Students, staff and parents have been celebrating individual achievement at the annual Excellence Evening at the College.

Awards were presented by Mr Ken Tonge, Strategic Head of Ashington Learning Partnership who gave the address and spoke about the theme of ‘Learning for Life’. The guests were also entertained by impressive musical performances from students Emily Shaw on the saxophone and Liam Fuller on the piano.

List of Recipients:

At least 7 A or A* or Distinction grades at full course GCSE or BTEC courses.

Owen Crown, Sam Beaumont, Gina Mete, Benjamin Hallam, Monica Sharman, Ian Milodowski, Lyndsay Nicol, Kathryn Borrowdale, Heidi Foster, Alastair Hawkins

Priyanka Chauhan, Shamima Begun, Jeeten Chavda, Eden Flaherty, Abigail Gent

Vishnu Kakaiya, Susannah King, Hephzibah Leafe, Alan Lee, Stuart Milodowski

Suraj Patel, Besime Sahin, Faija Sajeda, Valerie Stephenson, Suzanne To

Melissa Tombs, Jeba Yasmin, Joseph Lange, Neetisha Sital

At least 3 A grades on A Level or equivalent courses.

Param Bhullar, Kymberley Brooks, Emily Milodowski, Claire Walmsley

Annie Webborn, Stuart Brown, Joshua Donegani, Michael Leafe, Emma Partridge,

Krishna Patel, Anna Poberezny, Alexander Smith

At least 3 A grades on AS or equivalent courses.

Thomas Higton, Christopher Podgorney, Joseph Shaw, Mark Boyde-Shaw, Shivali Fulchand

Thomas Neill, Alexander Shephard, Laurence Vardaxoglou, Hannah Bailey, Jason Chan,

Maryam Choudhury, Victoria Warren, Graham Topham

Grade 8 examination for musical instruments

William Bryce, Leon Smith, Emma Partridge, Naomi Johnstone, Michael Hurdley

Joseph Shaw, Emily Shaw, Joseph Lange

Excellence at national, regional or county level in sport, winning medals in championships, gaining representative honours and in many cases achieving both.

Jonathan Sykes, Rachel Jones, Thomas Day, Sam Densham, Helen Orr, Matthew Fisher,

Peter Marsden, Zoe Hawkins, Michael Brind

Individual Awards

Excellence in GCSE Art Megan Plummer

Excellence in GCSE Biology (Jim Shahi Trophy) Owen Crown

Excellence in GCSE Business Studies/ICT Vishnu Kakaiya

Excellence in GCSE Chemistry Stuart Milodowski

Excellence in GCSE Design and Technology Luke Eccleston

Excellence in GCSE English Language Gina Mete

Excellence in GCSE English Literature Alan Lee

Excellence in GCSE Expressive Arts Kathryn Borrowdale

Excellence in GCSE Humanities Monica Sharman

Excellence in GCSE Languages Suzannah King

Excellence in GCSE Mathematics (Rod Bond Award) Owen Crown

Excellence in GCSE Physical Education Nurul Roshidi

Excellence in GCSE Physics Heidi Foster

Excellence in Applied Science Kassim Yasin

Excellence in Religious Studies Lyndsay Nicol

Excellence in Sport Laura Haslam

Special Mention (Sport) Jessica Hurd

3M Sportswoman Of The Year Danielle Stanley

3M Sportsman Of The Year Stuart Brown

Gibson Hamilton Sports Leader Maryam Choudhury

Astra Zeneca Trophy For Year 11 Science Sam Beaumont

Astra Zeneca Trophy For Year 13 Science Alexander Smith

Kate Buttler Trophy For P16 In English Kymberley Brooks

Rod Bond Award For Higher Mathematics Shamil Sakaria

Philip Watson Award For Performing Art Sophie Boardley

Corbett Trophy For Drama Isaac Leafe

Philip Watson Award For Visual Art Emma Partridge

Beryl Bell Award For Overall Progress Ilona Andrzejczak

Student Of The Year, Year 11 Thea Chamberlain

Student Of The Year, Year 13 Nimisha Thanki

Loughborough University Trophy for Highest Achiever Post 16 Param BHULLAR

3m Highest Achiever At Ks4 Owen Crown

The Margaret Ince Award for Excellence Param BHULLAR

The photograph shows, from left to right, Suraj Patel, Thea Chamberlain, Abigail Gent, Sam Beaumont and Alan Lee