SCHOOL HIGHLIGHT:

The Costello School Welcomes Schools Minister To Recognise Significant Progress And Open New Science Labs

The Costello School was delighted to welcome Schools Minister Nick Gibb and local MP Maria Miller on Thursday 19 September in a visit which combined formally opening the School’s new £70,000 Science labs with a walk round of the school to recognise the significant progress being made.

Twelve months into joining BET, Maria Miller, local MP, was back to see the progress made since her last visit, and was delighted to be joined by the Minister, who was very impressed with the school’s excellent GCSE results this summer – 7% up on last year and nearly a ¼ of all grades being awarded at grades 7-9. Both Maria and the Minister met Senior students Maddie, Freya and Jensen and were delighted to hear how The Costello School has managed to blend academic challenge with excellent enrichment opportunities, with all three students keen to discuss how varied and well supported their time at the school has been.

On a tour that took in much of the impressive 17-acre site, both were treated to lessons in science, maths, English and construction, with Maria commenting,

“It was wonderful to have the chance to congratulate the staff and pupils on the excellent GCSE results and meet with senior students who clearly have tremendous enthusiasm for their learning environment. The dynamic leadership team has contributed to the significant progress the School has seen, and the Minister was delighted to open the new facilities.”

Schools Minister Nick Gibb added “The Headteacher and staff at the Costello School are clearly driven to ensure every pupil has the best education, particularly in those core academic subjects such as English, maths, sciences, the humanities and foreign languages, that widen opportunities for the next stage of their students’ lives. I was highly impressed by the high standard of behaviour and the nurturing and supportive atmosphere.”