Thomas Wallwork has had a highly successful year in sailing events, culminating in the Topper National Championships held in North Berwick, Scotland. After 3 days sailing, he was selected to sail in the Gold Fleet, and then went on to win the U13 award, making him the top sailor of his age group in the [...]
GCSE students have much to celebrate this week, after a bumper crop of examination results. Nine students have obtained a full set of A* grades, with almost 25% of the year scoring exclusively grades A* or A. Twins Leah and Anna Grace each produced a full set of A* results; showing that a little sibling [...]
Our Upper Sixth pupils once again produced an excellent set of A-level results this summer. Overall a figure of 71% A*/AB grades was achieved and 17% of those grades were A*s, which is more than double the national average; 33 candidates gained straight A*/A grades, seven of whom succeeded in meeting their offers of [...]
It is hard to describe how good it felt to actually arrive in Lourdes for the Salford Diocesan Pilgrimage 2011. Michael Byrne and myself had both known that it would feel good to be back on pilgrimage again after our experience last year. Marguerite Delaney and Chris Earles were keen to see everything for the [...]
The St Bede’s U16 cricket team won the Manchester Cup cricket competition with an impressive 30 run victory over a very strong Abraham Moss side. Bede’s were sent in to bat on a damp, green wicket and Captain Conor Hey and fellow opener Max Woodruff did very well to negotiate some difficult overs. The pair [...]
The annual 2011 public exhibition by the Art & Technology departments was held on Monday 4 July. This was the exhibition’s eleventh anniversary with the first joint show between the two departments beginning in 2000. Work was exhibited by the Art department in the Regis and Holly Bank buildings. Students displayed their GCSE Photography and Art [...]
The students enjoyed a highly competitive Sport’s day at Brantingham Road fields, cheered on by their families and friends. Mr Dean Grierson, the Deputy Headteacher presented the medals to the track event winners, whilst the teachers in charge of the field events presented their medals at the end of each contest. The weather was mixed with some [...]
Twenty year old Liz Evans, a former student, is celebrating after securing a first class BA (Econ.) honours degree at Manchester University. She also scored the top result for her cohort, beating 687 other students. Liz specialised in Accounting and Finance and she now hopes to pursue a career in Accountancy. She was given a [...]
Five students have just won Gold in the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge. Over 235,000 pupils enter the national Junior Maths challenge with roughly the top 6% receiving a gold certificate. A further 10 students won silver and 26 Bronze. The five students who achieved a Gold certificate were: Year 8 student, Max Hayes (aged 13) and [...]
Harvey Derby has won places in both the U15 Cheshire County Rugby Team and Sale Sharks Elite Player Development Group. The 15 year old sportsman hopes to follow fellow Bedian – Simon McIntyre into gaining a professional contract with the Premiership Rugby club. Harvey plays in the number 8 position and has already represented Sale [...]