NORLINGTON SCHOOL AND 6TH FORM Wisdom is strength
n Results Special 2017
Happy: Norlington students share their results
Students can be proud of exceptional results NORLINGTON School and 6th Form maintained its position as a top-performing school after impressive results at GCSE and A Level. In just our first year of A Level results, just under a third of pupils have won places at a Russell Group university, ranked the best in the UK. Every student at the school who applied also secured a place at university, including top London institutions such as Kings College and Queen Mary’s. At GCSE, one in four students achieved three or more A and A* grades, despite the national grade average dropping for the first time in five years around the rest of the UK. Overall, 91 per cent of the triple Science students gained A and A* grades, while 97 per cent took home A*-C grades in Graphics. An impressive 72 per cent of students scored between grades 4 to 9, the equivalent of A*-C, in English and Maths, the new government standard for GCSE exams. A huge 83 per cent
of all students achieved A*-C grades in English and 76 per cent scored in the high-grade category for Maths. Almost one-third achieved A* or A. Our budding scientists, lawyers and engineers took their first giant leap towards successful careers with top grades in Maths, Science, Graphics and Languages. This year’s GCSE students were the first to experience the new grading system in English Language, English Literature and Maths, where instead of receiving the traditional A*-G grades, they were marked from 1 to 9 – with 9 being the highest. The new marking system will be phased in for all subjects over the next two years. Executive Principal Mr Hernandez said: “We are very pleased with another year of exceptional GCSE grades. “This builds on several years of outstanding academic performance at Norlington. “This includes 72 per cent of students achieving the new government standard in
English and Maths and one in four achieved three or more A* or A equivalent grades. We are very proud of all of our students. Norlington is a very unique school where a family ethos is the foundation upon which students achieve great things. “Staff and students work tirelessly to achieve the school’s aim: to become the No.1 boys’ school in the country. Our students deserve it.” Head of 6th Form Mr Georgiades said: “It is extremely pleasing to have got 30 per cent of students into Russell Group universities with our very first cohort. This is well above the historic average for the borough of Waltham Forest, which is very encouraging. “We are also pleased that every one of our students who applied will be attending university next year, which means we have delivered on our promise to start these young people on a path to success. Our students are well prepared to take up challenging degrees at top universities including Kings College, SOAS and Queen Mary’s. We wish them well.”
Norlington School newsletter n Results Special 2017
We’re ready for next year’s challenge Juan Hernandez, Principal of Norlington School and 6th Form, reflects on the school’s performance in the recent A Level and GCSE exams. of so much more and we continually challenge them to realise their full potential. They have responded by surpassing even our own very high standards. Across the core subjects of English, Mathematics and Science, we have smashed our own records to deliver truly exceptional results. In fact, 13 subjects delivered their best-ever GCSE results in 2017. The most pleasing aspect of this year is the continuing lack of disparity between
pupils from different backgrounds. Norlington truly lives its motto – ‘we learn together, enjoy together and achieve together’. Our first year of A Levels also produced some outstanding results. A highly impressive 30 per cent of our students have accepted places at Russell Group universities. Whilst we are pleased with these results, we remain committed to delivering even better A Level results in the future, just as we continue to do at GCSE. As a school we are never satisfied, we are always looking to improve, to get better. That is our challenge for next year. It is one we accept with relish.
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At Norlington we expect only the very highest standards of achievement from our pupils. Between 2014 and 2016, Norlington School has been in the top four per cent of secondary schools nationally. We have consistently been recognised in the top 100 schools nationally by successive schools’ ministers, been one of the top five boys’ schools nationally and been inducted into the Mayor of London’s Gold Club for high-achieving schools in the capital. As a school with ambitions to be a world-class institution, our results have to be up there with the very best in the country. Whilst we celebrate this performance, we believe our students are capable
Kiem ready to step up to leading university BRIGHT Kiem Nguyen has won a place at one of the top universities in the world after achieving fantastic marks in his A Levels. The 18-year-old will take up a place at King’s College London, ranked 21st in the world by QS World University Rankings, to study Computer Science. He scored an A* in Product Design, an A in Computer Science and two Bs in Maths and Physics to secure his place. The teenager says his decision to turn down a switch to City College to stay on at Norlington proved to be a wise move. He said: “I turned down a place at City College to stay here and it was definitely the right decision.” On receiving his results, he added: “It is a bit of a relief to be honest. The stress of waiting for the results has been building up since the last exams so it is good to have it out of the way. Knowing that I got into my first-choice university is also really exciting. He added: “Norlington has been a big part of my success. I have been here seven years and really grown up as a person. I will be sad to say goodbye because I have made so many great friends and have such fantastic teachers. “The Computer Science and Product Design department at the sixth form is really strong, which has really helped me.” Head of 6th Form Mr Georgiades said: “Kiem is an inspiration to all our students. He has shown that hard work and dedication as well as talent are enough to succeed. “He will deservedly take his place at one of the very best universities in the world. This is the kind of aspiration that all students joining our sixth form should have.”
