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Bosworth Academy students and staff are celebrating our best ever GCSE outcomes. Results are the highest the academy has ever seen across the board. Maths, English, Sciences, Humanities, Computing and Arts subjects are all considerably up on last year’s already strong scores.

Overall 76% of students gained the coveted 5+ A*-C including English and Maths. This will be considerably higher than the national average. In Maths 83% of students scored A*-C (compared to 70% nationally this year). In the even harder Additional Maths qualification 60% of students scored an A* or A grade. In English an amazing 88% of students scored A*-C compared to 71.3% nationally. Similarly, outstanding scores were seen in the Science where 98.2% scored A*-C in separate sciences compared to national averages of around 90%. There were similarly phenomenal performances in Humanities, the Arts, Computing, Languages, Media and our outstanding vocational subjects.

Most importantly we are a highly inclusive school and take students from a range of different educational backgrounds. This has not been a barrier to success with our students scoring around 5 grades better per student than the national expectation.

Chris Parkinson, Principal said: “We are utterly delighted with our students’ performance this year; an incredible number have made progress way beyond what they ever thought possible when they joined us two years ago. Our motto – ‘Be better than you thought you could be’ – has been accepted as a challenge by students and staff, and they have risen to that challenge. If you could give out Olympic medals for GCSE’s, I’d need far more than our successful GB team!”

Some of the individual achievements include:

• Harsh Patel 4A*, 6A, 1B
• Olivia Timperley 5A*, 5A
• Kean Derbyshire 2A*, 6A, 1B, 1C
• Pavleen Kaur 6A, 1A* 3B
• Curtis Hewins 4A* 2A 3B 1C
• Willem Rogers 3A* 7A
• Gurnaik Rai 3A* 3A 3B 2C
• Rahil Morjaria 6A* 2A 2B
• Abbie Neville 6A 1A* 3B
• Leah Williams 8A 1A* 1B
• Nicole Walker 2A* 5A 1B 2C
• Harry Statham 1A* 5A 5B
• Imogen Phillips 1A* 9A
• Lauren Freer 2A* 5A 3B
• Jemima Garrett 3A* 7A 1B

Proud father of Imogen Philips said “I always knew Imogen had it in her, the school backed her and I’m so proud of her results. The school have been really great in recognising Imogen’s potential, encouraging her to do well, and I’m thankful for that”. Imogen achieved 9 A’s and 1 A* and will continue her A level studies at Bosworth Academy sixth form with a view to a career in medicine.

Amongst a clutch of great results Curtis Hewins was most proud of his A in History “An A in History was better than I could ever have hoped for “. Mother Tammy Hewins, said “He put in a tremendous effort and it paid off”. Curtis’s results include 4 A*, 2 A’s, 3 B’s, and 1 C. The family will continue the celebration of success with a meal out at their favorite restaurant.

Harsh Patel achieved 4A*, 6A’s and 1B and is continuing his education at Bosworth Academy sixth form. “I’m really pleased with my results and hope to eventually become a surgeon”.

Connor is a great example of “being better than you thought you could be”. By his own admission he did less than impressively when he took his GCSEs, but a new-found determination saw him hit the heights with exam success this time round.

Connor achieved A*s in Maths, Chemistry and Physics and is starting a Physics degree at Imperial College London in October.
Predicted just average grades after achieving merely modest GCSEs, he surpassed even his own expectations to gain a place at one the world’s most the prestigious institutions.

Connor, recently interviewed by the local media, said: “I never thought I would be at this point now. I was really down when I got my GCSE results so this is a complete turnaround. I hadn’t been interested in school and saw exams as just something you had to do. But after getting those grades it just hit me. I wanted to do A levels and I wanted to go to university. I felt I just wanted to knuckle down and achieve more and make my family proud. So I got my head down and worked hard and here I am today.”

Doing subjects which really interested him spurred Connor on and encouraged him to apply to Imperial College London. He needed two A* and an A to get in and was apprehensive about reaching that target. “I thought I could get a good result in Maths but then obviously it was up to the other two, so I was really nervous up to about receiving my grades. You can check online with UCAS whether you have got into university and I said I wasn’t going to do that but when me and my dad got to the school car park, (on Thursday morning) I just had to check – I didn’t want to be disappointed – and I’d got in. I was a bit teary-eyed and so was my dad. I knew I had two A*s at that point but didn’t know I’d got a third. I was just over the moon.”

Connor is doing a four year course at ICL and ideally would love to turn his passion for Physics in to a career but realises there is a long way to go.
Celebrations of his success include a hospitality package with a meeting with one of the class of ‘92 at Old Trafford, the home of his favourite football team, Manchester United.

Among other individuals who stood out for 2016 were Joe Aziz with three A* and one A going to Birmingham to study Theoretical Physics, Joe Murfitt who achieved the same high grades and is also off to Birmingham to do Medicine and Tamsin Durrant, again off to Birmingham University, after gaining three A* to do Chemistry, while Divesh Jina attained three A* and will be going on to study Engineering.

