Bromsgrove School Achievements 2009-2011

bromsgrove school ACHIEVEMENTS 2009–2011

ACHIEVEMENTS 2009-2011: SENIOR SCHOOL ACADEMIC Heads of School 2009-2010 Amber Capewell and Matthew Wix Deputy Heads of School 2009-2010 Rachael Mack and Sean Young Heads of School 2010-2011 Georgina Eales and Hugh Lockhart Deputy Heads of School 2010-2011 Annina Ulrich and Barnaby Woods Commemoration 2010 Special Prizes Cookes Prize - Friedrich Conrad Ben Showell Memorial Prize - Tom Fullwood Kelly Bicknell Memorial Prize - Eleanor Johns Paul Sawtell Memorial Prize - Edward Beale Tony Limbert Trophy - Joel Dudley Academic Competitions Sam Adamson, Matt Budge, Andrea Ellinas and Veselin Karadotchev had their work read (and broadcast on the Sky Arts Channel) on The Fourth Plinth as part of Anthony Gormley’s ‘One and Other Art’ installation in Trafalgar Square, London. This is the most number of pupils from any other school.

In the National Bank of England 2.0 Competition the Bromsgrove team consisting of Friedrich Conrad, Kamilia Shogelbayeva, Kymbat Suelmenova and came 3rd in the regional heats.

Eugenia Lam and Anthony Ng were awarded the prestigious Arkwright Scholarships by the Institute of Engineering and Technology.

Elsa McKee entered the Nuffield Bursary Scheme and was involved in a research project in conjunction with The University of Birmingham.

The following pupils were selected for publication by the Young Writers Association: Richard Armstrong, Sam Bellamy, Harry Broom, Ryan Byrne, Rob Chapman, Hugo Evans, Nikol Grigorova, Alex Griffiths, Poppy Jones, Matthew Jones, Ellie Kerr, Meggie Mills, Ben Phillips, Sophie Swatkins, Rosie Thompson, Yash Shangavi, George Stone, Sofya Syskova, Uchan Thapa, Becky Woodward-Smith.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR Ballet Katie Budge passed the Royal Academy of Dance Grade 8 Ballet Examination with Distinction and Advanced Major Grade Intermediate Level with Merit.

Bromsgrove Badge All Lower Fourth pupils successfully completed the Malvern Field Day on the 13th October 2010. Pupils developed their navigation skills, walking over 17km, including an ascent of the Worcestershire Beacon at a height of 425m.

Nico Fessner entered a National Scientific Competiton in his native Germany.

CCF 2010 Annual Passing Out Parade reviewed by Air ViceMarshal S J Hillier CBE DFC.

Niall Hegarty placed 2nd in his age group at the Housman Society Poetry Recital.

2010 Biennial Review conducted by Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Fulton KBE.

19 members of the School CCF took part in the National Cadet Orienteering Championships. Both the girls’ senior and junior teams finished as runners up in their classes.

Melissa Benson completed an 8 day residential gliding scholarship course with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. She was awarded her British Gliding Association Certificate for flying solo.

Sam Duberley joined the crew of aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal for 3 days.

Cpl Caroline Hewitt, Cdt Kimmy Chak, Recruits Alice Smith and Sarah Westlake came 2nd in the region at The 143 (West Midlands) Orienteering Championships. Alice Smith was the second fastest female.

S/Sgts Greg Simpson, Pavlos Theodorou, Hugh Westlake and William Wesson came 5th in the Final of the National First Aid Competition.

Bromsgrove CCF took part in the Royal Review at Buckingham Palace followed by a Garden Party hosted by H.M The Queen Elizabeth II. CCF pupils are entered annually in the Ten Tors event.

Charities Victoria Borton climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro for the Deloitte Community Investment Kilimanjaro Challenge to raise money for charity. George Davis has also climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in the past year.

Sam and Katie Leather cycled 951 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats for Charity.

Bromsgrove School regularly participates in Own Clothes Days for Local and National charities.

ACHIEVEMENTS 2009-2011: SENIOR SCHOOL EXTRA-CURRICULAR Dance Leaders Award Level 1 Lindsey Brown, Helen Chen, Melissa Oezkul, Lya Shyadarova, Kate Voytenko.

Debating Fran Boffey, George Melhuish, Becky Strangward, Ollie Thomas and Hugh Westlake took part in the Pfizer Debating Matters Competition. Hugh Westlake won the award for Best Speaker of the Evening.

Friedrich Conrad and Hugh Westlake came 2nd in the Three Counties Debating Competition. Hugh Westlake was awarded ‘Best Speaker’.

Friedrich Conrad and Hugh Westlake were selected for the Final of the Oxford Union Debating competition and spent Finals Day in Oxford debating in the Union and in several colleges.

MUSIC AND DRAMA Katy McCullagh, Rosanna Millns, Robert Moreton, Rebecca Noon, Daisy Perrey, Corrie Raine, Christina Rasanayagam, Adam Robertson, Hannah Rowsell, Robert Sieg, Kay Sin, Sophie Spurgin, Victoria Stokes, James Trigg, Katie Thompson, Nathaniel Wilde, Jessica Wolinski.

Eco Action Team Senior School awarded Bronze Eco Schools Award.