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Proud: Kiem is on his way to King’s College London after achieving top results
Norlington School newsletter n Results Special 2017
In our first year of A Levels we have seen just under a third of our pupils moving on to attend the best universities in the country. Here our pupils talk about the next step in their education, the support from our teachers and their plans for the future...
Great efforts pave the way to a brighter future
Hasan Bashir, who has won a place at a top university, has thanked Norlington teachers for preparing him for exams. Hasan will study Computer Science at Queen Mary’s. He said: “I am really looking forward to the next challenge at university. I have really enjoyed my time at Norlington. “It is like a family at this school and it will be hard to leave but I have to go on to the next challenge. “The school have prepared me well.”
Zuhair opts for paid position
Success: Hasan Bashir achieved the grades he needed to go to Queen Mary’s
STUDENT Zuhair Safa turned down a place at a top university to take up a high-level apprenticeship in engineering. He said the decision to opt for paid work was “too tempting to turn down.” He said: “The chance to get paid to work in a profession I love was too tempting to turn down. “I’m looking forward to the challenge. The school has prepared me in a very good way. Thanks to them I will be ready to meet the challenges.”
Mohammed aims to be a high flier STUDENT Mohammad Ameenuer Rahman will study Aeronautical Engineering at London City University. He described getting his A Level results as “big relief” and now hopes to one day work as an aeronatical engineer. He said: “A big thanks to Norlington, who have pushed me and pushed me to my potential to make sure I’m on the right path. “Aeronautical Engineering is a hard degree but I’m prepared for the challenge. It is because of engineers that planes fly. I want to be a part of that.”
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Norlington School newsletter n Results Special 2017
Alongside another fantastic year for results at Norlington School, there were some truly outstanding performances from our GCSE students. Here some of our best-performing students tells us about their time at the school, how they achieved such great results and their plans for the future...
Students now turning attention to A Levels Humza’s top ten
STRAIGHT A student Humza Shaikh said he was delighted with his outstanding grades. The 16-year-old banked a highly-impressive 10 A* and A grades and now hopes to study Law or Finance at university. He said: “I was so nervous when I opened them, I just wanted to get it over with. I was so happy when I saw them. The teachers here
really helped me, especially Mr Goldspink. If ever there was a problem at Norlington, the teachers just helped me understand it there and then. I’m really happy. “I have decided to stay on at Norlington 6th Form to study A Levels because I feel this will give me the best opportunity to get into a Russell Group university.”
Imran shows how to reach for a star... Riaz is ‘ecstatic’
Fabulous French
STUDENT Riaz Hussain says he was ecstatic to see his results after achieving ten A and A* equivalent grades. The 16-year-old budding aerospace engineer, who will stay on at Norlington School and 6th Form to study A Levels, said he was ecstatic to see how much he had achieved. He said: “I wasn’t expecting this. I am so happy. The teachers took a lot of time to help us. They know our strengths and weaknesses and they helped us focus on the right things.”
STUDENT Adam Janjua wowed the school when he scored full marks in French. The teenager, who will go on to study at City and Islington College in London, also took home six more GCSE results, graded A and B. He said: “It is nice to receive praise from the school. “They have done so much for me in terms of helping me revise and making sure I do well. It is nice to give something back.”
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HARDWORKING Imran Tariq was over the moon after turning his predicted Maths C grade into an A* in just one year. Imran scored an impressive nine equivalent A* grades and two As, and will study to become an aerospace engineer after A Levels. He said: “Mr Goldspink, my Maths teacher, helped me and in a year I got this grade. I actually can’t believe it. “We did mock exams so we can be prepared. The teachers were always there to help. I am definitely happy with what I achieved.”
Norlington School newsletter n Results Special 2017