Bishop Wordsworth's School

PRIZE GIVING

Guest of Honour
Detective Chief Inspector Tom Herbert

Thursday 21 September 2023

3.30pm

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 Head Master’s Introduction to BWS Prize Giving 2023
The appointment of a second Deputy Head from the start of the last academic year was an
event of significance for the school. Our demographic growth since 2017 meant that there
was a need for additional capacity at the top, and it was also evident that some of our
systems for monitoring and evaluation within the institution were at their limit. We needed
to have a fresh pair of eyes and some creativity, together with an objective view of what
improvements were needed to help ensure that our pastoral systems were up to the job in
a school that is much bigger. Jemima Edney has provided us will all of that and more, and
our ways of working have evolved as a consequence. If external validation of our working
arrangements were needed then this was provided by the inspection team which was with
us for two days in November 2022. The outcome was very pleasing – Grade 1 across the
board – but I was probably more delighted still with the tsunami of positivity that flowed in
from parents from across the full age range, on both Parent View and via email. All too
often teachers labour in the shadows with feedback arriving where there is a problem or
something has not worked. The OFSTED visit released the flood gates on all of that
appreciation that was in the background, and I could see the staff collectively standing
taller as a result.

Our priorities during the past year were mostly pastorally focused, enabling us to
strengthen provision, build capacity and ensure that systems are robust. We successfully
gained just under £1 million from central government for a new building, and purchased
the freehold of the Bishopgate Site to enable this to happen; as I write planning permission
has yet to be obtained, but when the new building happens it will make a significant
difference to school operation. We also took a radical look at the way in which corporate
risk is monitored and mitigated across the full breadth of the school, with the aim of
matching good business practice found in the private sector. This work has involved all of
the staff and the governors and will involve students in due course too. Underpinning all of
this was the continuing focus on academic standards and also encouraging social mobility
– the latter resulted in our students travelling out to work with younger pupils in a number
of city junior schools on a weekly basis.

History will picture 2022-2023 as a year where there was an unusual degree of turbulence
in staffing, but though the number of leavers was far greater than in the last few years
there is no clear pattern in motivation or driving force that I can discern. I guess that the
aftermath of the pandemic may play a bit part here, as much of domestic life had to be put
on hold for months (if not years) during the preceding period meaning that when decisions
were finally made they would have an impact in the year past. Such reasoning would apply
to relocations and possibly promotions too, but there are also retirements (usually long
planned) to add in to the mix. The net result is quite a change in the faces and
personalities in the staff team. Leaving BWS after 25 years of sterling service, most
recently as Assistant Head and Timetabler will be Andy Harmsworth. Mel Gordon will be
departing for pastures new after two decades of directing play productions here. The
Modern Languages Department sees quite a bit of change with Jo Campling, Alexa
Bellingham and Inma Gea-Neff all relocating away from Salisbury, and Nicola Brown will
retire from the Maths Department this August. Gail Walster will leave the English
Department, Gabriella Burchell has been promoted elsewhere and Paul Brook departs DT
taking his wonderful collection of classic vehicles with him! Nicky Cook leaves the Science
Department for retirement, and also both Alex Mihai and Lucinda Kimberley will be going
this summer. Yvette Quirk (Science Technician) leaves BWS at the end of the summer
term, and of course we say a fond goodbye to our latest crop of Graduate/Gap Year
Assistants, Lily Harffey, Isaac Taylor-Holland, Callum Kealey and Tom Reeve. I would like
to offer my heartfelt thanks to all of my colleagues for the work that they have put in over
the year, and we wish all of our leavers the very best of luck for the future.

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By the time that the next Speech Day trundles into view change will be in the air. The
ceremony in Autumn 2024 will be led by my successor, and also a general election will
probably be close. Bishop’s is in a position of immense strength, pupil numbers are
buoyant, results and university entrance are strong and the inspection outcomes second to
none. In short the school continues to offer what Bishop John always intended – an
exceptional education right at the very heart of Salisbury, to prepare young men and
women to make extraordinary contributions to the society of the future. That mission
continues.

Dr S D Smallwood
Head Master, Bishop Wordsworth's School

Joe French – Year 13

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Ryan Stockton – Year 11

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 Introduction from the Chair of Governors
I am delighted to welcome you all to the Bishop Wordsworth’s Grammar School Prize
Giving of 2023.

It’s been another busy academic year and we have much to celebrate.

OFSTED have confirmed what we already know. Bishop’s is an excellent school; offering a
high quality curriculum, a wide variety of extra-curricular opportunities, and caring staff
who ensure that the well-being of our students is supported.

As always, there are many people to thank, and this year is no exception. The students
have worked really hard, and the prizes that we will be giving out this afternoon reflect this.
Good luck to those students who have left Bishop’s this year - enjoy your studies, work or
travel. Welcome to those students who are new to Bishop’s. We hope that you will be
very happy here.

We are grateful to the parents and guardians who ensure that the students come to
school, work hard and get actively involved in the many activities that are offered. Thank
you volunteers for your support, the fundraising you do and the time that you give in so
many ways. Thank you governors for giving your time to help ensure that the governance
runs smoothly.

Last but not least, we thank the teaching and support staff for their enthusiasm, drive and
dedication. The students at Bishop’s are very lucky to be supported by you. You inspire
them, you motivate them and encourage them to do their best.
Mrs Rebecca Harwood Lincoln
Chair of Governors, Bishop Wordsworth's School

Reflection from the School Chaplain

Prizegiving is traditionally a time for speeches. Speeches from a returning Old
Wordsworthian, the Chair of Governors, the Head Master, the Head Boy and Head Girl.
Each crafts what they will say carefully, with freedom to choose the content.

Freedom of speech is a live issue, not just in our country but across the globe. We meet
this afternoon in the Cathedral which houses a copy of the Magna Carta, the founding
document and symbol of many of the liberties we take for granted. An exhibition, ‘To be
free’ has attracted visitors all through the summer. Freedom matters here.

We cherish freedom at school as well; it is a bedrock of education as we explore academic

disciplines, discovering new ideas and fresh challenges. We are fiercely – and rightly –
defensive of freedom as our right. Yet such rights bring with them responsibilities: we have
‘freedom from’ in order to have ‘freedom for’ and this must be an essential dynamic at
Bishop’s. Having freedom is an invitation to make a difference. Freedom cannot be a
selfish endeavour, but one which connects us to the wider needs of humanity. As the
Book of Common Prayer sublimely puts it, service of others is ‘perfect freedom’. Long may
that remain at Bishop Wordsworth’s.

Revd Canon Dr Stella Wood

Chaplain, Bishop Wordsworth’s School

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 TOM HERBERT

Tom attended BWS from 1994 to 2001, later attending Cardiff University to study
Biotechnology with a placement year at Porton Down. Throughout education, the study of
science was always complemented by sport, mainly rugby, developing Tom’s
determination and leadership. Tom’s university course was bookended by a gap year
project in Tanzania with TradeAid UK and then a ski season in Austria and travelling in
South America. Tom joined the police after two years working for a bio technology
company in Cambridge, recognising that a career in policing would provide the variety and
challenge he craved.

Tom started his policing career in Cambridgeshire and after qualifying as a detective,
transferred to Avon and Somerset where he continued his study with Warwick Business
School, achieving a MSc in Leadership and Management. Tom is now a Detective Chief
Inspector, leading the Somerset Criminal Investigation Department, investigating serious
and complex crime. Tom has held positions in the uniform and detective roles at every
rank, leading teams during the Bristol riots as a Public Order Commander, Senior
Investigating Officer during covert and overt investigations and developing innovative
policing capabilities in the use of drone technology. Tom’s biggest challenge so far was
being the tactical lead for the police response to Covid in force during the pandemic.

Tom lives with his wife and two children at the foot of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, making
the most of his environment and keeping fit by running ultra marathons and triathlons.

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 PROGRAMME

Welcome and opening prayer by the School Chaplain

Reverend Canon Dr Stella Wood

Musical Interlude
Gloria in excelsis Deo, from Requiem – Antonio Vivaldi
The BWS Choir

Introduction by the Chair of Governors

Mrs Rebecca Harwood Lincoln

Musical Interlude
Chanson de Matin Op. 15, No. 2 – Edward Elgar
Soloist – Benjamin Tayler, Violin
Accompanied by the BWS Orchestra

The Head Master's Report

Dr Stuart Smallwood

Musical Interlude
Psalm 148 – Gustav Holst
The BWS Choir

Guest of Honour's Address

Detective Chief Inspector Tom Herbert

Vote of thanks by the Head Boy and Head Girl to the Guest of Honour
Youssef Elmorsy and Poppy Freer

Please stand for The National Anthem and remain standing as the platform
party leaves

Our thanks to David Halls, Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral for playing the organ
this afternoon

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 PRIZE LIST
OLD WORDSWORTHIANS’
Reuben Cordina Head Boy
ASSOCIATION PRIZE
OLD WORDSWORTHIANS’
Savannah Jamieson Head Girl
ASSOCIATION PRIZE
OLD WORDSWORTHIANS’
Jack Rodriguez Deputy Head Boy
ASSOCIATION PRIZE
OLD WORDSWORTHIANS’
Erin Sanders Deputy Head Girl
ASSOCIATION PRIZE
OLD WORDSWORTHIANS’
Toby Runyard Cathedral Prefect
ASSOCIATION PRIZE
BWSPA SIXTH FORM PRIZE Jacob Simmonds Economics
BWSPA SIXTH FORM PRIZE Toby Runyard English Literature
BWSPA SIXTH FORM PRIZE Max Day Mathematics
BWSPA SIXTH FORM PRIZE Callum Young Spanish
Bronwen Josty History
SIXTH FORM CARPENTER PRIZES
Tom Duffield History Essay
SIXTH FORM PRIZES Louis Josa Contribution to Drama
Emily Warren Year 12 Mathematics
Samuel Howard Classical Civilisation
Amelia Bonner Geography
Alex Chatwin Music
Karis McIntyre Politics
Brian Jones Business Studies
SIXTH FORM SCIENCE PRIZES George Gande Chemistry
Joe Parker Physics
Tom Duffield Psychology
Endeavour in A Level
THE A LEVEL SCIENCES PRIZE Tom James
Science
MULLINS LECTURE PRIZE Rowan Roberts History
For outstanding
THE HILARY TAYLOR PRIZE Edward Pinnock
achievement in English
THE NICHOLAS BRADISH PRIZE Jonathan Samuel Medicine
THE TODD BURROWS PRIZE Joseph Pratt Endeavour in Science
THE DR ROGER SHERWOOD PRIZE Yousuf Qureshi Bioscience
JARVIS YEAR 11 GCSE PRIZE Matthew Alderman Science
JARVIS YEAR 11 GCSE PRIZE Matthew Alderman Mathematics
Achievement in the
THE CHRISTOPHER BULLEN CUP Shreesaya Jha
Junior Maths Challenge
Extended Project
THE SIXTH FORM PRIZE FOR EPQ Molly Madzarevic
Qualification Award
Edward Pinnock and
THE MAGNUS CUP A Level Latin
Tom James
THE ART PRIZE Samson Allen A Level Art

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THE ART PRIZE Ollie Groth GCSE Art
THE ART PRIZE Ravija Kohomban Lower School Art
THE JOE PERRETT SHIELD Dan Bazen Football
Alfred Moore Outstanding contribution
1ST XI OLD BOYS AWARD
Binam Yakha to Football
THE RORY WALWORTH CUP Dylan Hansen Rugby
THE SAM BEATTIE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Harry Shardlow Sport
PRIZE
THE R GILLO PRIZE Jamie Duckett Athletics
THE R GILLO PRIZE Joe Patience Sport
RUGBY AWARD Sophie Cowey Rugby
TEAM BWS VALUES PRIZE Poppy Egerton Sport
THE ARTHUR BOWDEN RUGBY For the most improved
Finn Reavill
AWARD player
THE CAPTAINS AWARD Henry Fell Rugby
THE MILLENNIUM PRIZE Liam Childers Improvement
For an outstanding
THE JAMES VAUGHAN PRIZE Conor O’Malley
contribution to BWS
For a significant
BWSPA COMMUNITY SERVICE
Millie Ewen Benns contribution to the
AWARD
community
For contribution to the life
THE ERIN GRACE LAUDER AWARD Brian Jones
of the Sixth Form
THE WORT PRIZE Joe Parker Music
THE RORY WATERS PRIZE Rosie Woodhouse Singing
For outstanding musical
THE BISHOPGATE PRIZE Monty Clark
achievement
THE FLYNN SIXTH FORM PRIZE Jonty Sinclair Good Manners
THE FLYNN YOUNG ENTERPRISE Young Entrepreneur of
Oscar Reeves
PRIZE the Year
THE PERSONAL COURAGE PRIZE Phoebe Hunnibell For overcoming adversity
THE ESU PRIZE Brian Jones Debating
THE ESU PRIZE Toby Runyard Public Speaking
THE TOM SHEARER AWARD Georgina Taylor Duke of Edinburgh Award
THE HAPPOLD PRIZE Jacob Simmonds Performing Arts
THE ARTHUR MAIDMENT PRIZE Reuben Cordina Community Service
THE AUSTIN UNDERWOOD PRIZE Tabitha Cox Community Service
THE GCSE PRIZE FOR GEOGRAPHY Lucas Meaden Geography
Reuben Caddy
THE GCSE PRIZE FOR TECHNOLOGY Design Technology
Mohib Murtaza
KS3 LANGUAGE PRIZE Josiah Evans German
KS3 LANGUAGE PRIZE Noureldeen Swelam Spanish
YEAR 11 GCSE PRIZE Reuben Wood German

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YEAR 11 GCSE PRIZE Oscar Reeves Spanish
YEAR 11 GCSE PRIZE Joseph Pratt Latin
A LEVEL LANGUAGE PRIZE Jack Phillips German
THE ARTHUR BOWDEN PRIZE Alexander Bridgett Languages
THE SALISBURY SAINTES TWINNING Martha Pearce A Level French
ASSOCIATION PRIZES Joseph Pratt GCSE French
THE PAM ERRINGTON PRIZE Eve Bluffield Religious Studies
YEAR 11 GCSE PRIZE Joe Bailey Religious Studies
THE DON STOBBS PRIZE
Jude Murray Discretionary Award
(Sixth Form)
THE DAVID TOMLINSON PRIZE
Henry Roberts Discretionary Award
(Middle School)
THE LOWER SCHOOL PRIZE Leonardo Filippi Discretionary Award

The Lower School House Cup is presented to Noah Easton on behalf of 8W.
The Sam Beattie House Cup is this year presented to Alex Moodley and Daisy Badger
(Ward House Captains 2022-23) and Patrick Dulog and Anna Hayakawa (Ward House
Captains 2023-24) on behalf of Ward House.

