Talk of Trinity Autumn 2019

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Another year of exam success

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A level

Students celebrate

excellence when they received their excellent A Level results.

60 students achieved three A Levels at A* or A, and 87% of all grades achieved were A*, A or B. We have also seen one of our best years for

university entry, with 95% of students securing a place at either their firm or insurance choice on results day.

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students secured places at

Russell Group universities

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Alasdair Kennedy, Headmaster, said:

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Our pupils had reason to celebrate this summer

These results reflect the hard work of our students and their teachers, as well as the support of their families. We are very proud of all they have achieved and learnt at Trinity, and they can move on to the next stage of their education with real confidence, not just on the back of these results but because of the values and strength of character they carry with them. We wish them enjoyment and success as they embark on the path they have chosen next, whether that be university, college, or apprenticeship.

3 to uni abroad

students are going

19 Business Management studying Economics or

12 students studying Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science

Funmi Morgan

11 students studying Art, Media or Design

Fintan O’Connor

Medicine at Leeds

Film Production at Arts University Bournemouth

Funmi joined us with an academic and sport

scholarship. Alongside studying for her A Levels, she was part of our girls’ U18 water polo

Fintan is talented filmmaker and director, and his film, The Observatory, was

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an A she has secured her place to

study Medicine at the University of Leeds. She said:

Trinity’s Sixth Form has definitely been the right environment for me and I’ve made some great friends, so I feel really lucky. I’m very happy and very excited about what’s next – it’s been hard work!

5 students secured apprenticeships, studying for degrees or professional qualifications alongside work

Sam Beadle

Grant Thornton Apprenticeship

Sam applied to both apprenticeships and universities

simultaneously. He secured an offer for Grant Thornton’s

School Leaver programme earlier this year, but waited until results day to decide his next step. With a confirmed offer

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from the University of Nottingham, Sam chose to take up

the apprenticeship, which will lead to a full qualification as

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an accountant. He said:

I chose to do this because it will give me both work experience and qualifications to become chartered.

Leaving Trinity is sad, but I have been able to make some great friends during this time and I’m really looking forward to the next step.

selected for the Everyman Cinema Horror and Sci-Fi Festival in 2019. On getting his results, he said:

Turning filmmaking from a hobby into a profession has always been my goal, and I can’t wait to focus solely on doing what I enjoy the most, which is making films. From research I knew that Bournemouth has some of the best industry links, so it really set it apart from other options as, in film, your chances of finding work are so heavily reliant on who you know. It’s with a mixture of excitement and sadness that I leave Trinity. I definitely feel as though I’m prepared and ready to go, but I will always be grateful for many memories and lessons I will be bringing with me, both to university and onward.

24 students studying science or engineering courses, at universities including Oxford, Cambridge, UCL and Imperial

Charlie Davies

Engineering at Oxford Charlie got four A*s and is going to Oxford to

study Engineering with a choral scholarship. He is a talented pianist and singer, participating fully in the life of our music department

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throughout his time here. He was our Trinity Musician of the Year 2019, and was a Trinity

Steinway Scholar. On getting his results, he said:

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Channel with her fellow students in

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winning squad and swam the English

It’s been hard work but it’s been really rewarding along the way. The support from staff and from my classmates has been very transformative, and I know I could not have done it without them.

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49%

of all grades awarded were the top 9 grade.

89.2% of all grades were 9, 8 or 7 (A*/A

equivalents) – close to our best-ever set of results. Out of

123 candidates, 11 boys achieved straight 9 grades, and over

100 boys achieved a 9 grade in at least one subject. Science subjects, in particular, saw some fantastic results; across

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% of 9,8,7 grades

City of London Boys’ School

95%

JAGS

91%

Hampton

91%

Highgate

90%

Wilsons

90%

Trinity

89.2%

Alleyn’s

87%

Dulwich

84%

Whitgift

82%

Caterham

79%

Wallington County Grammar School

71%

St Olave’s

71%

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Alasdair Kennedy, Headmaster, said:

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GCSE results!

Physics, Chemistry and Biology, 94% of grades were 9 or 8.

I am delighted for both our students and staff on these excellent grades. Our students have developed as all-round people through this process and that, as well as the support of their teachers and families, is reflected here. We look forward to seeing their academic ability and interests develop as they enter the next stage of their education.

