THE HEAD MASTER’S REVIEW

OF THE YEAR ENDING JULY 2009

Contents

Page
1 Introduction
3 Academic Achievement
5 Pastoral Care
8 Enrichment and Personal Development - Art
10 Enrichment and Personal Development - Debating and Public Speaking
11 Enrichment and Personal Development - Drama
12 Enrichment and Personal Development - Music
15 Enrichment and Personal Development - Outdoor Education Department
17 Enrichment and Personal Development - School Trips
18 Enrichment and Personal Development - Sport
25 Staffing and Professional Development

26 Appendix 1 – Leavers’ Destinations

30 Appendix 2 – Summary Ofsted Judgements

Introduction

This has been another wonderful year at Pate’s and our students have once again
shown themselves to be the best of their generation, not just in terms of their exam
results but, almost more so, by their personal qualities – their friendliness, mutual
support, sense of fun, determination to help others and to do the right thing. The
people, of course, make Pate’s such a pleasant place.

Students secured record examination results and left for high status universities. We
continue to focus upon teacher development and the quality of teaching and learning
to optimise the academic and educational experience of our students.

Our Art has gone from strength to strength and the quality of Art in school, the Drama
productions, notably Jesus Christ Superstar and the many wonderful music concerts
have been real highlights. The Music Tour described later in this report is a good
example of the flourishing culture of innovation. Sport has built upon previous
strength to continue as the daily and weekly heartbeat of the school community with
practices or fixtures every lunchtime, after school and at weekends.

Outdoor education and CCF continues to provide wonderful opportunities for our
young people to learn about themselves and others, as well as the world around them
and to develop their leadership and planning.

There are so many other examples of extra curricular life at Pate’s that I cannot begin
to describe them - from the thriving House activities and competitions to Public
Speaking and Debating to the many subject-based clubs, as well as Tech Crew and the
recently launched Pate’s Radio Station.

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School trips continue to be important both locally and further afield as they offer life-
long memories and powerful learning experiences. These have included sports tours
in Devon and South America and a variety of trips to Canada; to the battle fields of
World War I; to cultural centres of Europe and to campsites throughout the UK. I am
particularly pleased with the visit to Romania at Easter, where our students worked to
raise money and have a huge and real impact upon the lives of very needy people.

As can be seen, opportunities for personal growth at Pate’s continue to be a priority.

Ofsted came and reported that Pate’s was outstanding when compared to other
schools in every single category of comparison. That is a remarkable report and is a
significant step forward from our previous, also very impressive, Ofsted report in
2005. We run the school for students and do not need the praise of others, but it is
very pleasing when visitors say such nice things about the school.

Despite many highlights there are clouds on the horizon. The Government continues
to meddle with admissions, the state of public sector funding is a real threat to the
sustainability of our current provision. There have even been Regional Union
spokespeople criticising the existence of Grammar Schools in Gloucestershire, when
they have union members working at Pate’s and other grammar Schools.

Ironically, education in the Cheltenham area has never been stronger. The reputation
of local schools is strong, with schools having benefitted from significant investment.
Our recent premises review showed that we have many classrooms that are too small;
we have inadequacies in our science provision; there is no dining room and the rooms
available for Sixth Form provision are the poor. We hope to launch a fundraising
campaign but it is clear that there is the need for continued significant investment over
the next 10 years if we want the Grammar School to remain one of the best schools
and in order to ensure that the quality of physical resources matches those of the more
general educational provision.

Last year I have been the Chair of the national Grammar School Headteachers’
Association. We campaigned hard to develop links and understanding with the DCSF
(Department for Children, Schools and Families), the Universities, the Sutton Trust,
UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service), the Specialist Schools Trust
and others within the educational sector. We have, for instance, been trying to help
develop policy initiatives to promote fair and open access to Grammar Schools so that
the original purposes of social mobility can be better served across Grammar Schools.

There are many reasons to celebrate the year that has passed, but also the need to
prepare for further hard work over the coming years.

Head Master - April 2009

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Academic Achievement

Once again, Pate’s students performed exceptionally well in the summer exams. At
every level (KS3 (Key Stage Three), GCSE and A level) we have achieved out best
results ever in virtually every respect. Great credit must go to all the students and staff
who have worked so hard over the last year to achieve these fantastic results.

A Levels:

Average UCAS % of A/B grades % of A grades

points
2008 513 87 64
2007 500 86 60
2006 494 85 57
2005 480 77 49

Notes:
1) A level points scores (For A levels: A = 120, B = 100, C= 80 etc.
For AS levels: A = 60, B = 50, C = 40 etc.
Point scores include AEA (Advanced Extension Awards))
2) These results include GS (General Studies). For 2008, without GS A/B =
89%; A = 69%)

As can be seen from the table above, there was a 4%age point increase in the number
of A grades obtained by students this year on the 2007 figures which were our
previous best results, and average UCAS points score per pupil was also up from the
previous record of 500 to 513. This year we also saw an increasing number of
departments offering the Advanced Extension Award to the very brightest students
who are not sufficiently stretched by the A level examinations. Our results have
continued to improve at this level with almost one third of those sitting the papers
achieving distinctions in 2008.

Even more important than the headline figures, however, are the individual stories of
success. I am pleased to say that every student who wanted a place at university for
September 2008 secured a place at a good university on a good course and in 2008
we achieved a record number of entrants into Oxford and Cambridge (27): all bar one
of those students who had been made offers met the grade requirements and will be
taking up places in September 2008. Our only 'failure' was a mathematician who
failed to meet the STEP demands largely due to a serious medical condition: he was
duly and admirably philosophical about taking up a place at Durham. A 'vintage year'
produced appropriate results.

Results were strong in all departments although, as ever, we had the annual concerns
about the quality of marking in some areas.

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GCSE:
Average GCSE % of grades A* / A % of grades A*
capped score
2008 441 86 52
2007 432 84 38
2006 435 83 43
2005 426 77 37

Notes: 1) GCSE point scores (A* = 58, A = 52, B = 46 etc.). Capped score is
the score from the best 8 GCSE results for each student.

The GCSE results were particularly pleasing with 51.6% of all entries achieving an
A* grade. This was nearly 10%age points higher than our previous best and, as with
the A level, the school was well placed amongst the top schools in the country in
terms of exam results. In addition, the average capped GCSE points score was our
best ever. Over half of our Y11 students achieved 5 or more A* and nearly one third
achieved 8A* or more.

KS3:
The Key Stage Three results were very impressive, and were also overall, our best
KS3 results ever.

Cohort Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8

ENGLISH (Y8)*
2009 0 14 86 Not available
2008 0 38.3 61.7 Not available
2007 0.8 57 42.1 Not available
2006 2.5 54.1 43.3 Not available
MATHS
2008 0 0.8 9.0 90.2
2007 0 0 17.5 82.5
2006 0 0 7.4 92.6
2005 0 0.8 22.2 77.1
SCIENCE
2008 0.8 2.5 96.7 Not available
2007 0.9 3.3 95.8 Not available
2006 0 2.5 97.5 Not available
2005 0 3.4 96.6 Not available
*taken at the end of Y8
(Table indicates %ages at each level)

We have particularly developed our in-house systems for monitoring student progress
over the last couple of years and this, together with careful, targeted support for
students and continued high standards of teaching and learning within the classroom,
contributes to these high exam standards that the students have achieved. We will
continue to focus upon enabling and meeting the highest academic aspirations of our
students both in terms of examination success and in terms of developing enquiring,
open, creatively minded and independent young people.