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 FORM PRIZES Years 7 to 11

(The first prize listed is for Achievement, the second for Endeavour)

11J Matthew Alderman 11M Henry Roberts

Wilf Hillier Oliver Love
11O Lucas Meaden 11P Shivam Padiyar
Aiden Hardy Ethan Kelly
11W Christopher Kalapura 10J Freddie Davies
Thomas Peters Alex Evans
10M Arnav Bhandari 10O Lucas Snow
Andrew Stewart Lewis Adams
10P James Jobbings 10W Luke Caro
Toby Froud Ben Dennis
9J Eddie Zhang 9M Jack Lee
Hans Cornelius Josiah Evans
9O Jacob Earle 9P Charles Anns
Edward Fisher Jasper Hill
9W Finn Reeves 8J Shiven Kumar
Euan Gough Sam Waters
8M Leo Newman 8O Carter Cox
Henry Knights Brian Edward-Okosun
8P Harry Smith 8W Pregam Rai
Leonardo Filippi Shub Dhillon
7J Sharv Sinha St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
Emmanuel Ntim Portswood Primary School
7M Muaz Tehami Hiltingbury Junior School
Miles Lashbrooke Gomeldon Primary School
7O Leo Emery Downton Primary School
Henry Rigby Figheldean St Michael’s Primary
7P Harry Bridgewater Motcombe CofE Primary School
Oliver Brown St Peter’s CofE Primary Academy
7W Ravija Kohomban St Peter’s CofE Primary Academy
Sebastian Norman Winterbourne Earls CofE Primary

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 SENIOR PREFECTS AND PREFECTS 2023–2024
Head Boy and Head Girl Youssef Elmorsy and Poppy Freer
Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Theon Evans and Nicole Wynn
Head Girl
Cathedral and Close Prefects Daniel Harpwood and Olivia Wordley
House Captains – J House Will Pischel and Millie Gurney
House Captains – M House Otto Jenner and Edward Klein
House Captains – O House Alex Facey and Matilda Jeffery
House Captains – P House Will Durrant and Victoria Herbert
House Captains – W House Patrick Dulog and Anna Hayakawa
Dining Hall Lead Prefect Aayan Riaz
Dining Hall Prefects Jules Dunford-Frost, Sophie Abbott, Tom Wood, Tom
Gilson
School Council Lead – Lower Ben Phillimore
School Council Lead – Middle Luke Payne
School Council Lead – Sixth Yingying Zhao
Lead Chapel Prefect Robert Richards
Senior Library Prefect Timothy Blackburn
Chair of Charity Committee & Homam Khasreen
Head of Student Representation
Societies Prefect Oscar Gale
Committees Prefect Gianpiero Greatorex
Wordsworth Editor Devon Batho
House Prefects – J House Benedict Davies, Denise Grzymkowska, Lucy
(Lower) Ventham, Selwyn Rai
House Prefects – J House Mali Jones, Sean Baird
(Middle)
House Prefects – J House Jago King, Tayla Robson
(Sixth)
House Prefects – M House Ben Smith, Jack Jones, William Self
(Lower)
House Prefects – M House Joe Patience, Toma Howarth-Jones
(Middle)
House Prefects – M House Grace McClelland, Ruby Bennett
(Sixth)
House Prefects – O House Alfie Moore, Henry Knight, Kirsty Clay, Nyah
(Lower) Merryweather
House Prefects – O House Joseph Hearsey, Sam Fussell
(Middle)
House Prefects – O House Ben Thompson
(Sixth)

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House Prefects – P House Poppy Egerton, Srisha Sampalli, William Cook, William
(Lower) Taverner
House Prefects – P House Bradley Wood, Max England
(Middle)
House Prefects – P House Alex Chisholm, Daniel Gravatt
(Sixth)
House Prefects – W House Abi Wareham, Charlotte Parsons, Finlay Dow, Izzy
(Lower) Kealey
House Prefects – W House Nicholas Lloyd, Rory Sherriff
(Middle)
House Prefects – W House George Greasley, Jessica Hiscott
(Sixth)
Charity Prefects Arnav Karode, Denise Grzymkowska, Olivia Tarr, Ruby
Bennett, Tom Pullin, William Fernandes
Choir Prefect (Alto) Charis Andrew
Choir Prefect (Bass) Robert Richards
Choir Prefect (Soprano) Matilda Jeffery
Choir Prefect (Tenor) Gianpiero Greatorex
Sarum (Chapel) Prefects Aarv Paul, Alex Bennett, Amelia Jacobs, Ben Lloyd,
Eve Thomas, Georgina Taylor, Jessica Mabey
DofE Prefect Sam Fussell
Art Prefects Max Farnon, Zerlina Ross
Business & Economics Prefects Saachi Gurung, Noah Taylor
English Prefects Olivia Tarr, Tim Blackburn
French Prefect Eve Thomas
Geography Prefect Charlotte Abbott
German Prefect Gianpiero Greatorex
History Prefects Edouard Bayliss, Georgina Taylor
Maths Prefects Anthony Amos, Emily Warren, Hector Clemett, Saachi
Gurung
Music Prefects Gio Galanza, Oliver Graves
Music Prefect (Tech) Thomas Homer
Politics Prefects Lucy Ventham, Joshua Wood
Psychology Prefects Alex Chisholm, Lucy Lambard
Religious Studies Prefects Toma Howarth-Jones, Henry Youd
Science Prefects Cameron Dow, Kitty Wyatt, Nyah Merryweather
Science Prefect (BAYS) Tom Pullin
Spanish Prefect Caleb Richter

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 THE FOLLOWING AWARDS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED
DURING THE YEAR

DUKE OF EDINBURGH

When reflecting on another full year of expeditions with the Duke of

Edinburgh awards I often go back to the opening statement from the
programme: ‘We are here to empower young people; to support them as they
learn new skills, overcome obstacles and build confidence and resilience’. As
far as success criteria go, this is a pretty considerable ask, ultimately one
which will go far beyond an annual report. Our continued partnership with
Paul Webb and his team at H5 Adventure has gone a long way to support
and empower our students here at Bishop Wordsworth's School and we are
indebted to the instructors who have looked after us this year. I take huge
confidence and pride from the environment that the training day and
expeditions create for those who enrol, the skill sets and resilience that are
developed and the resulting time-frame of impact which inevitably goes far
beyond this end of year reflection.

I write to you now on the back of presenting to parents of the incoming Year 7
cohort, those at the very start of their journey at Bishop Wordsworth's School
and looking ahead with nervous excitement. One of the key words from the
Headmaster that I sought to reinforce was ‘community’ and the statistics
relating to this year and the Duke of Edinburgh programme are hugely
impressive. Between April 2022 and March 2023 our students contributed
2301 volunteering hours across hugely varied settings. The tangible value of
these hours is £11,067 – a staggering amount, but for me the impact of these
commitments is far more profound and one of the most valuable aspects of
the award scheme. John Wordsworth speaks of dedicating ourselves ‘to the
service of men and women everywhere’ in our school prayer and I hope that
each student can reflect on their volunteering section and begin to relate to
this concept a little more closely and a little more deeply.

From Cranbourne Chase, The New Forest and farther afield to Bannau
Brycheiniog our expeditions have provided challenging routes and
spectacular views which both students and staff alike have enjoyed. Numbers
have been fantastic again with 116 Bronze, 54 Silver and 22 Gold, testament
to the process and making the job bigger again than last year. On this note, I
am hugely grateful again for the leadership and support of Mrs Jones who
looks after all the admin and this year supported both Gold and Bronze
expeditions. Mr Loughlin took the lead on Silver once again, ably supported
by Mr Bull and while Messrs. Smallwood and Harmsworth reprised their role
as drivers we also welcomed Mr Morton to that group who commit selflessly
to a return trip to South Wales for the Gold drop-offs and collections. I am
extremely grateful to each of the staff and their company and commitment are
both huge parts of the programme.

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My congratulations go to all of those who have completed their awards this
year, your achievements are all the more valuable for the unique manner in
which you have approached the sections and you should be extremely proud
to receive your badge. I trust that the obstacles you have overcome and the
resilience that you have built as a result will stand you in good stead for your
next adventure, whatever that might be. (Mr J Oldham, Head of Outdoor
Education)

Gold award: Alexander Cole, Torin Johansen, Ben Schofield

Silver award: Alec Dakin, Finlay Dow, Cameron Dow, Theon Evans, Daniel
Farmer, Haydn Farrell Lecointe, Sam Fussell, Oscar Gale, Tomasine
Howarth-Jones, Richard James, Maxwell Jenkins, Edward Klein, Aarv Paul,
Hari Putt, Progress Rai, Ryan Stockton, Raphael Taylor, Oskar Valjak, Robert
Western, Fraser Wilson, Ben Wordley, Binam Yakha, Yingying Zhao

Bronze award: Matthew Alderman, Faisel Alrawi, Anthony Amos, Ephraim

Anagu, Alexander Barnes, Hugh Bate, Harry Borwell, Abed Brown, Reuben
Caddy, Eden Cavanagh, Ethan Cleary, Daniel Coombes, Daniel Curry, Ben
Dennis, Omar Elgammal, Louis Fiander, Alexander Fletcher, Ethan Forder,
Stanley Freer, Oscar Gale, Isaac Gill, Ollie Groth, Ameer Gurung, Alfie Hanss,
Theo Hanss, Elliot Harris, Tarrick Hastings, Luke Herbert, Jonathan Ivess-
Mash, Matthew Ivess-Mash, Benjamin Jacobs, Thomas James, James
Jobbings, Alfie Jones, Jack Lamont, Callum Logan, Theodore Lotherington,
Tudor Luhan, Fred Martin, Patrick McCoubrey, Oliver Parkes, Kabir
Patwardhan, Graham Picknett-Powell, Jake Redding, Jacob Rogers, Sam
Saneie, Harry Shardlow, Rayan Siddiqi, Charlie Smith, Joshua Smithson,
Matthew Stahl, Andrew Stewart, Aidan Taylor, Nathanael Teal, Sangam
Thapa, Alexander Underhill, William Woodvine

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

The mathematics department has continued to achieve success in the maths

challenges run nationally by the UKMT, as well as other challenges
competitions. We are very proud of all their achievements.

Maths Olympiad for Girls

For the first time this year we entered four of our Sixth Form girls into the
Maths Olympiad for Girls. All four gained a merit. The top scorer was Tamara
Alani and the other entrants were Lizzie Norton, Emily Warren and Grace
McClelland.

Senior Maths Challenge - November 2022 (Years 12 and 13)

Best in School and Best in Year 13: Max Day Best in Year 12: Aayan
Riaz, Finlay Stevenson, Emily Warren

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Overall: 26 Gold, 14 Silver, 5 Bronze awards

British Maths Olympiad (top 1000 Senior Maths Challenge entries

nationally): 4 students qualified and all achieved a merit. Max Day was the
top scorer and other qualifiers were Joe Parker, Benedict Binu and Jude
Murray.

Senior Maths Kangaroo Merit Awards (next 3000 Senior Maths

Challenge entries nationally): 23 students qualified for the Andrew
Jobbings Senior Kangaroo. The top scorers were Emily Warren (Y12), Daniel
Curry, Barnaby Dolphin and William Hackett (Y13).

Intermediate Maths Challenge - February 2023 (Years 9, 10, 11)

Best in Year 11 and Best in School: Joe Fry Best in Year 10: Alex Evans
Best in Year 9: Ashwin Shashidaran

Overall: 35 Gold, 46 Silver, 22 Bronze awards

Intermediate Maths Olympiad (top 500 Intermediate Maths Challenge

entries per year group nationally): Joe Fry

Intermediate Kangaroo Merit Awards (next 5500 Intermediate Maths

Challenge entries nationally: 15 students qualified for the Pink Kangaroo
(Y10 and Y11). The top scorers were Matthew Alderman (Y11) and Sai
Kantamani (Y10). Six students qualified for the Grey Kangaroo (Y9). The top
scorer was Jacob Earle.

Junior Maths Challenge – April 2023 (Years 7 and 8)

Best in school and Best in Year 8: Shreesaya Jha Best in Year 7: Ethan
Parry

Overall: 24 Gold, 24 Silver, 25 Bronze awards

Junior Kangaroo (next 5500 Junior Maths Challenge entries nationally):

16 students qualified for the Kangaroo. At time of going to press we are still
awaiting the results.

UKMT Mentoring Club

This year a number of our most able students from Years 7 to 10 have been
attending a lunchtime club to attempt some very hard problems set by UKMT
under the mentorship of a Year 12 student. (Mrs J Barrett, Head of
Mathematics)

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MUSIC

We are aware of the following musical achievements:

Student Tutor Instrument Grade Result

ARSM
Benjamin Jacobs 10M Trumpet Diploma Distinction
Rosie Woodhouse 13M Singing 8 Distinction
Jessica Mabey 12O Singing 8 Merit
Adam Rojas-Hindmarsh 13J Piano 8 Pass
Gio Galanza 12W Piano 7 Distinction
Gabriel Williams 8O French Horn 7 Distinction
Robert Richards 12P Flute 7 Merit
Josiah Evans 9J Drums 7 Pass
Thomas Harffey 7O Drums 7 Pass
Muna Nduka-Richards 10J Piano 6 Distinction
Isaiah Oliver 10W Piano 6 Merit
Freddy Mulvee 7J Drums 6 Pass
Jacob Stewart 8J Trumpet 5 Distinction
Tristan Maddison 7P Trumpet 5 Merit
Charlie Whitworth 8M Trumpet 5 Merit
Thomas Greenall 12P Euphonium 5 Merit
Benjamin Baker 10W Organ 5 Merit
Edward Hanley 8J Drums 5 Merit
Nevin Ahluwalia 8J Drums 5 Merit
Eshneha Gurung 13M Singing 5 Pass
Conrad Bullock 11O Drums 5 Pass
Jack Lee 9M Piano 4 Merit
Joshua Wood 12M Piano 4 Merit
Thomas Homer 12P Piano 4 Merit
Elliot Harris 10J Trumpet 4 Merit
Gabriel O'Neill 10W Singing 4 Pass
Joel Davies 12P Piano 3 Merit
James Chant 7J Piano 3 Merit
Christopher Kalapura 11W Piano 3 Pass
Liam Childers 13W Piano 3 Pass
Gabriel O'Neill 10W Piano 2 Merit
Ander Lyle 8J Guitar 2 Merit
Seamus O'Neill 9M Drums 2 Merit
Sharv Sinha 11P Drums 2 Merit
Josh Gray 12O Piano 2 Pass
Jakob Twigg 10O Piano 2 Pass

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Edward Butler 12J Drums 2 Pass
Brian Edward-Okosun 8O Piano 1 Distinction
Hariket Trivedi 11O Piano 1 Distinction
Junot Lee Reis 9O Piano 1 Distinction
Harvey Ball 7O Piano 1 Merit
Edward Thomas 9W Piano 1 Pass
Jayden Main 8W Piano 1 Pass
Raphael Flaminiano 7M Piano Initial Distinction
Arthur Hemming 9W Piano Initial Distinction
Harry Arnold-Drewett 9J Piano Initial Merit
Thomas Lamb 8J Piano Initial Merit

2022-2023 has been another busy year for the music department.