Foreign Language Leaders Sophie Bales, Rachel Hotchin, Rosie Millns, Kay Sin. Horse Riding & Show Jumping Harry Eaves travelled to Aintree and finished in the top ten for Show Jumping.

Harry Eaves and Henrietta Horsley-Gubbins qualified for the ‘Horse of the Year Show’ in Birmingham.

Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award Philip Barron, Francesca Boffey, Vicky Borton, Ben Buckley, James Busby, Louise Bussey, Edward Chow, Chloe Deval-Reed, Georgina Eales, Harriet Flowerdew, Richard Horridge, Eleanor Johns, Rachel Johnson, Cynthia Kam, Heidi Kong, Jessica Kingston, Alex Lusty, Stacey Prince, Christina Rasanayagam, Anupa Rai, Toni Reed, Rachel Toner, Oliver Turner, Jess Wolinski, Aiden Wiffen.

Henrietta Horsley-Gubbins came 2nd in the Longines Royal International Qualifier at the Devon County Show and also won at the British Show Pony Society Championships.

Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award Harriet Alford, Faye Al Nakeeb, Luke Attwell, Benjamin Bennett, Victoria Borton, Toby Bowett, Katy Brayshaw, Bianca Burela, Chelsea Callaghan, Amber Capewell, Annabel Cox, Matthew Cox, George Davis, Hamish Docherty, Georgina Eales, Dmitry Eremeev, Harriet Flowerdew, Polly Geddes, James Gray, Ellie Harding, Alistair Hey, Lucinda Hegarty, Caroline Hewitt, Rachel Hotchin, Richard Horridge, Harriet Jones, Freddy Kirk-Patrick, Alex Lusty, Gemma Lusty, Hugh, McBride,

Rock Climbing Ben Coope - Indoor rock climbing champion.

Hot Air Ballooning Alistair Hey took part in the National Hot Air Ballooning Championships. His team finished 12th.

House Song 2009 Winners - Mary Windsor “I Believe” 2010 Winners - Hazeldene “Like a Prayer” Major School Productions and Concerts Chapel Choir sing Choral Evensong at Lincoln Cathedral Choir Tour to New York Romeo & Juliet at the Artrix Theatre Threepenny Opera at the Artrix Theatre The Choral Society of Bromsgrove School performed Haydn’s Creation at Birmingham Town Hall The Chamber Choir performed Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius at Worcester Cathedral Music Certificates Grade 8 Harriet Alford, Flute Kyna Chan, Piano Maggie Lam, Piano (D) Heidi Kong, Violin (M) Chloe Deval-Reed, Singing (M) Tom Fullwood, Singing (M) Elizabeth Leather, Violin (D) Adrian Lam, Violin James Lay, Oboe Gina Lees, Singing and Music Theory (D) and Piano (M) Mandy Shum, Singing Regina Yang, Piano Holly Yip, Piano Grade 7 Chloe Deval-Reed, Piano Charles Hill, Violin Rachel Hotchin, Clarinet Howard Kwan, Violin Cynthia Kam, Flute Camilla Middleton, Violin

ACHIEVEMENTS 2009-2011: SENIOR SCHOOL MUSIC AND DRAMA Music Certificates Grade 7 Hannah Rowsell, Flute Enoch Wong Holly Yip, Singing Grade 6 Masahiko Inufusa (D) Tom King, Electric Gutiar Eleanor Johns, Singing James Lay, Piano (M) Elizabeth Leather, Organ (D) Richard Mason-Jones, Drum Kit Emma Westley, Singing (D) Emily Yuen, Piano Grade 5 Harriet Alford, Violin Calum Cooper, Piano (D) Jonathan Fleury, Viola (M) Tom Fullwood, Violin (M) Cynthia Kam, Flute Robert Lay, French Horn Georgia Meredith, Singing (M) and Viola Jake Perryman, Alto Saxophone Carliene Silk, Singing Tom Stokes, Euphonium (D) Sarah Westlake, Alto Saxophone (M) Emma Westley, Piano (M) RADA Shakespeare Certificates Gold Monologue Tom Fullwood, Katy McCullagh, Alex Watts Silver Monologue Rupert Harris, Adam Robertson (M), Mrs Pauline Kenward

Bronze Duologue Polina Georgieva and Anna Pavlova Sophie da Silva and Tom Fullwood Bronze Monologue Lax Chan, Polly Fletcher (D), Emily Hartshorne, Rachel Hotchin (M), Adam Robertson Additional Music and Drama Highlights Alistair Aktas (piano) won his category at the Northfield Music Festival.

Emily Collie selected for her talent and potential to attend a Julian Lloyd Webber masterclass run by the Elgar School of Music.

Maggie Chen received a recital diploma and is an Associate of Trinity College in London (ATCL). An achievement more often seen at first or second year university level.

Andrea Ellinas won 2nd place in the Alcester Young Musician Competiton.

Asher Hardy performed at the Playbox Theatre Company in Warwick, starring in ‘The Tempest’.

Robyn Howcroft, Katherine Keates, Bethan Luckman and Sophie Luckman appeared at The Palace Theatre in Redditch in the ballet show ‘Dancers of Tomorrow’.

Fran Kingston sang at Symphony Hall in Birmingham and in front of an audience at Sanders Park in Bromsgrove.

