ASA TODAY - Exams edition, Sept 2013

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“Perseverance, determination and commitment really do pay off in the end” Mr Clarkson

ASA TODAY

Special Exams Edition, September 2013

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Exam Results Special: All Saints’ Academy get record results!

All Saints’ Academy Class of 2013 Special Exams Edition, September 2013

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SO PROUD! I am extremely proud of the results achieved in 2013. I knew it would take over a year to get ASA up to the high figures that I know our students can achieve so I looked forward to the results in 2013 with great anticipation. We had our target but I knew that we had put so much hard work in that we could smash our target (47%) and of course we did with gaining 53% 5+ A* to C Grades including English & Maths at GCSE. Our results were absolutely amazing, wonderful and fantastic. In fact words cannot describe the TREMENDOUS success!

How did we do it?

Hard work by staff and students – everyone worked really hard and went more than the extra mile. A belief that we could do it and having high expectations. Students working hard and wanting to achieve. High quality good teaching. Parent support.

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This is only the start!

This is only the start of the rise of ASA! We expect next year results to be even better. Of course each cohort of students is different and at ASA we treat everyone as an individual but we know with high quality teaching & learning comes higher results!

Well done EVERYONE!

Mr Kingham Principal

Climbing higher and hig

GCSE Success I am really delighted to be able to publicly congratulate our Y11 students who achieved massive success in the GCSE examinations this summer.

Having only been opened for two years, the students and staff have created a vibrantAcademy which enables students to achieve and, in many cases, surpass their targets. To achieve 53% of students with 5+ A*-C GCSEs including English and Maths is testament to the positive work ethic all year.

Don’t believe it

Our Y11 Students started September 2012 in a positive mood – examinations in November, March, May and June were only the key dates to aim for. In between these months was high attendance in every lesson; attendance at different revision classes throughout the week and attendance during every holiday: half-terms and terms, preparing themselves for the exams to come.

So, schools get better results and the politicians say its due to early entry and the type of exams!

Rubbish! Don’t believe it.

How about:

Congratulations also go to the staff who taught Y11s in the many different subjects and to the Tutors and Associate Tutors who nagged, guided and reminded the students about deadlines and coursework/homework to be handed in. Without the team effort of staff and the continued support of parents, our students may have lost confidence or lacked focus.

1. The hard work of students.

2. The parents and carers who encourage their children to their best and support.

3. The high quality teachers.

4. The extra teaching sessions staff put in.

Particular thanks go to a team of colleagues who met with Y11s regularly and ensured the students knew what was coming up in terms of coursework deadlines and examinations: Mrs Atkins, Mrs Goodwin, Miss Holland and Miss Wife were the beacons of support. Alongside this team were all the Heads of Departments who pushed their subject teams to only accept the best work.

5. The maths coaches that supported students.

6. The extra in house preparation staff put in.

There were individual successes, by the students, but not only in terms of A*-Cs; those students who achieved D-G grades often produced many levels of progress on top of expectations.

Altogether a fantastic year – showing that perseverance, determination and commitment really do pay off in the end. “Never say Never” and always strive to be better than you think you are. The year was never easy: hard work and 100% focus everyday can be tiring ... but worth the rewards at the end!

We look forward to their success in the Sixth Form and ndd wo will toast AS and A2 level grades over the next two years.

Mr Clarkson Assistant Principal (Data/Exams) Y11 Coordinator 2012-2013

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Special Exams Edition, September 2013

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Smashing Sixth Form Results Mr Simcox Speaks

Year 13 We are very pleased with the first A Level results for All Saints’ Academy. 93% of our students passed their A-Levels (or equivalent examinations) with 41% of the students achieving the high level A* B grades. This is a great success for our students and shows how hard they worked and how well they were taught by the staff of All Saints’ Academy. All Saints’ Academy was particularly successful with the Advanced BTEC subjects.

•A-E grades (Pass and above) = 100% (National Average = 100%) •A-C grades (Merit and above) = 85% (National Average for these subjects = 67%) •A-B grades (Distinctions and Distinctions*) = 74% (National Average for these subjects = 40%) Half of the Year students applied to go to university and 88 % of those students have been given places, most of them at their chosen university.

Year 12 Year 12 AS results were pleasing with 76% achieving A*-E grades. This was a great improvement on the 2012 figuuree of 50%. Students are perfor forming very well with their Ad Advanced BTEC subjects.

