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Editing this brief account of the myriad of experiences that girls had
in the last year is a privilege; it’s inspirational to read colleagues’
exciting accounts of school events and the girls’ achievements.
What is perhaps most striking is not only how great the school continues
to be, but also the huge amount of innovation and improvement there
has been. We have gained ground in every way, whether in terms
of even better academic results; the growing numbers of girls here
benefitting from a High School education; the fabulous new facilities
in our classrooms and our sports centre; events such as the new whole
school House Debate, the inaugural Northampton High School Young
Musician of the Year competition, winning the Eco Schools’ Green Flag,
and in many more areas.
Education is at a point of considerable change, with new GCSE’s and
A Levels ahead and downward pressure already placed on grades, yet
the school has enjoyed an amazing year academically, gaining ground in
all the key measures of academic success, and girls here are encouraged
and enabled to excel in many other ways, too, and all in the context of
a school where fun and friendliness are the order of the day, every day.
This record is only a snapshot of the school’s existence, as we embrace
the past and shape the future, creating legacies for others to follow
and benefit from. We hope you enjoy reading about some of the ways
we achieved that last year.
Sarah Dixon, Headmistress
Jonathan Williams, Editor and Head of English
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GCSE English results were outstanding,
rivalling or surpassing previous records.
In English Language, despite a national
decline in grades and the withdrawal
of the 20% Speaking and Listening
component, 70% of girls achieved A*/A
grades and all gained a B or above.
In English Literature 81% of girls gained
A*/A grades. At A level three students won
the distinction of an A*, with 72% of girls
attaining A*/A grades, while at AS outcomes
were remarkably consistent with 75%
reaching an A grade and all students
gaining A/B grades.
A Level Art students gained 90% A*-B
grades and 80% of the girls have chosento
pursue creative career paths including Fine
Art, Film, Architecture and Fashion. GCSE
Drama gained 100% A*-C grades and 82%
A*/B grades, while at AS Drama and Theatre
Studies achieved 100% A*/B grades. LAMDA
examination results were also excellent, with
a large cohort of 73 girls being entered with
13 Passes, 31 Merits and 29 Distinctions.
Music GCSE results saw 100% A*-B grades
and 100% grade A at A level. For AS, both
Connie Emmott-Dixon and Emma Gault
scored full marks in their Unit 1 Performance
papers. In Textiles Technology, at GCSE,
the whole cohort enjoyed A*or A grades.
In Geography 52% of GCSE students secured
A* and 72% A*/A grades, while at AS 70% of
candidates achieved an A grade. Economics
achieved 100% A*-B at A2 and Eleanor Anthony
gained an A* grade in Economics despite starting
the whole course from scratch in her 6.2 year. In
History, half the A level cohort gained A*/A grades
with every student gaining a C grade or above.
In Religious Studies 100% of grades were at A*/B
with 83% A*/A, while at A2 and AS our students
gained 88% A*/B grades.
The Languages Faculty was delighted with the
examination successes of its students. 65% of
GCSE French grades were at A*/A. A2 Spanish
achieved 100% A* and AS French and German
100% A-B. In Latin, both GCSE & AS/A2 results
were outstanding with three-quarters of the GCSE
cohort reaching A*/A grades and four of the five
AS candidates achieving an A grade.
In Mathematics, despite media forecasts for a
national decline, results have remained very
impressive at both GCSE and A level. At GCSE,
despite the change in the form of assessment,
63% of the girls were awarded A*/A grades. At A2
62% of students gained A*/A grades and 58% of
AS students achieved an A grade.
Physical Education achieved very good GCSE
results with 100% A-C grades, while at AS all girls
were awarded an A grade.
Science results again significantly bucked national
trends. The GCSE cohorts for Science, Additional
Science and Further Additional Science all
acquired a 100% pass rate. Figures for the top
grades are brilliant, standing out nationally and
amongst GDST schools: Science 73% A*/A;
Additional Science 68% A*/A; Further Additional
Science 96% A*/A - a new exam this year.
In Biology 88% of the A level grades were
A*-C, with two girls gaining places to
study medicine, so we continue to prepare
the doctors of the future. At AS level we
are very pleased with a really hardworking
and high achieving year, including three
girls who achieved 100% in both Unit 1
and Unit 2 papers. In Chemistry 73% of
A level grades were A*-B, while in Physics
88% of the grades were A*-B, with
Zoë Gidden achieving an A* in her Physics
A level and a prestigious International
Academic Scholarship to study Physics
at the University of British Columbia in
Vancouver.
The Extended Project Qualification saw
girls achieve an outstanding 86% A*/A
grades, having learnt many useful skills
and approaches which will be of help to
them on their chosen university courses
and working lives beyond.
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Teachers continue to
invigorate girls’ learning
experiences through new
trips, which are a rich
source of experience.
Just as students may
learn about heritage,
they too create their own
heritage; the memories
that give them a sense
of common identity in
future years.
The new Year 7 Art trip to
RHS Wisley Gardens proved to
be a tremendous success with the
girls producing practical work and
written accounts, using sketchbooks
from the older girls as sources of
inspiration for their presentations
back in school.
Religious Studies took Sixth Form girls
to two excellent courses on Philosophy
and Ethics in Cambridge and Oxford,
delivered by Peter and Charlotte Vardy.
