Cambridge Academic Partnership

23 August 2018

Parkside Individual Success Stories

Josephine Sunderland, said: “I’m overwhelmed by it all. I was definitely worried by English the most but I passed it so I’m really happy.

“I got a 9 in PE, 8s in Spanish, French, Physics and Maths, 7 in Biology and English Lit, 6 in English Language and Geography. I’m very happy because it let’s me get into Hills Road.”

Grace Watts will be going to Hills Road to study double maths, chemistry and either physics or biology.

“I’m really happy,” she said. “The results were a lot better than I was expecting. I thought 9s were unachievable and I got a few so I’m really happy with that.”

She added: “I’m really excited [about going to Hills Road]. I’m kind of nervous. It’s a new start, making friends and getting settled in as well as working really hard.

Pauline Przywara is going to Hills Road. She said: “I’m very relieved. I set my standards quite low so I could be surprised. I’m very positively surprised, very happy. I got an 8 in chemistry. “No-one really knew what to expect [because of the new grading system]”

Joseph Knight is jetting off to Bosnia for social justice. He said: “I feel mainly good. English was my highest predicted subject but it was my lowest actual grade. I passed everything so I’m really happy, but it’s just a bit of a surprise. But then I’ve got some other subjects which I’m really happy with, so it balances out.

“I got an 8 in French and Spanish, I only started doing Spanish with the class in December.”

“I’m going to the United World colleges, I’m going on Saturday to Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” he said. “I’ll be studying the IB and the mission is peace and sustainability. I’m really interested in social justice issues and the world in general.

“I think i’ll learn a lot by being with people from 60 different countries in one school and will challenge my way of thinking. I’m really excited by that. My family are taking me on Saturday and will stay for four days then I’m staying until December.”

Max Rathbone achieved a fantastic set of grades in spite of personal difficulties.

He said: “I feel good, happy. Although it’s not quite what I wanted in some results, but definitely smashed it in others. I got 9s in all sciences, 9 in maths, geography and PE, 2 6s in English and a 7 in French. I’m hopefully going to Hills Road to study double maths, physics and chemistry.

“Round about December time my mum was diagnosed with breast cancer. That was interesting to work with during revision period. It was fairly difficult at first, interesting to overcome while revising – but she’s all better now!”

23 August 2018

Coleridge Celebrating GCSE Results

Coleridge Community College is celebrating another year of improved GCSE results.

The school improved on all of its key measures compared with 2017, and the school see this as a significant achievement in a year where the new more challenging GCSEs have come fully into effect.

63 per cent of Year 11s achieved a grade 4 or higher in both English and maths – which is a record for the school.

Headteacher Mark Patterson said: “I would like to congratulate our wonderful Year 11 students, whose hard work has led to their pleasing outcomes, and our dedicated teachers, whose commitment to our students has been extraordinary. Well done to all.”

23 August 2018

Parkside Celebrating GCSE Results

Parkside Community College saw 86 per cent of students achieve a pass in both English and Maths – while almost one in five students achieved the highest grade of an 8 or 9 in these two subjects.

Provisional progress scores suggest that Parkside will have made progress which is well above the national average.

Parkside wanted to make note of three higher achievers – Elora Graham, Ellie Garrigan-Mattar and Alma Grant Sanz – who gained a clean sweep of at least 10 grade 9s in their GCSEs, alongside an A in the Free Standing Maths Qualification.

Maureen Su, deputy headteacher for standards, said: “We are so happy for the students and their families. These are superb results and represent a lot of hard work from students and staff.”

Jodh Dhesi, headteacher, said: “I am proud to work with a school community that is so committed to academic excellence and to all students making outstanding progress from their starting points.

“These GCSE results add to the excellent International Baccalaureate achieved by Parkside Sixth students this summer, which were above the world average. Well done to all.”

*Photos from Cambridge News

23 August 2018

CAST Celebrates GCSE Results

Students at Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology are celebrating after more students than ever did well in the sciences and English.

All students study the separate sciences and overall 81 per cent achieved two or more science grades at a 4 or above.

Biology was especially strong for the school as 86 per cent achieved grade 4 or above.

Results in English were pleasing with 83 per cent gaining a grade 4 or above.