Students and staff at Uxbridge High School are delighted with this year’s sixth form results, 100% of students achieved examination success. 95% of exams entered received a grade A*- E or equivalent and 38% of the examinations were passed at the highest A*- B grades.
In a landmark trip organised by the music department, 28 students from Years 9 and 10 experienced an epic concert at the Royal Albert Hall. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, along with a rock band and ‘Capital Voices’ a 4-part vocal group, performed 20 fantastic rock songs that have topped the chart in recent years.
A Year 7 trip to Warwick Castle took place to explore the Norman Castle and to allow students to immerse themselves in what life was like in Norman England. Students were able to explore the castle as well as the grounds, go in the Horrible Histories maze, watch demonstrations of weapons and the flight of birds of prey.
23 students from Year 12 attended a speed networking event at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch at St Paul’s in the City of London. The session consisted of a short talk that was given by a senior member of staff about their career journey, followed by speed networking with a selection of volunteers who work at the bank. This was a really excellent opportunity for the students to get a great insight into the world of work generally and the whole range of jobs that exist in a big organisation like Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
The UCAS convention gave students the opportunity to explore a variety of post-18 options in one setting. They had a chance to talk to admissions staff and subject specialists and find out what life is like on campus. They also discovered what else is on offer when their exams are completed and information about volunteer work and further gap year adventures, as well as the world of work. It also offered a selection of useful seminars designed to give them more information about higher education.
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The winning groups from the Arsenal Double Club 2018 World Cup competition attended a special “World Cup Day” at Emirates Stadium to celebrate languages, on 8th May 2018.
On 25th April 2018, a group of students visited Oxford University as part of the University’s Pathways programme. Ten year 10 students were privileged to attend this prestigious workshop where they had a tour of Jesus College, Oxford and the city.
On Thursday 26th April, four students from Uxbridge High School travelled to The Hammersmith Academy to compete against other schools in the Mayor of London's 'Count on Us' challenge.
The students took part in a variety of challenges testing their strategic, numerical and problem solving skills. The students demonstrated our values of positivity and determination during the final code breaking activity when they kept going until the end to get the answer.
Everyone worked amazingly well as a team and had a great time at the event.
On 17th April, a group of high ability Year 8 and 9 pupil premium students went to visit the University of Reading.
Students had a tour of the university, sat through a lecture on neuroscience and had a philosophy tutorial. They had lunch in the student union and were able to meet and speak to university students from undergraduate level to PHD level.
It was an invaluable experience which all of the students thoroughly enjoyed.