Elizabeth Leather selected to play Second Violins with the City of Birmingham Youth Orchestra.

Lucy Sapwell auditioned for the National Youth Choir.

Emma Westley offered a place at the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music in London.

The Cast of ‘Rock ‘n Roll Macbeth’ performed at the AllEngland Drama Festival. Sasha Bradley (Lady Macbeth) was awarded ‘Outstanding Female Performer’.

SPORT Athletics Team Achievements Boys’ and Girls’ Inter team took part in the English Schools’ Athletics Cup scoring enough points to enable them to go through to the Midlands Finals.

Girls’ Inter team competed in the National Finals.

At the ESAA Track and Field Cup Finals, Personal Bests were recorded for: Rebecca Straw (300m), Tara Thorpe (800m), Hannah Trow (800m), Ellen Lockhart (1500m), Lydia Trow (1500m). The team was placed 8th Nationally out of 800 schools that had entered.

The Boys’ and Girls’ teams represented Worcestershire in the Mason Trophy at the Alexander Stadium.

A record number of athletes competed at the Hereford and Worcestershire Championships. At Boys’ senior level Jonas Schaefer came 1st in the Javelin and 2nd in the Discus, James Bell 1st in the Hurdles and Matthew Gwillam 2nd in the 400m Hurdles. These are our best results in recent years.

ACHIEVEMENTS 2009-2011: SENIOR SCHOOL SPORT Athletics Individual Representative Honours Nikita Aganin, Joshua French, Ben Harmer and Conor McBride represented Bromsgrove and District at the county championships.

Joshua French, Libby Thornton and Jonas Schaefer represented at the English Schools’ Athletics Finals.

Simone Thompson-Smith and Libby Thornton represented the County in the U15 Combined Events four girl team at the ESAA Midland Championships.

Cricket Individual Representative Honours William Bowen selected for the Worcestershire U17s.

Ben Cox selected for the Worcestershire CC First Team whilst still an Upper Sixth pupil and secured a 4 year professional contract with them on completing his studies at Bromsgrove.

Matthew Harker and Alex Wilkinson selected for the Worcestershire U14s.

Forty Club Winners 1st XI awarded the 40 Club Henry Grierson Trophy.

Cross Country Team Achievements Boys’ Inter team reached the Midlands’ Finals scoring 450pts (a School record).

Girls’ Inter team reached the National Finals at Newquay and placed 8th.

Junior Girls’ won team gold at the District Cross Country Championships at Sanders Park: Poppy Jones (1st), Eleanor Ball (6th), Millie Doherty (7th), Frederica Robbins (8th).

Inter Girls’ won team gold at the District Cross Country Championships at Sanders Park: Lydia Trow (1st), Alice Smith (3rd), Laura Matthews (4th), Lauren Townsend (10th).

Inter Girls’ came 5th in the Midlands Finals in 2010.

U15 Girls’ won the team silver medal at the Worcestershire Cross-Country Championships.

Brett Huxley selected for the Worcestershire U16s.

Manan Nawaz selected for the Worcestershire Academy.

Jonathan Webb selected for Warwickshire Cricket 2nd XI, invited to train with the 1st XI team and MCC at Lords.

Michael Wyres selected for Warwickshire Cricket 2nd XI and the Warwickshire U19 Development of Excellence Squad.

Individual Representative Honours At the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Country Schools Combined Event, the U15 Girls’ represented the Midlands Region: T Thorpe, H Trow, P Massey.

Becky Straw and Lydia Trow selected to run for the County at the Inter-Counties Championships.

Becky Straw came 2nd in the U17s and won silver, Lydia Trow came 9th and the team overall won Bronze at the Worcestershire Cross Country Championships.

Becky Straw and Lydia Trow won silver medals as part of a 3 girl team in the Midland Road Relay Championships in Sutton Park.

Becky Straw competed in the Midlands Cross Country Championships winning the U17 Women’s category and finishing 3rd overall in the U20s.

Becky Straw recorded the fastest lap at KHVIII. Alex Walker won the Junior section of the 21st Annual Pattingham Bells Run. Alex Walker (U15 Boys) also qualified to run for the County.

Teacher Matthew Giles represented England in the 100km road race in the Lake District.

Fencing Individual Representative Honours Matthew Lynch took part in the West Midlands Age Group Epee competition and finished 5th in the U16 age group.

Frankie Pioli selected to take part in the GB U20 fencing team in Bratislava and also competed at the UK school games.

Football Individual Representative Honours Will Packwood selected for the USA U17 Fifa World Cup team and is a Young Blues midfielder for Birmingham City FC. Played for Birmingham City Reserves against Arsenal Reserves.

ACHIEVEMENTS 2009-2011: SENIOR SCHOOL SPORT Football Individual Representative Honours Richard Westman (U18), Chris Johnson (U16) and Alex McGarry (U16) were invited to Eton College to participate in football trials. Following the trials Richard Westman was selected for the ISFA South U18 Team and Chris Johnson was selected in the ISFA U16 South squad as a nontravelling reserve. These are the first pupils to be selected at these levels.

Golf Team Achievements Niran Chana, Oliver Deacon and Nick Spencer represented the School in the Area Final of the ISGA Plate Competition.

Hockey Team Achievements Boys’ 1st XI - National Outdoor Finalists (2009).

