GCSE Examination Results 2024
Students and staff at Sponne School in Towcester are celebrating another excellent set of GCSE results this year with many individuals achieving outstanding grades. Initial estimates suggest that students have made significantly more progress compared to the national average, once again demonstrating the high quality of teaching and learning at Sponne. Among the many elated students celebrating today were Sam Wood who achieved grade 9 in all but one subject. Lucy Cutler gained 5 grade 9’s and 5 grade 8’s as well a Grade A in Additional Maths whilst Dylan Mander achieved 6 grade 9’s and 3 grade 8’s. Stephanie Caldecourt, Ewan Barnes, Thea Bates, Marianne Buckley, Jacob O’Mahoney, Evie Rogers, Monty Smith and William Tollervey also achieved multiple top grades.
Headteacher Mr Iain Massey said: “I am tremendously proud of the achievements of all of our students at Sponne School. No matter what their starting point when they arrive, the majority have made fantastic progress and as well as achieving excellent academic outcomes, they have taken full advantage of outstanding enhancement opportunities in many curriculum areas. These results enable them to pursue their chosen post 16 destinations, reflecting our school ethos of Dream Believe Achieve. We look forward to many of the students returning to Sponne Sixth form for the next stage of their education and along with all my staff and Governors I would like to congratulate them. Well done to all our students”
Year 11 Progress Learning Leader, Miss Jaycock said “Congratulations to a brilliant year group who have been a pleasure to work with. They have been deservedly rewarded for hard work and perseverance in their time here at Sponne, especially considering their challenging start to secondary school during the pandemic. We are thankful for all the support our great Year 11s have had from families, friends and staff at this time too. We wish them all the best as they progress onto their exciting next steps”
Mrs Mort, Head of Sixth Form said: “Following on from an excellent set of A level results last week, we look forward to welcoming many of the students back to the sixth form to start A level and vocational courses. Their excellent GCSE results give them a fantastic foundation for their post 16 studies and we look forward to supporting them in their next chapter”
A Level Examination Results 2024
Students and staff at Sponne School in Towcester are celebrating another excellent set of A Level results this year with many individuals achieving outstanding grades and 50% of students gaining the highest A* - B grades. This is the best set of results since 2015 and is testament to the outstanding work ethic and ability of this amazingly talented cohort of students. These superb results will mean that they have the best possible academic foundation for university / apprenticeship or employment going forward.
Amongst the many delighted students today were Stefano Whitbread (A*A*A*A*) who will be reading Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Southampton, Emily Underwood (A*A*A*A) who will be reading Engineering at Cambridge University and Edward Mold (A*A*AA) who will be studying Engineering at Sheffield University. Orianne Neyroud (A*AA) will be reading History at the University of Oxford, whilst Jake Moore (AAA) will be reading Medicine at Imperial College. Ben Martindale (A*A*A) will head north to study Business and Management at the University of York whilst Gabriel Osborne (AAA) will be studying Politics and International Relations at Birmingham University. Lauren Pettefer (A*AA) and Amie Reynolds (AAA) will be heading to Cardiff University to read Psychology and Professional Development and Biomedical Sciences respectively. Melody Powell (Euphonium) and Katie Skey (Cornet) have both secured places at the Royal Welsh College of Music, whilst Nathan Burt (Percussion), Charles Botterill (Piano) and Lydia Game (Voice) are taking up places at Birmingham Conservatoire. Other students who excelled and are taking a year out to consider next steps include Esmee Lowery (A*A*A*), and Phoebe Earnshaw (A*A*A).
Several students have also secured highly competitive degree apprenticeships in areas such as the Police and Marketing this year.
We have also been informed by the OCR exam board that Stefano Whitbread was the highest performing candidate nationally in OCR’s A Level Chemistry, which is a tremendous achievement.
Headteacher Mr Iain Massey said: “We are really proud of our students who have done so well in gaining these excellent results in both A level and vocational qualifications. The grades reflect the hard work that students put in and the outstanding teaching and support provided by the staff at Sponne School. Year 13 enhanced their outstanding academic attainment with exceptional achievements outside of the classroom in many other areas such as sport, music and drama culminating in an amazing performance of Les Misérables and performances in the Birmingham Symphony Hall in July. They were a group of students who had a hugely positive influence on the school acting as superb role models for our younger students. The diverse range of courses and destinations achieved by the students reflects our school ethos of Dream Believe Achieve. Well done to all our students”.
Mrs Mort, Head of Sponne Sixth Form said: “I want to congratulate all the students on their hard work and resilience. We are so proud of what they have achieved and I wish them all the best in the future. They all have so much potential with exciting and successful futures ahead of them, in whatever pathway they have chosen.”