In March, Year 9 students attended
the Big Bang Fair in Birmingham’s
NEC. Aimed at young scientists and
engineers, there were hundreds of stalls
from universities, the National Health
Service and industry, with hands-on
experiments including welding with
chocolate and making lip balm.
In April Miss Kneen led a fantastic trip
to Iceland for thirty Sixth Form students;
highlights included standing on the
rift between the North American and
Eurasian plates and relaxing in the
geothermal pools at the Blue Lagoon.
In June, Mr Williams led a one night
residential trip to Kent for Year 9,
visiting The Canterbury Tales
Museum, Canterbury Cathedral,
watching a performance of
Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Cats and
staying in student accommodation
at the University of Kent.
Miss Mason organized a very interesting trip
to the Classics Faculty at Oxford University,
where our Year 10 Latin pupils attended
lectures, had lunch at Hertford College with
current students and attended a talk about
applying to read Classics at Oxford.
A highlight of the year for Biology was
a really stimulating and inspiring visit
to the TEDx talks at the Royal Albert Hall.
This trip was suggested by Sixth Form
student, Holly Hare, and is another example
of the school listening to the student voice
and supporting initiative and independent
thinking in our girls.
The History Department again joined forces with the
Languages Faculty to take fifty-five girls to tour the amazing
city of Berlin during the Easter Holidays. Preparations are well
underway for the new German Exchange trip with the Johanna
Decker Girls’ Grammar School in the beautiful town of Amberg
in Bavaria. Participation in a foreign exchange programme,
in addition to visits to countries abroad, is an experience which
challenges girls, pushing them out of their comfort zone; such
programmes offer amazing opportunities to develop valuable
linguistic and life skills.
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To celebrate the Royal Society of
Chemistry’s biennial Chemistry Week,
we put on a series of breathtaking
demonstrations, including a jelly baby
scream, setting alight to Dr Carr’s
hands, making elephants’ toothpaste
and whooshing a water cooler bottle
across the classroom.
The Physics super-curricular
programme of academic enrichment
launched this year. Activities range
from the Science Journal Club’s
stimulating discussion of cutting edge
research to “I’m an Engineer - get
me out of here”, an opportunity
for all members of Year 9 to discuss
engineering research directly with
graduate scientists via virtual links and
then vote for those whom they judge
to be making the greatest contribution
to solving world problems.
Classics developed further
cross-curricular links with Music,
most memorably when Year 7 Latin
classes formed an impromptu choir
for assembly and delivered a stirring
rendition of “Jingle Bells” in Latin,
accompanied by Mrs Drew on the
piano and Mr Collins on the piano
accordion.
The High School
is far more than
a building with
corridors and rooms;
it has a heart-beat,
a pulse and a spirit
of collaboration
and endeavour.
Links with other departments
continue to grow in the Senior
School through ‘Art in the
Curriculum’, including our
stunning images of cells in Biology,
visited in February by GDST Chief
Executive, Helen Fraser, while Art
workshops for Junior School girls
resulted in some extraordinary
printmaking and ceramics.
In a new initiative, Year 7
Historians worked throughout the
year with our dedicated Librarian
Miss Buxton to develop their
information literacy and thinking
skills; capabilities that girls will
need for the future challenges
of A Levels and beyond. Year 8
students successfully trialled part
of the Humanities Transferable
Skills programme, developing
their independent learning skills,
culminating in their being able to
individually write a mini Extended
Project Qualification by the end of
the year.
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Visits from members of the wider community
continue to inspire the girls. In Physical Education
our sportswomen were lucky to receive some expert
coaching from external local clubs over the Summer
Term, especially in tennis and athletics. The Sport
and Physical Education Faculty also strengthened
its hockey training; ex-England player, Matt Taylor,
delivered sessions to every year group in the school.
In Economics and Business, we are keen for the girls
to see the application of classroom theory
to real life; the 6 1 Economists benefited from
a visit by Pamela Wright, whom Mrs Dixon had
met at The Institute of Directors, who gave valuable
insight into her work as a Bank of England agent
while Business students gained first hand marketing
advice (as well as chocolates) from a seminar
at Cadbury’s.
In a collaboration between the library and the
English Faculty, Miss Buxton arranged for author
Rosie Rushton, alumna of Brighton and Hove GDST,
to come into school in May. She gave a fascinating
insight into how she has transferred Jane Austen’s
stories from the 19th Century and
made them accessible and
relevant to a contemporary
teenage audience.
The promotion of
international links was
given a boost when we learnt in
September 2013 that we had been
awarded the International Schools Award
at intermediate level. The prestigious award
recognises the work of the Languages
faculty in promoting links with schools
across Europe and beyond, and their
enriching activities in many areas of the
curriculum, to explore cultural diversity
and the international dimension.
Religious Studies took advantage of
their continued success with the study
of Philosophy, enhancing younger girls’
experience of the subject by incorporating
philosophical thought and methods
which have long been considered only
in later years. To embrace and reflect their
new approach, the subject is now called
Theology and Philosophy (TP), teaching
traditional Christianity as well as world
religions, within the Humanities faculty.
Golden Lessons are now well established,
encouraging educational and intellectual
risk-taking among staff and students.
