Achievements

2008/9

2007/8

NATIONAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR
In 1999 one of our Year 11 Students, Rebecca Young won the Edexcel National Student of the Year competition beating 6 other finalists from all over the United Kingdom.

UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE
Most students who enter The Park School have as an ultimate aim entry to a university. This includes some who gain entry to Oxbridge.

A2 LEVEL RESULTS 2007
In our A2 level results, our students achieved a 100% pass rate. 67% of grades were A-B.

GCSE RESULTS 2007
30% of all GCSE passes achieved were at A* or A. 56% of all candidates gained 9 or more GCSE passes at A*-C grade.

SATS 2006
The School enters pupils for the Key Stage 1, 2 & 3 National Curriculum Tests.

At KS3 the target grade was Level 5/6. Level 5 was achieved by 94% of pupils in Maths, 89% in Science and 94% in English.

At KS2 the target grade was Level 4. Level 4 was achieved by 94% in Maths, 100% in Science and 100% in English.

At KS1 the lowest target grade was Level 2. This was achieved in Speaking, Listening and Reading by 100% ,Writing 78% and in Mathematics 89%
ASSOCIATED BOARD
ROYAL SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Piano
Grade 3        Bonita Cheung

Music Theory
Grade5        Jack Webb
Grade 1    Merit    Andrew Deighton

Trumpet
Grade3        Edward Butcher
Grade 3    Distinction    Samantha Pratt
Grade2        Edward Pratt
Grade 2        Philip Bridge
Grade 3        Paul Lang

Jazz Trombone
Grade 2    Merit    Christopher Goodwin
Grade1        Luke Brickley

Cornet
Grade2    Merit    Lucy Fry
Grade 3    Distinction    Matthew Lingard

French Horn
Grade1    Merit    Hannah Rees

Alto Saxophone
Grade 2        Camilla Collins

DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARDS

Jenny Dumper     Bronze
Rebecca Houghton    Bronze
Emily Rowsell    Bronze
Natalie White    Bronze
Jenny Wood    Bronze

SWIMMING
South West ISA Swimming
This year saw another change in venue as the competition was superbly staged at the Exe Valley Lesiure Centre in Tiverton. Our swimmers were all absolutely magnificent repeating the total of 7 outright South West Championship wins of the previous year.

U11 Boys Alexander Maggs 50m Breaststroke     1st
Yasmin Andrews-Urvoy    50m Breaststroke    1st, 50m Backstroke    1st
U16 Boys   James Jackson    100m Breaststroke    1st

U16 Girls Emily Wilson 200m Individual Medley 1st, 100m Backstroke    1st
U20 Girls Hannah Forrest 10m Frontcrawl    1st
In all a total of 8 swimmers were selected to represent the South West at the National Finals.

ISA National Swimming
This event is always held in the Olympic pool at Coventry Baths. Unfortunately only 6 of our 8 were selected swimmers were able to travel: all swam extremely well attaining the following results.
U11 Boys   Alexander Maggs    50m Breaststroke    3rd
U11 Boys   Alexander Maggs    50m Freestyle Relay 3rd
U12 Girls   Yasmin Andrews-Urvoy 50m Breaststroke 5th
U12 Girls   Yasmin Andrews-Urvoy 50 Backstroke 4th
U12 Girls   Yasmin Andrews-Urvoy Freestyle Relay 6th
U14 Girls   Samantha Pratt    Medley Race    4th
U14 Girls   Samantha Pratt    Freestyle Relay    5th
U16 Boys   James Jackson    50m Breaststroke    6th
U16 Boys   James Jackson    Medley Relay    6th
U16 Boys   James Jackson    Freestyle Relay    4th
U16 Girls   Emily Wilson    Medley Relay    4th
U16 Girls   Emily Wilson    Freestyle Relay    3rd
U20 Boys   James Robertson Freestyle Relay    6th

NETBALL
South Somerset Netball Tournament(September)
This event is a qualifying competition for the County Cup. The team were runners up and so qualified for the County Cup at Millfield.

South West ISA Netball
Having completed the tournament we gained a bronze medal for the third team and a place in the National Finals which will take place on the 18th March.

CROSS COUNTRY
South Somerset Cross Country
Montacute House this year did provide reasonable conditions and there were no easy races. At the end of the day we had 5 Athletes selected to run in the County Championships for the Area Team. Junior girls- Felicity Squires and Jessica Houghton. Junior boy- Edward Butcher and Intermediate girls- Hannah Forrest and Lottie Scannell.
4th February
Lovely sunny conditions for this event- all four of our athletes had great runs assisting the Area team to some good results.

Somerset U14 Cross Country Team Championships
Our team of Jessica Houghton, Felicity Squires, Abigail Squires, Freyia Crawford, Alice Barnett, Megan Brickley and Samantha Pratt endured the wet and muddy conditions at Taunton – all running superbly to finish 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th and 12th respectively to win easily the team race and become U14 Somerset County Team Champions.

