Harrodian Results 2014

Harrodian Results 2014
S e nior S chool Ne ws
Gc se Results
Above: Christian Spooner, left, and Francesco
Paschetto, right, both achieved fantastic academic
success alongside being selected for their respective
Independent Schools Football Association (ISFA)
representative teams.
Above: Eliza Little (L6WH), left, and Charlotte Birtles
(L6PG), right, celebrating on results day.
Percentage of GCSE A* / A Grades 2010 - 2014
16+ H a rr odian Awar d s
Congratulations to Francesco (L6BD), above, on his
eleven A*s at GCSE, and award of an Harrodian 16+
Scholarship. Also honoured with academic Exhibitions
were Ines Cross (L6D), Anthea Themistocleous (L6H)
and James Drayson (L6BD).
13+ Common Entrance
Congratulations to Christian (13P), above, who was
awarded the 13+ Senior School Scholarship following
his success in the CE 13+ examinations where he
recorded the highest overall mark (87%) ever achieved
at Harrodian. Congratulations also to Micaela Graiver
(13S) and Jude White (13P) who received 13+
Exhibitions.
Congratulations To All Our
15s (below) And Senior Pupils!
GCSE results were extremely strong across this cohort
of 102 15s (Year 11) pupils. Their results can be
summarised as follows:
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100% 5 A* - C grades
65% of all grades A* / A
20 pupils achieved straight A* / A grades
A Level News
A L e v e l Re su lts
Universit y Update
Above: Harry Hough, left, and Ed Taylor, right,
celebrating their successes on results day following
their combined 29 years at Harrodian!
Above: Olivia Drayson, A*A*A*A, above with Ms
Oldacre (Head of Science), will be the first Harrodian
scientist to study at the University of Oxford, where she
will read Physics.
Percentage of A Level A* / A Grades 2010 - 2014
Mark Irish, A*AA, another Harrodian to choose one
of the excellent Economics courses at UCL, will read
Finance and Statistics. Maddie Thursfield, A*AA, will
be the first Harrodian to read Pyschology at the
University of St Andrews.
Some of last year’s Upper Sixth have now embarked on
their gap year whilst the remainder of the group have
started their degree courses either in the UK or
overseas (see opposite).
S ixth Form N e ws
A Level results were equally impressive and the results
of 69 Upper Sixth Form candidates can be summarised
as follows:
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100% pass A - E
41% of all grades A* / A
77% of all grades were A* / A / B
S ta r Pe r f or m e rs
The following 14 students achieved straight A* / A
grades in their A Levels:
Camilla Ackley
Ed Beales
Alfie Browne
Olivia Drayson
Sonya Falkovskaia
Emma Grace
Mark Irish
Raphael Law
Bonnie Mayall
George Mitchell
Ana Persinaru
Hugo Quarry
Edward Taylor
Madeleine Thursfield
In the Sixth Form, Abigail Lawrie (U6F) achieved
excellent results in her AS Levels whilst also filming a
BBC adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy
which will be broadcast later this year.
The English department, led by Ms Thomas (pictured
opposite), achieved brilliant GCSE and A Level results
this year. Capitalising on this success, a new Creative
Writing A Level has been introduced into the Sixth
Form curriculum.
Cong r atu l ation s To
All Ou r Sixth Form ers !
Destination of Leavers
Destination
Course
Arts University of Bournemouth
Photography
University of The Arts London, Central St Martins
Art Foundation
University of BathArchitecture
University of Birmingham Business & Management
University of Birmingham Sociology
Bournemouth UniversityEvent Management
University of BristolHistory
University of BristolPhilosophy
University of Cambridge
French and Italian
University College London
Finance & Statistics
Durham UniversityPsychology
University of EdinburghGeography
University of Edinburgh
International Relations
University of ExeterGeography
University of ExeterHuman Biology
University of ExeterMechanical Engineering
University of ExeterNatural Sciences
University of ExeterPsychology
University of GlasgowEnglish.
