Downside School in Somerset has offered its warm congratulations all its pupils who have received their GCSE results today. Over a quarter of the grades gained by the pupils were a Grade 8 or 9, with nearly half of all grades awarded being a Grade 7 or above. Particular congratulations go to Alex, who gained...
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Kingsbury Green Academy continues exam success with best GCSE results since 2019
Kingsbury Green Academy is celebrating a fine set of GCSE results to continue its summer of success on the back of last week’s A-Level results. In a year where GCSE standards have returned to pre-pandemic levels nationally, it is fantastic to celebrate such positive levels of achievement. These are the best set of results since...
Kenyan food and music festival coming to the Bath Soft Cheese Cafe
The tastes and sounds of Kenya are coming to Bath Soft Cheese on 29 August as part of a special event inspired by the skills and background of chef Shadrack. The Kenya X Kelston festival promises to deliver the finest authentic Kenyan banquet prepared by Bath Soft Cheese’s own fantastic Kenyan chef Shadrack. Alongside the...
Monkton Students Celebrate Outstanding GCSE results and HPQ success
Monkton students are celebrating outstanding GCSE and Higher Project Qualification (HPQ) results. This year’s cohort attained top grades across a wide range of subjects with an impressive 74% of students recording 9-6 grades and 100% of HPQs being graded at A*. Among the many successes, particular mention goes to one of Monkton’s top achievers Toby...
Wells Cathedral School announce an excellent year of GCSE results
Continuing on from the success of this year’s A-Level results, Wells Cathedral School is thrilled to announce another excellent year of GCSE achievements across a wide range of subjects. Impressively, just under half of its pupils secured the top grades 7-9, with an equally impressive 12% attaining the very top grade of 9, and nearly...
GCSE success for Royal High School Bath students
Royal High School Bath has congratulated its Year 11 GCSE cohort who have learned just how well their hard work and dedication to their studies has paid off. This sparky cohort of students have even managed to beat last year’s excellent results and can go on to study for A-Levels or the school’s International Baccalaureate...
St Gregory’s so proud of their students’ GCSE results
With shrieks of delight, bated breath and tears of joy, Year 11 students at St Gregory’s opened their envelopes containing their GCSE and Cambridge National results this morning and the school really could not be prouder of them. This year group began the early stages of their secondary school experience during a global pandemic yet...
GCSE results success for Kingswood Year 11 students
Pupils, parents and staff are celebrating at Kingswood in Bath following an excellent set of GCSE/IGCSE results achieved by the Year 11 cohort. The following headline results are testament to the hard work and effort achieved by them all, with 63% of grades at 7 to 9 (equivalent of A/A*), 41% at grades 8 and...
Sheldon School celebrates a great set of GCSE results to 2024
Sheldon School and its students are celebrating a great set of GCSE results in 2024. The school has seen a dramatic improvement overall, where attainment has improved in all subject areas from last year. The school has achieved its highest provisional Progress 8 score since 2019, and has exceeded the national attainment benchmark in both...
2024 GCSE Results at King Edward’s School among the school’s best ever outcomes
Happy KES pupils and parents have been celebrating this morning after another year of outstanding GCSE results. With 38% of entries at the top 9 grade, 66% at 9/8 and 84% at 9-7 – almost four times the national average – these superb outcomes almost exactly match last year’s record breaking achievements and should be...
Creative Visible Mending Workshop at No1 Royal Crescent
With the end of August being the perfect time to dig out our woollens while there is time to enjoy sprucing them up for the winter months to come, No.1 Royal Crescent is hosting a Creative Visible Mending Workshop for adults on 30 August. The workshop is open to all abilities and will cover a...
Twert Lush celebrations return to Twerton High Street with circus, music and pirates!
Circus skills, live music, Super Pirates and a puppet takeover are some of the carnival arts and creative activities on offer at a free community event in Twerton on 1 September. Twert Lush is returning to Twerton High Street following its inaugural event last year with an expanded footprint at Bath City Football Club and four...
Full Steam Ahead… The Railway Children arrive in Trowbridge
Edith Nesbit’s The Railway Children is coming to St Augustine’s Catholic College in Trowbridge on 13 & 14 September, telling the story of three young children who find solace in the railway as their lives are turned upside down. Presented by the Trowbridge Players with an Olivier award-winning adaptation by Mike Kenny, the production sees...
After dark family fun run launched by Royal United Hospital charity
Local families are invited to ‘glow up’ for Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH) at the brand-new family friendly Glow Run event which takes place on 25 October. Organised by RUHX, official hospital charity of the RUH, the Glow Run is an accessible 3km at Odd Down Sports Ground in Bath, suitable for all ages and abilities....
Review – Krater Comedy Club at Komedia Bath, a great Saturday night out
Ian Waller enjoys a return visit to Bath’s best comedy venue for a child-free evening out Go on, admit it, as much as you love your kids, every now and then you just need a night off. The Krater Comedy Club at Komedia in Bath offers a great excuse – a roll-call of top comedians,...
The Force is strong at the Little Theatre Cinema with a Star Wars movie marathon
The Little Theatre Cinema in Bath is offering a treat for all Star Wars fans with a movie marathon of Star Wars: Episode IV, V, VI on Monday 26 August. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope Mon 26 Aug, 12.00 Synopsis: Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a...
Bath Academy students report impressive A-Level results
Bath Academy A-Level students have received the congratulations of Principal Tim Naylor following their impressive results. Headlines from the academy include 28% of all grades were A*/A (beating the national average of 27.8%) 55% were A*-B grades this summer (beat the national average of 53.9%) The average grade improvement by resit students this year was...
Aloeric School pupil set for Pokémon World Championships in Hawaii
A ten-year-old boy from Melksham has qualified for the prestigious Pokémon World Championships, which are due to start on 16th August in Hawaii (news piece courtesy of The Melksham Independent News) Tommy Davis, who attends Aloeric Primary School, is due to take part in the competition in Honolulu, playing 400 other children from across the...
Excellent A-Level results at Wells Cathedral School
Wells Cathedral School is delighted to announce another year of excellent A-Level results, with its pupils achieving outstanding outcomes across a variety of subjects. Pupils have been celebrating their success across a range of subjects, from sciences and the humanities to the creative arts. Among many highlights were 100% of Photography pupils gaining an A*...
Resit courses at Bath Academy – a second chance to reach those desired A-level grades
While not achieving your desired grades at A-Level might seem like a huge disappointment, there is a chance to try again and improve the outcomes. Resits give students that crucial second chance and Bath Academy offers a specialist series of courses to help turn academic setbacks into triumphs. “Whatever the outcome of your grades, there...
St Augustine’s Catholic College celebrates outstanding A-Level success
Students at St Augustine’s Catholic College are celebrating an outstanding set of A-Level results, marking another year of academic excellence and personal achievement. This morning, the college proudly announced that 23.9% of students achieved the top A*-A grades, while an impressive 49% secured A*-B grades, reflecting the dedication and hard work of both students and...