Boys’ U14, U16, U18 - County Champions (2011).

Boys’ U18 - 3rd place in the Kappa Cup in Germany (2011).

Boys’ U18 - National Indoor Finals (2011) Girls’ U18 - Midlands Indoor Finals, 3rd place.

Girls’ U14, U16, U18 - County Champions (2011).

Girls’ U16 - National Finals (2011).

Individual Representative Honours Dave Devey selected for England U21 and U18 and to competed in the UK School Games.

Teacher Ben Dudley appointed goalkeeper coach for England U16 Boys’ Hockey team.

Todd Dudley selected for the England U16 team and played in the 4 Nations Tournament, and also for Cannock U18s in the National Indoor Club Finals.

Sabine Knupfer selected for the U18 National German training camp.

Ellen Lockhart chosen for England U16 trials.

Rachael Mack selected for England U18 European Championships. Awarded full academic and sports (field hockey) Scholarship to The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Matthew Duggan (U18 Boys), Alex Hollway (U18 Boys), Jon Hollway (U18 Boys), Aden Symonds (U18 Boys), Rachael Mack (U18 Girls), Todd Dudley (U16 Boys), Ellen Lockhart (U15 Girls) selected for the Mercia Lynx Training Squads (2009/`10).

Netball Team Achievements U14 National Champions (2009).

U14, U16, U18 - County Champions and competed in the West Midlands Tournament (2010).

U16 - National Champions (2010).

U14, U16 - Competed in the West Midlands Finals (2011).

U16 - National Finals (2011).

Individual Representative Honours Kaya Wilson selected for England U17 and West Midlands U19 (whilst still playing in the U15 age group).

Pippa Brock, Claudia Cardinali, Polly Fletcher and Victoria Stokes selected for the U19 West Midlands Development Squad.

Faye Al-Nakeeb, Pippa Brock, Claudia Cardinali, Lydia Evans, Abbie-May Griffiths, Sarah Hawkley, Maddie Heggett, Robyn Howcroft, Katherine Keates, Bethan Luckman, Sophie Luckman, Yasmin Mills, Gemma Sapstead, Victoria Stokes, Katie Thompson, Libby Thornton and Kaya Wilson selected for Worcestershire Country Netball.

Rugby Team Achievements The oldest Schools’ Rugby fixture is played annually between Bromsgrove and KES Birmingham. In 2010 and 2011 Bromsgrove retained the Siviter-Smith Trophy.

In the Fylde National School Sevens the U18s reached the sem-final and the U16s won their plate competition (2010).

Rugby 7s 1st team won the North of England Schools Plate Tournament (2010).

U16A team won the North Midlands Cup (2010).

ACHIEVEMENTS 2009-2011: SENIOR SCHOOL SPORT Rugby Individual Representative Honours Joel Dudley captained HMC Barbarians (2010).

Louis Padian played in the Ireland U19 match against Australia (2009/10).

Damon Poole selected for England U16, Worcestershire U16 and the Midlands U16 teams (2009/10).

James Gilchrist, Hugh McBride, Hugh Lockhart, Dan Skinner, Matt Shephard, Henry Waltier and Sean Young selected for the Worcestershire U18s (2009/10).

Tom Griffiths, Joe Raczkowski, Luke Sparrow and Barnaby Woods selected for the Herefordshire U18s (2009/10).

Sam Waltier and Dan Young selected for the Midlands North and Midlands U16 teams (2009/10).

Chris Johnson played for the Abu Dhabi Harlequins U18s in the Dubai 7s (2010).

Emily Morrice took part in the Ladies U19 Texas Rugby State Championship Finals in Austin. Her team (Woodlands) won the cup (2010).

Elliott Davies selected for the Midlands U16s and Herefordshire U16s (2010/11).

Will Hunt selected for the Greater Birmingham U16s (2010/11).

George Beale, Ryan Bowett, Jacob Byrne, Jean-Claude Massey, Sam Waltier, James Widdop and Dan Young selected for the Worcestershire U16s (2010/11).

George Beale, Tom Griffiths, Hugh Lockhart, Hugh McBride, Damon Poole, Dan Skinner, Sam Waltier, Barnaby Woods and Dan Young selected for the Midlands U18 training squad (2010/11). George Beale, Tom Griffiths, Hugh Lockhart, Hugh McBride, Damon Poole, Sam Waltier, Barnaby Woods and Dan Young then went on to be selected for the Midlands U18s (2010/11).

George Blaxall, Tom Gretton, Brett Huxley and Louis Preira selected for the Worcestershire U16s (2010/11).

Swimming Team Achievements The Boys’ team won silver in the 4x100m freestyle relay and were 5th in the medley relay at the Bath and Otter Swimming Relays at Crystal Palace. The Girls’ team reached the finals in both events and were placed 4th in the freestyle relay and 6th in the medley relay (2010).

Individual Representative Honours Beth Luckman competed in the Worcestershire Inter Club Swimming Relays. Her team won gold in the freestyle replay breaking the county record.

Dan Ruckwood regularly represents England and is an Olympic 2012 hopeful. Dan represented the City of Birmingham in a world-class event in Rome and competed in the UK school games (2010). He has qualified for the World Championship trials (2011).

Jack Slattery has competed at County level and is achieving National times.

