne, with A grades in

Physics, Geography and Biology to add to his A* Extended Project, and Hollie

Andrews, whose grades included an A grade in Art and one of the new A* grades

in Photography.  A* grades were achieved

in a diverse range of subjects including Art, Business Studies and

Mathematics.  Nick will now join Emma

Leworthy (IB 37 points) at Durham University. 

Hollie will pursue an Art Foundation course prior to developing a career

in fashion.

Amongst other high performers Kien Du with 3 A grades and

Jeff Tsang with 4 A grades will take up places at Warwick (Law) and Manchester

(Accounting) respectively.  Alongside

their IB colleagues, Warminster A Level students have, as ever, obtained places

at a wide range of prestigious universities. 

Of particular note are Martyn Perry to read Physiotherapy at Cardiff,

William Hams to read Business Management at Surrey and Charles Allardice, who

was awarded a Scholarship to read Physical Geography at Aberystwyth.

Headmaster, Martin Priestley, said, “A Level students

have faced a double challenge this year with revised, more discriminating

examinations and the unprecedented demand for a diminishing number of

university places.”

 At GCSE level the school celebrated one of the

strongest set of results achieved in the school’s history. 96% of students achieved 5 or more A*-C grades

and over 45% of all pass grades at A or A*.   Core subjects of English, Maths and Science

maintained a strong performance, with 99% of all entries achieving a grade C or

above.

Separate sciences all obtained

100% grade B and above, endorsing the School’s decision to introduce IGCSE

Science from September 2010.  Excellence

was in evidence across the board with a wide range of subjects achieving 100%

A* - C pass rate.

Top performing students were Hannah Greening, achieving

9A*s and 2A grades, Joshua Eustace, achieving 8A*s, 2 As and 1B, Rebecca Wicks

with 7 A*s, 2 As and 1 B, and Molly Smith for obtaining 6 A*s and 5 As.  Commendation also goes to Lauren Clinch for 5

A*s, 5 As and 1 B, and Christopher Stone who obtained 5 A*s and 5 As.

“These results reflect the hard work of both students and

staff to maintain improvement year on year.” said Martin Priestley,

Headmaster.  “Students can start their

next course of study with confidence, and we look forward to welcoming one of

the largest Sixth Form cohorts on record this September.  

There has been considerable development of

the School’s facilities during the holidays, and Sixth Form students at

Warminster will enjoy an ideal working environment in which to lay the

foundations for successful university application.”