Information for Parents 2015/16

Contents

Introduction

Summary of Information Available to Parents

Aims and Objectives

Governors and Staff Listing

Academic Overview

A Level and GCSE Results

Curriculum Policy

Introduction

All Schools in England and Wales are required to make certain information available to parents and guardians

of pupils and prospective pupils at the School. Some of this information is sent out; other information is

available on the School website (www.millhill.org.uk) or in hard copy on request or may be inspected in the

School Office during the School day.

Contact details for the Chairman of the Court of Governors and Headmaster

The Chairman of the Court of Governors of the Mill Hill School Foundation is Dr RG Chapman. The address for

correspondence with the Chairman or the Court of Governors is:

Walker House, Millers Close, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill Village, London NW7 1AQ

Telephone 020 8959 8131

The Headmaster is Dr Dominic Luckett (to end December 2015)

The Head is Mrs Frances King (from 1 January 2016) who may be contacted at:

Mill Hill School, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill Village, London, NW7 1QS

Telephone 020 8959 1176

Charitable Status Details

Mill Hill School Foundation: a company limited by guarantee

Registered in England: number 3404450

Registered Office: Walker House, Millers Close, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill Village, London NW7 1AQ.

Registered charity number 1064758

Summary of Information available to Parents and

Guardians

Included in this document is the following information:

The Aims and Objectives of the Mill Hill School Foundation

The list of academic staff and a summary of their qualifications, plus a list of key support staff

Details of the School’s academic performance during the previous School year, including public

examination results

The following policies and information may be found on the School’s website. They are also available in

hard copy, upon request to the School Office. In addition, copies of all of the following polices may be

inspected at any point in the School day in the School Office.

The School’s curriculum policy, which includes the Foundation’s policy on provision for pupils with a

special educational need and pupils with English as an additional language and details of PSHRE,

Careers and Higher Education

The child protection and safeguarding policy (available in hard copy upon request)

Admissions policy

Educational Trips and Visits Policy (the full Educational Trips and Visits Handbook is available for

inspection in the School Office)

Expulsion, Exclusion and Review Policy (including the School’s Expectations and Standards document

which sets out the School’s rewards and sanctions policy), which includes details of policies designed to

promote good behaviour among pupils and sets out the sanctions to be adopted in the event of pupils’

misbehaviour

Anti-bullying policy

Particulars of school's academic performance during preceding school year including results of public

examinations

A list of academic staff (including temporary staff) and a summary of their qualifications

The School’s Complaints Procedure. In addition, information regarding the number of formal

complaints registered in the previous academic year is available from the Headmaster’s Office.

Aims and Objectives

The Foundation aims to:

provide excellence in education;

support pupils in the passage from childhood towards adulthood;

develop in every pupil self-discipline, responsibility, spiritual and moral values, leading to the highest

possible standards of behaviour, consideration for others and a pride in oneself and one’s achievements.

The Foundation seeks to achieve this by:

offering a broad, flexible and forward-looking curriculum which encourages among pupils intellectual

curiosity, sound learning and a spirit of enquiry in the pursuit of academic excellence;

upholding the Christian faith whilst encouraging understanding of and respect for those in the School

who are of other traditions;

providing opportunities for the development of leadership, independence and responsibility;

building upon a friendly School community;

promoting equal treatment for all members of the School community and appreciating worthy

achievements by each of those members;

providing the assured quality of a well-qualified, committed staff;

working in close partnership with parents;

offering a wide range of extra-curricular activities through which pupils can develop their social,

sporting and cultural abilities;

promoting an awareness of the world outside the School and a desire to serve the local and wider

community so that society may be enriched thereby.

Governors and Staff Listing

Court of Governors

Chairman

Dr RG Chapman BSc, MB, BS, FRCGP

Professor EWFW Alton MA MB BS MD FRCP FHEA FERS FMedSci

AL Brooke Esq. BA(Cantab), MBA

Dr AP Craig MBBS, DRCOG

DJ Dickinson Esq. DipQS, MRICS

RA Eliott Lockhart Esq.MA(Cantab), MPhil

Mrs S Freestone MEd, GRSM, LRAM, ARCM, FRSA

D Harris Esq. BSc, FCA

Miss RE Jackson QC, LLB(Hons), AKC

E Lipton Esq. MBA BSc(Hons), ACGI, DIC, FRSA, FRICS

Mrs S J Miller BA(Hons)

G Nosworthy Esq.