Sports Leaders Award Level 1 Todd Dudley, Bradley Jones, Chris Johnson, Lennard Klein, Max Ladbrooke, Alexander McGarry, Sebastian Schaefer, Max Schwahn, Robert Sieg, Oliver Strong, Sam Waltier, Daniel Young.

ACHIEVEMENTS 2009-2011: SENIOR SCHOOL A LEVEL RESULTS 2010 199 Upper Sixth pupils sat 701 A2 level papers. The results, in a year when Bromsgrove was once again deemed “outstanding” by OFSTED, were remarkable.

• 63% of the 701 examinations were graded A* - A •

86% of all papers were in the A*- B bracket

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86 pupils achieved at least 3 grade As

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42 pupils achieved four or more grade As

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11 pupils achieved 5 grade As or more

• 51% of Bromsgrove leavers’ secured places at Russell Group universities (self styled top twenty) and a further 24% at 94 Group universities (self styled top nineteen research universities).

• The three most popular destinations for Bromsgrove pupils are UCL (15 pupils), Imperial College (12 pupils) and LSE (11 pupils) Exceptional A* and A grade performances were recorded in subjects as varied as Maths and Further Maths, Art, Physics and Textiles. In Physics, for example, 80% of the 57 entries were at A* and A, with a similar figure being recorded for the 100 Maths entries and the 42 Further Maths entries.

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2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

A* & A

63

60

61

50

54

50

56

A* A &B

86

84

87

84

84

83

83

Overall Pass

100

99.8

100

100

100

99.4

99.9

Destination of Leavers Numbers of students achieving First Choice place

149

80%

Numbers of students achieving Insurance Choice place

27

14%

Numbers of students achieving Clearing place

11

6%

Number of students achieving Russell Group University places 97

52%

Number of students achieving 1994 Group University places

24%

45

The Russell Group and 1994 Group are associations of research intensive universities. Many, but not all, top UK universities belong to one of these two associations.

Numbers of pupils achieving places at institutions UCL RG 15 Imperial RG 12 LSE RG 11 Leeds RG 9 Nottingham RG 8 Manchester RG 7 Queen Mary 94 7 Exeter 94 6 Warwick RG 6 York 94 6 Bath 94 5 KCL RG 5 Leicester 94 5 Nottingham Trent 5 Worcester 5 Cardiff RG 4 Sheffield RG 4 St Andrews 94 4 BUWE 3 Durham 94 3 Harper Adams 3 Loughborough 94 3 Oxford Brookes 3 Southampton RG 3 Aston 2 Birmingham RG 2 Bournville 2 Bristol RG 2 Cambridge RG 2 Gloucester 2 Liverpool RG 2 Plymouth 2 Reading 94 2 Westminster 2 Bedfordshire 1 Birmingham City 1 Brighton 1

ACHIEVEMENTS 2009-2011: SENIOR SCHOOL A LEVEL RESULTS 2010 Numbers of pupils achieving places at institutions Brunel 1 Buckinghamshire 1 Chichester 1 City 1 CUWIC 1 DeMontfort 1 East 17 NYC 1 Edinburgh RG 1 Goldsmiths 94 1 Kent 1 Kingston 1 Manchester Met 1 Michigan USA 1 Newcastle RG 1 Northumberland 1 Oxford RG 1 Royal Agricultural College 1 Royal Holloway 94 1 Sheffield Hallam 1 Surrey 94 1 Swansea 1

Subject Breakdown 2010 GAP 11 Business Management 11 Medicine 11 Economics 10 Architecture 7 Law 6 Civil Engineering 5 Geography 5 Mathematics 5 English 4 Psychology 4 Accountancy & Finance 3 Economics & Politics 3 Mathematics & Statistics 3 Animal Behaviour & Psychology 2 Art Foundation 2 Information Management 2 International History & Politics 2 Law & Business Studies 2 Management 2 Material Science & Engineering 2 Physiotherapy 2 Politics 2 PPE 2 Rural Land Management 2 Sociology 2 Sport 2 Sport & Exercise Science 2 Sport Science 2 Accountancy 1 Actuarial Science 1 Aeronautical Engineering 1 Agriculture 1 Airline & Airport Management 1 American Studies 1 Anthropology 1 Architectural Engineering 1 Art 1

Bio Veterinary Science 1 Biochemistry 1 Biological Sciences 1 Biology 1 Building Surveying 1 Business & Economics 1 Business Computing 1 Business Marketing 1 Business Studies 1 Chemistry 1 Classics 1 Computer Science 1 Criminology 1 Economics & Finance 1 Economics & Management 1 Economics and Geography 1 Engineering & Business Finance 1 English & History 1 Environmental Science 1 Environmental Management 1 Fashion Buying 1 Footwear Design 1 Forensic Chemistry 1 Geography & Business 1 Geography & Management 1 Geoscience 1 German & Mathematics 1 German & Philosophy 1 German & Politics 1 Government & Ecomonics 1 Graphic Design 1 History 1 History of Art 1 Information Systems 1 International Business & French 1 International Relations 1 Investment & Finance 1 Journalism 1 Marketing 1