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University Entrance 2007-8

Inevitably, as the academic achievements of the students at Pate's go on improving, so

their success at getting into university becomes ever more secure. In August 2008 all
those who were looking for places at university found them in universities that they
were happy with, many of them very prestigious institutions. Again our most popular
destinations were Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Durham, Edinburgh,
Exeter, Imperial, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford, UCL, and Warwick but there are
many other universities where Pate's students prosper. There was a record number of
students winning places at either Oxford or Cambridge - 27 this year, which is
testimony to the increasing ambition of the students and the quality of preparation
they are being offered by the academic departments in the school.

A number of issues cloud the horizon for future generations as they approach
university entrance:

• the impact the new A* grade at A-level will have upon university offers;
• the long-running issue of student loans and levels of debt, particularly as
graduate employment is currently very difficult, might affect student attitudes
towards GAP years and the kind of courses for which they are applying;
• there might well be a proliferation of independent tests set by departments to
supplement A-level qualifications.

On the brighter side, more applicants from Pate's are applying for the increasing
number of bursaries and scholarships being awarded by the universities to attract the
best students. We have also had a slow growth in the number of students applying to
top American universities: this involves a clumsy and time-consuming process with,
as yet, little success to show for it, but the attraction of 100% bursaries for top
students is obvious as the debt burden becomes greater.

Pastoral Care, High Expectation and Personal Standards

Developing Mentoring

This year a team of appointed and trained Sixth Formers have selected and led 40
Year 11 students who have been responsible for mentoring our Year 7 students. They
have supported their social integration at the beginning of the year as well as run
tutorials for the students on issues ranging from friendships to setting realistic targets
for their academic work.

Developing Leadership

Throughout the main school this year we will see the launch of the first official House
positions to exist outside of the Sixth Form. House Representatives will be appointed
in each year giving an opportunity for over a third of our students to experience a
position of responsibility before they enter the Sixth Form.

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Supporting achievement

The Main School pastoral team this year has been supplemented by the development
of a post focusing on supporting academic achievement. This has enabled the
development of support resources for GCSE revision to be created on our VLE, a
series of workshops on generic revision skill as well as developing further the
organization of Sixth Form students mentoring Year 11 and Year 10 students in
specific subject areas.

Student voice

New developments this year in further improving the outstanding provision of

pastoral care have involved the students in the decision-making of the school. This
year a Lower school council has met successfully to discuss the school day and new
building plan proposals and Middle school students have undertaken a series of focus
groups to help the school organize how best to support them during their GCSEs. The
School Council was re-launched in October and contained members of the main Sixth
Form Committees as well as 2 elected officials for each year voted in using electronic
voting on the VLE. So far the Council has met with the local MP to discuss the best
way to understand the views of people represented; established a network of student
forums on our VLE; attended Governors’ meetings and, most recently, developed and
launched a School Radio for the whole school.

Pastoral Care in the Sixth Form

The already successful pastoral care system at Pate’s remains such a high priority that
we have committed extra staffing to the strengthening and re-organisation of the
system. Mark McShane, as Assistant Head has taken on responsibility for Main
School (years 7-11) whilst Helen Hooper remains Head of Sixth Form, heading up a
team including Chris Beal (Head of Year 13) whilst training up 2 teachers new to the
responsibility of being a Head of Year.

Mark and Helen have worked as a team, sharing ideas between Main School and the
Sixth Form and bringing in a consistency of expectation as the pupils progress up
through the school.

Extra staffing within the Sixth Form has allowed the “one to one” tutor system to
develop further with one member of the team being entirely responsible for
supporting and liaising with Tutors, enabling them to provide the best possible advice
for students with both academic and pastoral issues. We are able to give even more
students more time and every pupil in the Sixth Form, as in Main School, has an adult
that they can turn and talk to if they have a concern.

The Sixth Form website was launched at the end of the first term, giving information
about courses available when applying to join the Sixth Form and providing support
around critical times such as results days. The admissions process is now run by Ruth
Gwilliam in the Sixth Form Office with the Senior Staff holding discussions with all
159 external applicants. We have been very impressed by the academic standard of
this year’s applications, of which 84 have been offered a conditional place.

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This year, we have used the VLE system in the application process for leadership
positions in the Sixth Form. We have extended the number of positions available,
offering even more students the chance to develop their leadership skills. The
Community Group has grown to encompass a huge range of volunteer projects in the
local area, liaising with the Hester’s Way Community Centre, whilst we have
increased the number of House positions to include the organisation of the mentoring
of Lower school pupils. The Environment Group, run by Sixth Form students, has
taken on even more importance, liaising on green issues with School Council. In
order to maximise the already successful leadership programme, we have launched in-
house training sessions on leadership this year led by Ann Barradell-Black, one of our
Governing body. We are very grateful for her input.

The Sixth Form induction through the Charity Challenge continues to go from
strength to strength with the emphasis being on educating the school population rather
than being a mere fundraising exercise. A variety of local and national charities were
involved this year, culminating in an evening event in aid of the local “Butterfly
Garden” for both disaffected students and those with physical and mental
impairments.

We have reacted to student-led initiatives, through feedback from questionnaires,

Sixth Form forums and the School council and as a result have made key decisions,
such as signing up to the anti-bullying Charter and introducing a Cyber bullying
Policy based upon extensive research from the stakeholders concerned.

This year, we launched our scheme to maintain contact with past students through an
end of term gathering, this year at Oxford University. We were pleased to learn that
the pastoral system had been appreciated by the students with their fellow
undergraduates nicknaming Pate’s “the happy school”. An accolade that we have
taken to heart. The Ofsted team were extremely impressed by the induction process
both in the Sixth Form and Year 7 and felt that the pastoral teams at Pate’s really
know their students.

Community Project

Building on the successes of last year’s links with the surrounding community, plans
were drawn up last summer for some new volunteer placements for our sixth form
students.

Based on an evaluation of the Rowanfield ‘peer mentoring’ programme and planning

with the new Year 13 Community Group Committee, a broader programme of
activities was offered to local primary schools, adding music, drama and languages to
the reading and mentoring support our volunteers offered in the previous year.
Rowanfield, Hester’s Way, St Thomas More’s and Arthur Dye schools each took up
at least one of the activities.

Apart from the primary school programme, we also strengthened our link with
Hester’s Way Neighbourhood Partnership (HWNP).

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The local Citizen’s Advice Bureau contacted the school to ask for volunteers to take
part in their new ‘Financial Capability Mentors’ project, which proposed to train
volunteers in how to present advice to young people about financial wellbeing.

Family Space at St Barnabas and St Silas churches also renewed their partnership
with the volunteer programme, offering placements for 9 volunteers to help in the
crèche at their churches.

Once planning was completed, a variety of volunteering opportunities within walking

distance of the school and operating during school hours was offered to students in
Years 12 and 13. 84 students were matched to an activity that suited their skills,
interests and availability.

Experiences have varied greatly for the volunteers and, despite thorough planning,
some of the placements have not fulfilled their expectations. Where students have
had a positive experience I have no doubt that we should renew our partnerships with
community organisations. New opportunities have arisen during the year that need to
be explored thoroughly for their suitability for the volunteer programme. Feedback
from students throughout the year has shown that the programme is meeting its
objective to be a force for good in the local community.

Enrichment and Personal Development – Art

This year has been a rewarding and stimulating time for the Art Department at Pate’s.

