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Exam joy as students prepare for university students of Raine’s Foundation School scored top grades at both A-Level and GCSE as the school celebrated another successful exam season. At A-Level our budding scientists, doctors, lawyers and architects took their first giant leap towards dream careers with top grades in maths, science, graphics and languages. A remarkable one in four students will now go on to further their education at some of the very best universities in the country, including Russell Group institutions.
A week later, our GCSE students picked up some of the best results in the country, despite the tougher new numerical grading system. Headteacher Rob Hullett said: “Our students have made the school incredibly proud with their wonderful exam results. “Our A-Level students will leave this school for some of the very best universities to study the top subjects. “As a school and teaching body, we have worked incredible hard to be among the
top-performing sixth forms in the borough. These young people have been equipped with the skills and education to grasp the opportunities that lie beyond Raine’s Foundation School. We wish them well. “We have also had great success with our GCSE students, many of whom exceeded expectations to achieve fantastic grades. “Most pleasing is a number of them are putting their trust in the school by staying on to study at our sixth form. We look forward to welcoming them back.”
Umma’s determination brings a King’s reward STUDENT Umma Habiba has been praised for her strength of character after resitting her A-Levels to get the grades needed to go to a top London university. Umma got an A in psychology and philosophy and a B in biology, at her second attempt and will now study philosophy at King’s College London – ranked in the top 25 universities in the world. Umma paid special tribute to her family and school for giving her the support to pursue her dream of going to a top university. She said: “My family are very supportive of my education and wanted me to do very well. They realise how important education is for young people. “My school also helped me out a lot because they allowed me to come back and study here and gave me the extra support I needed to achieve my dream. “I had the grades to go to university last year but I knew I would be settling for second best if I went anywhere other than King’s College. It was the place I knew I would be able to feel at home and be successful.” Headteacher Robert Hullett said: “Umma has shown that with focus and dedication the top universities are all accessible. “It is important to show resilience when you don’t always succeed first time and Umma has shown this quality throughout her time at Raine’s Foundation School. “We are very proud of her and wish her all the best in her future career.”
Resilient: Student Umma Habiba was not prepared to settle for second best
Caitlyn chasing medicine career Caitlyn Warren will take her place at one of the world’s top universities after securing top grades at A-Level to study medicine. Caitlyn admitted her final year at our sixth form had been hard but said teachers had helped to ease the pressure. She said: “This has been a very tough year for me with the pressure of exams but thanks to the teachers here and lots of hard work, I have come out with grades I need to pursue my dream of being a doctor. “The support from my teachers here has made all the difference. Studying for A-Levels and applying for university is hard enough but with medicine it’s an extra headache. But having the support of the teachers here really helped me get through it. This is a really good place to do A-Levels.”
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Delighted Hirad hit the heights STUDENT Hirad Yazdani surpassed expectations to secure grades at GCSE to study maths, further maths, physics and economics at our sixth form. Hirad (left) said: “I was shocked when I opened up the results. In practising exams I had been averaging a grade 6 in English and in my GCSEs I got an 8. “I didn’t expect such high grades. I even got a 7 in Spanish. I am so happy and proud of myself.”
Anastasia’s top marks in Russian
One-year wonder: Anastasia Dmiuterko collected an A* in Russian after studying the language for just 12 months
STAR student Anastasia Dmiuterko was left speechless after achieving an A* in Russian – despite not knowing a word of the language just a year ago. The 16-year-old said that despite her friends thinking she was ‘strange’ when she chose the subject, she is glad she persisted in studying the language. Anastasia, who achieved mostly 8s and 9s, will stay on at our high-achieving sixth form to study medicine. She said: “I’m amazed I got an A* in Russian as I only started learning it this year. As I’m Ukrainian, my parents said it would be easier for me to learn Russian. “I was the only one in the library with a dictionary and letters in Russian, and whilst friends thought I was strange at the time, it really paid off. “I never expected that I’d get anywhere near an A* after only a year of learning it. “I was amazed. The school were really supportive of my choice to sit Russian.”
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Simran gives vote of thanks to teachers Pedro delighted with his results WELL done to Pedro Bautista-Navarro (above) who received three 8s in sciences, a 9 in Spanish and a 7 in English literature at GCSE.
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Zainab keeps all her options open STUDENT Zainab Ali will study history, chemistry and psychology at our sixth form after achieving excellent grades at GCSE. She says she chose the diverse mixture of subjects to study at A-Level so she can keep his options open for university. She added: “I’ve done very well thanks to support from my teachers, hard work and revision. “I am still deciding what I want to do in the future which is why I’m keeping my options open to me.”
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YEAR 11 Simran Singh achieved some of the highest grades in the entire school thanks to support from teachers. She said extra revision sessions and being able to ask questions about exams was crucial to success in the new tougher grading system. She said: “I found talking to other
teachers and other students was really helpful for revision, as well as creating flowcharts. “I’m really pleased with my results as they’re better than I thought they would be. A lot of credit goes to teachers who put on extra revision sessions and were always on hand to answer questions.”
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