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Powerful poetry for uncertain times The Poetry Society announces the winners of The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award Entries soar for the 2020 competition Lauren The Poetry Society has announced today the top 15 winners and 85 commended poets of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2020 at a virtual prize-giving ceremony. Run by The Poetry Society and generously supported by the Foyle Foundation, this has...Read More

  Congratulations to our GCSE students… As widely reported, students have been awarded whichever grade was the higher of the centre assessed grade or that which was calculated by the exam boards. Looking holistically at the GCSE results, they are excellent: 32% of all examinations were graded 9 25%  of all examinations were graded 8 75% of all examinations were graded  9- 7 95% of all examinations were graded  9-...Read More

  Congratulations to our A-Level students… Our congratulations go to everyone who has received A level results today. Whilst waiting for results is always an anxious time, this year has been even more difficult and we are thinking of those who are still waiting for their GCSE grades too. The mixed emotions our students (and their families) have had to deal with with respect to the cancellation of exams, together...Read More

Dame Alice Owen’s first Virtual Art Exhibition The Art Department is delighted to showcase Dame Alice Owen’s first Virtual Art Exhibition for both GCSE and A-Level. Throughout their respective courses, our students have worked incredibly hard. They have produced some outstanding work demonstrating creativity and skill and it is an absolute pleasure to be able to celebrate their achievements with you online. We wish all our students every success and...Read More

  We are very proud of our Year 8 team who made it to the finals of the Amazon Web Services competition for which students had to develop an app to solve a problem. Our students developed an app called ‘Apatheia’ to help children with IED (Intermittent Explosive Disorder) or other similar mood disorders cope and stay calm in and out of the school environment. Students were told that their...Read More