In the Autumn term we took Year 10 GCSE students to ‘Nature in Art’ at Twigworth,
Gloucester, to take part in a workshop. This led onto a major project for their
coursework. Year 12 went to the Tate Britain, which provided much inspiration for
the development of individual project work later. In November we took Year 11
GCSE students to the National Portrait Gallery to view the collection and take part in
a workshop on Portraiture and Identity. This linked to one of their coursework
projects and proved very useful.

Year 9 took part in a workshop at Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum concerning the
work of the ‘Surrealist’ movement. They produced work which was exhibited in the
Gallery, alongside actual surrealist works that were on display. Also in November we
held the annual House Art Competition. This year we decided to open up the
competition by giving the choice of subject to the pupils. Choice of media/materials
was also completely open. I am pleased to say that the response was very rewarding,
with such imaginative and skilful work being produced across the age range and was
probably the most interesting competition yet.

In January 2009 we took the whole of Year 7 to Birmingham Art Gallery & Museum
to take part in a workshop dealing with the wonderful collection of Pre-Raphaelite
work. This was a joint project linked with the English Department. We concentrated
on the tapestries of Burne-Jones - ‘The Holy Grail’. The English Department worked
on the poetry of the time and in Art we produced modern versions of the six panels.

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In February, Year 10 GCSE students were involved in a whole day of printmaking
with local artist Sue Brown, who came into school. Sue introduced them to new
techniques and processes that would prove very useful in future work. Also in
February, Year 12 students were invited by Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum to
take part in producing ceramic work which would be displayed in the Gallery. Local
ceramic artist Angie Sayer was employed by the Gallery to come into school for a day
to work with the students on the theme of 17th Century British Ceramics.

Also in February a mixture of Year 11, 12 & 13 Art students went to Barcelona to
study the Art and Architecture of this famous city. This proved to be a wonderful
educational experience and some great artwork was produced by students.

This school year saw the introduction of taught ‘Life-drawing’ classes for all Year 12
& 13 Art students. This was held every fortnight across a whole day. The learning
process proved extremely beneficial to all students, improving drawing quality
enormously. We hope to make this a regular feature again next year.

Another feature introduced was ‘Art Club’ for Years 7, 8 & 9, run every Wednesday
lunchtime. This was implemented and organised by members of the Sixth Form Art
groups and was very well attended, with some great work being produced.

Another feature which proved to be useful was the introduction of extra classes for
Year 11 GCSE students every Tuesday after school from 4 pm to 6 pm. The students
who attended on a regular basis found this extra time on coursework invaluable.

Every year sees April and May bound up with external GCSE, A/S and A2 exams,
where pupils need to focus totally on their practical submission for the examinations.
This is a time where we hope all the hard work and external stimuli provided have
helped to inform and inspire.

In June/July we again look forward to the annual celebration of upper school Art, with
the exhibition of their work in the Sixth Form Studio and Gallery areas within the Art
Block. This is not only a chance for students and their parents to share in the
expressive creativity of the school; it also provides a fantastic teaching aid for the
lower school members who are employed in practical activities concerned with the
appreciation of the work of their contemporaries.

We have had a fantastic year in Art. The whole department is thriving. Pupils and
teaching staff enjoy working together and there is a strong element of mutual respect
for each other - a great working environment where everyone is given the right to
make mistakes, explore and experiment.

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Enrichment and Personal Development – Debating and Public Speaking

It has been another busy year of debating at Pate's and the various teams who have
been entered into external competitions have, as ever, enjoyed some measure of
success. This year saw a record number of five teams from Years 9 and 10 setting off
from Pate's to the Oxford Union to take part in the International Competition for
Young Debaters, with Emma Beddall and Katie Shields from Year 10 advancing to
the finals day to be held in the Cambridge University Union, a wonderful
achievement.

Equally impressive have been the senior teams who have travelled far and wide to
represent the school. Pimlico Academy in London was the first port of call in
September and, after advancing to the area final of the ESU Debating Competition,
the team of Mollie Tresadern and Lauren Obee from Year 13 ended the year as
regional champions in the prestigious Oxford Schools Debating Competition. The
school also entered the Cambridge Schools Debating Competition and we can
doubtless look forward Pate's continued presence in all competitions next year.

It is to be hoped that the unprecedented interest among members of the lower and
middle school will bear fruit in both the junior and senior competitions over the
coming years.

Question Time

In April our Sixth Form politics students became National School’s Question Time
Winners! This was a competition organized by the BBC, Citizenship Foundation and
the Parliamentary Education Unit. Our students will now produce the televised
School’s Question Time broadcast in July. The students competed against 100
schools initially and then gained a place in the national final where they had to
organize and host their own Question Time event. The judges were particularly
impressed by the way the students galvanized the whole school community behind the
entry by involving them in auditions for a student panelist, as well as developing
questions for the evening in PSHCE lessons and on their Question Time Forum on the
VLE.

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Enrichment and Personal Development – Drama

2008/09 has been a richly rewarding and exciting year in the Drama Department, with
our pupils once again rising to the very considerable challenges set for them and
providing audiences with outstanding performances along the way.

Junior House Drama once again provided the opportunity for any pupil in Years 7 –
10, who wished to do so, to be involved in their House production, under the direction
of their Sixth Form producers. The level of enthusiasm and commitment this
generates is truly amazing, as are the shows themselves, with Richmond’s
presentation of ‘Summer Holiday’ deservedly awarded ‘Best Show’ this year.

After the fun and games of ‘Forbidden Planet’ last year, what could possibly have
provided a greater contrast than ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, which was the senior
production in November. This hugely challenging piece made exceptional demands
on the large cast, and to produce a performance of such sincerity and passion is an
immense tribute to both their ability and their commitment. Perhaps it is not an
exaggeration to say that every pupil and adult involved in this production was
genuinely moved, not simply by some great performances but by the integrity that
was the hallmark of the entire show.

Spring term saw the programme of ‘A’ Level and GCSE exam productions in full
swing. Of all the ‘A’ Level pieces, perhaps ‘Tristan and Isult’ was the most
memorable and enjoyable, achieving outstanding marks and delighting audiences.
The GCSE productions, of which there were nine, were as varied as they were
excellent, achieving the best overall results for a decade.

A quartet of contemporary musicals (‘Mamma Mia’, ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Lion King’
and ‘Wicked’) provided excellent material for Junior House Drama. Richmond won
the trophy with ‘We Will Rock You’ and individual trophies were presented to Jack
Martin-Hughes as Scar in the ‘The Lion King’ (Beaufort), Rachel Evans as Elphaba in
‘Wicked’ (Gloucester) and Melissa Sayer-Martin as Sophie in ‘Mamma Mia’ (York).
Pate’s has a long (possibly an extremely long) tradition of producing Shakespeare’s
plays and next November’s senior production will be ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
– let’s hope it will be a magical experience!

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Enrichment and Personal Development – Music

Courtyard Concert July 2008

The inaugural courtyard concert was blessed with dry, nearly warm weather! The
acoustic works surprisingly well in the courtyard and the novelty of being outside
combined with the laid back atmosphere made it a really enjoyable occasion.

