GCSE RESULTS 2010

The school is delighted to announce that results continue to exceed all expectation with ‘outstanding’ achievements across the school. This year 97% of all students gained five or more GCSE passes A* to G and of these students 72% achieved A* to C grades which is a 15% improvement on last year’s results. In relation to GCSE qualifications including English and Mathematics, the school has once again exceeded the government national target. These impressive results have been achieved through the school’s significant investment in staff training and student ‘coaching’.

Peter Patchett, headteacher commented “I am really proud of all our students who have worked hard to produce such a fantastic set of examination grades. Recognition of this success must also be extended to the staff and other members of our thriving school community”

All of the students have excelled with top grades and in particular we recognise and congratulate the achievements of the following students:

Navin Singh, Emily Sansom, Sarah Jane Mason, Cameron Orr, Adam Hines gained A*, A and B grades in all their examinations.

Subject performance across the school has been impressive and we are extremely pleased that 44 students gained Distinction Star in their Business Studies BTEC Diploma and all students in Music gained GCSE A* to B grades.

Peter Patchett

Headteacher

August 2010

LONDON 2012 Paralympic mascot Mandeville returned home on Thursday to help Aylesbury's Mandeville School enjoy a sports festival as part of Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week.

Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week runs throughout this week with nearly 14,000 schools and five million young people signed up to participate across England and Wales. 

Mastermind of the week's events was Charlotte Steptoe - PE teacher at the school, who worked tirelessly in the weeks preceding the TSB National School Sport Week.

Katy Kelly - Partnership Development Manager for Mandeville School Sports Partnership - had worked alongside Charlotte in bringing Mandeville home and after a seeing the positive reaction from the children she was quick to label the event a success.

"Today has been fantastic," she said. "All the kids were really excited about seeing and meeting Mandeville and they ran up and hugged him.

"Mandeville has come home and it is great that he has and everyone really enjoyed it.

""Seeing the smiles and the enjoyment and excitement on all of the kids faces was fantastic and it has been a huge success."

And Paul Miles - head of P.E. at Mandeville School - echoed Kelly's sentiments after enjoying the day with the pupils.

"To have Mandeville come back and spend time with all the children was great and when they saw him coming in they couldn't wait to meet him," said Paul.

Article courtesy of Ben Baker, Sportsbeat

(Edited by D Batten - original submission Friday, 2 July 2010, 02:00 PM)

 Olympic Mascot called Mandeville

Students from the Mandeville School were invited to attend Stoke Mandeville Stadium on Wednesday 19^th May to attend the unveiling of the two new Olympic Mascots for the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games.

In the company of Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Director of Paralympics Integration and the former Olympic swimmer Chris Holmes, the students watched excitedly as the new mascots Wenlock and Mandeville were revealed. 

The students were visibly shocked and excited when they realised that one of the mascots was named after Stoke Mandeville Stadium.

Jack Geraghty from Mandeville School, was thrilled to attend the event.  “I felt privileged to be asked to go to one of the most important times in the London 2012 Paralympic Games calendar” the Year 12 student commented.  “The mascots looked amazing and the story behind them was also very impressive.  The fact that one of the mascots was called Mandeville made me very proud, knowing that our school name will be spoken all around the world.  The cherry on the cake was meeting Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, what an experience.”

Mandeville is the official mascot for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.  His name comes from the birthplace of the Paralympic Games, Stoke Mandeville.  On the day of the Opening Ceremony of the London 1948 Olympic Games, Sir Ludwig Guttmann organised a sport competition for injured World War II soldiers at the hospital there.  The competition became the Paralympic Games.

From the prongs on his head representing the Paralympic emblem to his small, thin tail, Mandeville is built for speed.  He always wants to be faster and the timer on his wrist helps him push to beat his personal best.

Sarah Mason, Mandeville student and Gold Young Ambassador for the School Sports Partnership enthused, “now when people ask where I am from and I say I am from Mandeville, people know where I am from, because of the Mascot. I think the Mascots are unique and bring a technological view to the 2012 Games.  The Mandeville Mascot brings our school closer to the games and I feel very privileged to be one of the first people to see the Mascots as they are an essential key to the Olympic and Paralympic Games”.

Focus groups of children and families helped form the designs and children's author Michael Morpurgo added a story concept for an animated series.

"We've created our mascots for children," said London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) chair Lord Coe. "They will connect young people with sport, and tell the story of our proud Olympic and Paralympic history."  Mandeville School and the Mandeville School Sports Partnership will be utilising “Mandeville” to engage even more young people in PE & School Sport and raise standards in all subject areas across the school.

Dear Parents/Guardians

STOP PRESS!

I am very pleased to inform you that we have heard this afternoon that Buckinghamshire has been admitted to the BSF programme ………which means our vision to rebuild the school finally becomes a reality. I will be in a position to provide you with further specific information following my attendance at a two day BSF conference later this month.

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This is an exciting time for Mandeville School which will shape the future of teaching and learning and bring forth new and innovative learning technologies within a 21^st century learning environment.

Peter Patchett

Headteacher

8 March 2010