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August 2023

  • Excellent A Level Results

    Published 17/08/23

     

    With a tradition of high academic achievement and dedication to nurturing young minds, Charles Darwin School once again demonstrated excellent results, showcasing the hard work and determination of its students.

    It is a great privilege to be able to pay tribute to our pupils, individually and collectively. It has been widely publicised in the media that results nationally were returning to that similar to 2019 levels and we are pleased that our results have surpassed our 2019 level in many areas, this was the case in the important measure of proportion of grades at A*-C, of which we had 74%.

    These achievements are particularly commendable considering the unique challenges faced over the past couple of years, with students having not sat public exams since primary school.

    Whilst today marks many personal achievements we would like to mention a few students who have achieved exceptionally highly, often in some challenging circumstances:

    Charlie Long AA Dist

    Charlie DeJonge A*AB

    Tobi Abiodun AAB

    Ethan Fergusson AAB

    Jodie Shilito AAB

    Lily Steen AAB

    Isabella Antepim Dist, AB

    Finn Barden Dist, AB

    Connor O Shea Dist* AC

    Alex Devlin Dist, Dist, B

    Nyah Tomlinson Allen Dist, Dist, B​

    Melissa Hewitt Dist* BB

    Chardney Prata Neto Dist* BB

    Ben Burgess ABB

    Holly Doyle ABB

    We are proud to announce that the majority of our students have taken up university places, including many Russel Group Universities. Others are moving on to take up apprenticeships and employment.

    Headteacher, Mr Aston Smith said, “These results are testament to the endeavour of our pupils, the dedication of our staff and the support of parents. The students have achieved these fantastic results, however it has been made possible through some truly excellent teaching and support from the staff here at Charles Darwin School and I would like to thank them all for this.” Mr Smith also went on to say that “the achievements of Charles Darwin students were not limited to just academics. This cohort was known for the significant number of students that were involved in extra-curricular activities, community service projects, charity work and demonstrated leadership skills that will undoubtedly contribute to their success in higher education or the workplace.”

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  • GCSE results day 2023

    Published 24/08/23

    With GCSE results returning to 2019 levels we are pleased that our results have surpassed our 2019 performance in many areas.

    We are a comprehensive school that is proud of the achievements of all our students, especially as 80% of our students gained a grade 9-4 in English and in Maths this was 75%.

    Today we get to celebrate many personal achievements, however we would like to mention a few students who have achieved exceptionally high grades:

    Oscar Brocklehurst – Nine 9 grade 9s

    Olivia Zirgulyte – Three 9s, three 8s, one 7 and two 6’s

    Lewis Longley – Two 9s, three 8s, two 7s and 2 6s

    Sophie Strawson – Two 9s, three 8s, three 7s and one 6

    Abheetha Singhara-Mudalige – One 9, three 8s, four 7s and one 6

     Our school values are Aspire, Endeavour and Achieve, which is embedded in everything we do at Charles Darwin. It is for this reason that I would like to recognise the progress made by the following students for making exceptional progress since leaving their primary school, significantly higher than the national averages:

    Alexandra Horner
    Erin Iliffe
    Grace Doyle
    Olivia Zirgulyte
    William Clement

     Headteacher, Mr Aston Smith said:

    “It is a great privilege to be able to celebrate the achievements of our students. These results are testament to the commendable attitude to learning by our students and the dedication of our fantastic staff and the encouragement and support from the parents.

    I am delighted to be able to welcome the majority of this year group back into our sixth form and for those that are moving on to college or apprenticeships I wish them the very best for the future.”

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  • Excellent A Level Results

    Published 17/08/23

     

    With a tradition of high academic achievement and dedication to nurturing young minds, Charles Darwin School once again demonstrated excellent results, showcasing the hard work and determination of its students.

    It is a great privilege to be able to pay tribute to our pupils, individually and collectively. It has been widely publicised in the media that results nationally were returning to that similar to 2019 levels and we are pleased that our results have surpassed our 2019 level in many areas, this was the case in the important measure of proportion of grades at A*-C, of which we had 74%.

    These achievements are particularly commendable considering the unique challenges faced over the past couple of years, with students having not sat public exams since primary school.

    Whilst today marks many personal achievements we would like to mention a few students who have achieved exceptionally highly, often in some challenging circumstances:

    Charlie Long AA Dist

    Charlie DeJonge A*AB

    Tobi Abiodun AAB

    Ethan Fergusson AAB

    Jodie Shilito AAB

    Lily Steen AAB

    Isabella Antepim Dist, AB

    Finn Barden Dist, AB

    Connor O Shea Dist* AC

    Alex Devlin Dist, Dist, B

    Nyah Tomlinson Allen Dist, Dist, B​

    Melissa Hewitt Dist* BB

    Chardney Prata Neto Dist* BB

    Ben Burgess ABB

    Holly Doyle ABB

    We are proud to announce that the majority of our students have taken up university places, including many Russel Group Universities. Others are moving on to take up apprenticeships and employment.

    Headteacher, Mr Aston Smith said, “These results are testament to the endeavour of our pupils, the dedication of our staff and the support of parents. The students have achieved these fantastic results, however it has been made possible through some truly excellent teaching and support from the staff here at Charles Darwin School and I would like to thank them all for this.” Mr Smith also went on to say that “the achievements of Charles Darwin students were not limited to just academics. This cohort was known for the significant number of students that were involved in extra-curricular activities, community service projects, charity work and demonstrated leadership skills that will undoubtedly contribute to their success in higher education or the workplace.”

    Read More