Junior House Music 2008

This was the first opportunity for Year 7 to engage in inter-house competition – and
competitive it was! The first few weeks of the year were filled with music making in a
variety of different and unusual places; wherever you went you were bound to hear
the strains of an orchestra, choir or band. Performances were given on 2 consecutive
nights, the latter of which was judged by Richard Sharpe, our piano teacher and
erstwhile Associated Board examiner. The amount of effort put into rehearsals and
performances by the lower school participants and upper school leaders alike, made
judging hard. Added to that, the atmosphere was electric! However, in the end the
following judgements were made:

Best orchestra – York

Best choir – Richmond
Best boys’ singing – York
Best girls’ singing – Gloucester
Best band – Beaufort
Best overall – Gloucester

Charity Concert

This year we raised money for both the Kambia Charity and the Leckhampton Sue
Ryder Hospice. Most of the departmental ensembles were involved, as well as two
student-led groups, with the debut performance from the Richmond Singers, as well
as the stunning string sextet. The concert also included an oboe concerto from Phoebe
Bolton, as well as clarinet and flute ensembles, proving that there is strength in wind
as well as strings!

GCSE music trip to Oxford

Over two consecutive days we took all the GCSE music students to visit the Bate
Collection in Oxford. This museum houses the largest collection of instruments in
Europe and with an illustrated talk students could clearly see how development in
music and instrument-making have gone hand-in-hand over the last 1,000 years.
There was a rare opportunity for everyone to have a go on some medieval and
renaissance instruments, which really helped to bring that part of their GCSE course
alive. It was an excellent, extremely worthwhile trip. We had time to take in an
organ recital at Queen’s College before returning home.

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Jesus Christ Superstar

Rehearsals for the show started back in July, with teaching of the chorus and solo
numbers. It was good to get the band together early, and the 12-string band diligently
attended Wednesday evening rehearsals for a number of months, as well as the two
afternoon rehearsals. This piece is more a rock-opera than a musical - there is no
spoken word and so the musicians have an enormous amount to do, which they did
brilliantly.

Carol Service

A change in venue this year meant a service in the extremely beautiful and large
Victorian Church of All Saints, Pittville. Although it was too dark to see the Burne
Jones window during the service, the rest of the decoration provided a fittingly
inspirational setting. Over 100 students sang in the various choirs that took part: the
Senior Vocal Group formed the backbone of the choir; the Junior Vocal Group was
joined by a group of Year 7s for the Year 7 carol, and the Chamber Choir gave an
impressive account of Patrick Hadley’s ‘I sing of a maiden’. It was wonderful to hear
so many pupils singing music from over 600 centuries with equal enthusiasm, and a
fitting way to celebrate the coming of Christmas.

Prague Music Tour

Four days in Prague from 17th – 21st December with the Senior Vocal Group and First
Orchestra is an experience that I doubt any of us will forget. Our opening concert in
the awe-inspiring St Nicolas church played to a big audience – it would have been
terrifying - if we hadn’t been late and hadn’t had time to think about it! The concert
on the following day was in the beautiful Martinu Hall in the Prague Conservatoire. It
was probably the best of the 3 concerts with vibrant performances of Vaughan
Williams by the Orchestra, impassioned singing, and exciting Holst from the Strings.
We went out of Prague for the third concert to the spa town of Karlovy Vary. We
suspected that the town comes into its own during the summer months but the concert
venue was lovely and we posed for a ‘Pate’s Christmas card’ shot in front of the
Christmas trees at the end!

Junior Concert February 2009

This concert showed what promise there is for the future with a good number of high
quality string and wind chamber items, as well as some very accomplished solo
pieces. The training orchestra made its debut under Jonathan McNaught, providing a
good opportunity to expand the musical talents of our most accomplished musician.
The Junior Jazz Band continues to go from strength to strength.

Welsh National Opera

On 11th February we were delighted to welcome GCSE music students from around
the county to watch a one hour opera performed by Welsh National Opera. ‘Sweetness
and Badness’ was specially written with GCSE students in mind, with challenging but
accessible music, and important themes based on establishing suitable friendships.

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Strings Day February 2009

On the first Flexible Learning day, a dozen gifted and talented strings players spent
the day with Michael Bochmann and received fantastic chamber music coaching. The
day culminated in an informal concert, the highlight of which was undoubtedly the
performance of the 1st movement of Tchaikovsky’s ‘Souvenir de Florence’. The day
was clearly rewarding for coach and pupils alike and he was impressed by the depth
of talent in the Pate’s string players.

House of Commons Reception March 2009

When I contacted four pupils during February half term to ask if they wanted to play
at the House of Commons, I don’t think they quite believed me, but on March 3rd a
string quartet of Tom Percy, Lynn Edwards, Cerys Mather and Diana Statham found
themselves performing in the House of Commons Marquee at a champagne reception
for the Friends of Grammar Schools. Earlier in the day we were treated to tea in
Portcullis House and we MP-spotted as the division bell rang and they all went off to
vote. During the reception itself the quartet received many favourable comments,
including from Lady Thatcher!

Foundation Concert March 2009

This chance to celebrate our Foundation, along with the Richard Pate School, only
comes every other year and so the Pittville Pump Room was packed to the rafters.
The First Orchestra kicked off proceedings in a suitably celebratory style with an
exciting rendition of the Dambusters March. The Richard Pate musicians were
impressive throughout - especially the young string players - and I couldn’t help but
hope that many of them would be coming up to Pate’s! The first half ended with
Jonathan McNaught reprising Mendelssohn’s ‘Rondo Cappricioso’, which had
helped him win the title of Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year a few weeks
earlier. The whole evening was rounded off by a joint performance of ‘Chattanooga
Choo-Choo’ with the Senior Jazz Band, Senior Vocal Group and all of the Richard
Pate singers.

Jonathan & Tomoya

There are two individual musical achievements of particular merit to record:

congratulations go to Tomoya Forster (Yr 12, sax) who gained a place in the National
Youth Wind Orchestra and also to Jonathan McNaught (Yr 11, piano). Jonathan is
the 2009 Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year. This is an impressive
achievement by any standards but to win at his young age is extraordinary. As part of
his prize Jonathan has a solo recital in the Cheltenham International Music Festival
and two concerto performances.

Jazz Evening

With both the senior and junior jazz bands heavily involved in a series of external
festivals and concerts, it seemed only appropriate that audiences in school should hear
the full extent of the jazz programme. In the true spirit of jazz, it was a laid back
affair but, with great performances from everyone, it was a memorable evening.

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Lunchtime Concerts

Our series of lunchtime concerts continues to do well. It provides an excellent

platform for pupils to try out exam pieces before the big day, with highly
understanding and appreciative audiences!

Leavers

The current year 13 is an extremely musical year and we will miss them, especially in
First Orchestra, First Strings and Senior Vocal Group. Their accomplishments are
impressive: several diplomas, Cambridge Music place, Music College place and a
King’s College Cambridge Choral Scholar, as well as a multitude of Grade 8
performers. It may well take a while to adjust to life without them and certainly it
will be a great opportunity for younger musicians to step up to the mark.

Enrichment and Personal Development – Outdoor Education Department

The Outdoor Education Department (OED), through which the Combined Cadet
Force (CCF), Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) and broader Outdoor Activities
program is delivered, continues to make a valuable contribution to the school by
contributing to many of the themes and skills that are required by governmental
policy. Activities are delivered with an awareness of “Every Child Matters” and
“Learning Outside The Classroom”, with areas such as health, environmental and
citizenship education being covered as well as cross curricular skills such as
communication, problem solving, information handling and numeracy being practiced
in the broader environment.