One Golden Lessons with Year 8 involved
the Mathematics of Magic. This topic was
then developed by an Irisians’ group who
went on to present an assembly in the
Junior School where they demonstrated
and explained the mathematics that
underpinned their trick.
Further enrichment in Mathematics was
displayed when Mr Ivan Pullen, a tutor with
The Open University, came into school to
work with potential engineers. The group
was set the challenge to model an object
sliding off the roof of a building in order
to be able to predict the dimensions of the
safety cordon around its base; they were
thrilled to see that their predictions were
close to the experimental results
they obtained.
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Perhaps cooperation is most obviously
heard in music. In May, we were
delighted to welcome back one of the
top chamber orchestras in the country,
Orchestra of the Swan, for a joint
concert. Over 120 instrumentalists and
singers from both Junior and Senior
school gathered to perform, with OOTS,
an extended arrangement of Pachelbel’s
Canon, written by Director of Music, Mrs
Joanne Drew, especially for the occasion.
Alumna, Sarah Small, now
in her third year at The Royal College of
Music, dazzled us with a solo recorder
concerto and violinist David Le Page
gave an astonishing performance of
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
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Young Musician of the Year
The school gained its own movie production
studio this year when Film Club began.
Each week a different filming technique -
from cinematography to editing -
was viewed, discussed and then practised;
we hope to have provided the spark
for future Spielbergs.
The Sixth Form participated for the first
time in the National Theatre Connections
scheme for school students, presenting
a new play, ‘A Letter to Lacey’, at the Royal
& Derngate Theatre in March. A packed
audience, including Catherine Johnson,
writer of Mamma Mia!, as well as this play,
and Anthony Banks, Associate Director
of Learning at the National Theatre,
joined in the applause for the gripping
performances and powerful staging.
Do the words, ‘sculling, rowlocks,
quads, outrigger, crab or feathering’
mean anything to you? If not, ask the
Sixth Formers who started a new and
exciting rowing activity on the River Nene
this year. They learnt how to row in every
conceivable type of boat, focusing
on posture, technique and fun.
In a further enhancement to sporting
provision, we witnessed the completion
of the new pavilion, fitness studio and gym,
a significant project which adds further
to the rapidly growing profile of sport
and fitness within the school and wider
community.
We organised the pilot of the inaugural
GDST Quiz, a University Challenge style
event, as part of last year’s celebrations
of the 140th anniversary of the Trust.
Junior and Senior School girls had a lot
of fun piloting the quiz. In the competition,
the Senior School team narrowly missed out
against Oxford High but we were overjoyed
that our Junior School team beat them and
went through many rounds to get to
the semi-finals.
In February we held our inaugural
Northampton High Young Musician
competition. The standard was extremely
high and the winner was cellist,
Natasha Wilcockson.
Science also continues to bolster
its already impressive reputation
within the wider community.
In July, we hosted the Summer
Science Extravaganza for Year 5
students from twelve local primary
schools and our Junior School,
where there were hands-on
workshops: extracting DNA, clean
and dirty water, exotic animals,
the science of bath bombs and
Newton’s laws.
MedSoc was a newly established
club for girls in the Sixth Form
considering careers in medical
fields; enriching and very successful
activities included visits from
medical students and doctors. We
particularly enjoyed a practical
workshop given by Dr Lubna Khan
on suturing and surgery skills, using
artificial skin so no harm was done
to real patients!
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The SHINE programme, consisting of
hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering
and Maths workshops for 10 year old girls
from local primary schools who rarely have
opportunities to take part in enrichment
activities, took place on Saturday mornings.
Sharing our facilities and expertise, the aim
of then Public Benefit Coordinator, Head of
Science, Mrs Cantwell, was to motivate and
inspire girls to love science. Our Sixth Form
mentors gave tirelessly to this successful
project and delivered their own workshop
with a Science of Dr Who theme.
Academically, the Athenians have been
examining fundamental issues in the world.
The Year 11 Athenians presented a wide
range of mini-Reith lectures on topics from
‘The future for medicine’ to ‘What are the
moral limits of global markets?’. Year 9
Athenians researched and came up with
practical solutions for big problems – global
warming, overpopulation, alternative energy
sources – and hosted a Summer Science
Extravaganza for Year 5 girls from local
primary schools. Mass Observation was
the inspiration for Year 8 Athenians, who
presented their survey of the culture of our
school at an assembly in February.
Finally, no year is complete without a whole
school drama production; The Twits was
a zany, lively and hugely successful spectacle
and the Senior Drama Company displayed
their outstanding acting skills with
a contemporary performance of After Juliet.
Following the inaugural Charity Skills Day
in July 2013, the Houses devoted much
of their energy during the Autumn Term
to raising money for their chosen charities:
Crazy Hats Breast Cancer Charity, the
Northampton branch of the Autism Society,
Northampton Hope Centre and the
Northampton branch of the Samaritans.
Fundraising events included a Junior School
sleepover themed party, and a teachers’
version of The Weakest Link. These were all
hugely enjoyable and raised a significant
amount of money which we were pleased
to present to the charities at our gift service
in December, whilst also demonstrating
the organisational skills of our Sixth Form
leaders and the strong school ethos of
giving willingly one’s time and talents
to the family of the school and to those
in the wider community.