W We are expecting all to pass an and 61 % to achieve Merits an and above (A*-C grades) and 441% Distinctions and Disti tinctions* (A*-B grades).

SIXTH FORM RESULTS Special Exams Edition, September 2013

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Health & Social

English Language and Literature There were many highlights in the A2 Literature results, with four students achieving a B whilst more than half the group achieved a C or higher. 100% of the group got a grade, and some of them are going on to study Literature at University. AS also achieved solid results which give them a platform for A2.

The department is very pleased with the level of Health and Social Care results this year; huge improvements have been made and our results reflect the effort of both staff and students. Level 3 had a 100% pass rate and many students achieved well beyond their target grades and going that extra mile to achieve a distinction. Well done all Health and Social Care students of All Saints’ Academy!

Miss Bonnici, Teacher in Charge of Health and Social Care

A Level and AS Level English Language were very pleasing. Students worked extremely hard and were rewarded with some great results.

100% Pass rate

Mr Nicklin, Head of English, Assistant Principal

100% Pass rate

Performing Arts A fantastic set of results from our talented Year 12 students showing dedication in all areas. Emma Power achieved an A with Bryoni Bradshaw one mark of an A. Year 13 worked hard and achieved target grades overcoming the difficulties of being part of a small group.

Miss Robinson, Head of Performing Arts

Maths

AS - 100% Pass rate

For A2 level, congratulations go to Stephen Oldroyd for his B grade. At AS level students achieved 78% A*-E grades, with notable mentions for Alistair Potter, Izak Falzon, Kieran Creed and Benjamin Jeanes. We have a growing take up of Maths which is pleasing to report, with a 100% increase in numbers of students at AS level. Good luck to everyone for the coming year.

Mr Wilkinson, Head of Maths, Assistant Principal

Above: AS students Emma Pow er & Bryoni Bradshaw with the

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A2 - 100% A - B

Music I am delighted at 100% pass rate at A-level. We also have our first student to leave All Saints’ to study music further at BIMM University.

Mrs Austin, Head of Music

100% Pass rate

Media

A2 in Media produced some good results, with 60% of the group achieving a C or higher; particular credit to Jo Oliver who matched her B in Literature with a B in Media. The AS group also achieved very creditable results giving them every chance of success at A2; particular plaudits to Helena Bevan, Ciara Kennedy and Jake Sheppard who achieved B grades (Helena scored an A in the exam!) and especially Chelsea Craven, who only joined the group from America in March but managed a B in her coursework.

Mr Wright, Head of Media

60% A*-C

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SIXTH FORM RESULTS Special Exams Edition, September 2013

Art & Design

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AS Fine Art - 90% A-E passes, 54% of students gained C or above. Special congratulations to Emmanuel Villarba for achieving a well-deserved A and Oliver Randall for achieving beyond his target and gaining a B. A2 Fine Art – 100% A-E passes well done to all the students for gaining their A level in Art. Special congratulations to Haennah Farnacio for gaining a B and Arron Chew for securing a C. All the Fine Art students have gone on to study Art at University and college. The Art Department wishes them every success for the future.

AS Photography – 72% A-E passes. Well done to Bryoni Bradshaw for securing a C. A2 Photography – 100% A-E passes. Congratulations to Jasmine Daniels and Bethan Sheppard for achieving B grades.

Mrs Bayliss, Head of Art

A2 - Art & Photography 100% Pass rate

Physics, Chemistry and Biology I’d like to extend a massive congratulations to all A2 and AS students and teachers! The results were a huge improvement from last year and show how hard everyone has worked. In particular, well done to Steve Oldroyd who gained a B grade in A2 Chemistry and a C grade in A2 Physics.

Mrs Cain, Head of Science, Assistant Principal

History & Law History: We are delighted with our first set of A2 results, with students gaining 66% A*-C and all our students achieved the grades required for their university places.

Law: Highlights in the law department results were Keenan Bonner and Rory Ford who both achieved a grade C at A2 with 50% of students achieving grades A*-C. Mrs Gooch, Head of History & Law

ICT

Year 12 AS Level IT 71% pass, with 43% A-C and 29% A-B. Our Year 12 Microsoft group completed a full level 3 Advanced Subsidiary Diploma in IT with a 100% pass rate of which 81% achieved a Distinction or Distinction* compared to only 41% nationally for the same course, really outstanding!! The Year 12 group doing the IT Cert had an 80% pass rate of which 40% achieved a Distinction or Distinction*.