Every pupil in the school experiences activities delivered by the OED . The
department provides administration, support and training for the Duke of Edinburgh’s
Award (including the expedition elements), The CCF, adventurous activities and
personal development in curriculum time through the delivery of Games options,
Activity Days and camps. On top of this the OED staff deliver first aid training to the
pupils and staff within the school and support the PE and Curriculum Enrichment
departments in running activities. The BBC news recently promoted the delivery of
first aid to all pupils in schools. We have already started doing our bit; all CCF cadets
and DofE participants are taught First Aid with many cadets gaining “Activity” and
HSE first aid certificates. The Year 8 Camp program has been amended to ensure that
every pupil will receive a basic introduction to first aid as they go through the school.
This year the OED has been able to support the geography department and looks
forward to being involved with the teaching of navigation and off-site visits in the
future.

Where possible we continue to run activities on site and using local resources to
reduce cost and time-impact. Open and Wild Country areas must be used for the
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The use of Off-site and “wilderness areas” are essential
in developing the individual and exposing them to the unfamiliar and stretching young
people beyond their comfort-zone. Military and Local Private training areas must by
used for Cadet activities. As an indication, over 140 students are currently engaged in

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D of E Gold award. The CCF is strong with over 220 Cadets. The CCF staff is fully
recruited for the first time in over eleven years. However, it is still the aim of the
Contingent Commander to recruit more staff from within the school.

Pupils across the school gain valuable leadership experience through OED, with a
tradition of “pupil-assistants”. Senior Cadets in the CCF take a very real role in the
day to day running of the contingent and represent much of what is great about Pate’s.

The number of activities offered by the OED continues to increase. We have a highly
qualified team delivering excellent training of great educational and financial value to
our pupils. Staff are involved in activities at a National level with the CCF receiving
and giving support to the Cadet Centre for Adventurous Training and through our
contingent Commander’s participation on the Executive Committee of the Cadet
Force Association. Shooting has shown a resurgence with the assistance of Barry
Graham who at the time of writing is coaching the GB Cadet Rifle team. Shotgun
shooting has been introduced with all the personal development skills that this sport
brings. Mutual support is engendered between local schools and organizations with
Pate’s both giving and receiving support from Gloucestershire ACF, Gloucestershire
College, St Edward’s School, Cheltenham College and Oswestry School.

“Risk Awareness” is vital in Outdoor Education. The Department is actively engaged

in teaching both staff and pupils to manage risk throughout the outdoor experiences
and in everyday life. Our experience at Pate’s puts us in a unique position to deliver
activities and draw in valuable assistance from around us.

Our expedition to the Pyrenees last summer was hugely successful and our expedition
to Canada this summer is in the advanced stages of planning and has been awarded a
grant of £3,500.00 from the Ulysses Trust (an MOD organization), in addition to
funding for UK transport and ration costs overseas. The Contingent Commander has
been requested to lead an expedition for Cadets and adults from all around the country
in 2010. Our cadets will receive a preferential application status for this.

The Duke of Edinburgh Award continues to be popular, giving many of our students
the edge when they go to university. The Directory of Outdoor Education has made
the point that it is not the enrollment in the Award that is important, but its
completion. Possibly as a result of this there seems to be increased “real”
participation and the April expedition number is exceeding expectations and is at
capacity. Two canoe courses have been run this year to facilitate participants who
wish to complete their expeditions by this means.

One of the particular strengths of the DofE Award and the CCF at Pate’s is the
willingness of Sixth Formers and former pupils to get involved and to help out. Many
of the CCF staff are former members of the school.

The CCF has had a very successful year. Success in a number of competitions has
resulted in a Gloucestershire Grand Slam: Winners of... SW Area (43 Wessex
Brigade) First Aid Competition, Winners of Gloucestershire Joint Services Cadet
Committee GJSCC Autumn Skills (Water-sports) competition, Winners of GJSCC
Small-bore Shooting, Winners of the Jubilee Trophy (Inter CCF competition for
Gloucestershire, North Somerset & Wiltshire).

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Enrichment and Personal Development – Residential School Trips

The extra curricular programme at Pate’s is a real strength of the school. The many
trips run during the day, at weekends, in the evenings and during the school holidays
all contribute to that provision. I suspect that more life time memories are formed on
school trips than in any other single aspect of life at Pate’s.

The vast majority of trips are not residential and it is not possible to list all of the trips
but below are the residential trips run during the last year. Teachers and other staff
give up time they might spend with their families and take on 24 hour a day care and
responsibility in order that these trips may run and I am exceedingly grateful to those
who continue to offer such a rich and varied programme.

September Sixth Form Geography Field Trip to Devon

October Middle School German Exchange Trip
Sixth Form China Exchange Trip
Latin Department Trip to Italy
December Music Trip to Prague
February Lower School Ski Trip to Austria
Y9-10 German Exchange Trip
Year 11-13 Art Trip to Barcelona
Year 12 German Work Experience
Sixth Form Trip History / Politics Trip to Poland
March Year 8 Rugby Tour to Devon
Year 10 History Trip to Belgium
Year 11 History Trip to Belgium
Y12 Geography Field Trip to Devon
April Lower School Ski Trip to Austria
Year 12 Trip to Romania
May Year 8 & 9 Trip to Iceland
Year 9 Trip to Holocaust Centre in Nottingham
June Year 7 Trips to Cheltenham Synagogue
University visits to Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol and Birmingham
Year 10 Geography Field Trips to Snowdonia
July Year 7 French trip
Year 8 German trip
Girls Sports Tour to South Africa
Year 10 & 12 Trip to China
German Exchange Trips
History Trip to Gloucester Cathedral and Goodrich Castle
Biology/PE/Psychology Visit to 'Bodyworld's’ Exhibition
Latin Trip to the Roman Baths in Bath
Y10 Visit to the British Museum
Cheltenham Science Festival
Cheltenham Music Festival

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Enrichment and Personal Development – Sport

Sports Day – Wednesday 13th May - Congratulations Beaufort!!!

There were five new school records set on a day that threatened torrents of rain, but
actually the worst of it was just a grey sky. The final result was a close affair with
Richmond and Beaufort neck and neck - in fact the order could have changed up to
and including the final relay. In the end Beaufort were the winners. Dare I suggest
that the result is even more important this year as we have launched a Competitions
Cup and Sports Trophy to record and identify the overall winner of the combined
House Competition.

Rugby 2008/09

The school 1st XV enjoyed another successful season, winning 11 games. They played
some highly effective attacking rugby when at their best, averaging nearly 30 points
against 9 per game. Notable wins this year were gained against Queen Elizabeth
Hospital and KES Stratford. In the last game of the season the school fought an
heroic defensive battle against Bristol GS to try to preserve a 3 year unbeaten home
record, before with only minutes remaining, eventually going down 3-0.

1st XV played 15 won 11 lost 4 drew 0 pts for 377 pts against 137

The 2nd XV had an excellent season, winning 8 of their 9 games, with an average
score of 31-6. Many of their players were of 1st XV standard and there developed
healthy competition for places in the senior side. The most notable scalp was
probably that of RGS Worcester in the last match, 13-7.

2nd XV played 9 won 8 lost 1 drew 0 pts for 280 pts against 56

Once again this year all our junior sides had very successful seasons, which augers
well for the future of rugby at the school.

Without doubt the U14’s had the best playing record of all, finishing their year as the
first junior Pate’s team to remain unbeaten for 24 years – an outstanding achievement.
In their final match they defeated Chosen Hill School at Kingsholm to lift the HSBC
County Cup. This was the first time the school had won this competition, having
been defeated in two previous finals.