As part of our Outreach programme, links
have been made with Bethany Homestead,
a local residential home for the elderly;
pupils visited to donate the blankets they
crocheted during craft club and cakes made
by girls. Design & Technology worked with
Shelter and held a Gingerbread House
Building competition for girls across all year
groups. There were over 40 spectacular
entries and the houses were sold, raising
£400 for the charity.
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We said fond farewells to colleagues
moving on to new careers and different
lives, wishing them happiness in the
future, especially to Director of Sixth
Form, Miss Francine Smith, promoted to a
Deputy Headship in the North West, and
we welcomed new staff to departments
throughout the school, but the Awards
Evening is about the girls and especially
the Class of 2014. We celebrate their years
in school and their many achievements: of
course, we are thrilled by their academic
qualifications but we most delight in how
splendidly they exemplify the outcomes
to which the GDST commits its schools –
they are confident, courageous, composed
and committed – and they are also caring
and compassionate, which we particularly
value here at Northampton High School.
Congratulations to the outgoing 6 2 and
to girls throughout the school, on a great
year in 13 – 14. Well done also to everyone
in our community, especially parents and
teachers, who support the girls every
day, as they come to school and go on
many adventures beyond, growing into
fine young women of whom we are very
proud.
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KhushmanBhullar
U3
Kyla Bansil Khushman Bhullar
Alexa Dykes Alexandra Neuhoff
Emily Potter Keira Stopher
L4
Madeline De Marchis Grace Gee
Gigi Howard Matilda Ong
Leyna Roy Bronwyn Tagg
Mahita Tailor Alexandra Wilcox
U4
Sudakshina Basu Emma Bird
Anya Douras Katarina Hutchin
Tamsin Matthewman Shefali Nandhra
Caitlin Urquhart Julia Wardley-Kershaw
Ellen Watson
L5
Lauren Cunild Rebecca Edwards
Nandini Gadhia Maya Kansagra
Zain Liman Georgina Oakley
Isabel Parker Jemima Worsfold
Academic Prizes - Achievement GCSE Results
Academic Prizes - Progress
L4
Maheen Abdullah Omofemi Enahoro-Bowyer
Leila Shahin
U4
Ella Ashton Serene Batson-Patel
Annabel Green Tess Heaton-Harris
Roseanna Williamson
L5
Charlotte Dykes Antonia Rayfield
Outstanding
Charlotte Brown Jessica Dancer
Emma Dutton Eleanor Harris
Grace Highton Nora Khattab
Emily Kilner Léonie Robertshaw
AS Results
Outstanding
Yuetong Chen Megan Howe
Shefali Kotecha Harriet Lee
Georgina McCosh Natalie Nguyen
Helen Potter Shona Shah
Jemma Slingo Saskia West
AS Results
Outstanding
Phillippa Armstrong Nuria Ashmore Barrios
Charlotte Beames Emily Day
Fiona Fearnley Zoë Gidden
Lucy Gregory Hannah Jameson
Sofia Miettinen Xa Rodger
Abigail Spooner Chloe Vaughan
Sophia von Widekind Alix White
Polly Windsor
Achievements in public examinations
- early entries
U4
Katarina Hutchin German GCSE A*
L5
Beckii Chin Mandarin GCSE A*
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Lightburne Prize for Service to the School
Kimberley Ehoff
Wallace Prize for Head Girl
Sophia von Widekind
Mrs John Woods Prize
for Deputy Head Girl (Student Services)
Molly Bell
Mrs John Woods Prize
for Deputy Head Girl (Charities)
Yousrah Uraiby
Mrs John Woods Prize
for Deputy Head Girl (Marketing)
Xa Rodger
Head of House - Artemis
Nuria Ashmore Barrios
Head of House - Demeter
Hollie Coupland
Head of House - Hestia
Grace Roberts
Head of House - Selene
Isobel Malin
GDST Pearson and Silver Award
Emily Amos
GDST Anne Hogg MFL Prize
Rebecca Edwards
The Sarah Casson Cup for Service
to the School
Alexandra Parker
Natasha Sen MFL Prize
Zain Liman
The Xing Ding Prize for Service to Music
Yousrah Uraiby
Environmental Prize
Afra Khan
Vicki Parker Award for Outstanding
Contribution to the PE Dept
Abigayle Gibbard
Sarah Hunt Award for Swimming
Zoë Gidden
HSBC Scholarship Recipient
Alice Douglas
HSBC Scholarship Recipient
Katheryne Douglas
Governors’ Media Prize
Hestia - represented by Fiona Percival
11+ Academic
Diya Batra
Alexandra Berck-May
Hannah Goddard
Ruby Howard
Shri Kakodkar
Shreya Mittal
11+ Arts
Hannah Jamil
11+ Music
Lucy Ellen Payne-Clarke
11 + Sports
Gemma Urquhart
11+ Swimming
Chloe Mercer
13+ Academic
Sadie Lauder
Ezri Mannion
Matilda Ong
Sixth Form
Eilish Brightwell
Charlotte Brown
Nora Khattab
Emily Kilner
Lydia Stock
Sports
Emily Kilner
Subject Prizes
Subject Prizes are awarded to the outstanding senior girl working within each
department in 2013-2014.
