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Student Reflections After Teaching at the Willink School
On Friday 12 October 2018 twelve students went to the Willink School to teach 210 Year 7 students an assortment of mini language lessons. Our students taught their native languages: Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi. Please read our students’ reflections after their teaching sessions: Student Reflections Willink Visit
Early Bird Catches the Worm
Several of our Year 13 students have already sent their UCAS applications over the past few weeks for 2019 university entrance. We are very pleased to report that all of those who have applied have already received offers. Many of the other students are almost ready to press the button and have promised that they…
Board of Trustees of Padworth College agree sale to Inspiring Futures Limited
Board of Trustees of Padworth College agree the sale of Padworth College to Inspiring Futures Limited, the owner of Bishopstrow College, a leading international boarding school offering English language and academic pathway programmes to international students. Announcement Regarding Change of Ownership September 21 2018
Meet the teachers
Wednesday 26th September we would love to see as many parents, guardians and agents here in school to meet the teachers from 16:00-17:30 in the sitting room. It will be an excellent opportunity to put names to faces and meet the teachers who are teaching here this year. We look forward to seeing you here
GCSE Results 2019
Our Year 11 students are to be congratulated on their I/GCSE results. Overall, 32% of grades awarded were Grades 9-6 (equivalent to A*-B Grade), with 51% of grades awarded being Grades 9-4 (A*-C Grade). Commenting on the results, Chris Randell, Acting Principal said: ‘I am really pleased for our students; they have worked extremely hard…
A Level Results 2018
The College is very pleased with the A Level results this summer. Particularly encouraging is that nearly half of all entries were awarded A*–B grades and there was an increase from last year in the number of grades A*–C to 66%. The overall pass rate has also improved to 91%. Amongst our highest achievers congratulations…
Announcement of our Acting Principal
Tom Arrand will not now be joining the College as Principal in September 2018. Due to a change in circumstances Tom will be staying on as Acting Head at Monmouth School for Girls. The trustees are delighted to announce that Chris Randell has been appointed as Acting Principal for the 2018/19 academic year. Chris joined…
Visiting Bletchley Park
A great time was had by all, despite the long journey there and back. We visited Bletchley Park which was the central site for British codebreakers during World War II. According to the official historian of British Intelligence, the “Ultra” intelligence produced at Bletchley shortened the war by two to four years, and without it the…
Career Day @Padworth
Our students enjoyed a day full of discovering and exploring their own abilities as well as various different career pathways: presentations were held, group discussion took place, students could do individual ability tests and much more. We are an ideal choice for students going into the Sixth Form as our Oxford University tutorial model of teaching…
Students Reading in the Orchard
Our annual summer reading event was held in the orchard this week. Students and teachers read and recommended a range of different books: including Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Diary of a Nobody BY George and Weedon Grossmith, 1984 by George Orwell, and Scythe by Neal Shusterman. Attendees enjoyed browsing through this term’s new library fiction and a magnificent afternoon…