Mrs M Patel MBA, BCS, BFSS

RL Tray Esq. BA(Hons), MA(Cantab), MBA

AW Welch Esq. BA, MA(Oxon)

Mrs PH Wilkes BEd, FRSA

MT Wilson Esq. BSc(Hons)

Bursar and Company Secretary

BD Fraser Esq. BsBA, MBA

Clerk to the Court

Dr RL Axworthy JP BA(Hons), PhD

Senior Management Team

Head

Dr Dominic Luckett BA, DPhil, FRSA, FHA (to end December 2015)

Mrs Frances King BA(Hons), MA, MBA, PGCE (from 1 January 2016)

Principal Deputy Head

Mrs J Sanchez BSc (also PSHRE)

Deputy Head (Academic)

ATW Frazer MA (also Modern Languages)

Deputy Head (External Relations)

AJ Binns BA (also English)

Director of Boarding

Miss LJ Farrant BA (also English/EAL and Housemistress)

Assistant Head (Academic)

S Baldock MA (also Biology)

Assistant Head (Pastoral)

K Seecharan BA (also History and Politics)

Director of Academic Administration

Mr JM Lewis MA (also English)

Director of Sport

Mr TJ Vercoe BSc, MA (also Physical Education)

Assistant Teachers

Art & Design

AD Ross MA, Head of Art & Design

N Cheeseman BA

Miss VC Dempster MA

Business Education

Miss LH Sharples BA, Head of Business Education, Director of Sixth Form and Sixth Form Gifted &

Talented Coordinator

Ms M Costa BA

Mrs VG Miner MSc

MS Smith BA

Careers

Miss NF Anders MA, Head of Careers (also Religious Education)

Classics

AR Homer BA, Head of Classics

ST Plummer BA, Housemaster

Design Technology

Ms BD Banks BEd, Head of Design Technology

CM McKay BA

Drama

DS Proudlock BA, Head of Drama

Mrs AL Murphy BA

Mrs N Stimler BA

Mrs P Wright DipACT

English & EAL

RW Searby BA, Head of English

Mrs EM Mistry MA, Head of EAL

Ms KE Ferson MA, Head of EAL

DT Bingham BA, Housemaster

Mrs S Isaacs BEd

Mrs E Kaplan BA

JM Lewis MA, (also Director of Academic Administration)

Miss S Martinez BA, MEd

SJ Pinkus BA, LLB

Mrs S Stagg LLB

Geography

Ms SJ Bull BSc, Head of Geography

NR Hodgson MA, Housemaster

DR Woodrow BA, Activities Co-ordinator

History & Politics

M Dickinson MA, Head of History

DW Hine MA, Head of Politics

Mrs CE Adams BA

Mrs RE Bradley MA, Extended Project Qualification Coordinator

KG Pearson BA

ICT and Computer Science

LAC Minett BSc, MA, Head of ICT and Computer Science

Ms P Newsome BSc

Library

Ms E Grainger

Mrs T Jeganathan

Mathematics

KP Bulman BSc, Head of Mathematics

Miss W Ashraf MEng, MBA

MJ Carruthers BEng, Assistant Examinations Officer

PJ Kwok BEng

Ms O Logan BSc

Miss SCF O’Brien BSc

Mrs LR Sandu BSc

AH Slade BA

T Trhlik BSc, Second in Department

Modern Languages

MSV Bardou BA, Head of Modern Languages

Mrs BK Hazeldine MA, Head of German

Miss VS David, Maîtrise d’anglais

Miss AC Ellerington MA

PR Lawson MA, Housemaster

A Mansilla BA

Miss M Soriano Flórez MA

Language Assistants

Miss MZ Camean-Ouvina, Spanish

A de Sousa BA, French

Ms A Klein, German

Music

HE Brink BA, Director of Academic Music

K Kyle BMus Hons, LRAM, PGDipRam, Director of Musical Performance

A Chakravarty BA

Additional Visiting Music Teachers

J Bradford BA, BMus, LGSM, LLCM, ALCM, PGCE, AdvDip, Cert Berklee, Guitars

A Cucchiara GRNCM, Violin

Mrs C Emanuel Dip.Perf.RCM, Dip.RAC, Violin

J Fleeman GCLCM, AdvCert GSMD, Percussion

O Gledhill MA(Mttp), ARCM, Violincello

D Grant LAMI, Guitar

Miss R Havel BMus, MPert, Voice

P Jaekel GRSM, LRAM, ARCO, Pianoforte

Mrs H Kearns BA LTCL, Pianoforte

Mrs H Kyle BMus, LRAM, Voice

A Martin AGSM, Percussion

AR McAfee BA, PGCE, Flute

Mrs ML Payne BMus TCM, LTCL, Saxophone

A Poole BSc, Double Bass/Guitar

Mrs A Starr MMus, MBMus, Pianoforte

Miss J Tate BA Mus, Grad RNCM, Voice

Physical Education

Miss AJ Baird MSc, Head of PE

DM Halford PGA, Director of Golf

S Hendy BSc, Hockey, Gifted & Talented Co-ordinator for Sport

Miss RL Jakeman MEd, Head of Girls’ Games & Head of PSHRE

A T Morton BSc, MEd, Housemaster

Games

I Hutchinson, Cricket and Fives

A Rennie, Fives

Additional Visiting Coaches

Ms J Campbell, Netball

C Coleman, Tennis

A Rise, Rugby

N Symonds, Tae Kwon Do

Religious Education

Rev Dr RJ Warden BA, MTh, DMin, Head of RE (also Chaplain)