Special Prizes
Scholarships
Art Molly Bell
Biology Sophia von Widekind
Business Studies Abigayle Gibbard
Chemistry Zoë Gidden
Classical Civilisations Phoebe Dawson
Drama & Theatre Studies Fiona Percival
Economics Eleanor Anthony
English Literature Xa Rodger
Geography Stephanie Faghiri
History Hannah Jameson
Home Economics: Food Rose Beckett
Latin Chloe Vaughan
Mathematics Chloe Vaughan
MFL Abigail Spooner
Music Eleanor Fox
Philosophy and Ethics Rebecca Green
Physical Education Alice Johns
Physics Zoë Gidden
Psychology Molly Bell
Textiles Alix White
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Senior Kangaroo
Yuetong Chen
(Merit)
Natalie Nguyen
(Merit)
Gold Award
Yuetong Chen
(also best in School)
Natalie Nguyen
Silver Award
Phillippa Armstrong
Emily Day
(also best in Year)
Laura Hutchinson
Georgina McCosh
Rachel Mortimer
Chloe Vaughan
Bronze Award
Zoë Bell
Lucy Croker
Aboyowa Ikpobe
Fiona Fearnley
Zoë Gidden
Yasmin Lee
Helen Potter
Rebekka Price
Charlie Rees
Shona Shah
Saskia West
Polly Windsor
Intermediate Kangaroo
Lucinda Barron
(Merit)
Sudakshina Basu
(Merit)
Emma Bird
(Merit)
Gold Award
Lucinda Barron
(Best in Year)
Eleanor Bradford
Isla O’Grady
Emma Bird
Silver Award
Sudakshina Basu
Emily Collins
Rebecca Edwards
Anya Hewertson
Harriet McCosh
Gráinne McGowan
Tamsin Matthewman
Annabelle Nicholson
Rebekka Price
Julia Wardley-Kershaw
Bronze Award
Georgia Brooke Holly Chandler
Beckii Chin Ellen Cooper
Lauren Cunild
Amber Fransham Nandini Gadhia
Katarina Hutchin Afra Khan
Amber La Ronde Mariaye
Marshall-Dowe
Lauren Mercer Georgina Oakley
Rebecca Thomas Lucy Toman
Gold Award
Ashley Basford
Ujjesa Chaudhary (Best in School and Best in Year)
Madeline De Marchis
Grace Gee
Abigail Hill
Emily Potter (Best in Year)
Leyna Roy
(Best in School and Best in Year)
Bronwyn Tagg
(Best in School and Best in Year)
Silver Award
Victoria Annesley
Kyla Bansil
Millicent Bridge
Gigi Howard
Hannah Jameson
Lucy Luikinga
Eleanor Mitton
Alexandra Neuhoff
Rukaiya Sadikot
Veena Shivakumar
Emily Simmonite
Tarah Smith
Mahita Tailor
Eleanor White
Alexandra Wilcox
Bronze Award
Hannah Berck-May
Khushman Bhullar
Charlotte Fletcher-Stables
Matilda Ong
Polly Roberts
Meghana Vipin
Jasmine Whitham
Emily York
Senior Mathematical
Challenge
Intermediate Mathematical
Challenge
Junior Mathematical
Challenge
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STEM Secondary Special
Leaders Award
Jessica Dancer
(Tomorrow’s Engineers)
Rebekka Price
(Engineering & Technology)
Rebekka Price
(Mechanical Engineers)
International Chemistry
Olympiad
Yuetong Chen (Bronze)
British Physics Olympiad
Georgina McCosh (Bronze)
Yuetong Chen (Bronze)
British Biology Olympiad
Highly Commended
Charlotte Beames
Laura Hutchinson
Commended
Rebecca Green
Aboyowa Ikpobe
Sofia Miettinen
Bronze
Katie Chiverton
Sophia von Widekind
The Outward Bound Trust
John Muir Award
Georgina Balderstone
Sophie Bell
Georgia Brooke
Holly Chandler
Lauren Crawford
Lauren Cunild
Anna De Winter
Lucinda Dilworth
Charlotte Dykes
Rebecca Edwards
Eleanor Fitzroy-Ezzy
Amber Fransham
Amy Goldup
Camilla Ingham Clark
Maya Kansagra
Alina Karim
Rosie Kelly
Daisy Lambert
Harriet McCosh
Lauren Mercer
Annabelle Nicholson
Jessica Peto
Antonia Rayfield
Amy Shoemake
Hannah Simmonite
Eva Spellman
Ellesha Swanston
Rebecca Thomas
Jemima Worsfold
Georgia Young
KS3 Reading
Schemes
Gold Reading Award
Lara Pieczka
Silver Reading Award
Gigi Howard
Bronze Reading Award
Emily Potter
Silver CREST Awards
Sara Ashmore Barrios
Eleanor Bradford
Holly Donoghue
Miriam Khalil
Alexandra Parker
Eleanor Parton
Rachel Robson
Neave Thompson
Peterhouse Cambridge
Essay Competition:
The Thomas Campion
English Prize 2014
Jemma Slingo
(2nd place)
Community Sports