Year 13 A-level IT 60% pass rate. The year 13 BTEC group achieved some fantastic results in the Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary Diploma in IT with a 100% pass rate of which 83% achieved a Distinction or Distinction* compared to 41% nationally.

Some outstanding results all round which could not have been possible without the hard work of all the students, teaching and support staff involved.

Mrs R Odedra, Head of ICT

Sixth Form students looking at

their results

Business Studies

Psychology and Sociology We are extremely proud of all Psychology and Sociology students this year. Year 13 Psychology students this year achieved amazing results and have come such a long way since they started Sixth Form two years ago. In particular, I would like to congratulate Sharon Madzima who went above and beyond in her studies and achieved three grades above her target! Year 13 Sociology students also performed really well with students also exceeding their target grades. They should all be proud of what they have achieved.

Year 12 Psychology and Sociology students should also be proud of their achievements this year, with our first A grades being achieved in both Psychology and Sociology. Particular congratulations go to Liam Taylor, Lucie Jelfs, Lilly McRoberts and Bryoni Bradshaw. Well done to all students for their hard work and dedication. We look forward to you starting your A2 courses.

Miss Brannan, Head of Psychology and Sociology

BTEC Level 3 (AS - Year 12). The Year 12 results were very positive in BTEC Business and have improved on last year. Out of the 42 Business students, 92.86% (39 students) achieved a Dist* - Pass and will continue into Year 13. Well done to all of those students and keep up the great work into Year 13. Students that excelled were: Kelly Waring, Brandon Pockett and Charlotte Davies.

A2 -100% Pass rate A2- 91% A* - A BTEC Level 3 (A2 - Year 13) We are proud to announce that our first full group of Year 13s achieved 100% Pass grade in Business. 91% of these students achieving a Distinction* or Distinction, which is an incredible achievement and credit must go to the students. Well done and good luck with your next steps! We are also very proud to say that seven students are continuing to study Business at University from this September. Students that excelled were: Sophie Mason, Kim Rayner and Connor Delaney.

Mr Kelly, Head of Business and Mrs Farrelly, Assistant Head of Business.

UNIVERSITY BOUND

Special Exams Edition, September 2013

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What the Sixth Formers had to say... ““P Plleeaassed wiitth myys sellf, diid d betttter iinn Pssyycchho llo oggy than expectted.

I aam v ry happy” ve J Oliver received Jo a B,B,C (Mediia, English Lit & Ps d ychology)

Name

University

Course

Scott Boon

The University of Gloucestershire

Interactive Games Design

Tessa Dainty

The University of Gloucestershire

Animal Biology

Hannah Farnacio

University of South Wales

Animation

Rory Ford

University of Reading

Law

Abigail Garrett

Loughborough University

Criminology and Social Policy

Sarah Gunston

University of West of England

Business Management

Jake Higgins

University of South Wales

Events Management

Stephanie Hunt

The University of Gloucestershire

Health, Community and Social Care Business Management (International Business)

Marinel Jocson

University of Westminister

Amii Macleod

University of Northhampton

Sociology/Criminology

Sharon Madzima

University of West of England

Adult Nursing

Daniel Matthews

University of West of England

History

Stephen Oldroyd

Swansea University

Civil Engineering

Edward Perrins

The University of Gloucestershire

English Language

Bethan Sheppards

The University of Gloucestershire

English Literature and Creative Writing

Kyra Strinati

The University of Gloucestershire

Digital Media

Shareef Tai

Coventry University

Business Infomation Technology

Louis Taylor

University of Worcester

English Literary Studies and Fine Art Practice

Yolanda

University of Greenwich

Digital Film Production

“Really happy, got the results I wanted.” studyKyra Strinati, who will be iversity ing Digital Media at Un of Gloucestershire

“Very happy with Psychology.”

Abi Garrett, who will be studying Criminology & Socia l Policy at Loughborough Universi ty

“Fairly chuffed. Only had about 3 hours sleep last night.” ll be Stephen Oldroyd, who wi g at studying Civil Engineerin Swansea University

DEPARTMENT RESULTS Special Exams Edition, September 2013

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Congratulations!

English

We are overjoyed with our best ever results. It was delightful to see so many students reaping the rewards of their hard work. Grace Etheredge did spectacularly well with A* in English Language and English Literature.

