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June 2008

“THE CURRICULUM IS GOOD BECAUSE IT IS BROAD, FLEXIBLE AND
INTERESTING TO STUDENTS, ENABLING THEM TO ACHIEVE WELL.” OFSTED 2006

The School’s Academic Record Stellar Performance by

Continued from front page Bradon Forest
Our three highest attaining students in 2007 all obtained 12 straight A* The Link Magazine - 25/09/2007
grades and a full A/S level in Maths at grade A! Those who had at least
8+ A*/A grades are listed:

Rachel Blackford (BF) 12A* Mathew Phillips (BF) 7A*, 5A

Sophie Madley (BF) 12A* Thomas Drinkwater (TR) 7A*, 5A, 1B
Xinmei Wang (BF) 12A* Roseanna Wike (StM) 7A*, 4A

Alyssia Booth (StS) 10A*, 2A Daniel Titchener (StS) 5A*, 5A, 2B
Mohit Varma (BF) 9A*, 3A Ellen Smith (StS) 4A*, 7A Xinmei, Rachel and Sophie share The Corbett Cup,
presented by Matt Edworthy, British Antarctic Survey
Rebecca Richards (BF) 9A*, 2A Sally Proctor (StS) 2A*, 10A
“Three students achieved straight A*s in all
Lydia Rogers (BF) 8A*, 3A Rebecca Martin (BF) 4A*, 6A, 2B 12 of their GCSEs. Former Brook Field
pupils, Xinmei Wang, Sophie Madley and
Melissa Williams (TR) 3A*, 7A, 1B Sarm Falaki (PM) 2A*, 6A, 3B
Rachel Blackford, also earned an A grade
each at Maths AS level. The three best
Carmel Anderson (StS) 2A*, 7A, 2B Charlotte Ferm (StS) 2A*, 6A, 4B
friends had even more to celebrate, as
Sophie's Food Technology result put her in
Sam Bedry (SR) 3A*, 6A, 3B Robert Miles (StM) 5A*, 3A, 3B
the top 5 nationally and Rachel was in the
Felix Cowie (BF) 5A*, 4A, 3B Roya Shahrokni (SR) 1A*, 7A, 4B top 10 for Business and Communication
Systems.”
Steven Groom (SW) 2A*, 7A, 2B Joseph Shipcott (BF) 3A*, 5A, 3B
Headteacher Len Spiers said, “I am
Francesca Marshall (StM) 1A*, 8A, 2B Leah Staples (BF) 3A*, 5A, 2B delighted with the success of all our
students. It is a testament to all their hard
Jessica New (StS) 3A*, 6A, 2B Louise Symons (StM) 2A*, 6A, 4B work and also that of our excellent team of
staff, both teaching and support, at Bradon
David Bray (StS) 2A*, 6A, 3B Alex Tedstone (StM) 2A*, 6A, 3B Forest and the staff teams at our partner
primary schools."
Luke Brewer (GH) 1A*, 7A, 3B

Key to Primary Schools represented: BF - Brook Field, StM - St Mary’s, StS - St Sampson’s, TR - Tregoze, Peatmoor - PM,
Salt Way - SW, Shaw Ridge - SR, Grittleton House - GH
The ‘School Achievement’ button on our website provides access to detailed information on results of all subjects at Bradon
Forest. It also compares Bradon Forest with schools within a ten mile radius, as well as local, regional and national results.
www.bradonforest.wilts.sch.uk

“The Curriculum is good because it is broad, flexible and interesting to students,
enabling them to achieve well” (Ofsted 2006)
At Bradon Forest we believe that all students should study a broad, balanced entitlement
curriculum which also caters for individual interests and aptitude. Our website provides
extensive information on the Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 curriculum at Bradon Forest and our
results over the last four years with local, regional and national comparisons. “A particularly
good aspect of the curriculum is the creative range of subjects
offered to students in Key Stage 4” (Ofsted 2006). Key Stage 4
students can choose to specialise in any curriculum area. It is
our policy to offer all academic subjects to the highest ability level available. We also offer
students the opportunity of vocational learning through courses, GCSE or City and Guilds,
at partner institutions. Students are following courses in: Catering, Motor Vehicles and
Health and Social Care to name but a few. “… very strong links with the local business
community, partner schools and a local college enable students to access a wide range of
vocational and work based courses” (Ofsted 2006).

See more of what we get up to at www.bradonforest.wilts.sch.uk