22nd August 2024
GCSE Congratulations – Thursday 22 August 2024
Students at Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy are celebrating their excellent GCSE results. Lord Lawson students once again performed very well, with 73% of...
Students at Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy are celebrating their excellent GCSE results. Lord Lawson students once again performed very well, with 73% of students gaining grades 4 and above in English and 74% in Mathematics.
Highest performing students include Jonathan Cleugh, Chloe Park, Isla Raynor, Dominic Gao, Ramsey McAuley, Alice Hall, Keeva Rolston, and Harry March, all of whom achieved grades 9-7 in all their subjects. A special mention to Gabriel Halpin who achieved seven grade 9’s and 2 grade 8’s. Excellent progress has been made by a range of students, including Anna Harris, Katie Rudd, Laura Ridley, Lauren Foster, Freya Hudson and Harvey Butterfield.
The school continues to exhibit strengths across the whole curriculum, with student progress in Graphics, Drama, Separate Sciences, Business Studies, and French being extremely high. Students also put on a strong showing across all 28 subjects, a testament to their hard work, and the broad curriculum offer they receive. Like all students nationally, our students have had to deal with a lot during their time at secondary school. They have showed real grit and determination, and we congratulate them on this.
Dr Andrew Fowler, the school’s Principal, said, “I am delighted for our students who are receiving their results today. This is a year group who have had to battle with adversity in many different forms, and it is good to see so many of them doing so well. Some of the personal stories here are inspiring! I want to thank them for the great contributions they have already made to life at Lord Lawson, and I hope to see many of them return to our sixth form in September. It is particularly good to see that English and Mathematics results are so strong this year, and that the school continues to excel in the Arts and Modern Foreign Languages. The improvements that we have worked so hard to achieve in the school continue to pay off, and the quality of education our students receive is strong.”
Joe Dicocco, Deputy Principal, said, “We are immensely proud of our students today. We are working hard to build up student culture, around our values of trust, respect, courage and ambition. This cohort of students has developed immensely in character, and sticking to these values will serve them well in later life. We wish them all the very best and congratulate them on their achievements.”
Most students at Lord Lawson will go on to study A level and vocational courses at the school’s sixth form and at local colleges. Some are heading for apprenticeships with local and national employers.
Parents and students who are interested in finding out more about a place at Lord Lawson in September 2025, are invited to the Open Evening on Thursday 26 September, beginning at 4:15 and 6:00pm.
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Students at Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy in Birtley have much to celebrate as they collect their A level and vocational qualification results.
There were excellent results for many students. Top-performing students include Erin Fairbrother (A*A*A), Navjot Kaur (A*AA), Jessica Brown (A*AA), Nina Halpin (A*AAA), Euan Rennie (A*AB), Ivy Wang (A*AB), Daisy Gladstone (A*AB), Jamie Melton (A*ABB), Chloe Annan (AAAB), Matthew Ward (AAB) and Oliver Hall (AAB). These students, alongside many others, met their offers to study at prestigious local and national universities, including Durham, Manchester, Bristol and St Andrew’s. Many students overcame extreme personal difficulties to gain their grades. Students who made particularly impressive progress included Abigail Armstrong, Joe Carroll, Nour Elhamood, Jennifer Kilty, Tomas Mead, Callum Perry, Harry Smith and Ivy Wang.
Lord Lawson students have also been successful in gaining apprenticeships with notable local employers. Vocational subjects performed particularly well at the school this year, including Psychology, and Health and Social Care.
Overall, results showed that the school continues to make very good progress. Strong results were gained by students across a broad curriculum: leading subjects include German, French, English Literature, Politics, Mathematics, History and the Arts.
Andrew Fowler, the academy’s Principal, said, “I congratulate our students on their outstanding results. I know how hard they have worked for these grades, and how much their teachers and families have supported them. These students were affected by COVID and its aftermath when they were lower down in the school, and they have had to fight hard to overcome this disadvantage. Last year their education was disrupted by strikes. As a school, our mission is to offer education that transforms lives. I am proud of our students, and it has been a delight to see their reactions as they received their results today. These grades are their passport to bright futures at university, and apprenticeships with local and national employers.”
Head of Sixth Form Alison Jordan said, “I am thrilled with the exam results. They are a credit to our students who have worked exceptionally hard over the last two years. Several of the students have had to overcome a range of difficult personal circumstances including serious medical conditions and family bereavement to achieve success. The sixth form team is very proud of the students, and we wish them well for the future.”
Students interested in joining Lord Lawson’s successful sixth form are encouraged to contact Mrs Jordan: [email protected].
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This week our students got to find our more information about apprenticeships and how these opportunities allow them to experience a blended learning approach where they are learning whilst on the job.
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Another successful careers fair at LLOB. Students enjoyed talking to professionals from a range of careers and further education. Our sixth form students got involved as well to give Y11 and Y10 students some insight into their studies at our sixth form.
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Today our students showed their support for Breast Cancer Awareness by wearing pink. Together our Sixth Form students raised over £180! Fantastic effort for everyone.
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Students at Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy in Birtley have much to celebrate as they collect their A-level and vocational qualification results this year.
There were excellent results for many students. Top-performing students include Lewis Heppell (A*A*A), Beth Davison (A*AA), Thomas Fairbrother (A*AA), Emily Malloy (A*AA), Abigail Loftus (A*A*B), Georgia Forbisher (A*AB), Katie Francis (AAA), Lauren Kelsall (A*AB), Richard Oloton (A*AAB) and Sophie Ormerod-Harrison (A*A*AB).
These students, alongside many others, met their offers to study at prestigious local and national universities, including Durham, Newcastle and University College London.
Many students overcame extreme personal difficulties to gain their grades. Students who made particularly impressive progress included Harley Vipond, Tom Taylor, Sam Barron and Alex Adams.
Lord Lawson students have also been successful in gaining higher level apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships in computing, finance, architecture and civil engineering, with notable local employers. Vocational subjects performed particularly well at the school this year, including Business, Computing, Psychology, and Health and Social Care.
Overall, results showed that the school continues to make very good progress. Strong results were gained by students across a broad curriculum: leading subjects include English Language and Literature, Mathematics, Geography and the Arts. Politics and Sociology, which saw their first results last year, continued to see excellent grades this year.
Andrew Fowler, the academy’s Principal said, “I am absolutely delighted for our students, and I congratulate them on their success. These results are the product of the students’ hard work and the improvements in teaching at the school. These students have not had a ‘normal’ school year since 2018-19, when they were in Year 9. In Years 10 and 11, their schooling was disrupted through national lockdowns and local COVID restrictions. Even this year, their education was disrupted by strikes and national events. They did not sit GCSE examinations in Year 11, so these A-level and vocational courses were their first experience of formal examinations.
“They have performed brilliantly! The results are a credit to the students themselves, and to their parents and teachers. I am delighted to see so many happy faces today, and to know that our students are moving on to a bright future at university, apprenticeships and employment.”
Head of Sixth Form, Alison Jordan said, “I am delighted with all the results, as the students have worked extremely hard and had to contend with so much disruption to their education. Some students have overcome personal circumstances and made significant progress during their time in our sixth form. The students should feel very proud of their achievements.”
Students interested in joining Lord Lawson’s successful sixth form are encouraged to contact Mrs Jordan: [email protected]
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