The choir has given services in Salisbury and Wells cathedrals, invited to join
the Gabriel Ensemble at Portsmouth Cathedral in November, Bishops
Singers again travelled to St. Peter’s in Oxford for a ‘day as a choral scholar’,
giving Evensong with KES Statford, RGSHW and Bishop Vesey’s Grammar
schools, and gave Evensong to end the Farley International Music Festival, a
new and prestigious honour for the choir.

After several false starts since my arrival, we finally took our first major tour
since the lockdowns. 50 pupils and 4 members of staff travelled to Prague,
where we gave three concerts to full audiences. The pupils were a credit to
the school, and after every performance they had members of the audience
wishing to tell them how much they had enjoyed the performances.

As a department we have given concerts at St. Thomas’s and St. Martin’s

churches and also used No. 11 Lawn for the first time for our end of year
concert, seeing the orchestra perform some 90’s club classics, the choir
singing music theatre and pop music, the big band treating the audience to
some funk and a number of individual performances that will long be
remembered.

The large May concert took place in Wilton again at the Italianate church.
This year we were joined by Godolphin School and the Farrant singers to
perform Vivaldi’s Gloria. This work is possible not on the same scale as
Mozart’s Requiem, but still a large and demanding work in its own right and
the choirs and school orchestra gave a rousing performance to a full
audience who rose in appreciation at the end of the concert. A promise has
been made to Dr Smallwood as a retirement present and we announce that
the concert in 2024 will be Mozart’s C minor mass on 4 May 2024.

The big band performed at every major event of the year and have been
invited to perform at the Salisbury Arts Centre next week.

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Several pupils once again entered the Rotary Club Young Musician of the
year, with Benjamin Jacobs and Joe Parker progressing to the area final, and
Joe progressing to the region finals. Five of our senior pianists gave an
evening recital on Sir Edward Heath’s Steinway piano in Arundells. Benjamin
Jacobs was also awarded a place in the National Children’s Orchestra of
Great Britain.

Pupils were given the chance to travel to Poole, to watch the Bournemouth
Symphony Orchestra perform a concert of impressionistic orchestral music
and plans are already in place to visit again later this year.

Another year of opportunities has already begun, and we hope to see you at
many of our events this year. (Mr L Edney, Director of Music)

Robert Richards was re-awarded the Roger Pennell’s Organ Scholarship.

Year 10 Wort Scholarships were awarded to Benjamin Baker, Joshua Fricker

and Benjamin Jacobs.

The inaugural Year 12 Wort Scholarship was awarded to Charlotte Stobbs,

making her the first-ever female music scholar at Bishops.

HONOURS CERTIFICATES

SILVER CROSS AWARDS

The following Sixth Form students have been awarded a Silver Cross for
voluntary Community Service (including at Salisbury Hospital, Talking
Newspapers, Elizabeth House, Radio Odstock, Salisbury Cathedral,
Sarum College Library and Primary School volunteers): David Alappat,
Alanna Andrews, William Cook, Reuben Cordina, Youssef Elmorsy, Demitri
Ferdinandez, Poppy Freer, Thomas Gilson, Oliver Graves, Pearl Harrington,
Alexander Hayes, Edward Klein, Henry Knight, Jess Mabey, Nyah
Merryweather, Andrew Parr, Aarv Paul, Thomas Pullin, Aayan Riaz, Srisha
Sampalli, Bryan Sarfo, Isabel Sebastian, Benedict Smith, Thomas Wood, Kitty
Wyatt, Binam Yakha, Joshua Wood, Izzy Regan, Timothy Blackburn, Finlay
Dow, Daniel Harpwood, Georgina Taylor, Eve Thomas, Thomas Greenall,
Wim Tagg, Oskar Valjak, Thomas Sutthery, Bronwen Power, Radha Patel,
William Hackett, Harvey Tune, Abi Edwards, Amy Puryer, Emilia Ewen Benns,
Emily Swannell, Tom Prior, Joe Parker, Amelia Budge, Jonathan Samuel,
Rohit Ramachandra, Alexander Moodley, Nickolaos Zervas, Benedict Binu,
Harvey Wardroper, Jite Ono-Sorhue, Jessica Hiscott, Sophie Sherry, Will
Pischell, Sophie Abbott, Charlotte Stobbs, Yingying Zhao

The following Sixth Form students have been awarded a Silver Cross:
Grace McClelland, Maria Khan, Katie Standfield, Georgia Smallbones, Rose
Morgan, Emily Warren (Engineering Cadets Gold Competition); Yingying

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Zhao (volunteering in school); Charlotte Parsons (helping younger
students in Geography); Charlotte Abbott, Anna Hayakawa, Jules Dunford-
Frost, Oscar Stewart, Ben Thompson, Joe Smith (Geography Club)

The following Sixth Form students have been awarded a Silver Cross for
running and supporting extra-curricular activities at BWS and in the
wider community: Aryan Arya, Hugh Bate, Ruby Bennett, Jess Boardman,
Kirsty Clay, William Cook, William Durrant, Theon Evans, Alex Facey, Haydn
Farrell Lecointe, George Greasley, Otto Jenner, Izzy Kealey, Henry Knight,
Amy Lamb, Nyah Merryweather, Hayden Morgan, Radha Patel, Joseph
Patience, Luke Payne, Jake Pokai, Keara Redding, William Taverner, Max
White, Kitty Wyatt, Henry Youd

The following Sixth Form students have been awarded a Silver Cross for
their amazing support to the PE Department and for being outstanding
ambassadors for the school: Millie Gurney, Toma Howarth-Jones, Poppy
Egerton

In certain exceptional circumstances, Silver Cross awards are presented to

students who are not in the Sixth Form. The following young organists
have been awarded a Silver Cross for their commitment to playing
regularly for Chapel: Ben Baker (Year 10), William Ransome (Year 9),
Gabriel Williams (Year 8)

SCIENCE REPORT

Dissecting, titrating, synthesising, distilling, observing, measuring, karting(!),

and collecting. It has been another tremendously busy year in the Science
Department where we have been able to offer one of the richest buffets of
extracurricular work yet. None of these activities would be possible without
the dedicated efforts of the Science Team of teachers, technicians and
prefects and we thank all of them for their hard work this year. Our efforts are
celebrated on the @BWSScience Instagram which is steadily rising in
subscriptions, particularly after this plug!

Each year the Science Department has a number of Sixth Form prefects to
assist with some of our endeavours. These roles offer a fabulous opportunity
for students to build their organisation, leadership and communication skills in
areas as diverse as assisting with lower school practicals to meeting and
greeting top notch academics. This years’ BAYS prefects were Tom James
and Isabella Tolley who did a stellar job coordinating with universities and
employers in bringing in a diverse collection of fascinating speakers. We are
hugely indebted to their hard work as well as the generosity of the academics
and professionals who have given up their time to inspire the students. This
last year we have been treated to talks on Bacteriophages (Dr Franklin
Nobrega), Global Atmospheric Chemistry (Prof. James Lee), Plant Genetics
(Dr Leif Bersweden), Supermassive Blackholes (Dr Sadie Jones), Predicting

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the Future with Maths (Prof. Chris Budd OBE), Solving the World’s Problems
with Chemistry (Prof. David Read) and Fluid Dynamics (Dr James Munro).

We firmly believe in demonstrating to the students the diverse and fascinating

careers available to them by pursing the sciences and so it was with great
delight we ran our annual STEM Careers Afternoon once more. Our Sixth
Form students benefitted from the wisdom and experience of professionals as
diverse as James Dalziel (Volcanologist) to Will Windell (roboticist and
mechanical engineer). The most subscribed talk award this year went to
Steve Durcan (Test Pilot) who promised the girls and boys they ‘could
become Top Gun in an afternoon’. We give huge thanks to the 15 speakers
who participated at the event, particularly those returning for another year at
BWS.

With an influx of girls into BWS we have been continually on the look out for
new opportunities and this year we happily saw our first ever Industrial Cadet
team, a 6-woman strong collective of Physicists who designed their way
through an electrical engineering challenge with professional support from
their sponsors at Porton Down. The Gold qualification, similar in scope to the
DofE award, required real commitment and the team spent many hours at
lunch and after school soldering, testing, re-testing and reporting on their
work. They got to celebrate their achievements with a presentation afternoon
in Bath where they truly did themselves proud with an excellent summary
presentation. Many thanks also go to Mr Holzer who put a great deal of his
own time into seeing this challenging project realised.

Come rain or shine, almost always rain, the Geologists and Biologists were
out in the field once more with locations across the south. Amongst many
other field sites we give thanks to Lord Head who opened his SSSI chalk
downland to us for environmental surveys this year, the Year 12 students
pouring over the hills spotting pyramidal orchids, self-heal, kidney-vetch and
more. Despite Mrs Madzarevic’s best efforts the identification of long grasses
still leaves something to be desired however.

As ever Bishops’ boys and girls have been involving themselves in a plethora
of academic challenges and competitions, some of the highlights are below:

Sabotage was afoot in the ‘Grand Baking Competition’ where six teams of
students from Year 12 were put through their paces using a series of
chemical tests to identify the culprit in the RSC South West Region Schools
Analyst’s Competition. The students were able to apply techniques learned in
the course of their studies to a new scenario. Students worked brilliantly as
teams, analysing the results achieved. Our best team comprised of Cameron
Dow, Andrew Parr and Geya Wang.

A mixed year group KS4 team travelled to Portsmouth Grammar School for
the RSC Top of the Bench competition. From a field of sixteen schools there

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were only four awards available, and our boys took one of them. They won
the best teamwork award, despite the fact that they hadn't met each other
until the morning of the event! It was a great opportunity for them to carry out
a range of challenging practical work, a multiple-choice exercise showing
their chemistry knowledge, making a poster and presenting their
investigation. They presented eloquently and knowledgeably.

Lower school meanwhile were going eco with their involvement in the Going 4
Green Beyond COP21 Symposium with Godolphin school which involved
developing methods of helping BWS improve its ecological credentials.

Hector Clemett received one of only seven commendations in the UK for his
outstanding entry to the Peterhouse Kelvin Science Essay Competition with
his series of home experiments, on the road measurements, and seriously
large assumptions(!), to determine the number of moles in the Albert Hall – if
you want the short read then approximately 5 million moles.

Year 12 were off once more for the University of Southampton Twilight
Chemistry Sessions, a fabulous opportunity to break glassware in a different
environment for many.

Our usual entries to the Physics, Biology and Chemistry international

Olympiads were as strong as ever. In total over 120 entries were made with
Gold medals close to our record numbers, the chemists excelled particularly
this year with a haul of 13 gold medals. Most notable performances go to
Cameron Dow who scored within the top 1% of the country in the Chemistry
Olympiad and Ben Parker who, over 4 papers and over 9 hours of rigorous
testing finished in the top 15 students in the entire country – he narrowly lost
out on the chance to represent the UK internationally, a truly spectacular
achievement.

Not content with the Olympiad the chemists also achieved a further 6 Gold
awards in the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge for Sixth Form students.

Twenty Year 10 students opted to put themselves through their paces in the
National Scientific Thinking Competition, over half of these received a Gold
award.

We were delighted to host the first iMechE lecture (Institute of Mechanical

Engineers) post-Covid and were treated to TV presenter Rob Bell explaining
his ‘Unexpected Love Affair’ of Engineering, the boys were certainly
captivated by his vivid descriptions of nuclear submarines as well as a
bruising multi-continent marathon.

BWS Science attempted to end with a bang and we were thrilled to host the
Year 8 Go-Karting challenge for the first time this year in the final few weeks
of term. This exciting, if not somewhat terrifying for the staff, activity saw Year

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8 students in paired races having learned over a sequence of lessons about
the design, engines and performance of vehicles. The event ended with Mrs
Beer and Mr Holzer racing it out to a cheering crowd!

Well done to the boys for engaging so thoroughly and opening themselves up
to a challenge, roll on next year as Mrs Tonkin takes over command of the
BWS Science Faculty. (Mr M Thorne, Director of Science)

SPORTS AWARDS

“Sir, our fielding is really good, but it would be great if we could work on our
batting.”

“I agree, but the sports hall is being used for exams.”

The quest for an external all-weather surface and cricket nets continues. At
the time of writing we had reached £60,000, a fantastic amount of money in a
relatively short space of time, but still someway short of our desired amount.
Following our Richard Hill event in December and the inaugural Big Bish
Bash cricket tournament, we know there is stomach for support, and some
have been hugely generous, but without everyone chipping in we will struggle
to install this vital new facility, that will benefit all our students.

If you are able to help with this project in some way, big or small please
contact [email protected] or head to our alumni and
development page https://bwsnetwork.org.uk/supportus

Sport this academic year has seen nearly 50% of the school populace
represent in one activity or another, it has seen a growth in fixtures from 270
last year to nearly 350 this year, and while we may not have experienced the
same success of 2021/22, we have experienced different successes.

One of those has been our girls being at the forefront of both netball and
rugby 7s in the region, as well as their increased involvement in tennis,
cricket and athletics/cross country. It is no surprise therefore that two of our
sportswomen pick up awards. Sophie Cowey for Rugby, as she has been a
part of Bristol Bears Academy, captained the Ultimate Rugby 7s South team
and is currently playing for Bath Ladies 7s on the Super Series, picking up
player of the tournament on debut.