Leader Award
Charlotte Brennan
Abigayle Gibbard
Emily Gibbard
Sophie Westley-Reed
Duke of Edinburgh’s
Award
Gold Award
Phillippa Armstrong
Nuria Ashmore Barrios
Charlotte Beames
Fiona Fearnley
Isobel Malin
Sofia Miettinen
Rachel Mortimer
Bethany Sprigg
Sophia von Widekind
Alix White
Silver Award
Liale Al-Hamed
Emily Amos
Eleanor Anthony
Phoebe Birkbeck
Lucy Croker
Phoebe Dawson
Megan Exley
Eleanor Fox
Kate Goldup
Lucy Gregory
Rebecca Green
Meera Kansagra
Shazrah Khan
Shefali Kotecha
Gemma Lumsdon
Georgina McCosh
Sofia Miettinen
Kathryn Moss
Helen Potter
Rebecca Pugh
Natasha Shahin
Sophie Westley-Reed
Bronze Award
Alice Allen
Sara Ashmore Barrios
Allana Berwick
Anannya Bhattacharya
Phoebe Birkbeck
Charnice Blaize
Eleanor Bradford
Eilish Brightwell
Charlotte Brown
Hannah Cawthorn
Emily Chandler
Imogen Coningsby
Jordana Czerniuk
Jessica Dancer
Varsha Dash
Saira Dass
Holly Donaghue
Emma Dutton
Elise Gallacher
Alexandra Goodland
Danielle Goodland
Tayla Harding
Imogen Ireland
Meera Kansagra
Emily Kilner
Rebecca Leadbeater
Alice Malin
Parese Matthews
Fiona Mellish
Rebecca Millard
Nina-Nevart Minassian
Lucy Moss
Isla O’Grady
Anna Osborne
Alexandra Parker
Eleanor Parton
Louise Penn
Jasmin Perryer Barnes
Rebekka Price
Charlie Rees
Jasmine Smellie
Iona Thomas
Emily von Widekind
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LAMDA (London Academy of
Music and Dramatic Art)
Entry Level Award in Performance
(Entry 3) (QCF)
Acting Solo Entry
Distinction
Daria Alexander-Sefre
Alicia Breuer
Libby Kay
Merit
Priya Lakkappa
Sundus Mirza
Level 1 Award in Performance
(QCF)
Acting Duologue Grade 1
Distinction
Millicent Bridge
Théa Deacon
Jasmine Gould
Melisande Hagger
Beth Harris
Tess Heaton-Harris
Emily Johnson
Sophie Morrison
Emily Sharp
Caroline Whittaker
Merit
Ujjesa Chaudhary
Grace Gee
Abigail Hill
Madeline Kiernan
Jessica Maybin
Shannon Molloy
Rosie Saxton
Lucy Ward
Acting Solo Grade 1
Merit
Elizabeth Mitchell
Maya Patel
Acting Duologue Grade 3
Distinction
Sally Croker
Alix Langford
Kristy Leeds
Rebekah Maybin
Eve Salmons
Kirstin Vogel
Merit
Emily Hewertson
Level 2 Award in Performance
(QCF)
Acting Duologue Grade 4
Distinction
Georgina Balderstone
Holly Chandler
Amy Goldup
Annabel Smith
Merit
Sophie Bell
Georgia Brooke
Emily Calder
Grace Gividen
Harriet McCosh
Georgina Oakley
Anu Oluwatayo
Georgia Young
Acting Duologue Grade 5
Merit
Jasmine Smellie
Royal Academy of Dance
Level 3 Certificate in Graded
Examination in Dance: Ballet
Grade 8 Merit
Eleanor Anthony
Fiona Fearnley
Nina-Nevart Minassian
Polly Windsor
Grade 8 Pass
Alix White
Grade 7 Merit
Emily Chandler
Grade 6 (Distinction)
Gigi Howard
Jessica Partridge
Grade 6 Merit
Eleanor Harris
Alice Malin
Emily von Widekind
Royal Academy of Dance Level 2
Award in Graded Examination in
Dance: Ballet
Grade 5 Distinction
Amy Whittaker
Grade 5 Merit
Francesca Cook
Grade 5 Pass
Samantha Fletcher
Alix Langford
Jessica Scrimshaw
Laura Summerside
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Physical Education National Level
Hockey
Emily Kilner
Swimming
Zoë Gidden
Eleanor Robinson
Bethany Saunders
Maddison Saunders
Freya Stevens
Other
Netball
Isabelle Balogun-Lynch
(Loughborough Lightning
National Player League Squad)
Javelin
Megan Exley
Show Jumping
Emily Gibbard
Tennis
Alice Johns
Indoor Skydiving
Maya Kansagra
Indoor Skydiving
Meera Kansagra
Tetrathlon
Rebecca Leadbeater
Regional Level
Swimming
Holly Chandler
Emily Sharp
Charlotte Fletcher-Stables
Ellen Watson
Emer Wintsch
Other
Javelin
Beatrix Bridge
Tennis
Kate Clayson
Hockey
Emily Middleton
Triathlon County Level
Emer Wintsch
Hockey
Sidonie Avery
Charlotte Bell
Joanna Bradley
Beatrix Bridge
Arabella Brinkman
Olivia Foster
Katrina Harris
Olivia Lodge