ACHIEVEMENTS 2009-2011: SENIOR SCHOOL A LEVEL RESULTS 2010

A LEVEL RESULTS 2009

Subject Breakdown 2010 Marketing Management 1 Material Science & Engineering 1 Mathematics & Finance 1 Maths & Physics 1 Mechanical Engineering 1 Media Arts 1 Medical Science 1 MORSE 1 Music 1 Natural Science 1 Nutrition 1 PE & Sport Education 1 Performing Arts 1 Pharmacy 1 Physics 1 Politics & International Relations 1 Politics & Sociology 1 Politics and Philosophy 1 Product Design 1 Quantity Surveying 1 Social & Political Science 1 Sport with Business Management 1 Sport Product Design 1 Sport Science & Management 1 Sport, PE & Coaching 1 Sports Scholarship 1 Statistics & Economics 1 Textile Design 1 Textiles 1 Urban Planning 1

164 pupils at Bromsgrove School sat 522 A levels this year and, remarkably, almost 60% of all grades were A, with a third of all pupils scoring three or more straight As. 84% of all grades fell into the A/B bracket, while the A to E pass rate was 99.8%. Local Head boy Alex Harding achieved four straight As and will join many other Bromsgrovians at Oxford next year. Some subjects achieved 100% A and B grades (including disciplines as diverse as Geography, Latin, Music, Drama and ICT) and strikingly high A grade percentages were recorded by Maths, Further Maths and Art. For the first time ever, Bromsgrove had a few pupils taking BTEC alongside A level, and all achieved 100% double distinction (equivalent to two A levels each at grade A).

Sadly, these brilliant results cannot appear in A/B league tables and attendant percentages. In the Lower Sixth, 64 pupils (a third) gained the equivalent of at least four As at AS level.

Destination of Leavers Numbers of students achieving First Choice place

125 (84%)

Numbers of students achieving Insurance Choice place

14 (9%)

Numbers of students achieving Clearing place

10 (7%)

Number of students achieving Russell Group University places 68 (46%) Number of students achieving 1994 Group University places

28 (19%)

Numbers of pupils achieving places at institutions Manchester RG 9 UCL RG 8 Bath 94 6 Nottingham RG 6 Cardiff RG 5 KCL RG 5 Leeds RG 5 LSE RG 5 Nottingham Trent 5 Birmingham City 4 Cambridge RG 4 Imperial RG 4 Loughborough 94 4 Queen Mary 94 4 Reading 94 4 Warwick RG 4 Bristol RG 3 Brunel 3 Exeter 94 3 Hull 3 Portsmouth 3 Bournemouth 2 Leeds Metropolitan 2 Liverpool RG 2 London Coll Fashion 2 Loughborough Coll 2 Newcastle RG 2 Oxford Brookes 2 Oxford RG 2 Swansea 2 York 94 2 Aston 1 Birmingham RG 1 Brighton 1 BUWE 1 CUWIC 1 Durham 94 1

ACHIEVEMENTS 2009-2011: SENIOR SCHOOL A LEVEL RESULTS 2009 Numbers of pupils achieving places at institutions East Anglia 94 1 Edinburgh RG 1 Hong Kong 1 Keele 1 Kent 1 Kingston 1 Lincoln 1 London South Bank 1 Northampton 1 Plymouth 1 Royal Holloway 1 Sheffield Hallam 1 Sheffield RG 1 SOAS 94 1 Southampton RG 1 St Andrew’s 94 1 St Mary’s 1 Stirling 1 Surrey 94 1 Teeside 1 Westminster 1 Worcester 1 York St John 1

Subject Breakdown 2009 Sport 9 Medicine 7 Architecture 6 Art 6 Physics 6 Business Management 5 Politics 5 Accounting & Finance 4 Economics 4 Geography 4 History 4 Classical Civilisation 3 English 3 Film 3 MFL 3 Nursing 3 Psychology 3 Civil Engineering 2 Computer Science 2 Economics & Pol itics 2 Economics & Statistics 2 Fashion 2 History of Art 2 Marketing 2 Music Technology 2 Politics & Business Management 2 Primary Teaching 2 Product Design 2 Aero Engineering 1 Arch & Ancient Civilisation 1 Bio Vet Science 1 Biochemistry 1 Biomedical Science 1 Broadcast Journalism 1 Chemistry 1 Dentistry 1 Economics & Fin ance 1

Engineering 1 English & Bus Finance 1 English & Philosophy 1 European Studies 1 Exercise & Sport Science 1 Geography & Business 1 Geography & Sport 1 German 1 Government & Politics 1 History & Politics 1 International Business & Finance 1 International Business & French 1 Land Economy 1 Law 1 Law & Business 1 Marine Engineering 1 Maths 1 Maths & Management 1 Maths & Statistics 1 Media Technology 1 Microbiology 1 Modern Languages & Business 1 MORSE 1 Music 1 Occup Therapy 1 Philosophy & Psychology 1 Politics & Int Relations 1 Politics & Law Studies 1 Politics & Soc 1 Real Estate 1 Sport & Exercise Science 1 Speech Therapy 1 Textile Design 1 Turkish & Management 1 Vet Medicine 1 Zoology 1

ACHIEVEMENTS 2009-2011: PREPARATORY SCHOOL ACADEMIC

EXTRA-CURRICULAR

Heads of School 2009-2010 Josh Gupta and Katherine Hill

Ballet Exams Primary Olivia Dalby (Distinction)

Deputy Heads of School 2009-2010 Emma Lloyd Jones and Matthew Lynch Heads of School 2010-2011 Clare Hill and Sam Makar Deputy Heads of School 2010-2011 Tom Ford and Hemlata Limbu Academic Competitions Ellie Ball, George Draper-Barr, Matthew Lynch and Ellie Saker took part in the Junior Schools Challenge - regional round.