Another one of our star athletes, Poppy Egerton has been awarded the Team
BWS Values award as the person we feel most epitomises what we look for in

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our young people. She is captain of both the girl’s netball and rugby 7s this
year, as well as an outstanding hockey player. She is a driving force amongst
her peers on the sports field, but does not stray far from the point of playing
sport, which is to have fun.

The girls have been a fantastic addition and as their numbers grow at a time
when women’s sport is also growing I hope we can continue to provide the
exciting opportunities that for many is just one of the reasons they are joining
BWS.

Following our success of the last year, School Sports Magazine rated us 65th
in their end of year rankings against all schools and top 25 amongst state
schools. A fantastic achievement from all involved. The recognition for our
athletes’ hard work is fantastic and not a freak occurrence, as they all work
extremely hard, striving to be better every day.

Looking back at the year of sport it fills me with immense pride to see how
much we do and offer in terms of the activities but also this year we have
strived to cater for different levels of ability as well, giving others an
opportunity to participate and compete who previously may not have got the
chance.

In Badminton, as well as winning the county competition at both KS3 and

KS4, we took a group of social players from the Sixth Form to Godolphin for a
social mix in. We did similar in tennis against SWGS with the Sixth Form and
hosted our own local school’s tournament and annual in-house competition to
get as many students on court as possible. This was coupled with our KS3
and KS4 B teams along with both senior boy’s sides making regional finals for
the first time and making round 2 of the Glanville Cup. Keeping with our
net/wall sports, the table tennis boys won their county competition and
squash made round 2 of their national championship with a very young side
all of whom return next year.

Football this year has had one of its best years with all sides making their
area semi-finals, with the U14s winning their final. The seniors who we really
pushed in terms of fixtures ran two sides, with the 1st XI making the County
Cup Final and topping the Poole Schools league. It was the best season
since 2016, and great to see football firmly back on the map again. This year
we have taken the reins of area football as we push for more fixtures for our
students. A special thanks to OWs Monty George and Dan Beckles of
Furniture Box who not only sponsor football, but supported our new award for
football… this year awarded to Alfred Moore and Binam Yakha.

Basketball broke new ground with entrance into the Junior NBA which our
Year 8 boys placed 3rd in the region having topped their conference. The
seniors made finals at the annual Wellington tournament and both the U14

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and 16 sides made round 2 of their National knock-out, placing us amongst
some of the best in the country.

Cross country and athletics continued its strong vein of form with 8 runners
making cross country nationals and 3 athletes making athletics nationals.
This was following once again an outstanding showing at a local, county and
regional level with our teams across the age groups. We also took a group of
our Year 12 netball and rugby players to Dauntsey’s for a brilliant meeting just
after Easter.

Netball once again grew in numbers and an established 1st and 2nd VII played
a fixture list taking on both local schools and those further afield. Netball and
girls’ rugby 7s have both grown so much that we are touring to Dubai in
February to allow the girls, like the boys, an opportunity to tour together in
another country.

Girls rugby 7s achieved great success this year running two sides throughout
the season. They went on to win the inaugural West of England 7s (big
schools) and reached the cup quarter finals at Rosslyn Park National School
7s. We also had two boys’ sides at Rosslyn Park, but in tough groups didn’t
manage to make day 2. The season as a whole of the senior sides 15s and
7s was tough, but not without growth and success along the way, notably
defending The Lane against a giant Bryanston side. Our U14s probably had
the best season, almost going unbeaten and making good progress in the
School Sports Magazine National Cup. Like our other sports, we also
managed to put out a number of teams to cater for all abilities running small
sided festivals at home as well as attending Millfield for their Bottoms Up
tournament.

Cricket finally has seen great success in terms of games played and finding
some sort of rhythm this year. With fixtures across all age groups, the use of
Rack Close, courtesy of Leehurst Swan and also hosting a touring side from
South Africa. It is safe to say the sport is flourishing at BWS with the best day
probably being when we took 3 senior sides, including a girls’ XI, to
Bryanston. A memorable victory for the 2XI, who have gone unbeaten and are
an example of our current depth across the school.

We recently received some excellent news from Salisbury Stingrays

Swimming Club. Theo Parker-Minty qualified for the Swim England Summer
Nationals as one of the best swimmers in his age group (15 year boys) in the
200m Butterfly. He went into the event with a ranking of 10th and performed a
fantastic heat swim to qualify 2nd for the final with a new personal best. In the
final Theo produced a lifetime best performance to win the event and become
the English National Champion in the boys 15 years 200m Butterfly. Huge
congratulations to Theo for this amazing achievement.

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Once again, the senior rugby boys headed off on tour to Canada over the
summer, which has put them in a good place going into the season. Before
the tour we had a brilliant Race Night and auction, raising over £11,000,
donating 10% to the Wooden Spoon Charity. A huge thanks to the boys and
parents for their efforts. None of the above would be possible without our
team of staff and parents who volunteer their time. This year we also had 3
outstanding sports assistants in Lily, Callum and Isaac who like Mr Williams
last year with squash, have managed and coached teams and really stepped
up to be vital members of the team. A lot wouldn’t happen without their hard
work behind the scenes and that of all our parents and supporters that make
sport at BWS function, while the students enjoy themselves there is someone
on the freezing touchline or up at the crack of dawn to ferry them somewhere,
so a huge thank you to all of you for your child and BWS as a whole.

Congratulations to all our winners and we look forward to another exciting

year of sport at BWS. (Mr R Demain-Griffiths, Director of Sport)

Rugby 1st XV Captain: Ollie Branagan Vice-Captain: George Smith

Rugby Colours – 1st XV: Ollie Branagan, George Smith, Finn Reavill,
Henry Fell

Cross Country Colours: George Chowdhury, Emily Warren, Keara Redding,

Daisy Badger, George Sutton, Bertie Stone, Noah Taylor; Re-Awards: Lizzie
Norton, Lukas Bailey, Jake Dinkele, Guy Mitchell, Will Taverner, Tom Wood,
Stanley Freer, Nicholas Plummer, Toby Taverner, Joshua Fricker, James
Gabriel, Ethan Covil

Athletics Colours: Nick Plummer, Tom Wood; Re-Awards: Will Ransome,

Jacob Earle, Charlie Paden, Ruben Williams, Jamie Duckett, Will Bedford

Tennis Colours: Guy Mitchell, Hari Chowdhury, Max England, Hamish

Goulding, Rory Sherriff, Hariket Trivedi, Zayan Siddiqui Raja, Tom Wood

Sports Leaders UK Level 2 Qualification in Sports Leadership: Hugh

Bate, Ruby Bennett, Jess Boardman, Kirsty Clay, William Cook, William
Durrant, Theon Evans, Alex Facey, Haydn Farrell-Lecointe, George Greasley,
Otto Jenner, Izzy Kealey, Henry Knight, Amy Lamb, Nyah Merryweather,
Hayden Morgan, Luke Payne, Keara Redding, William Taverner, Max White,
Henry Youd, Radha Patel

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SOME OTHER NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS DURING 2022 – 2023

Arkwright Scholarships: We are an Arkwright Engineering School and as

Engineering is an area which interests many of our students, we are delighted
to report that we currently have 3 scholars in our Sixth Form, these being, Joe
Parker, Nickolas Zervas and Alec Dakin (Year 13). In Year 12 Cameron Dow
and Benedict Davies were successful right through to the interview stage but
due to national economic constraints company sponsors were thin on the
ground this year and the Arkwright organisation were desperately searching
for sponsors to support these successful students.

This year 4 students from Year 11 have followed the rigorous application
process of applying, doing an exam and being called for a formal interview.
We are eagerly awaiting the outcome to see who has been successful in
early October. (Mr B Bull, Head of Design Technology)

Art: The last year, as always has been a busy one for the Art Department.
The usual lunchtime clubs in Art1 and Art2 were full to the brim with students
from all year groups. Competitions running throughout the key stages and
external competitions being won, as well as cross curricular activities taking
place.
As I write we have been busy putting up the first of three Art shows this term.
The GCSE and A Level students have worked extremely hard to complete
their coursework and exam projects and are getting ready for the moderator
to visit. They are all looking forward to bringing in their families, to look at their
work at our Creative Arts summer show. It really will be a chance to sit back
and reflect on the hours and hours spent in the Art room or at the computer
for our designers.
Our A level pupils have once again been hugely successful within their
personal investigations and exam projects, gaining places at some top
Universities to study Art and Graphic Design as well as obtaining some
extremely high grades. We are so proud of them all, not forgetting our GCSE
students who have been brilliant throughout the whole course, and we wish
them all the best in their futures and look forward to seeing some of them
back in Year 12.
The Art Department continues to grow and we now have three classes in Year
10 alone and have another three arriving next academic year. This means we
have had to appoint a new Graphics and Art Teacher. Ms Smith-Edmunds will
be joining us in September and will be picking up lots of GSCE, A level and
KS3 classes. Mrs Redmill will be spending slightly less time in the
department, as she is taking on the role of leading community projects for the
school, which will be an exciting experience for our students.
We have just returned from two great days out with all our Year 10 students
visiting Hengistbury Head as part of their Coast Project. The boys took lots of

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photos that they will later use and edit in Photoshop and draw from if they are
doing Art Craft and Design.
Year 12 will also go to London at the end of this term, to visit Art galleries and
to talk with Ian Cartlidge who is the Director of Cartlidge Levine Graphic
Design studio, which will be an invaluable experience.
As always, a huge thank you to my fantastic department. Our three Art
technicians really are the pillars of the day to day running of the department
and have worked tirelessly this year to help the pupils in every conceivable
way. Mrs Johnson, Mrs Greatorex and Mrs House, the Art department would
simply not run without you. Thank you also to Mrs Redmill, who inspires her
pupils every day and for all her extra work with helping our A Level pupils this
year. (Mrs S Lawrence, Head of Art)

BWS Adventure: From Pen-Y-Fan to Yes Tor, Clearbury Down to Barbury

Castle, BWS Adventure has grown again this year and all the students who
have been involved have found a different classroom full of challenge and
subsequent reward wherever the peak, forest or trail. I write to you as Year 7
plan their camping and cooking groups for their Great Yews camp. The buzz
is growing as it always does for one of, if not the longest standing traditions
here at BWS. Excitement for the week ahead is also being fueled by the
senior prefect body following their own camp earlier in the month as they now
prepare to take a lead with the newest members of their respective houses.
Perhaps more than any other, this setting exemplifies the opportunity for our
senior pupils to engage their skills from the Adventure based environment in
order to set a standard, provide a role model and enable the same thrill and
enjoyment within the environment for those who have just begun their journey
at BWS.

From their own beginnings in the clearing amongst the Yews, each Year 8
tutor group revisited the camp as part of their day hike along a 12km route
encompassing a wide variety of landscapes, land uses and a hugely valuable
lecture from the Longford Estate manager David Canty. This hike, born of
restrictions in recent years, is now part of our Longford partnership that has
developed to engage David more deeply, starting with a Middle School
assembly on the breadth and detail of potential careers in the Rural Sector.
Evidence of the bigger pictures which BWS Adventure seeks to press home
as part of the process and give the students a chance to think beyond the
boundaries of the expeditions that they might complete. We are hugely
grateful to David and the team at Longford for their continued support and are
also delighted to have raised close to £1500 for Horatio’s Garden over the
last three years of partnership.

While Great Yews is imminent as I write, Plas Pencelli is in full swing! The
twitter feed is lighting up this week with some amazing images from caves at
Porth yr Ogof, mountain bikes at Blaen y Glyn to name but two of the
stunning locations the Year 9 cohort will visit during their week in Powys. The

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first half of this trip ran during January and amidst very different conditions
provided arguably a more spectacular environment with a snow-covered Pen-
Y-Fan as a particular highlight for both staff and students alike. BWS is
indebted to Pete Blackburn and his staff at Plas who consistently provide a
challenging programme of activity with a key focus on reflective practice for
all of the students who sign up and my particular thanks go to Mr Loughlin,
Mrs Jones and Mrs Paden for their leads on the two trips across the year.
Eyes now on some new opportunities at Pencelli next year…

Dartmoor. Those of you who have ventured South West of our borders and
spent any time out on the moor will know very well the reputation that the
near 1000 square kilometers deservedly holds. With its challenging terrain
and variable climate, one of our most beautiful national parks plays host to
the Ten Tors Challenge, run by the British Army and this year BWS entered
two teams into the 35-mile route option. Faultlessly led by our parent
volunteer Adam Bate, the Year 10 students completed wild camp training
expeditions on the moor during November, January and March, enduring the
inevitable conditions that these calendar dates will present in order to make
the start line with 223 other teams at 0700 on April 29. In a hugely successful
culmination of dedication, teamwork and resilience both teams, comprised of
Toby Taverner, Nick Plummer, Jake Redding, Jack Lamont, Adam Runyard,
Lucas Snow, Harry White, Tristan Prinsloo, Reuben Smith, Ollie Puffett, Tom
Lauzier and Jamie Morgan completed their respective routes before 1200 on
April 30. A truly memorable experience for all involved.

