SCHOOL NEWS: Amazing results at Holyrood Academy
Posted: 25th August 2016
STUDENTS at Holyrood Academy in Chard are celebrating “best ever GCSE results” which saw 70% of them achieve the key measure of at least a grade C in both Maths and English. This represents an increase of ten percentage points for Holyrood and many students exceeded their personal targets achieving some fantastic results with an impressive one in every five grades…
SCHOOL NEWS: Amazing results at Holyrood Academy
Posted: 25th August 2016
STUDENTS at Holyrood Academy in Chard are celebrating “best ever GCSE results” which saw 70% of them achieve the key measure of at least a grade C in both Maths and English. This represents an increase of ten percentage points for Holyrood and many students exceeded their personal targets achieving some fantastic results with an impressive one in every five grades…
COLLEGE NEWS: A-Level results complete an amazing 12 months at Yeovil College
Posted: 18th August 2016
THE celebrations will probably be going on long into the night as students at Yeovil College celebrate the best year in the college’s history with a 100 per cent pass rate in this year’s A-Level exams. The results were announced earlier today (Thursday, August 18, 2016) and some of the stand-out successes include Erin Lee, 19, from South Korea, who achieved an impressive…
COLLEGE NEWS: A-Level results complete an amazing 12 months at Yeovil College
Posted: 18th August 2016
THE celebrations will probably be going on long into the night as students at Yeovil College celebrate the best year in the college’s history with a 100 per cent pass rate in this year’s A-Level exams. The results were announced earlier today (Thursday, August 18, 2016) and some of the stand-out successes include Erin Lee, 19, from South Korea, who achieved an impressive…
SCHOOL NEWS: Chairman of governors shows you are never too old to learn
Posted: 18th August 2016
THE former proprietor of the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster has proved that you are never too old to learn – having today (Thursday, August 18, 2016) found out that he has passed an A-Level exam. Stuart Shepherd, who is chairman of governors at Wadham School in Crewkerne, joined the ranks of young people this morning at the school to receive his results even though he was…
SCHOOL NEWS: A-Level results delight at Wadham School
Posted: 18th August 2016
SIXTH-FORM students at Wadham School in Crewkerne have excelled this year in achieving a 98% pass rate. Henry McNulty, head of Sixth-Form, said: “We are delighted that almost without exception our students have secured a place at their first choice university and 25% of our students will be heading for courses at the more selective Russell Group institutions. “We are…
SCHOOL NEWS: A-Level results delight at Wadham School
Posted: 18th August 2016
SIXTH-FORM students at Wadham School in Crewkerne have excelled this year in achieving a 98% pass rate. Henry McNulty, head of Sixth-Form, said: “We are delighted that almost without exception our students have secured a place at their first choice university and 25% of our students will be heading for courses at the more selective Russell Group institutions. “We are…
SCHOOL NEWS: Excellent A-Level results at Holyrood Academy
Posted: 18th August 2016
STUDENTS at Holyrood Academy in Chard are celebrating an excellent set of A Level results with a 99.5% pass rate. Headteacher Matthew Collins said: “we are delighted with our results this year. What is particularly pleasing is that a record number of A* grades were achieved, with 21% of all exams taken resulting in A and A* grades and 44% achieving A* - B grades. “Our…
SCHOOL NEWS: Excellent A-Level results at Holyrood Academy
Posted: 18th August 2016
STUDENTS at Holyrood Academy in Chard are celebrating an excellent set of A Level results with a 99.5% pass rate. Headteacher Matthew Collins said: “we are delighted with our results this year. What is particularly pleasing is that a record number of A* grades were achieved, with 21% of all exams taken resulting in A and A* grades and 44% achieving A* - B grades. “Our…
SCHOOL NEWS: Flying the flag for the Olympics
Posted: 5th August 2016
PUPILS at Greenfylde First School in Ilminster are all ready-steady-go for the Olympics in Rio having held their own Olympic Day at the end of term. Organised by their school games co-ordinator, Bob Brunt, the day at the Rec saw classes representing countries ranging from Great Britain to China, Estonia and Australia and taking part in a range of Olympic and Paralympic…
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