Will Edwards, Harry Ferguson, Tom Ford, Clare Hill, Medhi Khajavi, Hemlata Limbu, Dylan Longden and Sam Makar secured an award of £500 for a community project with St John’s School.

44 Prep School pupils had their stories published in the latest publication from Young Writers.

Joe Newborn and Josie Richards also had a poem published by Young Writers.

Bryony Ralph and Megan Thompson were the first pupils to complete the Platinum Reading Challenge, based upon The Carnegie Medal.

Gabriel Somers produced an anti-bullying video which the Worcestershire Anti-Bullying Co-ordinator showcased on the Worcestershire County website.

Grade 1 Maisie Butler (Distinction) Daisy Scott (Merit) Grade 2 Lauren Brown (Distinction) Also gaining a merit or distinction in their ballet exams were Sophie Burden, Olivia Burden, Lucia Goodwin, Olivia Dalby.

Freestyle Dancing Awards Gold Ella M Gardner (with honours) Shreya Moholka Rachel Xuered Silver Emily Gieron Isobel Schindler Bronze Katie Burke Amelia Gardner Libby Horton Niamh Middleton Katy Miller Molly Robinson In-line Skating William Dobson was awarded the silver medal in the 1-12 year age group at the British Championships and International Event in Bruges.

National Kayaking Regatta Sarah Ellis took part in the National Kayaking Regatta in Nottingham, winning her heat in the U12 event and going on to the National Finals, where she came third.

Sailing James Hollis has been identified as a child with talent within the area of sailing. He has also been awarded a place in the Worcestershire School Sailing and Canoeing Assocation Racing Group as their youngest team member.

Taekwondo Taome Jennings entered the ITS Taekowndo British Open and in her categories won a Gold meal (sparring), Silver (Team Korean patterns), Bronze (individual patterns), Bronze (Tag Team sparring).

Horse Riding Georgina Horsley-Gubbins qualified for The Royal International Horse Show.

ACHIEVEMENTS 2009-2011: PREPARATORY SCHOOL SPORT

MUSIC AND DRAMA House Song Boulton - Winners 2009 Telford - Winners 2010 Major School Productions & Concerts Prep School Choir preformed Haydn’s Creation at Birmingham Town Hall Prep School Choir concert in St John’s Church Prep School Choir Tour to Edinburgh Days of Hope Wizard of Oz Music Certificates Prep Hannah Sparkes, Violin Grade 1 Madeleine Barber-Fray, Piano Sarah Chapman, Trumpet (Merit) Emma Delaney, Piano (Distinction) Sherief El-Shazly, Piano (Merit) Zachary Hughes, Violin (Merit) Isobelle Jenkins, Piano (Merit) Shreya Moholkar, Singing Rebecca Stevens, Clarinet

Grade 5 George Draper-Barr, Piano (Merit) Alexandra Evans, Flute Yasmin Mills, Clarinet Katie Vaughan, Alto Sax (Merit) and Flute LAMDA Certificates Awarded to (all passed, eight with Merit): Portia Fallon, Rebecca Salhan, Ella Longden, Isabella Breithaupt, Megan Walker, Isabelle Dunlop Madeleine Barber Fray, Anne-Sophie Lambert, Emma Pickering, Anna Ranger, Nyree Williams, Kirsty Beswick, Hemlata Limbu, Nathalie Plummer, Lois Beswick, Natasha Osborn-Patel, Elouise Brookes, Niamh Donovan Claudia Moberley, Ellie Childs, Laura Merrit, Charlotte Campbell Paige Corcoran, Megan Thompson, Ella-Mae Smith, Phoebe Courtney, Eleanor Fussell, Kara Doyle Ellie Miners, Katy Miller, Sasha Johnston, Kirsty Salmon, Ella Sophia Gardner, Elyssa Jones, Scarlett Fender, Abigail Saker.

Addtional Music and Drama Highlights Luke Alcock and Lucy Sapwell regularly perform with Ex Cathedra.

Senior Boys’ team finished 5th overall in the Midland A Final of the National ESAA Cup. U13 Boys’ and Girls’ team crowned County Champions.

Year 7 and 8 Girls ESAA squad qualified for the ‘A’ Midlands Final.

Individual Representative Honours Cooper Bent broke the Year 7 Boys’ 200m record with a time of 27.0 seconds.

Cooper Bent, Sam Makar, Jamie Ross, James Taylor and Jonti Thornton qualified for the National Final at Alexander Stadium.

Lauren Brown (70m hurdles), Olivia Lyons (shot putt), Alycia Nattress (200m) and Abigail Saker (800m) represented Bromsgrove in the IAPS National Finals.

Alicia Natress gained a silver medal.

Lauren Brown beat the School record in the 70m.

Grade 2 George Goodall, Clarinet Hannah Taylor, Violin (Merit)

Charlotte Campbell, Oliver Hall and Holly Reynolds performed in the Palace Theatre production of ‘Oliver!’

