Issue 7 Summer 2010 (6.3 MB) - Blundell's School

H EAD M ASTER’ S
I NTRODUCTION
I am very pleased to report that the School is in very
good heart indeed with a full complement of 570
pupils eager to start the new academic year. The
pupils received their results over the summer and we
were all extremely pleased. The vast majority of our
leavers achieved what was required of them by the
university of their choice, which given the extra
pressures on entries this year was no mean feat. The AS results were
the strongest ever recorded here at Blundell's with nearly 20% of the
year group achieving four A grades or better. We also had record GCSE
results with more than half of the year group gaining at least six A/A*
grades or better. However, as I have said many times, I am equally proud
of those candidates who exceeded their own personal goals whatever
their results. As is well documented in the inspection report, the pupils
and staff share a strong sense of purpose here at Blundell’s.
But Blundell’s is about so much more than just academic success, proud
though we are of this. As I said on Speech Day last July, I cannot
remember a school year where so much was achieved across so many
different areas by a pupil body here. The speech day programme was as
full and comprehensive a record of the pupils’ achievements as I can
remember. Indeed it is such an impressive document that it can be seen
on the School’s website. The pupils deserve the publicity and the
accolades.
As I enter my seventh year here I am every bit as excited about the future
as I was when I first accepted the position. There are many challenges
ahead and many opportunities. As I have always maintained, it really is a
wonderful school.
Blundell’s School
Tiverton
Devon EX16 4DN
Tel: 01884 252543
E-mail: registrars@blundells.org
www.blundells.org
Ian Davenport
Head Master
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