Outstanding

Learning Trinity newspaper named ‘Rising Star’ at Shine School Media Awards

Our school newspaper, The Trinity Voice, was named a

‘Rising Star’ at the recent Shine School Media Awards.

The team received their certificate at a gala awards

ceremony at Stationers’ Hall in London. Well done to Maddie and The Trinity Voice team!

Second year students

excel at TED talks

Fourth year students win gold, silver and bronze at British

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Second Year students presented to their form on a

topic of their choice; from ‘Formula One’ to ‘Crystal Palace Football Club’;‘Guide Dogs’ to ‘The Design

of Runways’, our students demonstrated excellent research and presentations skills. Seven students

went on to present to an attentive audience of staff,

students and parents. Well done to all boys who took part and congratulations to all the finalists!

Fourth Year students excelled at the British Biology

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Challenge, where they won a phenomenal 19 gold, 22 silver and 34 bronze medals! We also saw 25

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students highly commended and 15 commended.

Congratulations to all students that took part!

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First year students

demonstrate teamwork and innovation skills in Dragons Den style competition

First Year students completed a Dragons Den style competition at our Business &

Economics Day. The challenge was to create a product to assist schoolchildren. First

place went to a team in 1S, who created an expandable and collapsible lunch box.

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Joiningin Another successful

Trinity Arts Festival

Our fifth annual celebration of the arts was another fantastic success. This event has proved to be one of the most popular weeks in the school calendar and this

year’s varied and inspiring programme of events, including our summer concert, outdoor performances of Cyrano de Bergerac, a buskers’ lunch, and a lunchtime

performance at London’s infamous jazz venue Ronnie Scott’s, did not disappoint!

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Winners announced at Trinity Chamber Music

Competition Final

Our talented students put on a fantastic evening of music making at our Adrian

Davies Chamber Music Competition. The

adjudicators for the evening, who also gave a

Trinity Boys Choir record new song with James Blunt

fantastic performance during the event, were the acclaimed Aquinas Piano Trio, one of

Britain’s most sought-after chamber groups.

The Trinity Guitar Quartet won the Junior

Ensemble Prize; Harry Jordan won the Junior The Trinity Boys Choir recently recorded a new song with James Blunt. The choir, who have

featured on a number of soundtracks for hit

Individual Prize for the most promising

chamber music player, and the Lo Quartet won the Senior Ensemble Prize.

feature films, took part in the recording at the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks.

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Sport Roll of Honour 2018/19 Matthew Jarvis Shield

Winner: Drew Gormley

Runner Up: Aarav Ganguli Henry Molyneux Oliver Bailey

Age Group Internationals Alex Middleton (First Form) GB U13 biathle team

Archie Pearson England U17 Water Polo team

Ben Young England U17 Water Polo team Ben Young Great Britain U16 Korfball Angus Harrington England U18 Orienteering

Oliver Briars England U17 Athletics Imogen Smith GB U19 Water Polo

Sarah Rogers Wales Women’s team Water Polo

Pierce Cummins England U17 Water Polo

U15

Seun Ogunyemi Archie Pearson

Pierce Cummins

U16

Sam Tilley

George Papa

Welsh Exiles

U14

Hockey

Daniel Moore Prempeh Oliver Bailey Kane Fleary

Roma Matebalavu Joshua Bellamy

Alfie Velasco

National League & National representation

Tom Leigh (Oxted)

U13

Regional Performance Centre

Lucas Friday

U15

Max Farrell

Elliott Southworth Nathan Woodall Jamie Potts

Daniel Brown Omar Leon

training squad

Rugby Academy (Saracens)

Former Pupil Successes

U15

Imani Lansiquot – GB 4x100m Gold

Rugby County (Kent)

Khalil Alleyne

(Caterham) Joe Cotton

Bashir Olatunji U17

Fraser Myers

Harry Bingley County

Gabriel Pattison-Binns William Haspel Lars Hansen

medal at European Championships

U14

Tom Petty England U20 Rugby Counties

Nathan Fakorede

Liam Writer

Rugby

Zack Nixon

Ross Sinclair

Aaron Fakorede

Max Virley

Henry Molyneux

Theo Flanagan

Rugby Awards

Sam Medcraft

Jack Mann

U15 Natwest Plate Champions

Rugby County (Surrey elite)

Achievement:

Rugby Academy (Harlequins)

