In Year 9 we pride ourselves on offering a balance between a pursuit for academic excellence alongside personalised pastoral care, ensuring that our students take all opportunities to support their happiness and wellbeing. Year 9 is a very special year for students. With skills and understanding in place from year 7 and 8, this is the year when choice and independence become increasingly important in their learning journey. The continuation of developing their intellectual character from experiences both inside and outside the classroom is vital, and as such a variety of opportunities are made available to the students. We are so very proud of Year 9s who are a fantastic calibre of students that are intrinsically motivated, charismatic and superb leaders. They epitomise what the character and culture of school really is, demonstrating our CORE values every day.

As we reach the end of another eventful half-term, it is a great opportunity to reflect upon and celebrate the progress Year 11 students are making. With two sets of mock exams under their belts, along with Year 11 Subject Evening, and the recent release of Data 1, students will have a clear idea of the progress they are making and where they can continue to improve. It has also been great to see a wide range of students engaging positively with all aspects of school life, including students taking part in the Winter Music Concert, our Remembrance Service, extra-curricular clubs, as well as attending charity events such as NLS Does X Factor. 

Year 7 have made a wonderful start to North Leamington School.  Students have made the challenging transition into secondary school life really well and are now fully integrated into our school community. It was lovely to see so many parents/carers that were able to join us for the Year 7 Information Evening on Monday 16 October. Answers to a few FAQS that came through the questionnaire were sent out last Friday and I hope are useful. 

We are continually delighted with how Year 11 have progressed this half term. The year ahead will be an extremely important one for students as ultimately their efforts will enable them to build upon the progress made in the last 2 years. With the GCSE RE exam complete, student’s attention turns to their other GCSE and BTEC subjects. A huge well done for completing their first core mock window this past week.

Year 9 is an important and exciting year for students and we have very high expectations of them. Our focus this year is on options and opportunities.  In February they will start to decide which subjects they would like to study at GCSE / BTEC level. We encourage our students to work hard towards their future goals and think about how they are going to be successful in achieving them.