U15’s played 15 won 10 lost 4 drew 1 pts for 375 pts against 119
U14’s played 13 won 13 lost 0 drew 0 pts for 480 pts against 104
U13’s played 15 won 11 lost 4 drew 0
U13 B’s played 6 won 4 lost 1 drew 1
U12’s played 8 won 5 lost 3 drew 0
U12 B’s played 5 won 2 lost 3 drew 0

At the end of season St Edward’s 7’s Tournament the U12’s won their 4 pool games
before losing narrowly to Cotswold School in the final.

Boys’ Basketball 2008/09

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For the 6th successive year Pate’s have won all 3 of the Cheltenham and District
Basketball Leagues at U16, U15 and U14 level, remaining unbeaten in that time.
Basketball is always a very popular extra curricular sport at Pate’s, with very high
student participation at club nights.

In winning the U16 league Pate’s average score-line was 45-16

In winning the U15 league Pate’s average score-line was 42-09
In winning the U14 league Pate’s average score-line was 55-10

Football 2009

Once again this year, poor weather saw rather too many games cancelled and the 1st
X1 only played 7 matches. A young side, they weren’t quite as successful in terms of
results as in recent seasons, but left the best until last with an excellent win against a
strong Old Boys side.

1st X1 played 7 won 2 lost 4 drew 1

The 2nd X1 had even more games called of because of poor conditions but did very
well, with a clutch of players who should successfully step up to 1st X1 next year.

2nd X1 played 4 won 3 lost 1 drew 0

As was the case with the senior sides, the poor weather saw the juniors’ season take a
long time to actually begin!

U15’s played 3 won 1 lost 2 drew 0

U14’s played 4 won 2 lost 2 drew 0

Cricket 2008

Another wet early summer saw the 1st X1 have games cancelled, with only 3
surviving. The annual MCC game at Frocester CC was played and several Pate’s boys
were able to show their ability against very experienced, adult cricketers before the
school were eventually defeated. In the other 2 games played, Rendcomb College
were beaten, while Wycliffe College won a close fought game.

With a lot of the junior cricket being played later in the term and in the evenings, as
well as Saturdays, they were able to play many more games with a good deal of
success.

The U15’s had an excellent season, the best for a number of years, winning 10 of their
11 matches, including winning the District Cup, beating Tewkesbury in the final at
the Victoria Ground.

The U14’s played some effective cricket to win 6 of their 8 matches, while the U13
X1 did very well, winning 8 of 9 matches.

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The U13’s also won their District League, defeating Cotswold at the Victoria Ground
on the same day the U15’s were triumphant, thus completing a memorable double for
Pate’s.

The U12’s had some promising cricketers and won 3 of their 6 games.

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Athletics

Boys’ Minors

Of the 14 schools competing in the annual championships, the boys won all three
trophies, winning the overall Shield for the 10th year in a row.

Year 7s – 1st Trophy collected by Joe Boyle

Year 8s – 1st Trophy collected by Will Paulson
Overall competition – 1st Shield collected by George Carrie (Year 7) and Scott Taylor
(Year 8).

Year 9 Championships

The boys’ and girls’ teams both performed to a very high standard and the boys won
the 1st Trophy – collected by Ed Jones. The girls won the 2nd Trophy and Pate’s won
the overall competition.

English Schools Cup - South West Regional Finals

The Inter (Years 9 & 10) boys’ and girls’ teams competed in the “B” finals in Exeter
against schools from Cornwall to Surrey.
Girls’ team – 2nd
Boys’ team – 3rd.

The Junior (Years 7 & 8) boys competed in the “A” finals at Millfield School against
the top athletic schools from the South West of England and came 6th.

County Championships

At the County Championships Pate’s had 5 county champions, 9 runners-up and 4

third places. All these athletes will receive certificates.

South West Schools Championships

8 boys and 3 girls from Pate’s qualified to represent Gloucestershire at the South West
Championships in Exeter on Saturday 21st June. This is the highest number of any
school in the county.

Boys – Adam Fuller, Ed Jones, Jonathan Kohler, Will Paulson, Max Shaughnessy,
Robert Tattersall, Hugh Walton and Matthew Wright.

Girls – Sophie Cooke, Louise Hawkins and Mia O’Connell.

This is the most successful year of representation at County level for some time.

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Girls Athletics

The following girls were selected to represent the county:

Emily Chittock (U20 HJ) Sophie Cooke (U20 1500m) Ellie Willson (U20 80mH)
Olivia Willson (U17 1500m) Lucy Smith (U17 300m H) Ella Gardner (U17 200m)
Mia O’Connell (U15 1500m) Holly Hill (U15 Jav) Frankie Mayes (U15 SP)
Mia O’Connell also achieved the qualifying time to gain selection for the English
Schools National Championships.

In the English Schools Athletics Cup both Junior and Intermediate teams qualified for
the Regional finals. The Junior team finished 3rd best in the South West.

At the Year 9 District Championships the girl’s team were 2nd.

At the Girls Minors our Year 7 team were 2nd and Year 8 team were 1st - to give Pate’s
1st place in the overall result for District Champions.

X-country: At the District Championships the girls had some excellent success with
teams in 3 age groups. - Pate’s won both the minor and junior age groups and were 3rd
in the senior team event.

Mia O’Connell (U15), Olivia Willson (U17) and Jane Thomas (U20) were all selected
to compete for the county and Mia and Jane went on to be selected for the National
Schools Cross Country Championships.

Tennis

The highlight of the tennis season was the success of the U13A team. They were
county champions of the BSTA national team competition and then at regional level
beat Malvern St James, South Wiltshire College and St. Cyres, losing eventually in
the Regional final to Talbot Heath School. From this team Mary Hartley and Rhiana
Hande were also District Doubles Champions.

Gloucestershire Schoolgirl Doubles

Flora McFarlane and Mary Hartley (u14) represented Pate’s at the Gloucestershire
Schoolgirl Doubles Tennis Tournament. Flora and Mary beat the Ladies College,
Stroud High School, Dean Close and St. Edwards on their way to the final, where they
met Cheltenham Ladies College again. In another close match Flora and Mary
managed to beat them again to become county champions!

Rounders

A fantastic rounders season ended with the U12, U13, and U14 teams all unbeaten!
U14 and U13 teams both won their District Tournaments.
Following trials in the Autumn, U14 players Frankie Mayes and Holly Hill were
selected for England Rounders Squads.

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Hockey

The following girls played for the County U17 squad:

Shona Pratt, Fran Kit, Katie Winkworth, Frankie Mayes, Rebecca Haggie and Sarah
Chittock.

Frankie Mayes and Sarah Chittock have also been selected for the Regional
Development Centre.
Well done to those selected for Junior Assessment Centres: Holly Hill, Tegen
Lochhead, Kayleigh Tompkins, Flora McFarlane, Ellie Taylor & Hannah Sanderson.

It has been a fantastic hockey season for the girls, particularly towards the end when
the U14XI were crowned County Champions and the U13XI District Champions.

At senior level, the 2nd’s/U16’s have had a successful season, losing only 2 games
from 11.
The 1st XI have played 10, won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5.
From U15 teams down to U12 teams Pate’s lost only 3 matches out of the 34 played!

Netball

Performance Centres:

Ella Gardner (U16) is presently part of a Regional High Performance Centre.

Sophie Goodrum, Kayleigh Tompkins, Becca Grew, Tegen Lochhead, Charlotte
Thomas and Poppie Compton were all selected to attend U14 County Academy.
Gemma Ford, Lauren Fawke, Millie Stone, Maddy Penkett, Ellie Morton and
Giovanna Green were selected for U13 Satellite Academy.