Rebecca McDowell
Lauren Mercer
Jessica Pettit
Maeve Preston
Rosie Saxton
Chloe Smith
Gemma Urquhart
Amelia Williamson
Emily York
Associated Board of the Royal School of Music
Flute
Grade 8 Georgina McCosh Merit
Rebecca Pugh Merit
Grade 7 Emma Dutton Distinction
Grade 6 Emma Bird Distinction
Grade 5 Nicole Balkhi Distinction
Grade 3 Jessica Greenough Merit
Matilda Ong Merit
Grade 1 Ayla Nishtar Merit
Piano
Grade 5 Zoë Lumsden Merit
Grade 4 Gemma Davey Merit
Grade 1 Erin Barton Merit
Holly Brown Merit
Grace Gee Distinction
Katie Pearce Merit
Singing
Grade 8 Nuria Ashmore Barrios Pass
Nicola Moore Distinction
Grade 4 Jessica Nicholson Merit
Grade 5 Eleanor Bradford Distinction
Imogen Ireland Merit
Grade 2 Amy Shoemake Distinction
Theory of Music
Grade 5 Molly Lett Merit
London College of Music
Music Theatre
Grade 5 Théa Deacon Distinction
Trinity College London
Guitar
Grade 5 Anya Douras Merit
Grade 1 Lauren Davey Distinction
Recorder
Grade 7 Shefali Kotecha Merit
Netball
Jasmine Gould
Olivia Lodge
Jessica Pettit
Mia Suma
Swimming
Khushman Bhullar
Lauren Mercer
Bronwyn Tagg
Tennis
Beatrix Bridge
Emily York
Athletics
Lauren Cunild 800m
Sophie Gray High Jump
Freya Stevens 1500m
Emer Wintsch 1500m
Cross-Country
Emer Wintsch
Freya Stevens
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Netball
Full Colours
Isabelle Balogun-Lynch
Abigayle Gibbard
Emily Gibbard
Rebecca Green
Half Colours
Molly Bell
Zoë Bell
Hollie Coupland
Meera Kansagra
Shannon Lane
Charlotte Leach
Parese Matthews
Nicola Moore
Rebekka Price
Grace Roberts
Commendations
Nina-Mari Arhainx
Charlotte Bell
Joanna Bradley
Beatrix Bridge
Lauren Crawford
Jasmine Gould
Isabella Hawkins
India Kerr
Madeline Kiernan
Olivia Lodge
Emily Middleton
Jessica Partridge
Jessica Pettit
Rebecca Rayif
Eve Salmons
Rosie Saxton
Amelia Simpson
Jasmine Smellie
Harriet Smith
Mia Suma
Bronwyn Tagg
Mishan Thakarar
Caitlin Urquhart
Julia Wardley-Kershaw
Eleanor White
Amy Whittaker
Hockey
Full Colours
Emily Kilner
Grace Roberts
Half Colours
Sidonie Avery
Isabelle Balogun-Lynch
Zoë Bell
Charlotte Dykes
Eleanor Fitzroy-Ezzy
Amy Goldup
Lauren Mercer
Emily Middleton
Nicola Moore
Commendations
Rena Baines
Bahira Barakat
Charlotte Bell
Joanna Bradley
Beatrix Bridge
Millicent Bridge
Arabella Brinkman
Kate Clayson
Lauren Cunild
Lucinda Dilworth
Alexa Dykes
Catherine Eden
Rebecca Edwards
Katrina Harris
Katarina Hutchin
Maya Kansagra
Olivia Lodge
Matilda Middleton
Eleanor Millard
Hollie-Megan Mullen
Jessica Partridge
Jessica Pettit
Maeve Preston
Antonia Rayfield
Sukhmani Sandu
Leila Shahin
Rebecca S hears
Amelia Simpson
Chloe Smith
Tarah Smith
Bronwyn Tagg
Caitlin Urquhart
Eleanor White
Amelia Wiliamson
Roseanna Williamson
Jessica Young
Badminton
Commendations
Sudakshina Basu
Maya Kumaran
Shefali Nandhra
Veena Shivakumar
Emily Simmonite
Caitlin Urquhart
Julia Wardley-Kershaw
Emily York
Tennis
Full Colours
Kate Clayson
Alice Johns
Commendations
Beatrix Bridge
Millicent Bridge
Arabella Brinkman
Emily Middleton
Caitlin Urquhart
Julia Wardley-Kershaw
Jemima Worsfold
Squash
Half Colours
Kate Goldup
Georgina McCosh
Charlie Rees
Commendations
Lydia Sutcliffe Emily York
Swimming
Full Colours
Zoë Gidden
Half Colours
Lauren Mercer
Bethany Saunders
Emily Sharp
Ellesha Swanston
Ellen Watson
Emer Wintsch
Commendations
Khushman Bhullar
Beatrix Bridge
Millicent Bridge
Holly Chandler
Charlotte Fletcher-Stables
Grace Gee
Sophie Gray
Kate Jameson
Rebecca Leadbeater
Holly Pybus
Eleanor Robinson
Maddison Saunders
Annabel Smith
Freya Stevens
Bronwyn Tagg
Mishan Thakarar
Kirstin Vogel
Eleanor White
Jessica Young
Physical Education Colours
Awarded to the following girls for their achievement, contribution and commitment to their particular sport.