Amongst the highlights from another hugely successful year, this quote from
one of our students has resonated most deeply: ‘this has been our greatest
achievement in life so far’. If proof that the adventurous environment is good
for students here at BWS were needed, then this is it. For me, the recognition
of the collective as opposed to the self is exciting as far as the importance of
teamwork in our environment goes, but ultimately the sentiment is incredibly
profound in terms of the impact that BWS Adventure is having on the lives of
the youngsters in our charge. (Mr J Oldham, Head of Outdoor Education)

Careers: This year’s Higher Education and Careers event went ahead in
February with a huge response from exhibitors covering all options from
university, employers, apprenticeship providers and voluntary organisations.
In May, we welcomed former students who have followed the Apprenticeship
route into school to speak to students about their experiences. In June Year
12 experienced a University Open day, having the choice to visit Bristol, Bath
or Reading to allow for a whole range of choice. Dr Andrew Bell, Senior Tutor
from University College, Oxford came to speak to students and parents and
we were grateful too, to the Old Wordsworthians for supporting a trip to the
University of Oxford open day. We are now well into the UCAS application
and personal statement sessions for students to be fully prepared before
starting in Year 13. (Mrs S Armstrong, Careers Leader and Adviser)

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Chinese: The following boys were awarded a Certificate of Achievement:

Year 8 – Charles Cousins, Ryan Crewell, Zachary Fricker, Samuel Head,

James Kitching, Thomas Lamb, Ander Lyle, Tami Oke, Jonathan Pryde, Eli
Savage, Jacob Stewart, Thomas Taylor, Hugo Tribbeck, Alex Wang, Daniel
Ward; Year 9 – Charles Anns, Joseph Boulter, Alex Demade, Josiah Evans,
Ryan Gao, Adam Hanc, Jake Hedges, Samuel Holland, Mark Johnston, Jack
Lee, Michael Maisey, Max Parsons, Sebastian Quinlan, Haroon Qureshi, Finn
Reeves, Ashwin Shashidaran, Ashton Sizer, Noureldeen Swelam, Edward
Thomas, Nathanael Tucker, Jack Wilmot, Zanzibar Wright, Eddie Zhang,
Dylan James, George Coomer; Year 10 – Finlay Bullock, Ben Dennis, Joshua
Fricker, James Sulman; Year 11 – Michael Andrews, Alexander Burnside,
Joseph Faulks, Sheldon Hands, Brendan Hau, Elystan Josty, Lucas Meadon,
Archie Paterson, Joseph Pratt, Toby Ransome, Sangam Thapa, Joel White,
Ptolemy Wright; Year 12 – Timothy Blackburn, Oscar Gale, Oliver Graves,
Dennis Tylkowski

Year 13: – All boys gained at least grade 6 with three scoring the highest
grade possible (grade 9) for GCSE Chinese: Benedict Binu, Tom Duffield,
Henry Fell, Ethan Forder, Joe French, William Hackett, Thomas James,
Benjamin Maxwell, Jonathan Samuel, Benjamin Webster (Ms B Han, Teacher
of Mandarin Chinese)

Classics: salvete. As the exam season draws to a close we acknowledge 19

committed students who have taken exams in Classical subjects in 2023. Our
two A Level Latinists Tom and Ed are holding Cambridge university offers
and our Classical Civilisation students also move on to higher education in a
variety of disciplines ranging from the seemingly unrelated (Mathematics) to
subjects which may have been inspired by studying Classics (Ancient History
and History of Art) each of whom made a very positive contribution to the
department. I would like to thank, in particular, Sam Howard, as our Classics
prefect and his deputy Joe Smith. Both students found the time to help out
with the Mythology club and no task was too burdensome.

In Years 7-9, we have had some truly outstanding efforts by boys to gain a
place on the Latin Reading Competition teams. We had another fantastic
return from the competition with our teams gaining first and third places in
their category. In lessons, the intelligence, wit and intuition of the boys is
always on show and the light bulb moments when connections are made to
modern living are priceless.

At the time of writing, we are mid-planning for a trip to Rome and Naples next
Easter which will enhance the educational experience of our GCSE and A
Level students. We are soon to welcome prospective A Level students and a
good number have signed up for GCSE Latin so the important work of
opening up the ancient world to scrutiny continues. valete, floreat schola. (Mr
I Owen, Head of Classics)

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BWS Debating has seen another very active year, an influx of enthusiastic
new talent with significant and continued success in national competitions.

The Debating Society Committee, lead this year with great commitment by
Chair Brian Jones, in tandem with Erin Sanders, continued the established
tradition of holding weekly lunchtime debates, involving all year groups and
included collaboration debates with other societies. Year 13s sustained the
now established and popular Year 12 enrichment debating activity
programme, inspiring students to develop their skills, including many of those
new to the school. The regular Model UN debates are now also an
established fixture.

A number of Sixth Form teams were fielded, in national competitions,

including several of our novice debaters. Students enjoyed representing the
school and debating in the competitive environment, in the main this year at
in-person events, including those hosted at BWS. Our ESU Schools Mace
Competition team, Reuben Cordina, Luke Liang, Erin Sanders and Brian
Jones, brought home the medals winning the regional finals! We then
travelled to London for the National finals as one of only twelve schools to
qualify, a fine achievement and excellent experience. There was further
success in Cambridge University’s Schools’ competition with two teams
winning places this year to compete in Cambridge at Finals Day.
Huge credit is due to all those students who so enthusiastically ran the
Debating Society activities in 2022-23. With our keen and committed group
of Year 12 members we are looking forward to growing participation, taking
the society’s activities ahead, with debating continuing and developing as an
important part of BWS life. (Mrs N Goldsack, BWS Debate Coach 2022-2023)

Design and Technology: A turbulent year in Technology this year. In

December we saw Mr Beal leaving for a well-earned retirement and Mr Bull
took over the reins as Head of Department.

We then had the issues of finding a replacement! Mr Brooks stepped up to

help us out temporarily even though his background is as a Physics teacher.
However this allowed KS3 to run as normal for the final two terms of this year,
so a big thanks for helping us out. Mr Brooks can now go back to his
retirement and Mr Davies has joined us teaching a few groups this term and
then teaching full time KS3 in September.

In KS3 we have introduced new projects for next year as well as developing
existing ones, trying to give students the chance to develop their knowledge
and understanding of computer aided design and computer aided
manufacture. However, we still ensure that pupils learn hand skills as well.
We have also trialled challenges where pupils have to design and make and
then test a solution to a problem which during the design phase will call on
their application of science and maths to attempt to produce the best solution.

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It is an iterative process as we use low cost materials so they can design,
make, test re-design re-make and test again.

We were very fortunate to secure the purchase of a vertical mill this term and
as soon as the installation is complete we will be integrating its use into
several of the KS3 projects however, for certain GCSE tasks it will enable
pupils to complete machining on components that until now has been a real
frustration in the workshop.

At GCSE we have the benefit from Cambridge exam board to have almost
total freedom to design and make projects of the pupils’ choice, limited only
by the obvious social, moral and ethical issues, and what we are able to store
in the Design and Technology department.

This year we had a wide range of projects manufactured including, a

barbecue rotisserie manufactured from metal, through to a foldable laptop
rest made from wood, various storage and furniture pieces some
incorporating LED lighting in the design and one football table design that
used a mix of all the materials including his prototype 3D printed football
players. To achieve this we had a number of lunchtime and after school
sessions assisted by Mr Peach the Design and Technology Technician so a
big thanks for the help given.

Mr Bull is the point of contact for the Arkwright engineering scholarship

programme within the school. This year we have had 4 students apply for the
scholarship. Therefore, any current Year 10s who are interested should look
out for information in early September.

Mr Bull has, with the help of Mr Loughlin, been running an Engineering club
on a Tuesday lunchtime for Sixth Form students. The focus this academic
year has been the design and manufacture of gliders. This has introduced
these students to the computer aided design program “Solid Works”. At the
time of writing we have had maiden test flights and intend to have more tests
after the A level exams are completed. (Mr B Bull, Head of Design
Technology)

Drama Department: The play this year was an adaptation of Jules Verne’s
‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ by Laura Eason. It is a fabulous play, fast
paced with lots of multi-roling and changes in setting. I was lucky to work with
my co-director, Jacob Simmonds and with two stage managers, Emily
Swannell and Millie Ewen Benns, who were assisted by James Rodriguez.
The technical team were all new to their roles but, with training, did a great
job of the difficult sound and lighting demands. A talented cast was drawn
together and rehearsals went well from the start. Tom Prior took the lead as
Phileas Fogg and Passepartout became a Mademoiselle played by Poppy
Freer. There was a last-minute cast change, but Dan Harpwood stepped into

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the breach, learning the lines for Mrs Aouda at break neck speed and adding
comedy value as he went!

We were able to ‘go live’ this year and were happy to be back at Studio
Theatre with a full audience on most nights. Thank you to all at Studio
Theatre for all that they do for our productions.

The Year 7, 8 and 9 classes have continued to impress with their

commitment, enthusiasm and creativity, responding well to the increasingly
difficult skills that they learn.

This is my last report as I leave Bishop’s after 20 years in role to try some
acting work of my own. Mr Marcel Corson is my replacement. He is an
experienced Drama teacher who shares my passion for the subject and will
undoubtedly bring his own ideas and enthusiasm to the department. I wish
him every success! (Mrs M Gordon, Head of Drama)

Drama Ties were awarded to the following students for their

involvement in the School Play: Joel White, James Rodriguez (Year 11),
Dan Harpwood (Year 12), Tom Prior, Toby Daszkiewicz, Louis Jacques,
Savannah Jamieson, Jacob Simmonds, Emily Swannell, Millie Ewen-Benns
(Year 13)

Economics and Business Department: As ever, another busy year has

been had in the Economics and Business Department with the doom and
gloom of rising inflation, stagnant economic growth, public sector strikes and
the pending increase in unemployment failing to dim the lights in the
classroom and beyond.

Indeed, we welcomed a new member of the department, Mrs Jessica Barber,

a teacher from Godolphin and an Alumni of the school. She has become an
instant classroom success with Years 10 and 11, since joining us in March
and with seventeen years of teaching experience, instantly gained credibility
with the A Level groups in Business.
Earlier in the year Ms Greenwood arranged an eagerly anticipated trip for
over 50 GCSE pupils to Cadbury’s in the Midlands. The boys were able to
take a look at the chocolate making process through exclusive video footage
from inside the factory, providing them with useful insights into how Cadbury
develops and creates new products.
They also became involved in a discussion about Cadbury’s position within
the UK and International confectionary market, how they maintain relevance
and unique selling proposition in comparison to a globally competitive market.
A group activity also allowed the boys to further explore the range of business
segments Mondelez covers and how they support stakeholders and
shareholders across the globe. A long but ultimately very enjoyable day was
had by all. (Mr A Kerr, Head of Economics & Business Studies)

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English Department: This academic year has been a very eventful one for
the English Department. Firstly, it has felt like the first year in a long while that
we have had the opportunity to run a full programme of theatre visits. Back in
November, we took Year 11 to the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton to see
the acclaimed National Theatre production of An Inspector Calls, which is one
of their key exam texts. In January, we were visited by the travelling
Quantum Theatre, who performed their faithful yet highly innovative
adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in a Sports Hall that was
miraculously transformed into the snow-laden streets of Victorian London.
Year 12 and 13 Literature students were dazzled, in February, by what was
probably the best production of The Tempest I have seen, courtesy of the
Royal Shakespeare company at Stratford. More recently, we took Year 10 to
see the same production of An Inspector Calls, this time at the Theatre Royal
in Bath. We look forward to taking the present Year 9 to see Macbeth at
Stratford early in the next academic year. Mr Riddell has bravely stepped into
the breach to run that one! My heartfelt thanks go to my wonderful colleagues
in the English Department (and beyond) who have helped organise and
support these trips; made a joy by the enthusiasm and exemplary behaviour
of our students.

We also really enjoyed the collaboration with the Geography Department in

welcoming author and botanist Leif Bersweden who, in March, ran a
workshop in the chapel, courtesy of the organisation of Mrs Jones. I had the
pleasure of teaching Leif many years ago, and we were all charmed by his
talent and warmth.

The year has not been without its challenges in terms of staffing the
department. Long-term absences have been frustrating for those away and
those in school, and I can only thank the vast majority of parents, carers,
students, and supportive colleagues who have helped us cope with their
enduring patience and kind words. I know it hasn’t been easy for students,
but we feel we’re now heading towards smoother waters, with the return of
the wonderful Miss Danaher, and the appointment of Mrs Anna Doran, who
will begin teaching with us full-time in September. We also bid a sad farewell
to Miss Walster, who is leaving us this year for pastures new – I know a lot of
her pupils will be very sad to see her go and we wish her well. Gratitude
must also go to Mrs Ward who has often been in to plug the gaps, alongside
Mr Stuart Wood, who came in for a term or so to cover classes as well. On a
positive note, we’ve also had the pleasure of working with Miss Ellie Inglis,
who has completed her PGCE placement with us over much of the academic
year. We wish her every success in her new and well-earned teaching
position.

This year has been the first in a while that cohorts have sat the full set of
exams without any Covid-related concessions. As I type, we’re bang in the
middle of exam season, but they seem to be coping admirably. Our Year 13
students have been a joy to teach, as always, and possibly the hardest-

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working cohort Miss White and I have had the pleasure to teach. They
deserve every success. We are also delighted to see two of our ex-students,
Phoebe Lambard and Jamie Hopkins Oxford-bound, the former to study
English Literature. Their places are so well-deserved, not least Jamie’s.
Jamie returned to the classroom regularly after leaving BWS in order to
repeat Year 13 following a recovery from a very difficult period of illness.

All of our students prove that boys can be good at English too, and the work
they produce continues to demonstrate what a wonderful, all-encompassing
discipline the study of our wonderful language and our wealth of literature
truly is.

Finally, on a personal note, I would like to thank Miss White, my second in

department. Through all of the curveballs thrown our way, she has been
unstintingly resilient, supportive and resourceful; week in, week out. Thanks
so much, Sally! (Mr C Ennew, Head of English)

Extended Project Qualification (EPQ): It has been a pleasure to lead this

cohort of students through the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). This
qualification offers numerous benefits for students and can greatly enhance
their educational journey. The EPQ is a self-directed project that allows
students to delve into a topic of their choice, conduct in-depth research, and
produce a significant piece of work. Topics this year have included
bioengineering sustainable fuel, food and medicine, secret gambling in video
games and construction of a scale model radio-controlled Spitfire. Not only
does this qualification develop crucial skills such as independent thinking,
time management, and research abilities but also encourages creativity and
critical analysis. It provides a unique opportunity for students to explore their
passions and pursue academic interests beyond their regular curriculum. The
EPQ also holds weight with universities, demonstrating a student's
commitment to independent study and their ability to manage a substantial
project. It can enhance university applications and open doors to higher
education opportunities. (Mr H Morton, EPQ Coordinator)

Geography: We were extremely pleased with both our GCSE and A level
results in 2022. Very well done to the students for working incredibly hard to
achieve these fantastic grades! It’s also very pleasing to see that 93 Year 9
boys have chosen geography as a GCSE option this year – a record number
for the department.

