Barton Peveril is celebrating a record 24 students with Oxbridge offers for 2022. Congratulations to ex Wyvern students Freddy, Hannah and Felix for their offers (two from Oxford and one from Cambridge). We wish them all the best of luck in this summer’s exams.

Barton Peveril Students Secure Record Number of Oxbridge Offers

Wyvern college is pleased to report our students’ GCSE results. The proportion of students gaining 5 or more good GCSE passes (grades 9-4), including English and Maths has significantly increased by 5% to 70%. There has also been an increase in the proportion gaining 5 or more strong passes (9-5), including English and Maths. The proportion gaining good passes in both English and Maths has increased to 75%. 

Once again, Wyvern students are leaving the college with an average of grade 5 in 8 GCSES. They are therefore well prepared for the next  stage of their education as they move onto college. This year the national context has been of falling grades and lower levels of attainment. This makes our students’ achievements even more pleasing. 

The increase in grades has been largest for students with a special education need, reflecting the inclusive culture of the college and the quality of the learning support department. 

The gender gap between boys’ and girls’ performance has reduced in terms of 5 or more GCSEs including English and Maths with good passes (9-4) and strong passes (9-5).

On behalf of all my staff, I would like to congratulate our students on their achievements. They have shown real dedication to their learning in the last five years and once again this year secured significantly higher levels of attendance and significantly lower levels of suspensions that national and county averages. They deserve their success. 

Eleven students from Year 10 visited St Hilda’s College at the University of Oxford. As part of the day students learnt about university and the process of applying, life as an Oxford student, a question-and-answer session with four current Oxford students and had a tour of the campus. This was then followed by lunch in the St Hilda’s dining hall and the day finished with a very informative academic taster session with an Oxford tutor, where our students used their extensive medicine in history knowledge to answer questions – The St Hilda’s staff were very impressed with our students and are looking forward to meeting them again when they move onto their Post 16 colleges.

Please see below, two letters with details about the NEU strike action on Wednesday 1st February 2023.

Letter to Years 7 & 11 Parent/Carers

Letter to Years 8, 9 & 10 Parent/Carers

Holocaust Memorial Day has been marked this week with assemblies to all year groups. Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) on 27 January is the day to remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution and in the genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur.
We have been exploring in assembly this year’s theme ‘ordinary people’. Each year people from across the UK take part in a national moment for Holocaust Memorial Day.

At 4pm on 27 January people across the nation will be encouraged to light candles and put them safely in their windows to:

• remember those who were murdered for who they were

• stand against prejudice and hatred today.

To find out more about this event and the work of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust go to Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (hmd.org.uk)