Students at The Quest Academyachieved a 100% pass rate at A Level forthe 3rd year running and 100% Level 3BTEC Pass or better, meaning that everysingle Year 13 student passed every oneof their A Level and BTEC subjects. 76%of all results achieved were A* to C, at ALevel or equivalent. 98% of all Level 3BTEC grades were Merit or better, with50% achieving a Distinction.

Aishwaree Mahadea achieved four As in RE,Sociology, Mathematics and AS Economicsand intends to study Philosophy at BristolUniversity. Aishwaree said, “Being at Questhas been a hugely beneficial maturingprocess, but the teachers have played areally important part. They’ve given me

opportunities, pushed me toachieve my goals and believedin me.”

Christianah Oyenekanachieved triple Distinction Starfor Applied Science and anadditional Distinction Star inBusiness. Christianah said, “Ireally wasn’t expecting this! Iwant to thank all my teachersfor supporting me to get thegrades that I got. I’mspeechless!”

Andy Crofts, Principal said,“We’re really proud of the hardwork and achievement of all ofour students today. It has alsobeen pleasing to see so manyof them get their first-choiceuniversity destination and wewish them well on the next

stage of their journey.”

Quest graduates are going on to study at anumber of top universities including UCL(Chemistry with Mathematics), Bristol(Philosophy) and Liverpool (BusinessEconomics).

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100% pass rate at A level for the third year running

Best GCSE Results In the Academy’s History

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Students at The Quest Academy surpassed even theirown high expectations and achieved the best results inthe Academy’s history. 63% of all students achievedat least five good GCSE passes (grade 4 or abovefor English and Maths and grade C or above inother subjects). 70% of all grades were awardeda C (or equivalent) or better.

Particular mention goes to Huda Rattu whoachieved two 9s in English, an 8 in Maths, six A*sand an A. Huda said, “It’s just unbelievable! Theteachers have all worked so hard with us all throughYear 11 – they worked just as hard as all the rest of usdid and I feel it really shows in all our results. It’s just reallyexciting!”

Tia Pillay-Mitchell who achieved two 9s in English and Maths, three A*s, four As and a Bsaid, “I’m really proud of my results and I’m grateful that we had such amazing teacherswho helped me every step of the way. The Academy is really great and I’m looking forwardto continuing on into the 6th Form.”

Priscilla Asare who achieved a 9 in English Literature, 8s in Maths and English Language,three A*s and five As, said, “The teachers are really so helpful. I know I didn’t accomplishthis alone and I’m so proud to be a student here!”

Principal, Andy Crofts, said, “We are absolutely thrilled with these results which are fittingtestament to the hard work of the students, their teachers and their families.”

The Quest Academy is thrilled tohave delivered another good setof A level results and someoutstanding GCSE results thatare testament to the hard workof students and teachers againsta national picture of increasinglydifficult exams.

Our students have shownconfidence and resilience andachieved the qualifications thatthey need to go on to furtherstudy. It’s no coincidence that asa result this year will see ourbiggest ever Sixth Form cohort,taking Quest 6 to over 140students! We are also delightedthat yet again every student inYear 13 has secured a place atuniversity at some trulyprestigious institutionsincluding Durham, UCL, Bristoland Liverpool.

However, we are nevercomplacent. Every year we wantstudents to achieve beyond theirprevious potential and work isalready underway with our newexam cohorts to ensure they doas well or better this academicyear.

We appreciate all the kindmessages of thanks from familiesand the students themselvesand are proud to have been partof their learning journey. 

Mr. A. Crofts

Principal’sMessage

77%of students achieved

5 qualifications at C/4or better,

78%

69%

of students achieved a grade 4 (equivalent to a C) or better in English and

in Maths,

This represents improvements of 17% in English and 18%

in Maths on 2016

up 19% on 2016

99%of grades in triple

science (Biology,

chemistry,

physics)

were a*-c

78%of students

achieved a ‘pass’

(4+) in

english

This is a 17% improvement

on 2016

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69%

33%

Barbequing fresh food in the open airat dusk before your own made basherand enjoying the relaxing company ofyour fellow cadets after overcomingtrepidation at new experiences hasgot to be one of summer’s greatestpleasures.

On 8th July, three cadets from The QuestAcademy deployed to OakhamptonCamp with Trinity School cadet force.They experienced life on a real army baseand honed their skills at drill.

Their week’s work took the form ofexperiencing a ‘Wilderness Living’ campdesigned to enhance cadet skills and thebasic methodology of living in the wildwith only the most basic of equipment.

As well as practising drill, field craft andweapons handling, our cadets havelearnt knife skills, field craft and survivalskills and lessons in the psychology ofsurvival during the evenings inpreparation for the course. Theyexperienced the thrill of coasteeringaround some of the country’s mostspectacular cliffs, honed their navigationskills in geocaching and gained a wealthof experience in navigating difficultterrain. Heavy rain over the course of ournavigation exercise provided furtherchallenges, which were met with strong

discipline and determination.

One of the main objectives of the campwas for participants to attain their L2Survival Award. Trinity and The Queststudents are the first cadets in thecountry to gain this award, which is theequivalent to the Level 3 award forsurvival in the Royal Marines.Congratulations to Olivia Bull and RyanDonnelly on achieving this hard-wonqualification. It is a testimony to theircourage, resilience, adaptability,intelligence and strong self-discipline.

Lt. Mcleod

The Quest Academy CCF - Fantastic Feasts and Where to Find Them

all

students

50%

passed the

ECDL qualification

achieving Distinction* or

Distinction

with

of students

achieved a ‘pass’ (4+)

in maths

This is an 18% improvement

on 2016

of all french

grades were a*-a

This is a 17% improvement

on 2016

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On Friday 14th July 2017, The Quest

Academy hosted its annual Sports

Day, this year it was bigger than

ever with students from Year 12 also

competing for the first time.

As in the past few years, the morningwas taken up with multi-sportsevents in football, netball, cricket,rounders, dance, basketball andchess. All were taken very seriouslywith some fantastic effort put inacross all sports.

After some very close matches andtightly contested games. the resultsfrom the morning activities were asfollows:

Livingstone 580

Hillary 460

Shackleton 385

The afternoon was all about track andfield with races in 100m, 200m, 400mand 800m as well as 4 x 100m relay aswell as shot put, javelin, discus andhigh jump. The effort put in from allcompetitors was outstanding. Theresults could hardly have been closeras Livingstone and Hillary exchangedthe lead multiple times throughoutthe day.

Eventually there had to be a winnerand that honour went to Hillary whowon by only 33 points, we all had afantastic day and look forward todoing all again next year.

Hillary 1554

Livingstone 1521

Shackleton 1323

Sports Day

QUEST NEWS

Year 6 Open EventsTuesday 26th September 2017, 5-8pmSaturday 7th October 2017, 10am-12noon

Q6 Open EveningTuesday 10th October 4-7pm

Academy at Work ToursMondays 25th September and 2nd and 9th October 2017, all at 11am

AUTUMN TERM 2017Half Term Monday 23rd October – Sunday 29th October(Monday 30th October INSET Day – closed to studentsTuesday 31st October All students returnChristmas Holiday Begins 2.00pm Friday 22nd December -Monday 8th January 2018

History Trip Meeting for ParentsThursday 21st September, 6-7pm

Academy Day Tuesday 17th October

Important dates for your diary…