Throughout the year, geography students from different year groups have
taken part in fieldwork. Year 8 boys visited the Hampshire coast to investigate
how this coastline is being protected from erosion. Year 9 boys travelled to
the River Pang in Berkshire carrying out river surveys as part of the Rivers
and River Management unit. Year 10 fieldwork was undertaken in both Milford
on Sea and Boscombe, focusing on risk mitigation and how and why places
have changed over time. The Sixth-Form geographers experienced

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residential fieldwork on the Devon coast, visiting Exeter, Dawlish Warren and
Sidmouth amongst other places along the Jurassic Coast. They didn’t allow
the inclement March weather to dampen their enthusiasm! We are planning to
stay at Beer Youth Hostel again next year.

The Geography Society has been very active this year organising visiting
speakers and helping to raise the profile of the subject within the school.
Members have regularly assisted Mrs Jones with the Geography Club,
organising quizzes and other activities. Two members of the Society, Anna
Hayakawa and Charlotte Abbott, were selected by the Geographical
Association to represent the UK in the Geography Olympiad 23 in Jakarta this
year – an amazing achievement! Two more Bishop’s geographers, Toby
Runyard and Jack Rodriguez, put up a good showing in the 2022 Olympiad
which was held in Helsinki. The Society is hoping to continue this run in 2024!

Sadly, it is also time to bid a fond farewell to Mr Harmsworth who has been a
longstanding member of the geography department at Bishop’s for almost
three decades. The department has benefitted from his extensive knowledge
and expertise on all things geographical and he will be sorely missed by us
all, although the rumour is that he may be occasionally spotted on geography
fieldtrips in the future, so it’s not quite farewell! Thank you for everything
you’ve done for the department Andy. (Mr A Toner, Head of Geography)

History: It has been a good year for the historians of the school. We have
another new (but experienced) member of the department and have, once
again, had student teachers in. We have therefore all had the benefit of “fresh
blood” and different opportunities.

Our big event this year was the return of the Berlin Trip. Mr Joyce led a large
group of Year 10s and 11s around the city and its environs and brought all
back in one piece and able to picture, and put into perspective, their
classroom learning. From all accounts it was a highly informative and
enjoyable trip.

We are looking forward to the academic year ahead with two new History
prefects – Edo Bayliss and Georgina Taylor. They have big shoes to fill and
we are very grateful to Raphael Taylor for all he has done this year. We are
sure they will rise to the challenge and involve and engage our younger
students in the study and enjoyment of History. (Miss V Brennan, Head of
History)

The BWS History Society this year contacted a range of lecturers and
invited them to come and speak to our students either in person or online.
One of the (few) positives to have come out of the Covid period for us is that
online lectures have been normalised. Whilst the students don’t get the “full
experience” we are able to invite people from much further afield and time
lectures for when we can have greater turnout. We would like to encourage

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participation from different year groups. Linked to this is that History Club has
really taken off this year, under the guidance of Mr Joyce and a keen group of
sixth formers, led by Raph Taylor and Tom Stirland, who have shown
themselves to be excellent ambassadors and patient mentors. The following
is from Tom: History Club this year had a great turnout where in many cases
we had more than a classroom could fit! We covered lots of topics such as
The French Revolution, Alexander II, Alexander III, Nicholas II and much
more, such as the significance of Remembrance Day and the origins behind
it, we also hosted multiple interactive quizzes which had amazing turnouts
and I believe everyone who attended History Club came out having learnt a
thing or two.

Languages 2022–23: This has been another exciting year in the MFL
department, as, for the first time in several years, we took two trips abroad -
to Paris in June, and Belin/Krakow in July. These trips give an incredible
opportunity for our boys to get first-hand experience of using and being
around the languages that they study here at Bishop’s. In the coming year,
Years 11-13 travel to Andalucía in October for a tour around the biggest cities
in Southern Spain, while Years 9 and 10 get the chance to sample the
delights of Barcelona in June. In the department, our prefect teams continue
to offer great support to staff and younger pupils, by offering their time to help
with speaking practice and individual mentoring, and our new prefect team
will be tasked with creating challenges for House points within the MFL
department. Alongside the curriculum, pupils have been involved in Spanish
film evenings at Godolphin, cookery sessions, planning and delivering short
plays in French and Spanish, and taking part in languages competitions run
by universities. In terms of staffing, we wish all of our departing staff every
happiness and the best wishes in their new roles. Ms Campling leaves us to
settle in the Midlands, Miss Gea Neff has moved to London, and Ms
Bellingham has taken on a Head of Department role on the south coast. All
three have contributed significantly to the development of the MFL
department during their time at the school, and will be greatly missed. We
welcome Ms Dewar (Spanish/French), Miss Bedard (French), Miss Foulkes
(German) and Mrs Martin (Spanish) into the department for 2023-24. All four
new members of staff bring with them a wealth of experience, talent and
passion for languages, and we look forward to seeing their impact as they
embark on long careers at BWS! (Mr A Green, Head of MFL)

Politics Society: National politics this past year has been unpredictable,
controversial, emotional and quite frankly unstable - thankfully, BWS Politics
society has not been, and it has lasted longer than ‘the lettuce’.

Sessions this year from speakers like Andy Brooks, leader of the UK
communist party, have sparked interesting debate and discussion, as did our
conversational session with MP for North Dorset, Simon Hoare.

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A personal highlight for me was a talk from Mary Ann Sieghart on her book
“The Authority Gap” reflecting on her extensive research on the different ways
men are given more authority and power in society.

Since I became chair of the Politics Society, the country has had three prime
ministers. A few days after Liz Truss resigned we had an amazing opportunity
to hear from our local MP John Glen. He spoke to us on recent controversies,
his resignation from the Johnson government and the disastrous mini-budget.

Other MPs we welcomed to Politics Society included Jess Phillips, Labour

MP for Birmingham Yardley, and Caroline Noakes, Conservative MP for
Romsey and Southampton North. As you can imagine these were popular
talks and gave the Politics Society a great insight from different points of view
within parliament. I take pride in the fact that this year there have been more
talks from women than men, given that only 34% of MPs are women, it is
important to me that we highlight female voices within politics.

Thank you to our fabulous Politics teachers, the wonderful committee and my
amazing co-chair Ed! It is a wonderful place for safe conversation, education
and exploration of the political world. (Karis McIntyre, Year 13, Chair of BWS
Politics Society 2022/23)

Public Speaking: Another school year saw another impressive set of teams
come forward to represent Bishop’s in the Public Speaking competitions. The
first part of the Autumn Term saw our experienced speakers organising heats,
selecting roles and deciding teams for those who were keen to participate.
Lots of time and commitment goes into setting topics, holding auditions and
then delivering the list of whether you’ve made the cut or not. Toby Runyard,
Erin Sanders and Reuben Cordina spent numerous lunchtimes in and out of
rooms on the English floor supporting and coaching students from Years 9-12
offering them plenty of advice along the different stages of the competitions.

The ESU competition held their first round via Zoom again this year. The
Year 11 Team of Shivam Padiyar (Chair), Hari Chowdhury (Questioner) and
Zayan Siddiqui-Raja (Speaker) did well with their Team competing against
one from South Wilts. Our Year 10 Team made it through to the second
round in February where they narrowly missed out on getting through to the
Regional Final. Although they were disappointed I’m sure they’ll rise to
challenge should they choose to take part in Year 11. Well done to Ed
Amoama (Chair), Aryan Sharma (Questioner) and Jack Lamont (Speaker) for
their commitment and enthusiasm.

It would appear the Bishop’s Public Speaking Teams like to be trailblazers

and this year saw yet another first in the Rotary competition. The first round,
held in January, saw a record 13 Teams from across 3 schools compete in
our Drama Studio. Topics discussed ranged from ‘Are Holidays stressful?’
through to ‘The internet should be a human right.’ We had three Year 9
Teams compete consisting of Arthur Hemming (Chair), Nathanael Tucker

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(Proposer), Oscar Brazier (Opposer), Dylan James (Chair), Jake Hedges
(Proposer), Seamus O’Neill (Opposer), Ethan Hemming (Chair), Noureldeen
Swelam (Proposer) and Jack Lee (Opposer.) Congratulations to Jack, Ethan
and Noureldeen who won on the evening. Our three Year 12 Teams were Tim
Blackburn (Opposer), Sophie Abbott (Chair), Theon Evans (Proposer),
Edward Klein (Chair), Alexander Chisholm (Proposer), Daniel Harpwood
(Opposer), Aayan Riaz (Chair), Yingying Zhao (Propser) and Jess Mabey
(Opposer). The Judges couldn’t decide after the points were tied so decided
to send two of our Senior Teams through to the next round which took place
in February. Well done to all who took part and for being a great bunch to
work with. (Miss S White, Public Speaking Coach)

Pupil Librarian Achievement Awards: Bronze: Harry Marchant-James

Silver: Leo Musgrave
Religious Studies & Philosophy Club: Continuing to deliver a high-quality
Religious Studies curriculum that captures the diversity, fluidity and
complexity of world faiths and worldviews, remains at the forefront of the
Department. This year saw the first Salisbury Cathedral tour for Year 7 take
place in the same format as pre-pandemic years! We also managed to take
our Year 10s to a Gurdwara in Southampton, which unfortunately the previous
two years missed out on due to the pandemic, the trip was very well received,
especially the vegetarian langer! Our annual Multifaith Day was once again a
big hit with speakers from all the major world faiths and other belief systems
too; students came away from the whole day event appreciative of the
opportunity to hear faith representatives explain what their faith means to
them in the real world. Students felt comfortable enough to ask difficult
questions and clarify and consolidate their understanding. The Year 8
environment project presentations were also particularly refreshing for several
classes who had the pleasure of Governors in attendance! It enabled them to
put forward their views about stewardship in the context of the school
environment and what that means to them as BWS students.

Our prefects this year did an excellent job running the popular Philosophy
Club with requests from lower years for more frequency of sessions. The
topics ranged from ‘what makes us good?’ to ‘what is the purpose of life?’.
Quite cleverly the RS prefects brought in more exciting and controversial
topics from their A level RS course and created debate and discussion groups
within the Club. Next years’ RS prefects have a lot to live up to …. Lastly,
efforts continue to create new links with more places of worship and
recognise more worldviews to prepare our students to engage in a complex
multi-faith and multi-secular world. (Mrs B Kaur, Head of RS & Philosophy)

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The Chaplaincy: We packed a lot into 2022-3, my second year as Chaplain
at Bishop Wordsworth’s, but some memories will stay with me for a long time.

The first set of memories comes from the Spring term services in the
Cathedral. For our January service we took the theme of fleeing from one’s
homeland and explored, in words and music, the account of Mary and Joseph
fleeing from King Herod and seeking refuge in Egypt. Two of our Year 12
students, Homam Khasreen and Sasha Yahofarov, showed incredible
courage in telling us of their experience of leaving their homelands of Syria
and Ukraine. Spontaneous applause erupted for them both that rippled to
every row. Few of us will ever forget it. Later, in March, our outstanding
Cathedral Prefect, Toby Runyard designed, organised and led our Cathedral
service. I normally consider this a pretty complex operation but Toby’s drive,
good humour and imagination were infectious. It was a warm and joyous
service, fitting for the Year 13s final service with us.

The second memory was more temperature than liturgically related. In early
March we were the largest school group at the annual Alabare sleepout in the
Cathedral. The weather was brutal this year with sub-zero temperatures and
a significant wind-chill. We went to sleep to the most beautiful moonrise
above the Cathedral cloisters however and awoke (if we’d actually slept!) to
the sound of the peregrines and to snow flurries scurrying across the cedar
trees to our sleeping bags. I was so impressed by our 48 Year 12 students
and wonderful colleagues who came with me. We raised well over £4000
when gift aid was added to our total. At a time when the cost of living and
food prices impact the most vulnerable most severely, they made a real
difference and we look forward to returning next year, possibly with Dr.
Smallwood!

Finally, 2022-23 was the year that Bishop’s began to develop a very special
relationship with the Roman Catholic Church that we face across Exeter
Street. Our great friends at the Cathedral had already come to our rescue
when fire regulations meant we could no longer have whole year groups in
the Chapel, but it was a delight to also be able to start Monday mornings in
St. Osmund’s. This beautiful Church, designed by the 19th century architect,
Pugin, has enabled us to keep year groups together and has offered us the
warmest of welcomes. We all look forward to developing this relationship and
look forward to 2023-4 with hope! (Revd Canon Dr Stella Wood)

Sailing Club: We again planned on having two five week sessions of 12

students each at Blashford Lakes, Ringwood this summer term, but it is
always difficult predicting what problems may arise. As it turned out we took
16 students down for one, six week session.

The weather has been glorious this term with just enough wind to make the
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superbly. The new trainer has been very thorough, getting them on to
advanced techniques earlier.

Every Tuesday we leave by 16:00 and It takes us 25 minutes to get to the

lakes. When the students have changed, fetched their safety gear and had
some preliminary instruction on land, they take to the boats (two per boat, to
start with and then single-handed). They get about an hour on the water
before changing and driving back to school arriving about 18:45.

In September they have an opportunity to complete their RYA1 with another

five or six week session starting on 5th or 12th September (to be confirmed)
and we will accommodate all of the current cohort who wish to continue; they
will all have the opportunity to proceed.

Thank you for the enthusiasm of the boys and the support of all the parents.
(Mr J G Browning, Sailing Club Coordinator)

HOUSE REPORT
Boules, Chess, Photography, Poetry… Just some of the fields in which
students competed in 2022-23 in their quest to win the House Cup. Alongside
these new events were the usual big hitters. The House Music Festival,
organised by Mr Edney, gave our talented musicians the chance to showcase
their incredible skills to an ever-enthusiastic audience. Poore House took the
music crown this year, after a phenomenal set of performances. Sports Day,
led by Mr Hole, was blessed by glorious weather and even more glorious
ability and enthusiasm on the track and in the field, with all students doing
themselves and their Houses proud. Again, Poore House ran out winners by
a narrow margin. Towards the end of the year, the new Senior Prefects
enjoyed a night at Great Yews, ready to encourage their Year 7 groups to
bring home the last few points available in the House Cup. The beauty of the
House Cup is that so many things can contribute to the overall title, and over
the course of the year, with all events, distinctions and competitions taken into
account, WARD ran out the eventual winners, and have their name written on
the House Cup for 2022-23! This is a significant victory, as it is Ward’s first
House Cup victory ever! Huge thanks must go to the outgoing House
Captains for their commitment to inspiring our students and delivering
memorable assemblies. Thanks too to Mr Oldham, Mr Duckett, Mr Thorne,
Mrs Brennan and Mr Owen, who have motivated their students to get
involved and compete.