Physical Education Colours
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Cross Country
Full Colours
Megan Exley
Half Colours
Rebecca Leadbeater
Emer Wintsch
Commendations
Amelia Ashton
Arabella Brinkman
Alexa Dykes
Charlotte Fletcher-Stables
Sophie Gray
Tayla Harding
Gigi Howard
Kate Jameson
Jessica Maybin
Emily Middleton
Claudia Pieczka
Evie Roberts
Polly Roberts
Maddison Saunders
Eva Spellman
Freya Stevens
Bronwyn Tagg
Kirstin Vogel
Eleanor White
Jasmine Whitham
Athletics
Full Colours
Hollie Coupland
Megan Exley
Emily Gibbard
Half Colours
Isabelle Balogun-Lynch
Tayla Harding
Emily Kilner
Rebecca Shears
Commendations
Mia Suma
Other Sports Awards
Most Talented Sportswoman
U3 Freya Stevens
L4 Eleanor Robinson
U4 Emer Wintsch
L5 Lauren Cunild
U5 Emily Kilner
Most Improved Sportswoman
U3 Polly Roberts
L4 Natasha Wilcockson
U4 Katrina Harris
L5 Lauren Mercer
U5 Jessica Partridge
Sixth Form
Players’ Player Award
Hockey Isabelle Balogun-Lynch
Netball Zoë Bell
Coaches’ Player Award
Hockey Grace Roberts
Netball Abigayle Gibbard
Northampton High School
Sports Personality Award
Emily Kilner
Northampton High School
Headmistress’s Sports Award
Emily Gibbard
EmilyKilner
Physical Education Colours
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Jessica Anley
Celtic – University of Edinburgh
Phillippa Armstrong
Mathematics and Physics – Bristol University
Nuria Ashmore Barrios
Law – Kings College London
Charlotte Beames
Global Health and Social Medicine
Kings College London
Rose Beckett
Education Studies – University of Derby
Molly Bell
Psychology – University of Birmingham
Charnice Blaize
Fashion Retail Management
Birmingham City University
Charlotte Brennan
History of Art – University of Birmingham
Isobel Bridgwood
Fashion Communication and Promotion
Nottingham Trent University
Evie Brooks
English Literature and French Studies
University of Birmingham
Katie Chiverton
Orthoptics – University of Sheffield
Hollie Coupland
Film Production – University of West London
Phoebe Dawson
Media and Communication
University of Manchester
Emily Day
Mathematics with Financial Mathematics
University of Manchester
Lauren Eaton
Animal Science
Moulton College Northampton
Kimberley Ehoff
Primary Teaching – University of Worcester
Stephanie Faghiri
Law – Queen Mary University of London
Fiona Fearnley
Architecture – Cardiff University
Eleanor Fox
English Language and Literature
Kings College London
Abigayle Gibbard
Outdoor Leadership
University of Central Lancashire
Emily Gibbard
Sport and Exercise Science
University of Northampton
Zoë Gidden
Natural Sciences
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Rebecca Green
Biological Sciences with Management
The University of Edinburgh
Lucy Gregory
Law – University of Leicester
Laura Hutchinson
Computer Science and Maths
Loughborough University
Aboyowa Ikpobe
Mechanical Engineering
Loughborough University
Hannah Jameson
History – University of Warwick
Alice Johns
Physiotherapy
California University of Pennsylvania
Bethany Kay
Law – Birmingham City University
Shazrah Khan
Medical Genetics
Queen Mary University of London
Shannon Lane
Urban Studies – University of Manchester
Hayley Jones
BA (Hons)
Graphic Arts,
University of Southampton
Jennifer Small
MEng (Hons) Mechanical
Engineering,
University of Bristol
Rebecca Dolling
BSc (Hons) Biomedical
Science,
The University of Warwick
Yasmin Lee
Geography
Queen Mary University of London
Jessica Leech
Law – Lancaster University
Isobel Malin
English – Queen Mary University of London
Sonia Mehra
Early Years and Psychology
Nottingham Trent University
Sofia Miettinen
Medicine – Queen Mary University of London
Rachel Mortimer
Maths – University of Leicester
Lucy Moss
Fashion Communication and Promotion
Nottingham Trent University
Alice O’Reilly
Biomedical Science – University of Kent
Emma Ozuzu
Psychology – University of Gloucestershire
Tiyana Pentland
Fine Art Central Saint Martins
University of the Arts London
Ella Richards
Fashion Communication and Promotion
Nottingham Trent University
Grace Roberts
Media Arts – Plymouth University
Xa Rodger
English Literature – University of Leeds
Abigail Spooner
French and Spanish – University of St Andrews
Bethany Sprigg
Geography/International Relations
Oxford Brookes University
Vanessa Tang
Environmental Science
University of Portsmouth
Yousrah Uraiby
Biomedical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Chloe Vaughan
Classics – University College London
Sophia von Widekind
Medicine – Imperial College London
Alix White
Fashion Buying and Merchandising
University of Manchester
Gabrielle Willis
Languages with TESOL (French)
Sheffield Hallam University
Rebecca Willis
Philosophy – University of Edinburgh
Polly Windsor
Geography – University of St Andrews
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