Ormiston Venture celebrates GCSE results with exceptional students and community 

  25 August, 2022

Even the rain could not take the shine off the exceptional achievement of Ormiston Venture Academy’s students this GCSE results day.   

The academy’s students have once again improved and achieved exceptional outcomes. It is a true testament to the grit, determination and dedication of so many that the students have not only overcome the disruption of the last three years but have excelled. 

With such fantastic outcomes, the academy is looking forward to seeing the mark this group of young people will make on the world in the future. 

Particularly impressive was the number of students achieving multiple top grades. 12 students achieved an average of a Grade 8 or higher across 8 subjects, with particular mentions of note going to: 

• Eli Palmer, who achieved a clean sweep of 10 Grade 8s and 9s. 
• Aizza Choyi picked up 6 Grade 9s, 1 Grade 8 and 2 Grade 7s. 
• Harlee Wicks who achieved 5 Grade 9s, 2 Grade 8s and 2 Grade 7s alongside being selected to represent Great Britain in the World Skate Artistic World Cup Finals in Germany. 
• Daisy Abbots-Freeman secured a scholarship to Evolution Foundation College in Colchester to study a Level 4 qualification in musical theatre.  
• Mollie Speed is the first-ever recipient of the Nelson Scholarship, an award for fully-funded entry into sixth form at Langley School. Identified as a future leader, she succeeded after an arduous application and selection process modelled on a graduate training day. 
• Every year one student at the academy is awarded the Gresham’s Scholarship, a fully-funded boarding scholarship to Gresham’s School in Holt. After several stages of rigorous interviews, visits and tests Sama Abdulkawy secured this year’s scholarship. 

Simon Gilbert-Barnham, principal said: “This group of young people are truly quite amazing. The exceptional outcomes are inspiring and have set a new benchmark for our community; going beyond our already outstanding achievements of previous years. It really is with pride that we wish them all the very best in their futures. 

“I would like to thank our students for a fantastic five years, our staff for their commitment to champion every child, our parents for the support they continue to give and our community for the many partnerships that make it all possible.” 

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