Grade 3 Charlotte Goodall, Flute (Distinction) Eleanor Kerr, Flute Archie Parker, Singing

Max Griesbach had titled roles in both stage versions of Mary Poppins and Les Miserables.

Grade 4 Ludia Dyson, Flute (Merit) Oliver Tanner, Guitar

Athletics Team Achievements Girls’ team placed 6th in the Midlands.

Alice Ruben appeared at The Palace Theatre in Redditch in the ballet show ‘Dancers of Tomorrow’.

Year 5 pupils performed at the Young Voices 2010 Concert at the LG Arena in Birmingham, which was also broadcast on live television.

Alycia Nattress broke both the 100m and 200m records.

Abigail Saker beat the U11 School record for the 600m and the Year 7 girls in the 100m relay.

ACHIEVEMENTS 2009-2011: PREPARATORY SCHOOL SPORT Cricket Team Achievements U12A, U11A, 5XI, U9A ansd U9B enjoyed unbeaten seasons.

U13 Girls’ ESSA team competed against all other schools in the Worcester and Gloucester counties, and qualified for the Regional round: Sarah Ellis (2nd), Lauren Brown (12th), Kirsty Beswick (13th) and Olivia Bond (18th).

Netball Team Achievements U13 - Runners up in the Regional IAPS Netball round, qualified for the National Finals.

U11 team crowned County Champions.

U13 Senior Boys were crowned champions of the Midland Final of the ESAA National Cup: Charlie Kendrick (2nd), James Taylor (3rd), Harry Lloyd Jones (12th), Finley Evans (15th), William Draper Barr (34th), Kieran Walker (24th).

U12 - Qualified as Regional Winners, through to National IAPS Finals. They went on to become IAPS semi finalists and came fourth in the country.

Individual Representative Honours Tom Banton selected for Warwickshire DOE. Ted Duberley and Lawrence Hill selected for Worcestershire U11s.

Matthew Harker selected for the U13 Worcestershire County Cricket squad.

Lawrence Hill and Henry Moberley selected for Worcestershire Satellite Academy Henry Moberley, James Taylor, Henry Walker selected for the U12 Worcestershire County Cricket Squad.

Thomas Swift selected for the Warwickshire U11 County Cricket squad.

Alex Wilkinson selected for Worcestershire U13s.

Cross Country Team Achievements Junior Boys and Junior Girls qualified for the National Finals in Newquay.

The School hosted the 1st round of the ESAA National Cross County Cup Competition in 2009.

Years 5, 6, 7 and 8 were crowned District Champions.

Fencing Individual Representative Honours Josh Gilbert represented Bromsgrove Prep School in the Lancashire Schools Open Fencing Competition and won the U11 Epee.

Golf Individual Representative Honours Lawrence Hill and Tom Robinson came third in the U14 category at the Stowe Putter. In the U12 category they finished in first and second places.

Hockey Team Achievements U12 Girls’ - Won the Regional IAPS round, qualifying for the National Finals where they came 5th in the country.

Individual Representative Honours Sarah Ellis, Hannah Taylor and Liza Welch were chosen to represent the County.

Dylan Longden selected for the U15 Worcestershire Junior Hockey Academy.

Individual Representative Honours Anastastia Brantingham, Georgina Horsley-Gubbins, Imogen Sapstead and Alice Vaughan were chosen to represent the County.

Rugby Team Achievements U13A team won all 15 of their matches during the 2010 season, scoring over 750 points and conceding only 30.

Individual Representative Honours Justin Clegg selected for the Worcestershire U15 Rugby Masterclass squad.

Swimming Team Achievements Bromsgrove Prep School regularly participates in IAPS National Swimming Competitions.

Top swimmers took part in the National time trials for the IAPS National Final at K2 Gatwick.

U13 Boys’ freestyle swim was the 2nd fastest U13 Boys’ time in the UK in 2010.

ACHIEVEMENTS 2009-2011: PREPARATORY SCHOOL SPORT Swimming Team Achievements U12 Boys’ and U10 Girls’ finished as second fastest teams in the country at the IAPS National Championships.

Bromsgrove finished 5th overall nationally and as the top prep school in the Midlands.

Year 5 pupils Ellie Childs, Niamh Donovan, Talia Mitchell, Abigail Saker and Rachel Weller took part in the ESSA National Final, an event aimed at Year 6 pupils. They qualified for a place in the A Final for the freestyle relay and a place in the B Final for the medley relay. They came 5th in the freestyle final and 14th in the medley final.

U11 Girls’ reached the National Swimming Finals.

Team School Records broken: Girls’ U10 Medley Relay, Girls’ U10 Freestyle Relay Girls’ U10 25m, Boys’ U12 Medley Relay, Boys’ U12 Freestyle Relay, Boys’ U13 Freestyle Relay.

Individual Representative Honours Rachel Weller selected to swim for Worcester County.

New Swimming Records: Eleanor Childs 25m Butterfly Talia Mitchell 25m Breaststroke Individual School Records broken: Boys’ U13 25m Butterfly (Hugo Evans), Boys’ U13 50m Freestyle (Myles Pountain), Backstroke (Rachel Weller).

Sports Teams There were 83 Boys’ and Girls’ Preparatory School Teams fielded in 2010.

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