Staff, students and families at Farnborough Spencer Academy were jumping for joy today, as the Academy celebrated its best ever GCSE results.
Executive Principal, Graeme Smith commented “our school motto is that ‘we are proud’. That is true for everyone at Farnborough today. The students have worked exceptionally hard and achieved the strongest outcomes in the Academy’s history. We are excited to hear of their progress as they move on from us to their post 16 education. We know that they will succeed, whether they are heading to complete A Levels, vocational qualifications or apprenticeships. I would like to pay special tribute to the staff and families who supported our young people. This wouldn’t have been possible without them.”
Several students will be heading to continue their studies at Rushcliffe Spencer Academy in West Bridgford, part of The Spencer Academies Trust family of schools.
Star student Kathleen Mair achieved nine top grades including 7 grade 9s, a grade 8 and grade 7. Kathleen said, “I am so grateful for the support from Farnborough that has helped me to achieve my dreams.”
In addition, congratulations to Adhvik Rajesh, Nana Yaa Adjei, Shernaya Chaplin, Keira Lonsdale-Taylor, Himadu Gamagedara, Sharna Allen-Russell, Daniel Cherkasets, Zeeshan Noreen and Joe Lester, all of whom achieved five or more grades 7-9.
Farnborough is celebrating the whole cohort today. The resilience shown by students like Lucia Anderson-Miller, who is heading to study animal care, and Kyra Parker, who overcame so much in achieving her grades is a testament to the strong pastoral support provided at the Academy.
Credit is also due to Tyrone Boulton who has worked exceptionally hard with the support of the learning support team since joining the Academy in Year 8, achieving a strong set of results.
As students were celebrating, they were keen to praise the staff who have supported them so well. Seren Ingle said, “having the support team available has really helped during the GCSE period, allowing me to achieve amazing grades and even one hundred percent in my child development exam.” Evie Brown agreed, adding “the mentoring I received really helped. Every time I doubted myself, my mentor built me back up and motivated me to want to succeed on the days I didn’t want to come in and never gave up.”
Many children have put in a significant amount of work consistently throughout the year but a particular shout out to Reece Norton and Abla Osman for their successes and their engagement in intervention that has supported their success. Reece commented “I’m so thankful for the support. Being selected for intervention paid off to help me achieve the grades I aimed for.”
Over 40% of students achieved a strong pass in maths and English, doubling last year’s score, and well over half achieved a standard pass. In both subjects, over half of students achieved a strong pass, and around two thirds achieved a standard pass, eclipsing last year’s results. Other subject successes included geography, history and languages, all celebrating significant improvements on last year’s outcomes.
Farnborough’s new Head of School, Stevie Barker added “it is an honour to be part of a school that serves its community with the highest standards to get these fabulous outcomes. It’s great to see the progress the most disadvantaged people have made, and I’m looking forward to welcoming all our wonderful students and families back in September to build on these amazing results.”