University of GlasgowGeography
University of GlasgowSociology
University of Kent
Classical & Archaeological Studies
University of KentEconomics
University of Kent
Law
University of LeedsEnglish
University of LeedsGraphic Design
University of LeedsGraphic Design
University of Leeds
History of Art
Leeds Metropolitan University
Business & Management
Leeds Metropolitan University
Film & TV
Leeds Metropolitan University
Music Technology
Leeds Metropolitan University
Music Technology
Leeds Metropolitan University
Music Technology
Leeds Metropolitan University
Sports Management
Leeds Metropolitan University
Sports Management
University of London, Goldsmiths
Drama
University of London, Queen Mary
International Relations
University of London, Royal Holloway
Drama
University of London, Royal Holloway
French
University of London, SOAS
International Relations
Loughborough UniversityPsychology
University of ManchesterPhilosophy
Newcastle UniversityGeography
Nottingham Trent UniversityJournalism
Oxford Brookes UniversityAnthropology
Oxford Brookes University
Business Management &
Computer Science
Oxford Brookes UniversityEconomics
Oxford Brookes University
Film & TV
Oxford Brookes University
International Relations
Oxford Brookes University
Sports Science
University of OxfordPhysics
University of PortsmouthGeography
University of Southampton
Business & Management
University of St Andrews
Psychology
University of Surrey
Business & Management
University of SussexEnglish
University of SussexMechanical Engineering
USA – Middlebury College
Liberal Arts
USA – New York University
Business & Management
USA – University of Southern California
Business Administration
USA – University of Southern California
Film School
*Information current as of September 2014
Above: Old Harrodian, Snapper Magor-Elliott,
the first Harrodian to graduate with a First in
Natural Sciences from Cambridge, enjoys a
celebratory coffee with Ms Taryn Oldacre, (Head
of Science), and two of her straight A Science
students. Both Enora Seite (U6H), right, and
Cherie Cheng (U6D), left, aspire to study
Medicine.
Above: Ana Persinaru will be studying French
and Italian at the University of Cambridge.
Above: Ms Thomas (Head of English) oversaw a
record number of English Literature and
English Language GCSE A*s this year. She is
photographed above with six of her A* students
who are studying Creative Writing, a new A
Level subject this year. They are, from left to
right; Florence Congdon (L6DT), Cara Jameson
(L6WH), Camille Richards, (L6WA), Eloise
Croneen (L6H), Eliza Little (L6WH) and
Maddie Warwick (L6WH).
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Awards and Achievements
H e ad Boy & H e a d Girl
Our thanks to last year’s Head Girl and Head Boy,
Hannah McArthur and Adam Parmenter and congratulations to Eliot Corcoran (U6M), and Roby Crean
(U6D), (right), who succeed them this academic year.
Eliot is studying Biology, Chemistry and Maths for her
A Levels and is keen to read Biological Sciences either
in the UK or Australia. Roby has been an Harrodian
since PP3 (Year 3) and will be completing his A Levels
in Further Maths, Maths, Latin and Physics and is
currently applying to a range of the top English
universities to read Physics.
Pr e - Pre p Awa r d s
Prep Awa rds
Beyad Shield for
Citizenship
Autumn Term 2013
Beyad Shield for
Citizenship
Spring Term 2014
Milo Marchese Hume
Emma Oliver
Susan Carter Award for
Academic Excellence
Robson Cup for
Academic Excellence
Tom Ford
- pictured with his PP3 Class
Gioia Nash
Robson Cup for All
Round Effort and
Achievement
Theodore Dreyfus Award
for Academic Excellence
and Contribution to the
Prep School
Georgie Everett
Rachel Coussins
Se nior
Awar d s
Odgers All Rounder Cup
Beyad Shield for
Citizenship
Summer Term 2014
Louis Snaith
- pictured with HSPA Chair,
Mr Reza Beyad
Teacher, Mrs Dixon
Dee Stramotas
- pictured with her father and
Mr Reza Beyad
- pictured with former
Harrodian Arthur Sturridge,
guest of honour at the 10s
Graduation.
- pictured with Dominic
Dreyfus and guest speaker, Matt
Frei
- pictured with former
Harrodian Arthur Sturridge