The undoubted highlight of the netball season has been the success of the U14 squad
in representing Gloucestershire at Regional level, having qualified from the County
Tournament. They also lost only two school matches out of 16 played in the season.
This success is represented in the number of colours awarded for this age group.
1st VII have played 9, won 5 and lost 4.

Dance

The introduction of GCSE Dance as an optional extra for Year 9 girls and above has
really helped raise the profile of dance in the school. Several pieces were able to be
showcased at the recent Performing Arts Evening.
Nine girls will be sitting the exam this year.

The Cheltenham Sports Partnership Dance Festival was another performing

opportunity for dancers at Pate’s.
Charlotte Harvey also auditioned successfully for ‘CATS’ Dance Company, for girls
in the Cheltenham district in year 10 upwards and Lucy Hughes, Helena Eyles and
Freya Thomas were successful in gaining a place in the junior schools company –
‘Kittens’.

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Cheltenham Spa Sports Partnership

The Government-funded scheme continues to make a considerable impact on the

amount and type of extra sporting activities on offer for our students. The minor
sports for girls - rugby, football and cricket, which have enjoyed considerable success
for instance - would not take place without the support from the Partnership. Also
initiatives such as the Breakdance project, Golf, and Cheerleading receive funding
support from the scheme.

Leadership initiatives have continued to have a big influence.

Seven Year 13 pupils are registered in the nationally recognised ‘Step Into Sport’
initiative and are achieving over 100 hours of community sports volunteering.
Twenty four Year 12 students have signed up and are now half way through their
Level 2 Sports Leadership Award and have already planned and run a multi skills
festival for Year 1 pupils and a High Five netball tournament.

The new Top Link committee have worked on this year’s proposal for a primary
school sports festival at Pate’s this summer.
Eight Year 12 students have registered to start the SIS scheme.
More young students than ever have the opportunity to take Governing Body
Coaching Awards: this year in Rugby and Hockey, with a cricket course planned for
the summer.

Primary school sports clubs are running at Pate’s - Hockey, Badminton and Climbing
have given more young leaders the opportunity to become involved in areas that
interest them. The Pate’s cluster of Primary schools has also held their annual Dance
Festival at School.

All this activity continues to enable the PE Department to continue to offer a wide
range of activities and increase participation at all levels of ability.

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Staffing and Professional Development

Over the last year we have invested considerably in professional development, with
teaching and learning, as always, as the main focus of our development. The recent
Ofsted report highlighted the significant progress that we have made in this area.

The focus in 2008 has been on developing independent learning and has had two main
strands. Firstly, in November we had a whole staff INSET day led by Paul Ginnis, a
leading practitioner in this field who presented an inspirational day entitled
“Developing the Independent Learner”. This presentation was also attended by staff
from over 10 local schools. Further follow up sessions throughout the rest of the year
have enabled departments to trial different strategies and later this term we will be
having an opportunity for departments to share good practice which has been
developed through this work.

Our second strand has been to develop our e-Learning through our new Virtual
Learning Environment (VLE), we call it PLATO (Pate’s Learning And Teaching
Online). This has opened up significant new opportunities for pupils to engage in
learning both in and outside the classroom, by providing a variety of on-line resources
including presentations, tests and discussion blogs. Each department has had a
representative, their “VLE crusader” to lead this work within the department. In
addition, the VLE has been used for a variety of other work including school council
on-line discussions, posting of manifestos and voting for positions of responsibility
within the school and pupil surveys.

We were once again offered two teaching staff “reading weeks” at Corpus Christi
College, Oxford with the aim of reading and further expanding their knowledge of
developments in their subject area. I am very grateful to the fellows of Corpus Christi
College for their continued generosity and support for this valuable initiative.

We are fully staffed for September with some super staff joining us, but I want to pay
tribute to retiring and departing colleagues. We say goodbye to Feroza Bakharia from
Languages, Zoe Bates from Art, Duncan Edlin from Science, Henry MacDonald from
Latin and Tamsyn Widdon from Economics. These colleagues have made a big
impact, even though each of them was only with us for up to a year. Ros Ratcliffe
from PE also leaves us, having made a significant contribution to Geography and to
PE over the years and I wish her well. More has been written about the partial
retirement of Pete Kingston and Rory O’Sullivan and they will return part time next
year to focus upon the extra-curricular roles they enjoy. Between them, they have
given decades of outstanding service to Pate’s so far and I look forward to it carrying
on next year! Mr Kingston, it is worth noting, joined the Grammar School back in
1975!

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Appendix 1 : Leavers’ Destinations 2008/09

Surname Forename University Course

ADDIS Mark Cardiff Geology

ALLEN Nathan Oxford Spanish / Portugese
ARNDTZ Emily Nottingham German
ATKINSON-KYNE Tamara
ATTWOOLL Megan Manchester Business Economics
BANCROFT-LIVINGSTON George Nottingham History
BARKER Fern Plymouth Physiotherapy
BARNETT James Manchester Business Management
BARTON-ANCLIFFE John Birmingham Mechanical Engineering
BENNETT Fern Nottingham Theology / Film
BOLTON Tessa King's Law
BOOTH Rosalind Leeds Maths / Philosophy
BRADLEY Harvey Cambridge, Girton Economics
BRITTON Judy Leicester Geology
BRYAN-ADAMS Rosanna Leeds Music
BUCHANAN-HUGHES Amy Cambridge, Clare Natural Sciences
BULLOCK Sophie Exeter Law
BURNELL Thomas Toronto, Canada Physics
BURNS Rachel Oxford, St Anne's English
BUTLER Hannah Oxford Brookes B Ed Primary
BUTLER Briony York Psychology
CARTER Georgina York History / History of Art
CASTELLANI Peter Oxford French / Spanish
CHADWICK Rachel Cambridge Maths
CHAWDA Alisha Nottingham Trent German
CHUDASAMA Dipesh Gap year Applying 2009
CLARIDGE Agatha Gap year Applying 2009
COLE Hayden Warwick Mechanical Engineering
COLLINS Oliver UCL Architecture
COLLISHAW Amy Gap year Applying 2009
COOK Simon Bristol Veterinary Science
COOKE Sophie Cardiff History
COOKE Jonathan Bristol Physics
COOPER Jamie Loughborough Foundation Engineering
COPE Matthew Sheffield deferred 2009
CORNS Stephanie Cardiff Dentistry
COURTNEY-SMITH Christopher Nottingham Maths / Management
COWNIE Stephen Edinburgh Music
COX Patrick Gap year Applying 2009
CROFTS Thomas Leeds Civil / Structural Engineering
CUMNER Alexander Bath Architecture
CUPPER Alastair Exeter Maths / Management
DANN Andrea Warwick Economics
DAVEY Elinor Gap year Applying 2009
DAVISON Andrew Durham Physics

