Year 13 Apply to University

I am pleased to confirm that 138 of our Year 13 students have now applied to University for 2010 entry. This represents around 70% of the year group (which is the largest Year 13 ever incidentally) and means that many of our senior students have definite targets to aim
for in order to secure their places at their preferred institutions. I would personally like to thank the huge range of teachers who have given of their time willingly to help our students perfect
their personal statements, a task that can be a painful process for many! In particular our eight Year 13 Form Tutors, Mr Martin (Year 12 Achievement Co-ordinator) and Mrs McNamara have been central to the process, as well as Mr Stephens and Miss Moss whose combined Sixth Form experiences proved far too valuable to not take full advantage of. As for the students themselves I am under no illusion that the pressure many felt to apply to university was great, and for many it was difficult to decide on courses and universities, however the key thing is that they now have options for next year and I wish them all the very best in their quest to secure the very best future for themselves.

On an administrative note please can I remind all students to ensure they pay their £19 to the Finance Office as soon as possible (£9 if applied to only one institution) so that the school is able to meet the invoices to cover the applications?

Mr R Dodson, Key Stage 5 Co-ordinator