The new academic year brings with it a change in management of the House
System, and I have the great honour of leading the House system along with
my fantastic team of House Captains. It is our aim that every curriculum area
will be represented in House competitions and the House Cup. Behaviour,
Rewards, Attendance, Distinctions and Commendations will continue to
contribute points, and the wide range of extra-curricular activities will become

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opportunities to gain points for our Houses. Every student from Year 7 to 13
will have the opportunity to compete in or contribute to the accumulation of
House Points. Things to look out for this year will include ‘live’ House
noticeboards, which celebrate achievements and advertise upcoming events
or competitions. Also, a new Instagram account, @BWSHouses will bring
together the 5 House accounts, and provide photos of the students in action
along with live updates on the House standings. Furthermore, parents can
expect to receive a termly newsletter with updates from House events. I want
all students to feel that they are helping to mould the identity of their House,
and that they feel a sense of collective responsibility for their House’s
representation in events and competitions. This promises to be an exciting
year and a thrilling competition, and I hope the students are looking forward
to being a part of it. (Mr A Green, House System Manager)

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BWS A level outcomes August 2023

The numbers for our Year 13 are impressive. Over 75% of the grades were at
A*-B; at 190 this was our biggest year group yet. Our students secured 20
places to study at Oxford and Cambridge. Some 52 of our boys and girls
gained all of their results at A*/A grade, and an extraordinary 13 at the top of
the year group passed every A level paper that they took at A*. The strength
of their performance will have once again put their school in the premier
league this year. What an amazing set of outcomes!

Two years ago this year group were entering new territory. They had not been
tested fully at GCSE, they were by some way our biggest coeducational year
group so far and the environment for study was still blighted by the
aftershocks of the pandemic. They have worked well and, supported by
parents and challenged by teachers they have had a wonderful two years
learning and maturing here in the heart of The Close. I am hugely proud of
them all, and it’s so very exciting to see and hear about their plans for what is
to come next.

BWS GCSE outcomes August 2023

In the run up to this set of Key Stage 4 results the message from the exam
boards was clear – school should expect a reduction from the previous high
levels towards the outcomes in summer 2019. That is what has happened
this year and, while the reduction from 2022 is fairly stark the outcomes are
still very good for this set of students. The 155 boys in Bishop’s Year 11
gained nearly 64% of all of their papers at Grades 7-9, with 33 of the year
group passing all of their papers at one of the top three grades.

This set of results comes at the end of several years’ determined effort for
boys who had experienced education that was punctuated by the pandemic
of course. They have been helped through those difficult times by the
determination and creativity of their teachers, and the unwavering support of
parents. They’ve done well, and, most importantly, will have gained the
qualifications that they need for the next stage. For most that will mean A
levels with us, but I wish all of our Year 11 good fortune wherever their next
steps may lead…

Dr S D Smallwood
Head Master, Bishop Wordsworth’s School

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DESTINATIONS 2023

Aitken Angus Durham University Politics and International Relations

Alani Tamara Durham University Economics with Study Abroad
Allen Samson Arts University Bournemouth Art Foundation
Anderson Archibald Gap year: University of Exeter History
Argyle Jacob University of Plymouth Medicine
Badger Daisy Gap year: University of Bath Sport and Exercise Science
Badger Oliver University of Exeter Psychology
Bagshaw Ollie Gap year
Bailey Lukas Lancaster University Medicine and Surgery
Barnes Jack University of Nottingham Mechanical Engineering
Basinger-Adams Grace Gap year: University of Veterinary Medicine
Nottingham
Bedford Andrew University of Birmingham Mechanical Engineering
Beech Shannon University of Birmingham Medicine
Binu Benedict University of Cambridge Natural Sciences
Bishop Odin University of Bristol Mathematics and Philosophy
Bluffield Eve The University of Edinburgh Social Anthropology and Politics
Bone Benjamin University of Leeds Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Bonner Amelia University of Sheffield Biomedical Science
Branagan Oliver Gap Year
Brown Elijah University of Southampton Aeronautics and Astronautics / Aerodynamics
Buck Joshua Gap year: LSE Economics
Budge Amelia University of Birmingham Politics and International Relations with Year
Abroad
Bullifent Sophie University of Sheffield Business Management
Campbell Merlin Gap year: University of Bristol Physics and Philosophy
Cartlidge Grace Central St Martins Art Foundation
Chalcraft Kaitlyn Cardiff University Human Geography and Planning
Chatwin Alexander University of Bristol Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Cheung Aaron University of Exeter Computer Science
Childers Liam University of Manchester Biomedical Sciences
Clark Montgomery Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Music
Cooper Emily Gap year
Cordina Reuben University of Oxford Medicine
Cowey Sophie Gap year: University of the West Sports Business and Entrepreneurship
of England
Cowlam Oliver Gap year: University of Sussex Accounting and Finance
Cox Tabitha University of Leeds Psychology
Crummack Sidney Gap year: applying to university
Curry Daniel University of Manchester Physics
Dakin Alec University of Oxford Materials Science
Dalton Ruby Gap year
Daszkiewicz Tobias Degree apprenticeship
Davidson Liam Gap year: University of Leicester Politics and International Relations
Day Max University of Oxford Mathematics
Depner Kyla Royal Holloway Psychology, Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience

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Dinkele Jacob University of Exeter Geography with Applied GIS
Dolphin Barnaby University of Bath Mathematics
Donaldson Oscar Swansea University Accounting & Finance
Duffield Thomas University of Oxford Psychology and Linguistics
Eady Corbin Gap year
Edmunds Samuel Gap year: Bath Spa University Sports Management
Edwards Abi University of Exeter Neuroscience
Ewen Benns Emilia University of Sussex Biomedical Science
Eyres James Gap year: University of Plymouth Business Management
Fell Henry Gap year: Cardiff University English Literature and Philosophy
Findlay Madelyn Gap year
Forder Ethan University of Reading Geography (Human and Physical)
Fowler Joshua University of Exeter Resource and Exploration Geology
Francis-Pollin Luca Royal Holloway Psychology
French Joseph Loughborough University Architecture (with placement year)
French William University of Bristol Chemistry
Gande George University of Oxford Chemistry
Ghiandoni Gemma Gap year: University College French and Philosophy
London
Goodwin Howard University of Exeter Accounting and Finance
Graves Robert Swansea University Politics and International Relations
Gregory Thomas University of Bath Mathematics
Gurung Eshneha Gap year Reapplying
Gyepi-Garbrah Ruby Cardiff University Radiotherapy and Oncology
Hackett William University of Manchester Medicine
Hallinger George Study in Japan
Hammond Joe Gap year: University of Warwick Psychology
Hammond Benjamin Gap year
Hancock Jamie University of Plymouth Integrated Engineering
Hansen Dylan University of Cambridge Natural Sciences
Hayes Presley Gap year: University of York Business and Management
Heath-Ourakov Leon Gap year: Reapplying to university International Business and Modern Languages
Holloway Poppy Gap year: Falmouth University Creative Events Management
Holmes Jacob Gap year
Horgan Daisy Gap year: Cardiff University Philosophy
Howard Samuel Newcastle University Ancient History
Hubert Frederick University of Manchester Mathematics and Philosophy
Hunnibell Phoebe Gap year: Bournemouth Physiotherapy
University
Hunt Edward University of the West of England Cyber Security and Digital Forensics
James Thomas University of Cambridge Natural Sciences
Jamieson Savannah University of Glasgow Veterinary Medicine
Jones Brian University of Bristol Law
Josa Louis Gap year: reapplying to university
Josty Bronwen University of Kent Law
Kemal Leo Gap year: Swansea University Philosophy
Kemp Benjamin Oxford Brookes University Law with Business
Kewish Ted Gap year

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Kukreja Sebastian University of Manchester Aerospace Engineering
Lee Jacob Gap year: University of Bath Business with work placement
Lesbirel Callum University of Bath Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Liang Luke University of Oxford Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Limbu Riyaas Cardiff University Medicinal Chemistry
Lloyd Seth The University of Edinburgh Physics
Ludford-Trigwell Mathilda Employment
Lyttle Erin Gap year
Madzarevic Molly University of Southampton Physiotherapy
Makin Lara Gap year: University of Exeter Liberal Arts
Mansfield Paul University of York Actuarial Science
Maxwell Benjamin University of Birmingham Modern Languages with Business Management
McCuaig Sophie University of Plymouth Paramedic Science
Mcintyre Karis Gap year: University of Exeter Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Meller Higton Hal Durham University Archaeology
Miles Dan University of Bath Natural Sciences
Minto Isabella Gap year: University of York History of Art
Mitchell Guy Harper Adams University Rural Enterprise and Land Management
Mohammed Tanzim University of Warwick Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics,
Economics
Monteith Finlay University of Exeter Accounting and Finance
Moodley Alexander University of Manchester Psychology
Mousavi Najafi Yasmin Royal Holloway Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Murn Jack Gap Year: University of Plymouth Mechanical Engineering
Murphy Bronwyn Gap year
Murray Jude University of Oxford Mathematics
Nichols Freddy University of Manchester Physics with Theoretical Physics
Nixon Joseph University of Manchester Earth and Planetary Sciences

Norton Elizabeth University of Oxford Physics

Oldfield Kitty Gap year: Cardiff University Biological Sciences
O'Malley Conor University of Southampton Physics
Ono-Sorhue Jite University of Brighton Sport and Exercise Science
Osman Isaac Gap year
Owen Harrison Gap year
Parker Joe University of Cambridge Engineering
Pearce Martha Gap year: University of Bristol Modern Languages
Perianez- Belen University of Warwick Health and Medical Sciences
Navarro
Phillips Jack University of Exeter Medicine
Pinnock Edward Gap year: University of History and Politics
Cambridge
Pope Olivia Keele University Biomedical Science
Port Benjamin Gap year: University of Exeter Exercise and Sport Sciences
Prior Thomas Gap year: University of Exeter History
Purcell Emma Employment
Puryer Amy University of Kent Psychology
Qureshi Yousuf King's College London Dentistry
Ramachandra Rohit Cardiff University Medicine

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Reavill Finn Gap year: University of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Birmingham
Riley Emma Gap year
Roberts George Gap year: Cardiff University Financial Mathematics
Robson Ollie Gap year
Rodriguez Jack Gap year: University of Exeter Geography
Rojas- Adam University of Warwick Physics
Hindmarsh
Runyard Toby Durham University Geography
Ruscoe Ellie Arts University Bournemouth Art Foundation
Samuel Jonathan University of Exeter Medicine
Sanders Erin Gap year: reapplying to university
Sen Anushka Gap Year Reapplying
Sheppard William Lancaster University History
Shibu Nikhil University of Birmingham Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Year
Simmonds Jacob University of Cambridge Law
Simmons Joseph University of Brighton Philosophy, Politics, Ethics
Sinclair Jonathan Gap year: University of York Psychology
Smith George Gap year: University of Bristol Social Policy with Criminology
Smith Alexander University Centre Farnborough Aeronautical Engineering
Smith Charlotte University of Exeter Marketing and Management with Year Abroad
Smith Brandon University of Winchester Accounting & Finance
Smith Joseph Gap year
Stacey Jack Gap year
Stapleton Dominic University of Manchester Mathematics and Physics
Stevenson Alexander University of Bath Computer Science
Stirland Thomas Solent University Law
Strutton Oliver Loughborough University Product Design Engineering
Sutthery Thomas Lancaster University Medicine and Surgery
Swannell Emily Royal Holloway History
Syed Neha Cardiff University Architecture
Tan Christian Imperial College London Civil Engineering
Taylor Isabella Gap year: Swansea University Law
Taylor Raphael University of Warwick History and Politics
Tennett Scott Gap year
Thompson Matthew Cardiff University Accounting and Finance
Tolley Isabella Stony Brook University, New York Liberal Arts and Sciences
Totman Lucy Keele University Physiotherapy
Tune Harvey University of York History/Politics (Equal)
Turner Seth Gap year: University of Reading Accounting and Finance
Valjak Oskar Gap year: University of Exeter Law with Business
Waite Oscar Gap year
Walls Dominic University of Oxford Materials Science
Ward Charlie University of Bristol Business and Management
Wardroper Harvey Imperial College London Aeronautical Engineering
Waters Poppy Gap year: Cardiff University English Literature
Webb Syd Falmouth University Game Animation
Webster Benjamin Durham University Geology

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White Isak Apprenticeship Bank of England
Whitehorn Hugo Gap year: University of East Business Management with a Year Abroad
Anglia
Woodhouse Rosie Gap Year: Applying to a
conservatoire
Woods William Gap year
Wooldridge Scott University of Southampton Marine Biology
Wordley Benjamin Cardiff University Accounting and Finance
Wyatt Hannah University of Lincoln Classical Studies
Xie Melody University of Bath Psychology
Young Callum Lancaster University Zoology
Zervas Nickolaos University of Southampton Physics

Leavers and Reapplicants

Balshaw Maxwell University of Bristol Accounting and Management
Barrett Perdita Cardiff University Biomedical Sciences
Bate Oliver Cardiff University Politics
Brittain Adam University of Manchester Linguistics and German
Bunyan Penelope University of Manchester Comparative Religion and Social Anthropology
Carthew Ryan Swansea University Computer Science
Cordingly Thomas University of Manchester History
Cowlam Adam University of Exeter Medicine
Crompton Toni Cardiff University Biomedical Science
Davies Samuel Cardiff University Biological Sciences
Doherty Maya University of Bristol Environmental Geoscience with Study Abroad
Donovan Patrick Cardiff University Biomedical Science
Durrant Tom University of Exeter International Relations
Fielder Patrick Cardiff University Medicine
Hammond Jessica University of Cambridge Human, Social, and Political Sciences
Harrold William University of Bristol Psychology
Hopkins Jamie University of Oxford French and Beginners' Czech (with Slovak)
Howarth-Jones Tessa Oxford Brookes University Accounting and Economics
Hyncica David University College London History
James Alice University of Birmingham Digital Media and Communications
Jones Samuel University of Birmingham Chemical Engineering
Kealey Callum University of Birmingham Physics
Keyte Sebastian Newcastle University Combined Honours
Knight Barnaby University of Oxford Biology
Lambard Phoebe University of Oxford English Language and Literature
Mackie Mark University of Bath Chemical Engineering with Environmental
Engineering
McGrath Jed University of the West of England Business Management and Leadership
Morris Henry University of the West of England Criminology and Law
Packman James University of Birmingham Chemistry
Pereira Rafaela University of the West of England Psychology
Phillips Oliver University of the West of England Business Management and Marketing
Popovici Ilinca Queen Mary University of London Law
Roberts Christian Cardiff University Computer Science

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Royle Martha University of the West of England Psychology
Shakil Mustafa University of Manchester Medicine
Sharps Joshua Cardiff Metropolitan University Psychology
Shobbrook Matthew University of the West of England Business and Law
Snow Benjamin University of South Wales Accounting and Finance
Steggel Ella University of Reading Psychology and Philosophy
Sutherland Charlotte University of Oxford Medicine
Sweeney Anthony Cardiff University Accounting and Finance
Taylor-Holland Isaac Loughborough University Sport and Exercise Psychology
Totman William University of Exeter Medical Sciences
Travis Gabriel University of Manchester Music
Tribe Alexander University of the West of England Real Estate
Ulbricht Hannes University of Bath Mathematics

GRADUATIONS OF OLD WORDSWORTHIANS

Name University Subject/Degree

Christian Dobson Manchester 1st Biology with Spanish
Tom Boxer Exeter 1st Natural Sciences
Ben Connolly Exeter 1st Politics, Philosophy & Economics
Jude Rolfe-Tarrant Southampton 2:1 Psychology
Harry Norris Bath 1st Chemical Engineering
Joe Paden Bristol 2:1 BSc Biomedical Science

In loving memory of Erin Grace Lauder OW (4 June 2004 – 30 April 2023)

Forever in our thoughts and prayers

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Dr Smallwood joined Bishop Wordsworth's School from Sir Thomas Rich’s
School in Gloucester in 1998 as Deputy Headmaster and teacher of
Geography and History, helping to establish Geology as a new subject at the
school. In 2002 he was appointed Headmaster following Clive Barnett’s
retirement.

