GCSE RESULTS 2017: Fabulous achievements at Castle School in Taunton

GCSE RESULTS 2017: Fabulous achievements at Castle School in Taunton

Posted: 24th August 2017
STUDENTS and staff at the Castle School in Taunton celebrated on Thursday (August 24, 2017) following the publication of yet another fantastic set of GCSE results. Over 50% of the year group attained the equivalent of A/A*s - a fabulous achievement and very well deserved. Particular mention goes to Amy Sloman who achieved an exceptional 15 A/A* including Mandarin…

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GCSE RESULTS 2017: Amazing news from Bruton School for Girls

GCSE RESULTS 2017: Amazing news from Bruton School for Girls

Posted: 24th August 2017
BRUTON School for Girls – on the back of record-breaking A-Level results – announced on Thursday (August 24, 2017) an impressive set of GCSE achievements with 97 per cent of grades awards at A* to C. Almost a quarter of grades scored the top mark of A* and 86% of grades were A*/B. In the first year of numerical grades being awarded for English and Maths, Ofqual predicted…

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GCSE RESULTS 2017: Great news at Stanchester Academy

GCSE RESULTS 2017: Great news at Stanchester Academy

Posted: 24th August 2017
STANCHESTER Academy at Stoke-sub-Hamdon celebrated an exceptional year of GCSE results on Thursday (August 24, 2017). The school had its highest ever proportion of A* and A grades, highest percentage of students achieving the key benchmarks for both English and maths and a higher score for progress than anyone had anticipated despite this being Stanchester’s strength for…

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SCHOOL NEWS: A-Level successes at Wadham School

SCHOOL NEWS: A-Level successes at Wadham School

Posted: 18th August 2017
STUDENTS at Wadham School in Crewkerne celebrated their A-Level results on Thursday (August 17, 2017) with a number of them getting some amazing news. Will Skinner, president of the Head Student Team, was delighted with A grades in maths, physics and chemistry and a B in biology and will be going on to read material science at Imperial College London. Sisters Nicole and…

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COLLEGE NEWS: Congratulations to Yeovil College’s A-Level students

COLLEGE NEWS: Congratulations to Yeovil College’s A-Level students

Posted: 18th August 2017
YEOVIL College’s Kingston Sixth Form Centre celebrated after achieving fantastic A-Level results yet again with 100% pass rate in 19 out of 20 subject areas. Students and staff had a lot to smile about on results day on Thursday (August 17, 2017) after 99.3% of learners passed their A-Level examinations with flying colours. Some of the stand-out successes included…

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COLLEGE NEWS: Info sessions about apprenticeships

COLLEGE NEWS: Info sessions about apprenticeships

Posted: 24th July 2017
YEOVIL College is running a series of apprenticeship drop-in sessions at its Mudford Road campus throughout the summer to offer advice and guidance. The sessions will be held every Thursday from 10am to 1pm all through the summer and could prove extremely useful to those people thinking about an apprenticeship. This is an opportunity for anyone, not just school and…

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SCHOOL NEWS: Preston students enjoy Race for Life

SCHOOL NEWS: Preston students enjoy Race for Life

Posted: 21st July 2017
STUDENTS closed the academic year at Preston School in Yeovil on a high note by raising more than £600 for Cancer Research. The students and staff took part in a Race for Life event on the school field on Thursday (July 20, 2017) with extra fun thrown in with giant inflatable obstacles and water guns. It was a big success and the students thoroughly enjoyed it as they…

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SCHOOL NEWS: Preston students dress to impress for Year 11 Prom

SCHOOL NEWS: Preston students dress to impress for Year 11 Prom

Posted: 7th July 2017
PRESTON School students from Yeovil did themselves proud on Friday (July 7, 2017) evening with the traditional end-of-school Year 11 Prom. The students dressed in their finest and arrived in a whole host of different forms of transport for the Prom which was held at the Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton. Sports cars, camper vans, tractors, trucks, a vintage bus and…

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SCHOOL NEWS: Celebrating a Day of Celebration at Holyrood Academy

SCHOOL NEWS: Celebrating a Day of Celebration at Holyrood Academy

Posted: 1st July 2017
HOLYROOD Academy in Chard turned on the style and the glamour – plus a huge chunk of all-important fun – as Year 11 students enjoyed the annual Celebration Day. The Year 11 students arrived at Holyrood on Friday (June 30, 2017) in a whole host of different forms of transport including lorries, camper vans, vintage vehicles, classic sports cars, tractors and a horse and…

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SCHOOL NEWS: Fairmead goes back to the Roaring Twenties for its first-ever Prom

SCHOOL NEWS: Fairmead goes back to the Roaring Twenties for its first-ever Prom

Posted: 30th June 2017
FAIRMEAD School in Yeovil – which caters for students with additional learning needs – enjoyed a very special night on Thursday (June 29, 2017) when it held its first-ever Prom. The Prom was held for students in Years 11-14 who are moving on to pastures new and there was a special theme of The Great Gatsby based on the 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott…

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