Chris Parkinson, Principal, said: “We have a policy of challenging students to be better than they thought they could be and to take the hardest A level subjects such as Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics. These subjects alone have achieved an amazing 60 A* and A grades between them. These results are a testament to the hard work and commitment which our students and staff have put in over the last two years.”

Bosworth Academy students are once again celebrating amazing A Level results, with the majority of students having been able to access their University of choice.

Quote Chris Parkinson, Principal “These results are a testimony to the hard work and commitment of staff that our students have enjoyed such success.”

Some of the individual stars were:

• Joe Aziz who gained 3 x A* & 1 x A and is now going to Birmingham to study Theoretical Physics
• Joe Murfitt who gained 3 x A* & 1 x A and is now going to Birmingham to study Medicine
• Tamsin Durrant who gained 3 x A* and is now going to Birmingham to study Chemistry
• Divesh Jina who gained 3 x A* & 1 x A and is now going on to Cambridge to study Engineering
• Connor Mawer who gained 3 x A* and is now going to Imperial College to study Physics

Bosworth Academy has a policy of challenging students to be better than they thought they could be, and to take the hardest A level subjects such as Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics. These subjects alone have achieved an amazing 60 A*/A grades between them. These results are a testimony to the hard work and commitment which our students and staff have put in over the last two years.

Number of students entered 162

A* – E = 100%
A* – C = 75%
A* A B = 48%

Uniform ordered online with Price and Buckland will be available for collection between August 23rd-August 26th 9am -12pm

PE Tops – these are available from Liss Sports – www.lisssport.co.uk/BAKS4
PLEASE NOTE – there is no restriction on the colour students choose

For more information on the school uniform & dress code for all year groups and the link to Price & Buckland click the link below:

School Uniform [link]

Any queries then please email Ben White – [email protected]

Due to unforeseen circumstances the swimming pool has to be closed for maintenance.

The pool is expected to reopen on Wednesday 27th July 2016.

It will also be closed from Monday 8th August until Wednesday 31st August for early morning swim.

The Henrichment Team took part in the RSPB’s Big Schools’ Bird Watch back in February. Armed with binoculars and warm coats the students headed out into the Academy’s grounds and became bird spotters for an hour. The data they collected has been added to results from other schools, the numbers crunched and now the results are in!

The blackbird has triumphed once again, securing the top spot as the most-seen bird, cropping up in 87% of schools.

Second place has been held by starlings. These noisy, speckled birds showed a higher average count per school than in 2015.

Woodpigeons, however, have jostled into third place, a position that last year was held by house sparrows.

House sparrow numbers were actually higher this year, but they were still overtaken by the massive jump in woodpigeon numbers.

Woodpigeons favour grassy areas with scattered trees, such as parks and gardens – so school fields fit the bill (excuse the pun!) perfectly. Plus, the fact that woodpigeons are big, distinctive and sometimes noisy birds probably helps by making them easy to spot and identify.

With more than 80,000 birds counted and 90,000 people taking part, Big Schools’ Birdwatch offers a valuable snapshot of the birds that use the habitats provided by schools to survive.

The Henrichment Team are looking forward to taking part again next year!

To view the RSPB certificate, click the link below:

RSPB Big Schools’ Bird Watch 2016 [pdf]

During the Easter holidays, there are a number of A-Level revision sessons taking place. For more information speak to the relevant faculty or the Sixth Form office.

29th March 2016
AS Chemistry Chem1 Revison

30th March 2016
AS Chemistry Chem2 Revison
A2 Physics Revison
A2 Geography Revision

31st March 2016
A2 Physics Revison

4th April 2016
AS/A2 ADT and Drama Revision
Theatre Studies Practical Revision
A2 Dance Choreography Session 1 (CS & CB) 9am-12pm
A2 Dance Choreography Session 2 (LB) 12pm-3pm

5th April 2016
A2 Chemistry Chem4 Revison
AS History Revision

6th April 2016
A2 Chemistry Chem5 Revison
AS/A2 History Revision

7th April 2016
A2 Dance Theory 9am-12pm
A2 Dance Choreography Session 3 (HG) 1pm-3pm

Below is a list of key dates for joining the Bosworth Academy Sixth Form. For further information please speak to the Sixth Form office on 01455 822841 ext: 357

End of January/Early February
Post 16 course booklet issued

14 and 17 March 2016 – Post 16 Option Interviews
Every student wishing to enter Post 16 at the Academy has a 1:1 interview with a member of Bosworth Academy staff to discuss their option choices

April/May 2016 – Allocation of Options
Bosworth Academy staff work on completing the timetable, taking into account options made at interview.
Follow up interviews if required – students will be informed of offers via UCAS Progress.

30 June 2016 – Post 16 Taster Day
An opportunity for students to experience Post 16 lessons and gather more information about what to expect at Post 16.

25 August 2016 – GCSE Results Day
Advice clinic held at Bosworth

Please use the following link to find out more about Year 12 at Bosworth Academy. You will be able to read some frequently asked questions and answers that concern new Post 16 students.

Q & A For new Bosworth Academy Sixth Form Students [pdf]