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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS Record Examination Results for New Hall GCSE 2017 This year, New Hall School students celebrated the school s best ever GCSE results. A record 54% of grades were at A*/A and a record 190 modules awarded 100%. A number of students celebrated 100% overall in their Science GCSEs. A quarter of grades were awarded at A* or 8+, an increase that bucked the national trend. New Hall Preparatory Division also celebrated a record 95% of grades at A*/A for twenty 11- year olds who achieved Level 1 GCSE in their Politics Academic Projects. 100% gained A*-B. Students from both our Girls & Boys Divisions achieved excellent grades, with an almost equal number of girls and boys among our top performers. This demonstrates once again the success of single-sex teaching for this age group. These fantastic results and New Hall s success as the TES Independent School of the Year show the strengths of Catholic independent education and reflect the quality and breadth of the curriculum at New Hall. A Level 2017 Sixth Form students from New Hall School, the overall TES Independent School of the Year 2016-17, celebrated another year of excellent A Level results and success in achieving the university places of their choice. A record six Oxbridge places were secured for 2017, with three further offers for 2018. Once again we had strong results across the board at New Hall, including a remarkable 100% achieved in 45 A Level modules. The average point score per student equates to A, A, B at A Level, which enabled the vast majority of our students to secure their university place of choice. Given the exceptional competition for Oxbridge places, at New Hall we are delighted to have celebrated a record ten successes, for an impressive range of subjects: Law Biological Sciences Biochemistry Mathematics Economics Music History Spanish & Russian Theology & Religion.
GCSE RESULTS 2017 GCSE 2017 Subject Number of Students New Hall A* A B C D E 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Total A*-B% 9 To 5 3D Design 2 9 12 8 1 32 72% Art 5 6 5 5 21 76% Astronomy 1 1 2 100% Biology 16 15 7 3 41 93% Chemistry 19 7 9 5 1 41 85% Chinese 2 2 100% Combined Science (Double Award) Computer Science 24 46 51 36 9 4 170 71% 3 5 4 3 2 1 18 67% Drama 2 6 12 8 4 32 63% English Language English Literature 1 14 16 22 38 29 6 126 N/A 95% 1 12 23 29 31 25 5 126 N/A 96% French 14 11 16 11 11 3 66 62% Geography 9 28 22 10 1 70 84% History 29 21 6 2 1 59 95% ICT 3 8 4 1 16 69% IGCSE EAL 1 2 3 33% Latin 11 5 1 17 100% Mathematics 8 12 24 19 38 21 4 126 N/A 80% Music 2 6 1 9 89% Photography 1 1 9 3 14 79% Physical Education 4 10 12 13 3 1 43 60% Physics 18 12 10 1 41 98% Polish 1 1 100% Russian 3 3 100% Spanish 10 3 8 8 5 3 37 57% 100% success rate A quarter of grades at A* or 8+ Record 83% of grades at A*-B or equivalent 190 modules awarded 100% 24 students achieve at least 9 A*/As or equivalent 20 Year 6 students celebrate top grades in GCSE Level 1 Politics Theology 41 48 31 6 1 127 94% Total 217 244 225 129 39 13 34 51 75 88 93 32 4 Includes out of age candidates The entire year group should be immensely proud of their achievements. We believe these results are a testament to the success of New Hall s pioneering Diamond Model, which provides the benefits of a coeducational environment together with the advantages of girls and boys being taught separately at Key Stage 3 and for GCSE. Katherine Jeffrey, Principal
A LEVEL RESULTS 2017 A Level 2017 Subject Number of Students New Hall A* A B C D E Total A*-B% 3D Design 2 2 4 50% Art & Design 5 2 3 10 100% Biology 1 2 4 7 6 1 21 33% Business Studies 1 3 5 3 1 13 69% Chemistry 2 4 2 3 11 46% Chinese 13 10 23 100% Classical Civilisation 1 1 2 0% Critical Thinking 2 2 4 100% Dance 1 1 100% Drama 1 5 6 100% Economics 1 11 8 1 1 22 91% English 5 7 12 1 25 96% French 2 1 1 2 6 50% Further Mathematics 3 3 4 10 60% Geography 5 2 9 2 18 89% German 1 1 100% Government & Politics 5 10 9 10 1 1 36 67% History 5 6 7 18 100% ICT 2 1 3 67% Latin 1 1 2 100% Mathematics 7 18 7 2 5 1 40 78% Music 1 1 2 50% Philosophy 3 4 1 8 88% Physical Education 1 2 3 33% Physics 1 2 6 5 3 1 18 50% Russian 1 1 100% Spanish 1 1 3 1 6 83% 100% success rate Record 76% of grades at A*-B Students awarded 100% in 45 A Level modules Average point score of 140 per student equates to A, A, B Our overall progress at A Level ranks us third overall in the county Majority of students have gained a place to study at their first choice universities Theology 2 7 6 3 1 19 79% Total 46 99 110 50 23 5 Includes out of age candidates We are delighted to hear that so many students have secured places at their first choice universities, to read competitive subjects such as Law, Veterinary Medicine and Engineering. We are pleased to see notable success in STEM-related subjects and so many students securing places for medical, science and mathematics based degrees. Katherine Jeffrey, Principal