Mr Nicklin, Head of English, Assistant Principal

67% A*-C

Science (GCSE) The vast majority of science students worked really hard to improve their work throughout the year and attended revision sessions. There were some outstanding results, including a number of A and B grades. There were some amazing individual performances, including: Grace Etheredge, Adrian Gromek, Jon Hopson and Danielle Screen.

Science (BTEC) The results in BTEC this year have surpassed expectations – we got a pass rate of 100%.

That is all down to hard work from students to catch up and finish off work and also teachers who kept students on track and up to date. There were some students that found it very difficult to achieve their pass and had some difficult personal circumstances. However, they persevered and gained their qualification. We also had over 15 “merit” level passes that are the equivalent to a B grade at GCSE. Well done all!

Mrs Cain, Head of Science, Assistant Principal

The numbers add up for class of 2013 in Maths GCSE exams!

ASA students enjoyed a record breaking year in maths as well as their other subjects this Summer. 57% of all students achieved a grade A*-C, that which the government considers to be a “good pass”. This is a huge improvement on the previous year – up from 40% -with many more students narrowly missing that benchmark.

ASA offered extensive support to our students both in and out of lessons to help this to happen, however, the real credit is saved for the students for the sheer hard work theyput in to achieving this success. It’s been a real team effort and a great source of inspiration for next years ASA students.

Amongst the successes I have selected a number of students who made exceptional progress during the five years in maths, since leaving primary school. They are: Paulina Polec, Pawel Lomzik, Leonie Jenkins, Nick Davis, Natalia Kroliczak, Claire Hannis, Piotr Jakubowicz, Adrian Gromek, Amy Turner and Erin Mason. Well done to you all for your deserved rewards!

Mr Wilkinson, Head of Maths, Assistant Principal.

RE

Maths 57% A*-C

Good News! The RE GCSE results have improved again. This year we achieved 83% A*-C in the Full Course and 37% A*-C in the Short Course.

Those who study the full course take an exam (Mark’s Gospel) in Year 10 and a second exam (Christianity and Life) in Year 11. The results are merged to get the overall grade.

Short course means that students take just the Christianity and Life exam in Year 11.

We are delighted to report that we lead the way in the number of A*-A’s achieved. Congratulations go to the following 8 students: Grace Etheridge who achieved A* and Adrian Gromek , Jan Batac, Jess Merrett, Claire Hannis, Jack Lane, Rebecca Davies and Madeleine Chambers who achieved an A. Congratulations also go to Shannon Wooton who surpassed her predicted grade and achieved a B; but she was only 2 marks off an A. Well done.

Mrs Scarfe, Assistant Principal of Spirituality & RE

83% A*-C

“I am happy with my results, I got what I wanted.”

Liam Mansell

Overall in Science - 77% A*-C “Outstanding results year for ICT” Most year 11 students excelled in their ICT Course this year with better results than last years impressive 88% pass rate.

Each student has his or her own targets and time and again they have reached or surpassed them in ICT. It is great to see our students achieving impressive grades, 98% gained a Pass grade or better (117 students). In fact students did so well in ICT that 58% of our students gained a distinction* or distinction (68 students) compared to only 25% nationally for the same course.

Mrs Odedra, Head of ICT

ICT

98% A*-C

Health & Social Care The department is very pleased with the level of health and social care results this year, huge improvements have been made and our results reflect the effort of both staff and students. Levels 2 and 3 have a 100% pass rate and many students achieved well beyond their target grades and going that extra mile to achieve a distinction. Well done all Health and Social Care students of All Saints’ Academy!

Miss Bonnici, Teacher in Charge of Health & Social

100% A*-C

“I am happy, I didn’t know what to expect.

I am very pleased with my English and Maths grades.”

Grace Etheredge

Modern Foreign Languages This year in the Academy we had students sitting GCSE’s in 4 different languages – French, Spanish, Italian and Polish. We are pleased to announce that 53% of these students achieved an A* - C grade in a GCSE language. In Spanish, students achieved well and particular congratulations goes to Grace Etheredge and Haennah Farnacio who achieved A grades and Jan Batac, Jon Hopson, Danielle Screen, Reidar Sanchez and Megan Watts who all achieved B grades.Well done also to Rebekah Boyer and Aimee Bolton who achieved B grades in French. Two students – Piotr Jakubowicz, Malwina Grzesikiewicz and Adrian Gromek all achieved an A* grade in their Polish exams. Cameron Morrissey, a Year 8 student, achieved an A grade in Italian which is outstanding. Well done to all students!

