Peter Symonds College are holding Open Evenings for 2019 entry on Wednesday 17th & Thursday 18th October 2018, 6.00pm – 9.00pm.
Attend their Open Evening to find out more about life at Peter Symonds College.
This is a great opportunity to take a look around their facilities, meet staff and current students, and discover more about the courses and activities available. For more information including travel, please see their leaflet here.

Harrow Way Community School’s commitment to the highest standards in teaching and learning has been recognised by the Teacher Development Trust Network (TDNT). Receiving high praise from the auditors the school was awarded their prestigious Silver Award.

Commenting on their visit to the school where auditors interviewed teaching and support staff they said: “Thank you for a very engaging and enjoyable visit to Harrow Way Community School. I was heartened to see a strong commitment to professional learning supported by senior leaders who are proactive in modelling CPD and understand that professional development is on-going for teachers of all experiences. It was a pleasure to talk to staff about their own professional learning.” Read more…

Click the image to see the extensive range of sporting clubs and activities on offer to students.

For more information on any of the clubs, speak to Mr Haysom or a member of PE Staff.

On Monday 10th September from 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm we will be holding a Year 11 Parents Information Evening. During the evening you will be hearing essential information from members of the Senior Leadership Team and other colleagues on:

• The recent changes to GCSE and other qualifications
• Information to help support your child during Year 11
• Key dates and information about post 16 education

Good luck to our out going Year 11 students, here is a video of them opening their results last week.

Although this year’s GCSE exams were predicted to be the toughest yet, following government reforms which revamped assessment and grading, Harrow Way students are smiling widely this morning. In English an impressive 81% of students achieved a GCSE grade 9 to 4 (equivalent to the former A* to C) with 24% achieving an incredible grade 9 to 7 (equivalent to an A**/A*/A). Maths also fared exceedingly well with 70% achieving grades 9 to 4 and 72% of students are celebrating their success with a grade 9 to 4 in the new Combined Science GCSE. Overall 62% of students secured grades 9 to 4 in the much coveted Maths and English. Harrow Way’s results in these core subjects are well above the national average.

Headteacher Michael Serridge explains the significance of the changes to the reformed GCSEs: “Changes made to the curriculum and assessment of GCSEs has certainly made these qualifications much tougher. Students’ success or otherwise is now solely based on Year 11 exams so against this backdrop of huge pressure I am immensely proud of our students who have all done so well. Key to our success is the single-minded emphasis we place on outstanding teaching and learning which means our students will always be taught to the very highest of standards.” Read more…

Our latest Newsletter, including the ‘Head’s Corner’ and a summary of all the news and events that’s happened at Harrow Way over the last term, can be viewed here.
A reminder that school breaks up for the Summer break at 12.45pm on Friday 20th July 2018. Autumn Term begins for students at the following times:
Monday 3rd September – INSET Day
Tuesday 4th September – Year 7 and Year 11 prefects only
Wednesday 5th September – Year 7 and Year 11 prefects only
Thursday 6th September – All Year groups