MOST ABLE & TALENTED New Hall School has a thriving programme of activities that stretches and challenges our most academically able. We believe that the learning habits required to achieve academic success can be nurtured in all our students and that even the most able can develop to even higher levels when set intellectual challenges and opportunities to think creatively. Through careful use of setting and an extensive academic co-curricular programme, our most able students are given the encouragement and opportunities to stretch themselves and to produce outstanding results. Our focus on developing students learning habits, whilst inspiring a lifelong love for their subjects, equips them with the skills and motivation they need to excel as they face the more challenging material at A Level. Furthermore, our excellent pastoral system is able to support our most able students to ensure, that above all else, they maintain a healthy balance in their studies and that they have the independence and confidence to succeed at university and beyond. This performance can be illustrated by comparing the performance of our most academically able students (those in the top sets/top third of their cohorts) in Years 11 and 13. The figures below are from the 2017 examinations: GCSE % A*- A or 7+ GCSE % A*- B or 6+ 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Local Girls' Local Boys' New Hall Top Third National Average 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Local Girls' Local Boys' New Hall Top Third National Average A Level A*- A A Level A*- B 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Local Girls' Local Boys' New Hall Top Third National Average 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Local Girls' Local Boys' New Hall Top Third National Average
OXBRIDGE SUCCESS Last year we were delighted to celebrate record places confirmed at Oxford and Cambridge, for an impressive range of subjects: Law, Biological Sciences, Music, History, Spanish & Russian, and Theology & Religion. It is fantastic to see students achieve success in such a wide range of humanities and STEM subject areas, reflecting the breadth and strength of a New Hall education. This year four Year 13 students have all received conditional offers: Head Girl Constance Day has an offer from Trinity College, Cambridge, to read History; Deputy Head Girl Elizabeth Skells has an offer from Hertford College, Oxford, to read Biochemistry; Jin Luo has an offer from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, to read Economics; and New Hallian, Lucy Greenwood (New Hall 2004-2015) has an offer from St Peter s College, Oxford, to read Mathematics. FELIX FARDELL JEMIMA WALKER GIANNI FENNINGS MUSIC ST PETER S COLLEGE, OXFORD BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ST CATHERINE S COLLEGE, OXFORD HISTORY SIDNEY SUSSEX COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE REBECCA JACKSON ANNA JEFFREY OLIVER LEDWITH LAW MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD THEOLOGY & RELIGION MANSFIELD COLLEGE, OXFORD SPANISH & RUSSIAN CHURCHILL COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE LUCY GREENWOOD ELIZABETH SKELLS JIN LUO CONSTANCE DAY OFFER: MATHEMATICS ST PETER S COLLEGE, OXFORD OFFER: BIOCHEMISTRY HERTFORD COLLEGE, OXFORD OFFER: ECONOMICS GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE, OXFORD OFFER: HISTORY TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
INDIVIDUAL STUDENT SUCCESSES A Level 2017 GCSE 2017 BENJAMIN COXON Achieved 2 A*s in Economics and English and 1 A in Mathematics. He is currently reading Economics at the University of Exeter. ANYA COOK Achieved 7 A*s, 2 As and 3 8 s. CHARLOTTE GORDON Achieved 8 A*s and 3 9 s. REBECCA KIMBERLIN Achieved 3 As in Classics, English and Government & Politics. She is currently reading Classics at Durham University. PHINEAS ALLEN Achieved 7 A*s, 1 A and 3 9s. ZEJUN LI Achieved 1 A* in Physics; 2 As in Mathematics and Chemistry and 1 B in Chinese. She also won a Gold certificate in the UK Maths Challenge. She is currently reading Geophysics at Imperial College London. JACOB O CEALLAIGH Achieved 7 A*s, 1 A, 1 8 and 2 9s. REBEKAH ARMSTRONG Achieved 6 A*s, 2 As, 1 8, and 2 9s.