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DAW Katrina Royal Holloway Pyschology
DENMAN Laura Birmingham Business Management
DEROUNIAN Flora Exeter French / Italian
DICKINSON Sally Oxford, Somerville Spanish
DILL Emilie Bath Early Childhood Studies
EDWARDS Kate Gap year Applying 2009
EVANS Fiona Oxford, Hertford History / Politics
FATHIPOUR Sahar Manchester Pharmacy
FIRTH Amelia Exeter Economics/European Studies
FLAY Catherine Cambridge English Literature
FORDE Emily Sheffield Speech Therapy
FORTIN Victoria UWE B Ed Primary
FOSTER Matthew Cardiff English Literature
FREWER Kathryn Cardiff Medicine
FREWER Natasha Cardiff Medicine
FROST Rebecca Manchester French / Chinese
FULLER Adam Cambridge Natural Sciences
GARDNER Emma Loughborough Maths
GELLINI James Edinburgh Surveying
GIBSON Oliver Manchester Economics
GODFREY Kathryn Cardiff English
GRIMES William deferred 2009
HALL Richard Durham Maths
HALL Geoffrey Oxford, St Johns Maths / Computer Science
HAMMOND Naomi Warwick English Literature
HARRIS Luke RSAND Music
HARRISON Elizabeth Manchester International Management
HARRISON Alexander Warwick Mechanical Engineering
HARTLEY Charlotte Exeter English
HASELER Tobias Cambridge Medicine
HAWDON William Royal Holloway Music
HILL Jessica Bath Chemistry
HILLIER-RICHARDSON Alexander Royal Holloway Geography
HINDLEY Jenny Oxford History
HORNE Anna Cardiff Medicine
HOTCHEN Christopher Bath Chemistry
HOUGHTON William Bristol Physics
HUGHES Georgia St Andrews History of Art / Italian
HULBERT James Royal Veterinary College Veterinary Science
HUNT Amy Sussex Economics / Development Studies
HUNT Katrina Bristol Pathology / Microbiology
HUTCHISON Rebecca Birmingham French
ISHERWOOD Zoe Manchester German
JAQUES Nicholas Oxford, Magdalen PPE
JAVED Omar Gap year Applying 2009
JEWELL Michael Gap year Applying 2009
JOHNSON Stephanie Durham Classics
JOHNSON Adam Imperial College Computing

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JOHNSON Mark York Politics / Sociology
JOHNSON Victoria Employment
KAVANAGH Joe Goldsmiths Psychology
KELLEY Thomas Gap year Applying 2009
KEMPTON Louis Bristol Mechanical Engineering
KING Scott Exeter English
KINROSS Austin Oxford, Oriel Maths / Computer Science
KIRBY Tim Bristol Physics
KNIGHTLY BROWN Posy Leeds History / History of Art
KWOK Wingfai deferred 2009
LANGDON-BATES Jordan Birmingham Urban Planning Geography
LAWRENCE Olivia Leeds French / Spanish
LI Martin Cambridge Medicine
LUDLOW Joy Trinity Dublin Music
MacLEOD Alisdair Sussex Mechanical Engineering
McKENNA Patrick Sheffield Politics
McKEON Sophie Gloucestershire Early Childhood Studies
McLAREN Alistair Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Medicine
MORGAN John Warwick History
MOSS Thomas Birmingham Economics
MULLIGAN Emily Queen Mary's Drama
MULLOOLY Daniel Manchester Politics / Economics
MUZABAZI Charlotte Durham Law
NIKOLOV Vassil Imperial College Medicine
NYE Andrew Swansea Law
OSICKI Olivia Cambridge Natural Sciences
PADDOCK Alexandra Oxford English Literature
PARTINGTON Rosie Nottingham English Literature
PATEL Selina Sheffield Chemistry
PATEL Jaynesh LSE Economics
PATEL Panisha Bristol Physiology
PATEL Krishane Warwick Psychology
PAYNE Josie Gap year Applying 2009
PETHANIA Sureyya Gap year Applying 2009
PITT Emily Bath International Management
PLUNKETT James Bath Automotive Engineering
PORTCH Thomas Cambridge Natural Sciences
POWIS-EAGERS James Pitville College Art
QUINEY Christopher Bristol Physics
REEVES Kirsty Warwick Management
RENNISON Matthew Manchester Met Advertising / Brand Management
REYNOLDS David Manchester deferred 2009
RICHARDSON Matthew Durham English
ROBINS Natalie Cardiff Psychology
ROLLASON Sarah Cardiff Medicine
RYDER Mark Nottingham Agriculture
RYLEY Hannah Durham English
SADIE Melanie deferred 2009

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SALTER Heather Oxford, Corpus Christi English
SCOBIE Kathryn Bristol Cellular / Molecular Biology
SCOTT Jessica Gap year Applying 2009
SCUDDER Amy Warwick Maths
SEYMOUR William Edinburgh Veterinary Medicine
SHAFIE Guive Birmingham European Studies
SHAUGHNESSY Charis Oxford, Worcester English
SHEPHARD Sophie Cambridge French / German
SIMKIN Victoria UWE Geography / Environmental Management
SINDT Julien Leeds Theoretical Physics
SISSONS Jenny Gap year Applying 2009
SOKOLOVA Kameliya Oxford Brookes Psychology
SOUTTER Laura St Andrews History
SPRY Robert Birmingham Business Management
SPURLING Thomas Imperial College Computer Science
SUMMERSKILL William Cardiff Astrophysics
TAYLOR Derin Nottingham English / American Literature
TELFORD Helen Southampton Geography
THOMPSON Adam Sheffield Economics
THOMPSON Lauren Queen Mary's Human Geography
TICKLE Charlotte Applying 2009
TURNER Annabelle Applying 2009
TWEDDELL Alexander Durham Law
VADHER Jason Loughborough Engineering / Management
VIZARD Emma Gloucestershire Performing Arts
WADDELL Emily Plymouth Law
WALKER Victoria Bristol Veterinary Science
WEBSTER Kathryn Sheffield Medicine
WEIR Jonathan Loughborough Mechanical Engineering
WELLS Timothy Durham Geography
WESCOTT Rhiannon Cambridge Natural Sciences
WILLIAMS Megan Cambridge Medicine
WORTHINGTON Sally Birmingham History
WYNNE Natasha Cardiff Psychology

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Appendix 2 : Summary Ofsted Judgements
Inspection Report

Pate’s Grammar School - 25 – 26th February 2009

Grade Grade
OVERALL GRADES 11 - Sixth
16 Form
Overall effectiveness 1 1
Outcomes for individuals and groups of students 1 1
Capacity for sustained improvement 1 1
Quality of Leadership and management 1 1
Progress since the last inspection 1 1

OUTCOMES
Overall Outcomes 1 1
How well do pupils enjoy their learning? 1 1
How well do they achieve? 1 1
How good is attainment? 1 1
What is the quality of pupils’ learning? 1 1
How good is pupil progress? 1 1
What is the quality of learning for pupils with learning difficulties 1 1
and / or disabilities and their progress?
To what extent to pupils feels safe? 1 1
How well do pupils behave? 1 1
To what extent do pupils adopt healthy lifestyles? 1 1
To what extent do pupils contribute to the school? 1 1
To what extent do pupils contribute to the wider community? 1 1
How well do pupils develop work place and other skills that will 1 1
contribute to their future economic well being?
How good is pupils’ attendance? 1 1
What is the extent of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural 1 1
development?

HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE PROVISION?

Overall Provision 1 1
High quality teaching and learning 1 1
Effective assessment 1 1
Appropriate curriculum 1 1
Support, care and guidance 1 1

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

Overall Leadership and Management 1 1
Communicating ambition and driving improvement 1 1
Promoting equality of opportunity and tackling discrimination 1 1
Ensuring that safeguarding procedures are in place 1 1
Governance 1 1
Relationship with parents 1 1
Partnerships with other providers, organisations and services 1 1
Community cohesion 1 1
Deploying resources to achieve value for money 1 1

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