Category: Prep News
A third of grades in all subjects awarded at A*
6 candidates secured 10 or more A*
over half candidates secured the equivalent of straight A grades in their best 8 subjects
Out of 86 GCSE pupils in total, 95.3% achieved at least a Grade C in English and maths.
Ella Holliday achieved an astounding 12 A* and an A (the top grade) in further maths. Ella will stay on at Woodbridge for Sixth Form to study English, Spanish, French and Maths with a view to studying languages or law at Cambridge University.
James Phelan also achieved fantastic results, gaining 11 A* grades at GCSE. James will also stay on at Woodbridge where he will take English, History and Latin at A Level.
James said: “I’m very pleased with my results. After I leave Woodbridge School I’m aiming to study History or Classics at Cambridge University.
Neil Tetley, Headteacher of Woodbridge School, said: “We are thrilled to achieve our best results ever this year with one third of grades in all subjects being awarded A*. Well done to pupils and teachers for all their hard work and dedication.”
I decided to start writing a play over Easter but I never thought that I would get to actually perform it!
Mrs Brett was very kind to say that she’d direct it.
We started by asking year 5`s to volunteer if they would like to be in it and I was surprised when lots of people turned up to the first rehearsal .
Every week I looked forward to the rehearsals and we had so much fun. Near the time of the show we got in some extra rehearsals and practised on the Sunday before the show.
All the cast learnt lots from Mrs Brett.
Everybody was nervous before the show but we were also very excited.
I hoped the audience enjoyed it, we certainly loved performing it . It was a great experience and thank you to Mrs Brett for giving up her time to direct it!
The Y6 Team travelled in high excitement with Y7 and Y8 to compete at Bedford Stadium. When they arrived they marvelled at the size of the stadium and the number of competitors. Over fifty schools had entered, so competition was high. The Abbey pupils did well. Notable results are as follows:
1st 1500m Ruby V
1st 200m Lara
1st Discus Beau
3rd Girls’ relay Beau, Ruby V, Maddie & Chloe
4th Shot Beau
We congratulate all competitors and wish Ruby and Beau all the best of luck when they compete in the Nationals at Birmingham Stadium on Tuesday 4 July.
The A team posted their highest total of the season 128/5. Ed B made a good start scoring 22 runs. It was Alex B who was the star of the show scoring 81 not out including 12 fours. Good bowling from George N, James W and Henry S contributed to a good start however a partnership of over 100 saw Culford just edge out the Abbey. Two fantastic late catches from James W and Barney added to the excitement.
The B team won their game with runs from Lexie-Rae (25) and Luca (14). Jonjo, Henry V, Lexie-Rae all took wickets.
The Abbey Dogs team went to visit Debach Enterprises in Ipswich as a reward for making the most profit at our market day. The trip was kindly hosted by Bee Kemball, who laid on a fantastic array of activities including an overview of their stock control systems, a warehouse visit, real-life managerial challenges and a ride in an articulated lorry! It was a fantastic insight into a highly successful business and all the children loved the day. Many thanks to Bee and her team for such an educational and enjoyable trip.
Last week the U11 A team went to Framlingham College for a day of cricket. The morning session was tough playing the eventual winners Langley and a strong team from Town Close. This put then into the plate competition. After two exciting games against Barnardiston Hall and Holmwood House the event finished with all three teams on equal points. The Abbey were declared the plate winners due to a superior run rate. Well done to Alex, James, Henry, Ed, Josh, Felix, Jimmy and George.
This Wednesday the A and B cricket teams finished off the season with good wins over Barnadiston. The A team bowled well with Henry Tetley, Josh Turner and George Na Nakhon all taking wickets. Henry Shaw also bowled a great final over. A good partnership between and Alex Barker (39) and James Williams (40) meant the Abbey finished winning by 9 wickets.
The B team fielded first and were set a tough total of 107. Good bowling from Henry Vincent stopped the opposition getting a really big total. Henry then went on to score 55 not out supported by good innings from Henry Allen and Daniel Jones.
Well done to all the boys who played this season and good luck with your club matches over the summer.
Brilliant news – The Abbey girls came home with silver medals. Well done girls.
As a reward for their excellent teamwork shown throughout the Stepping Into Business project, Tropical Tribe were lucky enough to visit the offices of the advertising agency, Havas, on Monday. In addition, they also met with the team who have been planning and managing the renovation of the King’s Cross area. Both locations – at Havas and at Argent – gave the children a chance to experience the professional world first-hand and have a career-focussed Q&A session. The children loved the day – and ability to get a glimpse of working life in London. Many thanks to Melanie Welsh and Bryan Laxton for making this trip possible.
Year 6 have just come back from a very successful week at Marchant’s Hill Outdoor Adventure Centre in the beautiful Surrey hills. The beech woods rang with enthusiastic laughter as the children abseiled, whizzed through the air on zip-wires or launched their home-made rafts on the lake.
The children have had enormous fun and have learned such a lot. They seem to have grown in confidence and stature having confronted their fear of heights, learnt the best way to support and encourage one another and to look after themselves whilst away from home, sometimes for the very first time.
PGL and Abbey staff were very impressed with the resilience and determined attitude of all the children.
We would like to thank PGL staff, our GAP student Beth, Mrs Clubb, Mr French and Miss Ballam for all their help.
PGL Comments from Abbey Pupils
- It was the greatest experience of my life.
- I loved flying through the air.
- Joint favourites were the giant swing and rifle shooting, but a friend of mine thought Abseiling was the best!
- The songs the Groupie got us to sing were cool!
- At times it was scary, but it still was fun.
- The girls in my group managed to stay on their raft just until the end and then we fell in – we couldn’t stop laughing.
- I tried all the activities. Even though I am frightened of heights I conquered my fears. I feel pretty proud of myself.
- Mud, mud glorious mud! We got covered when we ran round the Challenge course and splashed through water.
- Thank you Mrs Clubb for being the most amazing group leader and to all the staff for encouraging and supporting us.
- It was so much fun. I didn’t want to leave.
EADT article “Woodbridge School pupils experience how to run a business with charity day” about The Abbey Prep School and its Stepping into Business programme for Year 6 pupils can be found here.