Mrs Atkins, Head of MFL

53% A*-C

DEPARTMENT RESULTS Special Exams Edition, September 2013

Drama

We are really pleased with the Drama results as this subject continues to grow and develop showing potential in future; there was some great individual success stories and hopefully they will continue this into sixth form.

Miss Robinson, Head of Drama

46% A*-C

Music

Business Studies

We are very happy to announce that the Business Studies results were the strongest ever. The department which consisted of 56 students achieved 100% Distinction* - Pass, with 57% achieving a Distinction*. Well done to all the students involved.

Students that excelled were: George Spence and Jess Allen.

Mr Kelly, Head of Business and Mrs Farrelly, Assistant Head of Business.

Media Studies C Considering this was the first cohort of students to take Media GCSE, we can be pleased with the students’ efforts; M tthe highlight amongst the individual successes was Aiesha Burge who achieved a B whilst still in Year 10, as well as B Alex Hamblin and Jay Capon who achieved C’s a year early.

A Mr Wright, Head of Media M

History GCSE history showed a big improvement on last year’s results with 57% A-C with Grace Etheredge achieving an amazing 100% on paper one and an A* overall.

57% A*-C

Geography Students in Geography have been very successful this year. The department secured a 90% pass rate with 40% of student reaching A*-B grades. Danielle Screen and Lily Green are to be congratulated on their A grades. Well done girls on your hard work.

Miss Hannam, Head of Geography

Ahuge well done to all who took their Child Development GCSE. This course has a lot of course work in it and most students did really well to get a good score in their course work. A particular well done to Beth Garthwaite and Skye Slender who achieved a C and a B respectively.

100% Pass rate 100% Pass rate

Mrs Cain, Head of Science

PE

All Btec level 2 Sport courses were extremely successful and following in the footsteps of previous years with 100 % attainment by pupils. Btec Level 2 sport certificate was 100% Pass rate, with 42% of pupils attaining A-A*.

Sport diplomas again achieved 100% pass rate with 59% attaining A-A*. A fantastic result and a big well done to pupils hard work and achievement.

Mrs Williams, Head of PE

Design Technology

Fantastic first set of results from the new course with 100% Pass rate including 9 Merits.

Congratulations to all the students, they all work very hard with a special mention to those who went the extra mile to gain a Merit: Stacey Davies, Natalia Kroliczak, Jess Merrett, Emily Patchett, Amy Pierce, Jasmine Odiero, Paige Talbot, Shannon Wootton and Louise Wright.

Miss Cox, Teacher in Charge of Hair & Beauty

100% A*-C

Pass rate 96% 100% 100% 100%

Catering: An excellent set of results this year with a 96% pass rate. Just under 50% of the students achieving and A or B grade. Well done to all for their hard work.

Construction BTEC: Outstanding results, a 100% pass rate with 5 merit grades all students achieved more than 3 levels of progress and a third 5/6 levels! Well done all, including Miss Holland for her hard work and continual pushing.

Engineering: A new course, there were 2 excellent results where students achieved 5 levels of progress.

Product Design: Brilliant results with 3 students achieving a ‘B’ grade and achieving well in excess of their target grade. The percentage pass rate is over double that of last year. Well done to all students and Miss Holland for her hard work.

Mrs Coleman, Head of Design Technology

Art & Design

In Art and Design we are celebrating another year of fantastic results. Through the dedication and determination of the students and staff the Art Department students have achieved their potential with many students making amazing progress and attaining above their expected grades. GCSE Art and Design achieved 91%, A*-C passes 12% above the National average! Special congratulations to Abigail Street for achieving an A. She was awarded an outstanding A* for her exam unit. Many students gained well-deserved B grades.

Mrs Bayliss, Head of Art & Design

91% A*-C

50% A*-C

Hair & Beauty

100% A*-C

Child Development

We are really delighted with the music results, which were our first BTEC level 2 Extended Certificate cohhort. The students worked extremely hard and studied a wide range of units ranging from music theory and uuse of music technology to DJ Technology. I am looking forward to working with some of them at level 3. in (50% distinction star, 25% distinction, 25% merit.)

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100% A*-C

Mrs Gooch, Head of History

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