The Department for Education published Secondary School League tables last week and we are delighted to share the good news that Hedingham School excelled in the most important measure, the Value Added Score. This score, which looks at the progress made by students in their best 8 subjects including English and Maths, was significantly above national average places the School 5th out of the 156 Schools in Essex and 3rd if the two selective schools are excluded.
The School has achieved its best GCSE results on record. The percentage of pupils achieving at least five grades A*-C including Maths and English rose to 69% (the national average is 57%).
This record achievement saw Hedingham ranked 15th in Essex (excluding Independent and Selective Schools).
The percentage of students gaining five or more A*-C grades increased to 88% (national average 79%).
The progress that pupils at Hedingham School make in English and Maths between the age of 11 and taking their GCSEs is significantly above national averages. 85% of students made three levels of progress in English (national average 72%). In Mathematics, 77% of students made the expected level of progress (national average 65%).
Click HERE to access the BBC interactive School League Table
We still have a small but decreasing number of student places in our current Year 7 and Year 8
Congratulations to Daniel Burns; he is the Jack Petchey Award Winner for April 2012.
Daniel was nominated for supporting other students in the Sixth Form Drama Groups and helping out in all the whole school performances. He is a conscientious and caring member of the school community.
Mr. Panayi presented Perry with a Certificate, Badge and Cheque on Thursday 26 April 2012.
Very Well Done Daniel!
March 2012
Congratulations to Perry James; he is the Jack Petchey Award Winner for March 2012.
Perry was nominated for his total commitment to the Hedingham School Council for the last five years and for his work, more recently, with the Essex Youth Assembly. He has been absolutely committed to student voice at Hedingham and he has taken on the position as Chairman of the School Council with enthusiasm and gusto. He supports younger students within the Council and encourages them to have an active role. Perry is an excellent role model to his peers. He is a conscientious and caring member of the school community.
Mr. Panayi presented Perry with a Certificate, Badge and Cheque on Friday 20 April 2012.
Very Well Done Perry!
U13 Girls Tag Rugby Team
This newly- formed team took part in the North London Regional Girls Tournament at Jobbers Wood, Bishops Stortford on Friday 16 th March 2012.
In the freezing cold conditions, they played 5 games in their pool and WON all of them.
They beat John Warner 1-0; Thomas Deacon 3-0; John Hornsby 2-1; Chase 5-1 and Sheredes 4-3 – an outstanding performance!
In the Final they were drawn against Uplands Middle School – a team from Sudbury. This was a tight competition. They played really well but lost 5-2, despite some excellent play.
Super Science
Hedingham School students have been having lots of fun getting involved in National Science Week during their Science lessons in school. National Science & Engineering Week shines the spotlight each March on how science, technology, engineering and maths relate to our everyday lives. The event aims to inspire the next generation of scientists with fun and participative activities.
Dance Spectacular!
Audiences at Hedingham School’s ‘Whole School Dance Show’ last week were treated to a spectacular display of high quality dance which included a huge range of different dance styles and genres. Over 60 students took part in the production, ranging from eleven year olds in Year 7 to 18 year olds in Years 13 and 14. The energy and enthusiasm that all of the dancers showed on stage was fantastic and it was obvious that they had spent hours devising and perfecting their routines.
Take a step for Fairtrade - Fairtrade Fortnight 2012
The theme for FF 2012 is ‘Take a step for Fairtrade’. The idea being we are all connected by what we buy or produce so by all working together, we can make a difference, even if ours is very small step like buying one Fairtrade banana.
During Fairtrade fortnight all students will have a chance to decorate a footprint with an idea about what their step could be, which we can they display around the school to show what we, as a Fairtrade School hope to achieve during 2012 to both support Fairtrade and raise student awareness of real world global issues.
Later on in the term Year 9 students will have the opportunity to think about the ways in which their trainers are made and to design their own fashion conscious Fairtrade items in Geography lessons.
Look out for details of an Easter event coming soon too!
February 2012
Congratulations to Pierre Riley; he is February’s Jack Petchey Award Winner.
Pierre was nominated for assisting other students within his AS D&T group with their work as well as being very generous with his time with other students. He has established very high standards for his own work and therefore is an inspiration to other students. He also, very effectively, assisted an Autistic student who has just joined the school, with his D&T work showing him how to use the CAD software programme. Pierre is a conscientious and caring member of the school community.
Mr. Panayi presented Pierre with his Certificate, Badge and Cheque on Friday 2 March 2012.