He has steered the school through its expansion plans, the change to
academy status, the challenges of the Covid pandemic, the welcome return of
girls to the school and two successive outstanding OFSTED inspections in
2006 and 2022. Dr Smallwood has also been responsible for major changes
to the school site over his tenure including the construction of the E Block
(2002), The Sports Hall (2004), The Sixth Form Block (2010), the addition of
the new Maths block (2017) and the purchase of Bishopgate (2022).

The staff and Governors of Bishop Wordsworth's School would like to thank
him for his enormous dedication and contribution to the School over the last
25 years. They will miss his dry wit, calm demeanour and unwavering
support. He leaves a lasting legacy of which he can be justifiably very proud.

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 With thanks …
The quality of educational experience that we can offer for the boys and girls
at BWS would not be the same were it not for the hard work, help and
commitment of a large number of people from the Salisbury area and
beyond. This is our chance to say thank you to all the many employers, both
locally and nationally, who have offered work experience placements (and
also internships) to our pupils, and to our visiting speakers in Sciences,
Humanities, Politics and Languages, from the judiciary, from industry, from
NGO’s and others; they do so much to enrich what we offer for our students.
Large numbers of parents help with our pupils’ sporting commitments,
whether it be by coaching or accompanying teams, travelling to fixtures or
supporting on those cold, wet touchlines through the Autumn (and
occasionally Spring) Terms – thank you for your unfailing energy and
enthusiasm. It’s great that so many parents help and support their efforts in
public speaking and debating, Duke of Edinburgh, Choir, Music and so many
other activities where transport, time and logistical know-how are such
essential and basic requirements. Expeditions and trips cannot happen
without parental subsidy – we can only put on what we do ultimately because
mums and dads and grandparents willingly foot the bill; our boys and girls
gain so much experience because the costs of an exciting educational
programme is underwritten by long-suffering family members! Thank you
also to the very large number of parents who support their sons and
daughters through paying for music lessons and then encouraging practice
(from sometimes slightly recalcitrant musicians) at home – school music
would be very much poorer were it not for you!
Thank you especially to the BWS Parents’ Association, the Old
Wordsworthians’ Association, the BWS Foundation and our fantastic diaspora
of Wordsworthians who help in fundraising and supporting the school so
generously. It is marvellous to see the growing size and reach of the BWS
Network, and fascinating to see and hear messages of goodwill from across
the World from our wonderful alumni!
Thank you to the very large number of parents who have contributed towards
‘Aiming for Excellence’, the BWS Gift Aid Scheme; this simply wouldn’t be the
same school without your support; you make things possible which would
otherwise be beyond our students’ reach. Thank you to those who have
already supported our ‘Pitch In’ appeal to enhance our sports facilities at
Britford Lane – and if you are reading this and want to get involved then
please do, but by this Christmas at the latest!
Finally, thank you to all the dedicated and hard-working staff who have helped
our students gain the fantastic successes described in this programme. We
can all be very proud of what we have achieved together, and we can look
forward with confidence to the even better times to come.
Dr S D Smallwood
Head Master, Bishop Wordsworth’s School

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STAFF 2023 – 2024 AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES

LEADERSHIP TEAM
Stuart Smallwood BSc PhD NPQH [SDS] Head Master
Graham Lloyd BA MA [GL] Deputy Head (Curriculum)
Jemima Edney BA PGDip MA [JJE] Deputy Head (Pastoral) Designated Safeguarding Lead
Assistant Head, Performance Management & Appraisal,
Jerry Rogers BSc [JPR]
CP Development, i/c Initial Teacher Training, Science
Assistant Head, Assessment & ICT Director, Timetabler,
Mike Thorne MSc, BSc [MXT]
Physics / Geology

Zoe Lambard BSc [ZHL] Assistant Head, Head of Sixth Form

Bursar i/c Budget & Finance, Estate, Health & Safety,
Barry Smith MA(Oxon) MSc FGI [BLS] HR, ICT, Professional Support Staff & Data Protection
Officer, Company Secretary & Clerk to the Governors
CHAPLAIN
Dr Revd Stella Wood BA MA DPhil [SMW] Chaplain
TEACHING STAFF
Pippa Anders BA [PA] Head of Politics, i/c Politics Society, History
Jessica Barber BA MA [JCB] Business Studies
Jackie Barrett BSc [JB] Head of Mathematics
Camille Bedard [CMB] French
Elizabeth Beer BSe [EDB] Science
Anna Boddy BA [AMB] Music Supply
Leanne Bould BA [LVB] Second i/c MFL / German
Vicki Brennan BA [VAB] Head of History
Dan Brown BSc [DGB] Science
Jeremy Browning BTheo [JGB] RS
Bryan Bull BA [BWB] Head of Design Technology
Jerry Burridge MA [AJB] Mathematics
Victoria Campbell BSc [VSC] Science
Tracy Collingridge BSc NPQLT [TAC] Asst, Head Lower School / KS3 Science Coordinator
Marcel Corson [MJC] Teacher i/c Drama
Victoria Danaher BA [VWD] English
Gareth Davies BEng MSc PhD [GND] Design Technology
Amelia Deakin BSc [ALD] Science
Richard Demain-Griffiths BA [RDG] Director of Sport
Benjamin Denham BSc [BWD] Assistant Head Middle School / PHSRE Lead / RS
Rowena Dewar BA [RCD] Spanish
Anna Doran BA [AJD] English
Louise Drummond BA Head of Lower School / Deputy Safeguarding Lead /
[LCD] German
Lee Duckett BEd [LRD] PE, Games
Lewis Edney BMus [LDE] Head of Music
Helena Elliott BSc ACA [HLE] Mathematics
Craig Ennew BA NPQH [CJE] Head of English
Deborah Foulkes BA [DCF] German
Matthew French BSc PhD [MMF] Head of Physics
Nina Goldsack BSc [NMG Mathematics
Amanda Gough BEng [AJG] Second i/c Maths

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Andrew Green BA NPQSL [ADG] Head of MFL / House Systems Manager
Pat Griffey MA [PJG] Supply Teacher / Athletics, Games
Bo Han MA TESOL [BXH] Mandarin Chinese NQT
Chris Higson BA MA Dip Couns [CRH] Senior Tutor / History
Marcus Hole BA [MJH] PE, Games, Geography / Groundsman
Fran Holmes BSc [FLH] Science
Robert Holzer BSc [RAH] Science / STEM Coordinator
Emma Imeson BA [EMI] Psychology
Marie Jenner BSc [MJJ] Head of Middle School, Science
Fiona Jones BSc [FEJ] Second i/c Geography
Henry Joyce BA [HGJ] Asst. Head Middle School, Second i/c History
Bal Kaur-Shahi BA [BKS] Head of RS
Andy Kerr BA [AJK] Head of Economics & Business Studies
Samantha Lawrence BA [SJL] Head of Art
Phillip Loughlin MEng [PXL] Mathematics
Shirley Madzarevic BSc [SM] Head of Biology
Florencia Martin BA [FMA] Spanish
Colette Maunder BSc PhD [CMM Head of Chemistry
Richard Melville BSc PhD [RJM] Physics
Nikki Mesnard BSc [NXM] Assistant Head Sixth Form / Teacher i/c Psychology
Giorgio Molteni BA [GXM] Classics
Hamish Morton BSc [HTM] Asst. Head 6th Form / EPQ Coordinator / PE
James Oldham BA [JMO] Second i/c PE, Games / Outdoor Activities Co-ordinator
Ian Owen BA [IIO] Head of Classics
Stephanie Paden BA PG Cert [SMP] SENDCo
Samantha Redmill BA [SMR] Art
Kieran Riddle-Jones BA [KMR] English
Jonathon Roberts BSc [JMR] Maths
Anita Saladajcxyk-Horsell BA [ASH] History / Politics
Judy Salway BA [JHS] English
Holly Sharman BSc [HXS] Science
Imogen Smith-Edwards [ISE] Teacher Graphics & Art
Robert Southern BA MA [RAS] Asst. Timetabler / Maths
Oliver Stamp BA [OJS] Head of Politics / History
Robert Taylor BA PhD [RST] Maths
Olivia Telford BA [OT] French, German
Andrew Toner BSc [AJT] Head of Geography
Ruth Tonkin MSc [RET] Head of Science Faculty
Tim Valjac BA [TNV] Second i/c RS
Simon Vaughan BEd MA NPQH [SKV] Mathematics
David Walmsley BSc [DGW] Science
Sally White BA [SNW] Second i/c English
NON - TEACHING STAFF
Beth Archer BA [EFA] Cover Supervisor
Sally Armstrong MA, QCG [SAA] BWS Careers Leader & Adviser
Pastoral Support Officer Lower School /
Kate Bazire-Smith BSc [KBS]
Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Caroline Cave BSc [CC] Appeals Clerk
Phoebe Cleary BSc [PJC] SEN Teaching Assistant

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Ruth Cliffe [RLC] Admissions Officer
Lilian Finucane [LAF] Attendance Officer
Rachel Fletcher MA [RJF] Receptionist
Janice Glasson [JG] Examinations Officer
Lottie Grayer ELSA [CMG Learning & Emotional Support Assistant
Sarah Hayward [SAH] Student Information Officer
Alison Herberts BSc [AMH] Finance Officer
Pastoral Support Officer Middle School /
Elizabeth Jacobs BA [ESJ]
Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Sally Jones BA [REC] Lead Receptionist / D of E Admin
Annabel Lloyd-Gilmour BA
[ALG] HR Manager
CIPD Assoc.
Stjepan Madzarevic B.Ed [SXM] Cover Manager
Nicole Mawdsley [NFM] Admin & Pastoral Assistant (Sixth Form)
Laura McMahon BSc MSc MAAT [LVM] Finance Manager
Nikki Miles [NMM] Head Master’s PA
Christoph Nikolin MA [CXN] Cover Supervisor
Caroline Popham [CEP] Development & Alumni Relations Officer
Kate Robson BA [KJR] Librarian
Clare Saunders BSc [CES] Trips & Finance Officer
Beverley Singleton [BJS] Cover Supervisor / Administrator
Susie Stoneham BA [SLS] Pastoral Support Officer Sixth Form
Tamsen Tagg BSc [TRT] SEND TA
Susannah Ventor [SZV] SEND TA
Kate Weiner [KJW] Admin & Pastoral Assistant (Sixth Form)
Andrew White BSc MCSE [AJW] ICT Network Manager
Sarah Wilson [SJW] Receptionist
SITE TEAM
Kevin Glasson [KJG] Site Manager
Simon Stanley [SMS] Assistant Site Manager
TECHNICIANS
Liz Williams BSc [EW] Senior Technical Advisor
Melanie Howard BSc [MGH Science Technician
Mark England BA [MXE] Science Technician
Carol Landon BSc [CLL] Science Technician
Yvette Quirk BSc [YBQ] Science Technician
Jessica Clark [JHC] Science Technician
Claudia Greatorex BA [CFG] Art Technician
Tara House BA [TCH] Art Technician
Joshua Jacobs [JEJ] ICT Technician
Charlotte Johnson [CIJ] Art & Music Technician
Bev Peach [BRP] Design Technology Technician, i/c Minibuses
Pete Waters [PRW ICT Technician
CATERING STAFF
Terry Harkness HND [TH] Catering Manager / Cookery Instructor
Jenny Kelly [JLK] Catering Manager
Karen Allen Catering Assistant
Kelly Allen Catering Assistant
Aimee Burt Catering Assistant
Magdalena Coulton Catering Assistant

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Claudia Greatorex [CFG] Catering Assistant
Lucy Harfield Catering Assistant
Michelle Harry Catering Assistant
Sarah Kelly Catering Assistant
Joanne Petty [JMP] Catering Assistant
Laura Pike Catering Assistant
Jade Russell Catering Assistant
Jade Salmon Catering Assistant
Elaine Waters Catering Assistant
Jessica Williams Catering Assistant
SPORT / MUSIC ASSISTANTS
Daniel Jones BA [DEJ] Graduate Assistant (Music)
Sophie Cowey [SCC] Undergraduate Assistant (Sport)
Samuel Edmunds [SJE] Undergraduate Assistant (Sport)
Erin Lyttle [EIL] Undergraduate Assistant (Sport)
George Smith [GSS] Undergraduate Assistant (Sport)
STAFF GOVERNORS
Fiona Jones (Teaching Staff), Liz Williams (Support Staff)
UNION REPRESENTATIVES
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Samson Allen - Year 13

Poppy Holloway - Year 13

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Musa Shakil – Year 11

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Charlie Paden – Year 11

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Ellie Ruscoe – Year 13

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