Miss NF Anders MA

Miss LE Miller BA, MEd

Sciences

LJ Stubbles MSc, Head of Science & Head of Physics

Dr KR Damberg BSc, MD, Head of Biology

GN Saint BSc, Head of Chemistry

JA Barron BSc, MA, Housemaster, Coordinator Sixth Form Chemistry

Miss A Bignell BSc, MA, Housemistress

Miss LE Fox BSc

DS Hughes MA, Housemaster

ME Jennings BSc

JM Murphy BSc, Lower School Gifted & Talented Coordinator

Dr S Radojevic BSc, PhD

GC Stead BSc

GM Turner BSc, Housemaster

JGW Watson BSc

CMG Watterson BEng, MSc

Learning Support

Miss LN Silverman BA, Dip SpLD, Head of Learning Support

Mrs A Fryatt BEd, MA, Dip.Counsel.APC

Mrs JR Herbert BA

Learning Support Assistants

Mrs M Mansi

Mrs C Morris-Brooks

Mrs K Nainani

Administrative & Support Staff

Headmaster’s Office

Mrs SC Ginter

School Office

Mrs SA Bain

Ms M Barrett

Mrs J Pindoria

Reception

Ms L Butterfield

Academic Office

Mrs S-J Konn

External Relations

Ms A Hedger

Mrs S Ward MA, Girls’ Games

Mrs K Willetts

Combined Cadet Force

Major A Norrington, Commanding Officer

Cover Supervisors

A Albrecht

Mrs C Carlton

Dr CA Chrispin

Ms B Patel

Nurse Matron

Miss I Thapaliya (Ridgeway House)

Matrons

Miss P Clark (Burton Bank House)

Mrs JLS Irven (Collinson House)

Medical Centre

Miss A Whatford, Nurse Manager

Mrs V Bennett

Mrs J Simpson

Music School

Mrs DJ Mills

Foundation Director of Information Technology

AP Wright

Development Office

NJ Priestnall, Director

SW Bellringer

Mrs M Duskwick

Academic Overview 2015

2015 has been truly a year to celebrate in terms of public examination results, with a record A-level A*/A pass-

rate of 47.9%, strong AS performances from the cohort now starting their Upper Sixth year and GCSE results

where the A*/A pass-rate was a healthy eight percentage points up on that of 2014. Again 76% of A-level grades

were from A* to B and the overwhelming majority of our leavers are now about to take up places at Russell

Group and other leading universities in the UK and overseas. Among other newly hatched Old Millhillians, a

good number are going to respected institutions that specialise in their particular disciplines; we are equally

proud of their achievements and wish them every success. On the following pages, you will find a list of the

exciting destinations of our Class of 2015.

Among the excellent performances at GCSE were those 65 pupils who attained at least six A*/A grades. The

following pupils achieved straight A*/A grades: Maxim Asher and Daniel Wolstenholme-Powell (each with 10

A*); Xin Yue Cui, Caitlin Donovan and Hao Yuan Yang (8 A*); Harry Dawood, Masaki Kanetsuka, Oliver Miles

and Kian Zoje (7 A*); Samuel Chadwick, Miriam Green, William Kilbourn, Micah Lazarus and James Sheldon (6

A*); Benedict Balcombe, Arushi Borundia, Felix Naylor Marlow, Ali Saadat and Matthew Thal (5 A*); Ethan

Bamber (4 A*). In addition, we congratulate: Pin-Chuen Fang for 9 A* among other grades; Tejas Lodhia for 8

A*; Matthew Braham for 7 A*; Daniel Braham for 6 A*; Carlota Franques, Tacita Shah, Daniel Weller and Shu Yu

Wen for 5 A*.

With the start of public examination reform just around the corner, 2015 was the last year in which Lower Sixth

Formers took AS examinations in all subjects. The overall pass-rate of A/B grade equivalents was 57%, and we

congratulate in particular those who achieved three A grade equivalents or better: George Beckman, Orla

Brennan, Jad Faki, Weixi Fu, Alexander Habib, Yaoyi Huang, Joshua Jackson, Yuan Jia, Jason Lee, Fu Pong Ma,

Thomas Miller, Sofya Namdakova, Vinay Patel, Sophie Tingle, Keval Vaghjiani, Davie Xu, Yunzhuo Yang and

Yan Zeng.