Surrey U18

Hannah Bond England U21 Hockey

U16

Tiwa Ajayi-Obe

Joe Bennett

Chris Lipczynski

Lorcan O’Byrne-Nestor

Surrey U16

Ben Wilding

Ben Wilding

Sam Tilley

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Lorcan O’Byrne-Nestor

U16 National Plate Winners

Cricket County Kent

Lewis Roberts

Archie Holman

Ishan Sabharwal Aarush Wangoo Surrey

Akash Abbot Dylan Patel

Ayaan Alam

Elliott Southworth Aarav Ganguli Jay Evemy

Alex Burcombe

Drew Gormley (Gold in 800m)

William Reeve (Bronze in Discus) Thabo Witter (Silver in 400m)

Swimming Croydon Schools Champions – Juniors

Roshan Wood (Silver in Triple Jump)

Bath Cup – Senior 4x100m Freestyle

George Ogden (Gold in 1500m)

Girls 3rd place in Bath Cup 4x50m

Oliver Bailey (Gold in 800m)

(Abi Davis, Sarah Rogers, Funmi

Junior Boys

Imogen Smith) – new school record

Aarav Ganguli (Silver in Long Jump)

relay finalists

Zac McCulloch (Silver in 200m)

freestyle relay

Alex Middleton (Silver in 1500m) Franco Hillier (Bronze in 800m) Cross Country Juniors 2nd Croydon Schools, Regional Finalists

Alex Middleton 1st Croydon Schools

Morgan,

Girls 4th place in Bath Cup 4x50m medley relay

(Abi Davis, Niamh Singleton, Funmi

Morgan, Imogen Smith) – new school record

Zain Lam, Josh Ellis & Ed Pauling represented the London Region

London Schools

Biathle and Triathle

Joe Cotton

Alex Middleton 3rd in

championships

Joe Bradshaw

Alex Middleton selected for U13

200 Breast Stroke, 50 Fly, 50 Freestyle

Cricket Awards

Championships

Marcus Lilley

Alex Middleton GB U13 biathle team

Schools team at the inter-divisional

Samson Goldschmied

National Triathle Championships

Zain Lam Kent Champion at 50, 100,

boys team at the world Triathle

London Regional Championships Gold

Top 100 Cricket Schools

Football Academy

Gabriel Bonsu-Amako (Crystal Palace FC) Oliver Scarles (West Ham United FC) Henry Molyneux (Chelsea FC) Tayla Lock (Crystal Palace FC)

Orienteering Angus Harrington England U18

Water Polo International

Archie Pearson England U17 Boys Water Polo

Benedict Young England U17 Water Football Awards

Polo team

U13 Surrey Cup Winners

International

U18 Croydon Cup Winners

Athletics Angus Harrington Kent 800m and Surrey Schools champion Intermediate Boys

Barnaby Corry (Bronze in 100m Hurdles)

Sarah Rogers Welsh Senior

medals - Josh Ellis x 3, Zain Lam x 3, Ed Pauling x 3)

Tennis U11s and U12s Runner Up in Surrey League

Trampolining Joseph Birch reached the finals of

the National League trampolining in Sheffield

Triathlon

Imogen Smith England U19 Water Polo

London Children’s Event of the Year

water polo training squad

Korfball

Awards

Ben Young Great Britain U16

Pierce Cummins England U17

U15 & U13 National Champions

National finalists U13, U15, Senior Boys and Senior Girls

Roma Matebalavu (Silver in Shot Putt)

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U13 water polo team named

national champions Our water polo team won the national title at the ESSA

water polo championships at Northampton Boys School. The team joined our U15s in winning the coveted title, marking

the first time in our history that we have held two age group national titles at the same time. Trinity is the only school in the country to have won national titles in each of the five decades since the tournament began.

U13 Football team

Retain Surrey Cup Our U13 footballers won the Surrey Cup after an amazing game against Carshalton Boys.

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U16 Hockey Team

U16 Hockey team win National Plate Finals at Olympic Park Our U16A hockey team were crowned National

Plate Champions following a dramatic victory over RGS Guildford at the Olympic Stadium in London.

U18 Football team

Crowned Croydon Cup Winners Our U18 football team finished their season on a high, winning a tough

Croydon Cup Final against Riddlesdown.

