Year 13, Class of 2023

The departing Year 13 Class of 2023 has gone on Study Leave today. This cohort are facing their first set of external examinations this year as their Year 11 public exams were cancelled, due to Covid-19.  As is the Beaumont tradition, students came to school on their final day in fancy dress to mark the occasion. After breakfast in their Tutor Groups, outdoor games and a visit from an ice cream van, students enjoyed a few words of good luck and farewell from their Head of Year (Ms Wilson) and the Head of Sixth Form, Mrs Tolley.

We wish this cohort of talented, supportive and resilient students all the very best in their forthcoming examinations and their futures beyond Beaumont.

Year 11 Graduation Ceremony

We have celebrated the leaving, Year 11 Class of 2023.  At a special evening event for students, parents and carers, there were speeches for the Head of Year 11, Miss Cooper; the Year 11 Form Tutors and student representatives.  There were fond and humorous recollections of the past five years, with special mention of the challenges faced and support received during the Covid pandemic.We are very proud of the members of the Year 11 community and wish them the very best as they go on Study Leave.

We are very proud of the members of the Year 11 community and wish them the very best as they go on Study Leave.

Culture Day – 2023

Students and staff have celebrated the diversity of cultures and heritages within the Beaumont School community with our first ever, student-led, Culture Day. The event featured a festival of foods, prepared by students and their families …

… alongside Mehndi painting, cultural dress and displays.

Lego League STEM success

Well Done to the Beaumont teams competing in the First Lego League STEM competition yesterday. Our teams won awards for Innovation and Robot Design!

Inter-House Charity Bake-Off 2022

The Great Beaumont Inter-House Charity Bake-Off made a triumphant return after Covid restrictions. Students (and parents/carers) from all of the eight school Houses rose to new heights in their culinary efforts, the sale of which raised over £800 for the Trussell Trust.

Outstanding GCSE Results

Students and teachers are celebrating another year of outstanding GCSE results. Mr Atkinson said, ‘I am delighted that our students have surpassed the very high standards set by previous cohorts. We are looking forward to starting the new term with our largest and best qualified Sixth Form ever.’  Head of Year 11, Ms Cleverly, added: ‘The members of this year group have excelled in extra-curricular activities, including sport, Music, Drama and the DofE Award Scheme and now they have reached the highest levels academically across all areas of the curriculum. I am immensely proud of this tremendous success, which is down to the hard work they have put into their studies, in spite of the challenges they faced due to the Covid pandemic. The students have embodied the character of the school by pulling together and supporting each other to achieve their very best’.

 

Record-breaking success at ‘A’ level

Mr Atkinson, congratulated jubilant students and staff who are celebrating another year of record ‘A’ level examination results for Beaumont.  ‘It’s particularly rewarding that so many students have reached or surpassed their aspirations, with our highest ever number of top exam grades and a record average points score per student’.  Head of Sixth Form, Mrs Tolley, praised the hard work of this year’s cohort, who completed part of their studies through “blended learning”, and are the first to return to formal examinations after the two year hiatus.  ‘Many students achieved straight A or A* grades, earning them places at a wide range of prestigious universities on highly competitive courses; I am delighted that we can expect a record number of students studying Medicine and taking up places at Oxbridge universities this year’.

Year 8 students “go ballistic”!

Dr Jones and Mr Fernandez of the Science Department ran an engineering challenge for Year 8 students to help celebrate Women in Engineering Day, 2022. Students were helped by two visiting engineers, Maha Salem from WhatsApp and Catherine Ross from the Church of England Environment Programme as they competed to build the best ballista device from a limited range of materials.

Art & Photography Exhibition 2022

The Art & Photography Department was delighted to reinstate their annual exhibition of ‘A’ level students’ work after a two year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Students and their parents/carers were able to view the exhibition at their leisure at the after school event and see the inspiring work on display.

Rob’s Festival 2022

Students, parents and staff joined together on the school field for Rob’s Festival 2022. After a two year hiatus, due to Covid-19, we were delighted that so many members of the Beaumont community could join in the fun and raise money for the Prince’s Trust.