Results Day 2018 Barton Peveril Sixth Form College are celebrating their best ever A Level results, with a 99% pass rate. A record number of students sat A Level exams this year, with a total of 3297 A Levels taken. Of the A Level and Extended Project entries 79% were graded A*-C, 53% A*-B and…
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Barton Peveril’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (E,D&I) Group have been shortlisted for an award in the National Diversity Awards 2018. The Group is one of only 8 shortlisted people and organisations, among 24,584 nominations and votes. Barton Peveril’s E,D&I Group have been shortlisted for the Community and Organisation Award: Multi-Strand, after…
Student Success Barton Peveril’s Chemistry students have competed in the national Cambridge Chemistry Challenge, run by the University of Cambridge, earning a number of awards for their impressive results. 7964 students from around the United Kingdom entered the Challenge overall. The challenge required students to sit a rigorous 90 minute exam with a range of…
Going for Gold First year Barton Peveril student Emily Martin (centre) won her first GB gold medal at the Dresden Youth International Meet, in the 16-18 Years Platform Diving event. Emily beat Divers from Spain, Sweden, Finland, Norway, USA, Poland, Australia and even German Olympian Elena Wassen. The former Hounsdown School pupil entered the final, where…
Second Success First year Barton Peveril student Patrick Winter has won the final round of the TCS Oxford Computing Challenge. Patrick previously finished in the top 10% of the UK Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge, which earned him his place in this competition; Patrick did so well in the UK Bebras that he was invited to…
Cambridge Chemistry Olympiad 2018 Three Barton Peveril students were recognised for their achievement in the 2018 Cambridge Chemistry Olympiad. The competition is run by a team of teachers and University Chemists, who write the exam participants sit for the challenge. The exam is designed to take students beyond their A Level syllabus, testing them at…
SportsAid Current first year student and promising Diver Emily Martin met with Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, and double Olympic champion Lizzie Yarnold on 22nd March 2018. The event allowed The Duchess to meet young athletes like Emily who are supported by SportsAid, the charity The Duchess is…
Runner Up Current Barton Peveril student Donel Mangena was the runner up on this year’s The Voice. The 16 year old, who previously attended St. George Catholic College in Southampton, impressed both the judges and viewers throughout the competition. Donel made his first appearance in the ‘Blind Audition’ and made national headlines after his Grandmother…
Barton Student is Finalist Current Barton Peveril student Donel Mangena is a contestant on this year’s The Voice and will be competing in the live final this Saturday, at 8.30pm on ITV. The 16 year old former pupil of St. George Catholic College, Southampton, impressed judges in the ‘Blind Audition’ with his version of Major…
The Barton Boxer Barton Peveril sports student Taylor Bevan has won the 2018 English Amateur Boxing Championship (64 kilo). He defeated three top class opponents including a GB silver medallist and a former national champion at the event in Doncaster. Speaking on his success The 17 year old started boxing five years ago and was…