Very Well Done Pierre!
January 2012
Congratulations to Victoria Jeffrey; she is January’s Jack Petchey Award Winner.
Victoria was nominated because whenever she is on lunchtime Prefect duty she is always very helpful and supportive of an SEN student; taking Rosie’s lunch tray into Glee Club for her, making sure she is comfortable and then returning at the end of lunch to collect the tray and helping where needed. She is a conscientious and caring member of the school community.
Mr. Panayi presented Victoria with a Certificate, Badge and Cheque on Friday 27 January 2012.
Very Well Done Victoria!
Hedingham School and the Hobbit! - 24 January 2012
Hedingham School’s performance of Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit,’ adapted for the stage by Glyn Robbins, was greeted with rapturous applause from audiences last week. The students, who had been rehearsing the play for over 4 months, were delighted with the response and felt it had made all their hard work worthwhile. The performance involved students from Year 7 to Year 12 on stage with many other students and staff members helping behind the scenes. As Headteacher, Mr John Panayi commented,’It was a magnificent performance with some superb acting from students of all ages.’
Josh Metcalf, aged 12 from Braintree, gave a captivating performance of the lead character Bilbo Baggins (complete with hairy toes!) and seemed to be made for the role. The interaction between him and 15 year old Year 11 student John Snell, who played the wizard Gandalf was excellent. The wizard towered over little Bilbo, as they went on their journey with the dwarves, meeting wood elves and evil goblins and trolls on their way. The dwarves were on stage all evening and showed huge commitment to their part of their performance. These roles were played by Year 8 students, Archie Gault, Lyndon Goff, Owen Lee and Jonny Banks-Seeney, led by Jacob Parrott who gave a most convincing performance as Thorin the chief dwarf. The costumes, which had been borrowed from the Hope Players in Cambridge who had staged the play last year, were wonderful and really helped the actors to get into their roles.
Celebrating Success at Hedingham! - 10 January 2012
Hedingham School’s annual Certificate Evening was held on Thursday 5th January 2012 to celebrate the achievements of GCSE and A level students last year. The Sports Hall was packed with students, parents, family members, teachers and friends who joined together to celebrate the excellent results the school achieved last year and the personal achievements of individual students.
The school was delighted that Baroness Anne Gibson of Market Rasen (OBE) kindly agreed to present the certificates and prizes to students. Baroness Gibson is currently Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords, but she has also had a long association with Hedingham School since she lived in Castle Hedingham in the 1970’s and was a member of the Governing Body of the school. Her grandson is presently a student at the school so her link with Hedingham will continue for some time to come!
Simon sings! - 6 December 2011
Eighteen year old Simon Lucas Hughes, who left Hedingham School in the summer, won a prestigious music competition earlier this year where his prize was the opportunity to produce and record an album. Simon, who lives in Wickham St Paul, is now at the point where his album is being launched later this month on Wednesday 21 December at the Apex in Bury St Edmunds.
Simon has written all eleven tracks for the album which is entitled ‘All the Time, Sometimes’. He has also played all the music which includes guitar, keyboard and bass guitar which is an amazing achievement and testament to how musically talented Simon is. He then mixed the tracks and added in programmed electronic drums. Simon has managed to do all this in less than six months whilst also studying his Art Foundation year at Colchester Institute which is an incredible feat! Simon will be performing songs from the album at the launch along with other support acts who will warm up the audience before Simon takes to the stage as the headline act. Simon says he is really excited about the launch and very much looking forward to performing.
Snap Happy Olivia! - 25 November 2011
Hedingham School student Olivia Hill from Sible Hedingham was delighted to discover recently that she had won 2 categories in a photographic competition organised by Marks Hall, Coggleshall. Year 9 student Olivia is 13 years old and has only recently become interested in photography after her grandfather bought her a camera for her birthday. She has obviously learnt the skills necessary for success very quickly as the judges thought so highly of her entries in the competition!
Olivia submitted a photograph of a part of the building of Marks Hall, beautifully reflected in the lake, as one of her winning entries and she was delighted to find out that this photograph will be used by Marks Hall in their marketing materials. Another photo of two ducklings on the estate was a winner in the Harmony category and will also be used for publicity purposes. As well as winning 2 categories Olivia was also a runner up in a third category with another photograph taken at Marks Hall so she can be very proud of her efforts.
Year 7 and Year 8 Reports and the SIMS Learning Gateway
We will shortly be issuing reports for Year 7 and Year 8. Please follow the link for more information…
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