ISA National Cross County Championships
Fabulous running weather – but terrible conditions underfoot with the entire course knee deep in mud. All our 17 runners found the conditions tough but performed extremely well. Hannah Forrest finished 5th in the senior girls to be our top placed athlete leading the South West home. In the U14 girls race Jessica Houghton had yet another fantastic run and improved to be the first South West athlete home. For many of our runners this was their first experience of competition at National level and they all did us proud.
South West ISA Cross Country
Hannah Forrest romped to an emphatic victory securing the Over 16 race, making this her 4th consecutive South West title. Lottie Scannell also had an impressive win of the U16 race. The u14 girls went one better and took the team title, at the end of the day 20 pupils had qualified for the National Finals.
Full results:
U16 Girls   Lottie Scannell 1st.
U18 Girls   Hannah Forrest 1st

ATHLETICS

Somerset AAA Championships
Hannah Forrest stormed to victory in the 300m to become County Champion, less than an hour later she finished 2nd in the 100m for Silver Medal. The school had 13 other athletes competing at these championships – all gave creditable performances, the most notable being James Antell who took bronze for the U12 shot putt.

Somerset Combined Events Athletics
This year we had 6 competitors in these championships- on the first day James Antell contested the Quadrathon – undertaking 100m, long jump, shot putt and 800m. Jo Gomez competed in the Pentathlon which consists of 80m hurdles, long jump, shot putt, high jump and 800m – they were placed 19th and 40th.
On the second day 4 girls participated in the Pentathlon, Alice Barnett was 37th, Felicity Squires 36th, Jessica Houghton 32nd, and Abigail Squires, who had a fantastic high jump, bringing her to 20th.

South West ISA Athletics Championships
At the South West ISA Championships Hannah again won the 100m and the 300m, Lottie Scannell won the 800m with a new PB and Samya Harris won the High Jump. All three girls have been automatically selected to represent the South West at the National Championships. They are certainly holding the school's name high and we should be proud of them. Joining them in the sprint relay teams at the National Championships are Francesca Baldwin, Edward Pratt and Kirby Mullis. All 6 pupils are to be congratulated.

ISA National Athletics Championships
Hannah Forrest retained her U17 100m National Title with a fabulous display of speed and to complete a wonderful day she also won the 300m to finish with TWO NATIONAL TITLES. She was not finished then, at the end of the day she ran the 2nd leg of the relay to help the South West team to bronze and win her 3rd medal of the day – with her in the relay team was Frankie Baldwin. Also competing in the U17 team was Samya Harris who just missed a medal in the high jump with 4th place and Lottie Scannell who won bronze for 3rd place in the 800m.

South Somerset Schools Athletics Championships
This event was held at Yeovil Athletics Arena in very hot conditions, as always our athletes performed extremely well obtaining the following results.
Inter Girls High Jump.   Samya Harris       1st
Inter Girls 100m            Hannah Forrest     1st
Inter Boys High Jump   Adam Jackson      1st
All of these athletes have been selected to represent South Somerset at the County Schools Championships. In addition Hannah and Julian have also been selected for the relay squads.

South Somerset Schools U13 and U14 Athletics Championships
Our U14 girls team placed 4th with fine individual results from Freyia Crawford 3rd 100m, Felicity Squires 3rd 800m and a new PB in the high jump and Abigail Squires took 2nd.

The Vanguard Drama Exams
Summer 2007
Hugh Scannell Poetry Speaking Junior Silver Distinction
Luke Brickley Poetry Speaking Junior Silver   Merit
Claudia Ball    Poetry Recital Junior Silver      Merit
Poppy Denny-Higgins Poetry Recital Junior Silver Merit
Yasmin Andrews-Urvoy Poetry Recital Junior Distinction
Georgia Beattie Poetry Reading Inter Advanced Distinction
Ben Gomez Poetry Reading Inter Introductory Merit
Jade Pitman Solo Acting Inter Silver Distinction
Laurence Zannelli Solo Shakespeare Senior Certificate Merit
Emily Rowsell   Solo Shakespeare Senior Certificate Distinction
Samya Harris Combined Acting Senior Certificate Merit
Ben Sandy Shakespeare Senior Silver Merit

2006

GCSE Results:
In 2006 52% of Park School students gained 9 or more GCSE passes. 28% of these were at grades A* or A.

A2 Results:
In 2006 100% of Park School students taking A2 level qualifications achieved a pass. 58% of these were at grades A or B.

Young Enterprise:
During 2006 many Park School students took part in the national Young Enterprise scheme. Seven students achieved the top level of Distinction, with a further ten passing with Credit.

Duke of Edinburgh:
During 2006 several Park School students took part in the well know Duke of Edinburgh scheme. Three students achieved the Bronze level certificate, while one went on to achieve Gold.

Music:
Within the many musical achievements gained by Park School students during 2006, Jessica Liu was congratulated for passing her Grade 7 piano exam with Merit.

Sports:
Among the numerous sporting achievements gained by Park School students during 2006, Cross Country & Athletics stood out as areas of outstanding success. Jessica Houghton helped the under 12 girls team to 2nd place in the ISA National Cross Country Championships, while Hannah Forest achieved 1st place in the Somerset Schools Athletics Championships 100 metres.