Trinity alumna

selected for England U21 Hockey squad Former Trinity student Hannah Bond has been selected to represent England at

the U21 European Hockey Championships in Valencia. Hannah, who left Trinity in

2017, is currently studying at Maryland University and plays for the Maryland field

talent and ability throughout the season, with our

U11 team reaching the Surrey school finals, coming second place overall. Our U13 pairs will go on to

represent the year group at the forthcoming ISTA

tournament, and our U14s reached the Aegon Team

tennis finals - beating some very strong competition!

Tennis goes from

Our tennis teams have demonstrated excellent

strength to strength

hockey team. She recently received the Elite 90 award from the NCAA in the US.

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Students raise ÂŁ11,000 for charity

Our students have raised a fantastic ÂŁ11,000 for charity this year. The total follows our most recent charity day, where

students ran stalls and had the opportunity to soak some of their teachers. Other events throughout the past academic year have included a swimathon, which raised ÂŁ1,600, and mufti days. The total will be split across the 48 different charities our forms have chosen to support, including

Cancer Research; WWF; the Lily Foundation; Heads Together; Medicinema, and Plastic Oceans (to name but a few!)

Another great year for the Trinity Triathlon Over 450 5-19 year olds swam, ran and

cycled their way through this year’s Trinity Triathlon. Named Children’s Event of the

Year in 2016 and London Region’s Children’s Event of the Year by Triathlon England for

three consecutive years, the Trinity Triathlon is one of the largest events of its kind in the UK. Now in its ninth year, the event attracts vast numbers of participants from across

the South of England. One parent said: “My daughter had a wonderful time. We want

to thank you and the team for hosting such an enjoyable and well-organised event. It

was her first triathlon and she will definitely participate again next year.”

You can find out more about the Trinity

Triathlon, and how to enter, on our website.

Galactic Challenge

out of this world!

Local primary schools joined us for our Galactic Challenge day, forming ‘company teams’ with our Junior Form

students to develop proposals for a Mars research base.

Our students were both eager competitors and excellent collaborators and hosts to our young visitors. Our Third

Form students worked as guides and technical experts, and our Sixth Form students oversaw proceedings as company CEOs for the challenge.

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Trinity

tour

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Lucy Charlton,

one of our trip leaders, said:

The trip was a really special experience. We were fortunate to see the positive impact of our work on local schools and communities and our students shared some lovely lessons, songs and memories with both the children and adults.

Everyone involved will have their own memories that will undoubtedly help to shape the way we think in the future.

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Our annual, three week trip to

Chipwepwete, Malawi A group of our students and staff travelled to Malawi this summer for our annual, three-week trip to Chipwepwete.

During their stay, the students taught lessons, covering subjects

including fractions, convection and reading; sang songs with the

pupils; played games, and made porridge for them every morning.

The group also took part in construction activities, including building stoves for local families, digging foundations for a new secondary school and helping with forestry.

Along with their work in the local community, the group had the

opportunity to explore the local area. They climbed Mount Mulanje, went on safari to see hippos, crocodiles and elephants, and visited nearby Zebra Island.

Find out more about our Malawi project on our website.

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Rocking out at

the TPA Proms!

once again, a fantastic evening of music and entertainment.

Held in our wonderful grounds, and hosted by English teacher and Head of Academic Projects Mr Ryan,

families enjoyed a jam-packed bill showcasing plenty of Trinity talent.

From the Lo Quartet, to West End superstar Jasper Bew

and his friends (featuring a surprise appearance from our

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This year’s TPA Proms was,

What a fabulous night!

Entertainment was amazing, what a bunch of talented children!

All our guests had a blast, especially as the spectacular

fireworks lit up the sky to mark the end of a brilliant event and school year.

You can find out more about the TPA on our website or find them on Facebook.

own Headmaster Mr Kennedy); our Trinity Big Band, to The Twist UK, it was a wonderful evening.

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Absolutely brilliant evening. Thank you TPA!

Dates for your Diary

A Level Choices and Sixth Form

Trinity Drama Productions present

Open Morning

Monday 14 October

Technicolor Dreamcoat

Saturday 5 October 9am-12pm

As Good as New Sale Saturday 12 October 8.30-11am

Open Evening 6.45-9.30pm TPA Ball

Saturday 16 November 6.30-10.30pm

Joseph and His Amazing 5-7 December 7.30pm

Jazz Evening

Thursday 12 December 7pm