Month: August 2022
After celebrating the A-Level results of our Upper Sixth last week, today is the turn of our Year 11 pupils who have received their GCSE results.
We are delighted to report a fantastic set of results for this cohort, with 38.6% of grades marked 9 – 7 (A* -A) and 93.3% of grades marked 9 – 4 (A* – C). This sees an improvement against our last external examination results back in 2019 and an average Value Added score of +0.30, a significant increase on our Pre-Covid examination results.
Sedbergh School Headmaster, Mr Dan Harrison, has shared his praise saying: “This year’s set of GCSE results are very pleasing and represent a real achievement for this cohort of pupils. Our average Value Added score is excellent and there are lots of examples of individual’s excelling.”
Our top performer this year was Talita Sutcliffe (Carus House) who achieved an average grade of 8.64 across all of her results. Olivia Ross (Robertson House) and Carl Schulz-Isenbeck (Winder House) also enjoyed an outstanding set of results, averaging grades of 8.55 and 8.30 respectively. In total, 19 pupils achieved an average grade of 7.5 or higher, which is a fantastic achievement.
We look forward to welcoming these pupils back next week, as they start the next chapter in their Sedbergh journey in our Sixth Form.
Sedbergh School celebrates the efforts and achievements of our Upper Sixth pupils who have received their A-Level and BTEC results today.
2022 saw the return of external examinations, following two years of teacher assessed grades. We are delighted to announce that these are the best ever set of externally assessed A Level and BTEC results, with 88.6% of grades achieving A*-C grades. The A*-B rate was 63.0% and the A*-A rate was 36.8%. Against the last external examinations in 2019, our value added scores 0.7 grades higher.
Sedbergh School Headmaster, Mr Dan Harrison, has shared his delight saying; “These results compare favourably even with the Teacher Assessed Grades of 2019 and 2020, and are a remarkable achievement, and we are very proud of our pupils and staff.”
James T was our top performer this year, achieving 3 A* and will head to Durham University to read Natural Sciences, where he will be joined by Rosie P, who will be reading Anthropology and Sociology. A number of our pupils who combined BTEC and A-Level subjects have also done exceptionally well this year, with out-going Netball Vice-Captain Holly S achieving AADi (A A Distinction) and out-going Equestrian and Running Captain Alicia N achieving A, Di*, D, they both move on to study in Liverpool and Newcastle respectively.
84% of applicants have secured either their Firm or Insurance place at university, with 3% gaining entry to University through Clearing. Our fantastic Sixth Form team are working with any remaining applicants to secure their next steps.
Words by Rob Howard (www.threepeaksyachtrace.co.uk)
Before the start off Barmouth, the forecast was for little or no wind, but off-shore forecasts can be wrong, and team ‘Roaring Forties’ in a J111 led across the start line in a 15 knot North-Westerly, just ahead of the Sedbergh School team on a Jeanneau Sunfast 360.
The school teams were in the non-competitive Challenge Class which allows engine use if needed, and for larger and more flexible teams. The second Challenge entry was Shrewsbury School, on Simon Ridley’s Swan 45, and both had school staff sailing with them or joining them on the mountain running stages.
The prospect of 389 miles of offshore sailing up the West Coast to Fort William, and of running 55 miles (and cycling 40 miles) to reach the summits of the highest points in Wales, England and Scotland (Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis) didn’t daunt the young athletes.
On each summit they ran together with the school staff, setting good times, and with the help of engine use through the tidal gates they stayed ahead of the race yachts (which had long periods of no wind or holding position against the tide).
On the hardest land stage, 40 miles of cycling and 12.5 miles of running to the summit of Scafell Pike in the Lake District, the young Sedbergh School runners beat the time of all the race teams, except the runners from team ‘Wild Spirit’, who are GB internationals.
When the school boats arrived at Corpach for the final run up Ben Nevis, the conditions on the summit were 30 mile per hour winds and a wind chill temperature of -5C, but there was no hesitation and both schools sent their runners up and down the highest peak in the UK and successfully completed the Challenge class.
The Sedbergh team sent all 6 of their pupils on the final run and at the finish the team leader, Oliver Barnes, said. “It was really important they all did the final leg together, and they’ve been a fantastic team.”
Ashley Field, their skipper for the race said, “It’s been good to see their confidence grow as sailors day by day. They’ve learnt a lot and were doing what needed to be done without being asked pretty quickly. They’ve not once complained, and have stood watches in the night and shared the cooking and cleaning between them.”