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House Cup 2017/18

The House trophy presentation took place on the final morning of the 2017/18 academic year with Mr Campbell’s Galahad House triumphing for the third year in a row. However, this was a very close competition this year as it was Galahad’s strength in the house events over the year which gave them victory.

Congratulations to all students and staff in Galahad and we look forward to a challenge from the other houses in 2018/19 to prevent Galahad winning for a fourth year in succession.

 

The final House Cup scores were:

 

1 Galahad 43, 501

2 William 40, 282

3 Nelson 38,771

4 Alfred 37, 897

5 Henry 34, 916

 

(Photos show Head of House Mr Andy Campbell with House Captain Justin Fletcher and Britney Okhiria, and then Justin and Britney with year 10 leading sportsman Francis Czech. We also see some of the year 10 Galahad athletes who did so well during Sports Day).

 

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Year 12 Sixth Form Girls celebrate the end of term

Our year 12 girls organised an end of term lunchtime party in the sixth form centre. Our female students make a massive contribution to the ethos of the school, and they are a huge asset for the school.

 

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital Visit

On 16th and 18th July Mr Bird (Head of Sixth Form) and Mr Conway (Deputy Headteacher) took two groups of year 12 students for a “behind the scenes tour” of the hospital.

This was arranged through Justine Davey, Head of Fund raising at the hospital, as our school has raised a sizeable amount of money over the last year for the “Heart in a Box” campaign at the QE.

Or students visited the teenage cancer ward, saw some the amazing work done in facial reconstructions and prosthetics, and saw some of the latest Cyber Knife equipment designed to scan for tumours in the body.

(Picture shows some of our students with the CyberKnife)

It was great to see some of the fantastic work done in the hospital which has a worldwide reputation. Many thanks to Justine Davey for allowing us to visit, and we will continue to have the hospital as one of our school charities.

 

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Year 12 Trip to Kent

On 11 July Mr Organ, Ms Brown and Mr Conway took a group of students to Kent for a three day residential. Starting in Rochester, the home of Charles Dickens, the students then visited Canterbury Cathedral and also Dover Castle, where they visited the tunnels which housed the control centre for Operation Dynamo in World War 2. This was the when a fleet of small vessels recued thousands of British troops from Dunkirk in Northern France.

The students stayed in the Carmelite Friary at Aylesford and despite their disappointment at England’s World Cup semi- final defeat, they had a memorable time.

Congratulations to all of the students for the way in which they conducted themselves throughout the visit to Kent, where they gained many new admirers for their behaviour and interest.

 

 

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Opening of the Ben Smolden Pavillion and 3G Pitch

The first X1 football team played against a HGS Old boys’ team on July 10th to officially open the new “Ben Smolden Pavillion” and our new 3G pitch. Ben, a former pupil of the school and now a school governor, was there to open our superb facilities, and he and the spectators were treated to a keenly fought contest between a young and energetic school team playing against a more experienced and wiser Old Boys’ team.

In fact, it was experience which won the day, as the Old Boys’ secured a narrow 3-2 victory in a game which was played in a great spirit. The school team was then treated to some real Handsworth hospitality back at the HGS club hose, were they were able to see the second half of the France v Belgium world Cup semi – final.

Many thanks to Ben and to the Old Boys’ club for making the evening so enjoyable for the school players. Hopefully a number of the students will go on to become regular players for the club.

 

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Sixth Form Students Gardening on Soho road

Some of our year 12 students volunteered to help with gardening on the Soho road as part of the “Britain in Bloom” competition. The students are pictured working outside the old Handsworth Library, which is now part of a local college.

 

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Wimbledon 2018

Eight of our finest sportsmen attended the opening day of Wimbledon 2018, along with Head of PE Mr Griffiths and Deputy Headteacher Mr Conway on Monday 2nd July.

Wimbledon was certainly at its finest as the sun shone brightly and our pupils were able to see some of the world’s finest tennis players in close up, as well as experiencing the very unique atmosphere of Wimbledon.

Our group had seats on court 2 where, among other things, they saw a classic game between the French players Gael Mofils and Richard Gasquet. Our pupils also had the chance to take part in the Wimbledon “Play zone” where they were able to play some short tennis, and receive coaching.

This was a fantastic day out and as ever our pupils were a real credit to the school.

 

  

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Progress and Success despite GCSE Upheaval!

