Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School Newsletter Summer Update September 2013
New Beginnings It has been a pleasure to welcome all the new members of the Vesey family: staff, families and, of course, our students. As you can see from this newsletter the mood in school is upbeat and purposeful. I wish you all a happy and successful new academic year.
Headteacher
Smiles all round on results days 2013 was another record-breaking year for BVGS. At A Level our students excelled once again, taking them to the top universities of their choice. As you can see from the exams results overview on Page 7, 82% of all the grades at A Level were awarded A*/B. This places us as the 42nd best state school in the country. There were some outstanding individual achievements with six students qualifying for places at Oxbridge. Top rower, Thomas Breithaupt attained five A* grades. Catherine Smith, Matthew Bryant and Robert Cotterill were all celebrating attaining three A* Grades. Half of our students gained at least two A Grades in the so-called ‘tough’ facilitating subjects.
Students and staff are celebrating outstanding GCSE results yet again. 67% of all grades were at A*/A. Half of all students attained 8 or more A*/A grades: a new school record. There were as usual some excellent individual performances with Thomas Cotterill, Sebastian Heley, James Nesbitt, Adam Stewart and Leo Tsoi all securing a terrific ten A*s. In addition Tom Reershemius gained a spectacular 11 A* Grades with a top grade also in Additional Maths. These fantastic results can be added to his A* in German (with full marks) which he achieved last year. Our thanks go out to all the staff who have provided outstanding teaching and quality care, support and guidance to our students throughout their schooling. Thanks also to all our parents for their tireless support. Follow us on
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