King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School has enjoyed an excellent set of GCSE results despite the national volatility and turmoil surrounding new courses and grading systems, with some outstanding individual results achieved by our hard working students. It is widely acknowledged that there has been much unpredictability this year (as last year!) in the light of major reforms and changes to the examination and assessment system. We are very pleased to report that the overall picture at HGS is again one of consistent and sustained progress overall as well as positive development. Approximately 50% of all entries were at 9-7/A*-A grade which is slightly lower than last year’s results although taking into account the change in the specifications it is not a valid comparison. The national figure is 20.5% for boys and girls and only 17.2% for boys, so our proportion of entries achieving the top grades is nearly 32.8% better for boys and is considerably higher than the national value. Overall 99.5% of all our entries were at 9-4/A*-C grades. National figures were 66.9% for boys and girls and 62.3% for boys, so our proportion of entries achieving a pass grade is 37.2% better for boys and is significantly higher than the national value.

Individually in Mathematics and English 98.6% of all entries were at 9 to 4 grade. This is an excellent achievement considering that the subject grades were no longer being proportionally matched to legacy pass rates. Our Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores are in line with last year’s figures demonstrating positive progress and development with both scores being well above the national averages.

This is a wonderful achievement overall bearing in mind the changes that have taken place.

41 students attained 8 or more A* and A grades.

20 students attained 10 or more A* and A grades.

12 students attained straight A* and A grades – they were:

Matthew Baptiste, Ajay Chohan, Nayan Dey, Kai Ho, Sharujan Kunaruban, Fronz Lam, Ismaeel Mahmood, Mehtab Mann, Farhaan Mohammed, Thanjim Mohammed, Ali Rahman and Balpreet Singh.

We congratulate all of our students for their hard work and dedication to their studies, and wish them every success as they embark upon their A Level courses. We also congratulate and thank our dedicated staff who have supported their students every step of the way.

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LAMDA Examination Success

King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys enjoyed a wonderful set of LAMDA Examination results this summer. The students attained 7 Distinctions, 9 Merits and 2 Passes in their Acting and Public Speaking examinations. A special mention must go to Dylan Guiney-Bailey in Year 7 who scored 100 out of a possible 100 marks in his Grade 3 Acting examination and thus secured a Distinction overall!

 

Adam Hamzah Ahmed Grade 3 Public Speaking   MERIT

Adyan Ali Grade 3 Public Speaking  MERIT

Mustafa Jama  Grade 3 Public Speaking   PASS

Yahya Kiani Grade 4 Acting  MERIT

Troy Mukherjee Grade 5 Acting (Duo)  MERIT

Harry Blissitt  Grade 5 Acting (Duo) MERIT

Sachin La Grade 4 Acting  MERIT

Ryan Lewis  Grade 6 Acting (Duo) DISTINCTION

Talbir Singh Grade 6 Acting (Duo)  DISTINCTION

HridikPandey Grade 3 Acting  DISTINCTION

Parth Patel  Grade 4 Acting PASS

Arjun Sabherwa Grade 4 Acting  MERIT

Milan Sandhir Grade 5 Acting  MERIT

Dylan Sharma Grade 3 Public Speaking  MERIT

Edward Fox  Grade 3 Public Speaking  DISTINCTION

Neil Chakrabarti Grade 4 Public Speaking  DISTINCTION

Louis Stevens  Grade 3 Acting  DISTINCTION

Dylan Guiney-Bailey  Grade 3 Acting – 100/100 – DISTINCTION

 

Congratulations to all our students.

Ms Lewis

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University bound despite exam turmoil!

Year 13 students at King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School are heading off to top flight universities this autumn despite the recent turmoil and shake up in A Level examinations. Rahul Patel will be reading Natural Sciences at Cambridge University and Amritpal Kullar (who also secured an OCR Bursary) will be reading History at Cambridge University.

A range of courses and top University destinations have been secured by our hard working students including:

Cambridge University – Natural Sciences and History

Loughborough University – Civil Engineering

Nottingham University – Psychology, Philosophy and Mathematics

Birmingham University – Pharmacy and Civil Engineering

Manchester University – Chemical Engineering

Warwick University – Mathematics and Philosophy

Queen Mary London – Economics

 

10 students attained straight A* and A grades in their subjects:

 

Safran Hossain

Muhammed Jahed

Nasiful Nahid

Jack Lill

Muhammad Nazakat

Harry Virk

Pavan Chahal

Amritpal Kullar

Keyan Patel

Jovan Sandhu.

 

13 departments secured a 100% pass rate and over 98% of all entries were passes with over 50% of all entries at A* to B grade level.

 

We congratulate all of our students for their hard work and dedication to their studies, and wish them every success at university and in their future careers. We also congratulate and thank our dedicated staff who have supported their students every step of the way.