In subject news, we were delighted with our first cohort of 24 GCSE Computer Science pupils who achieved

62.5% A*/A. The inaugural Lower Sixth class is now embarking on the A-level course and we shall look forward

to reporting their results in 2017. The first Religious Studies cohort to go through to A-level finished with a

pleasing set of grades.

The 2015-16 Remove pupils are members of the first cohort nationally for reformed GCSEs in English Language,

English Literature and Mathematics which will be sat in 2017. Meanwhile, the Lower Sixth Formers are starting

courses in a variety of reformed and unreformed subjects and will sit the first new-style A-levels in 2017. During

this academic year, the School will make important decisions about how best to adapt to examination reform as

it comes on stream for most GCSE and A-level subjects from September 2016.

A T W Frazer

Deputy Head (Academic)

Leavers’ Destinations Jack Asher The University of Hull Mechanical Engineering

Emily Atkinson The University of Nottingham Architecture

Stephan Bartel University of Bristol Mathematics

Charles Becker University of Bath Economics

Ben Brown University of Leeds Economics

Nikita Buzdin University of Birmingham International Business with Language

Zi Yi Cao Imperial College London Mechanical Engineering

Zak Carr SF Austin State University, Texas American Studies

Nicholas Cassina University of Leeds Chemistry

Sana Chaudhry University of Bath Social Sciences

Jiahui Chen The University of Edinburgh Economics

Sam Clarke University of Bath Civil & Architectural Engineering

Daniel Cohen Durham University History

Alexander Conn Leeds Beckett University Sports Coaching

Toby Cooper University of Sussex Product Design

Jack Corrie Applying post A-level

Nina Cousins The University of York Psychology

Bogdan Cristal The University of Nottingham Economics

Joshua David-Sheldrick University of Portsmouth Creative and Media Writing

Nathalie Dickson University of Leeds Art and Design

Bing Dong London School of Economics Mathematics and Economic

Rhianna Duthie University of Exeter Philosophy

Isaac Ellcock University of Sussex Geography

Lindsey Fransman University of Leeds Theatre and Performance

Blazej Gardolinski Applying post A-level

Casey Gerard London Metropolitan University Sciences

Holly Gibbons University of Surrey Theatre and Performance

Joseph Gilbert Nottingham Trent University Business Management

Emily Glassberg Applying post A-level

Chloe Gold University of Sussex Sociology and Media Studies

Kiva Gujral Applying post A-level

Cong Guo The University of York Mathematics/Finance

Layla Hayes Applying post A-level

Boyi Hu City University Financial Economics

Luna Huang University of Bristol Chemistry

Max Isadore University of Sussex Economics

Silas Jeffrey Newcastle University Business Management

Jianglei Jin City University Mathematics and Finance

Milan Johal Loughborough University Product Design and Technology

Liam Kelly The University of Nottingham Mechanical Engineering

Jordan Kendall Swansea University Business Management

Rishi Khiroya Loughborough University Banking Finance & Management

Luke King City University Investment & Financial Risk Management

Nicholas Kyriacou University of Sussex Business & Management Studies

Marios Lazari The University of Reading Real Estate

Tianjiao Li University College London Statistics

Chen Lin University of Sussex Accounting

Izaak Living Applying post A-level

Jacob Locke-Gotel Oxford University Chemistry

Sophia Loizou University of Leeds English Literature & Theatre Studies

Alexander Matraxia King’s College London English

Douglas McDougall Applying post A-level

Laminn McLay University of Southampton MEng in Aeronautics & Astronautics

Lily Molloy University of Birmingham Philosophy

Oliver Motisi Brunel University Sport, Health & Exercise Sciences

Jamie Myers The University of York Biology

James Nicholl University of Bristol Geography

Holly Nineberg University of Bristol Social Policy with Management

Chloe Noble The University of Edinburgh French and History

Tosin Onigbanjo University of Lincoln Computer Science

Atai Otorbaev The University of Edinburgh Business Management

Zara Prodromou Applying post A-level

Yizheng Qi University of Birmingham Mathematics with Business Management

Joseph Ragona Durham University Natural Sciences

Yue Ru School of the Art Institute of Chicago (TO BE CONFIRMED)

Rakulan Santhakumar University of Bristol Pharmacology

Christopher Seale The University of York Economics

Gleb Silyutin Anglia Ruskin University Computer Gaming Technology

Laura Slade University of Leicester English and American Studies

Emily Smaje University of Bristol History of Art

Eden Soroko Applying post A-level

Matthew Starr University of Leeds Management

Jessica Stein Nottingham Trent University Fashion Communication & Promotion

Jamie Steinberg University of Leeds Physics

Reece Tanner University of Sussex International Business

Jiapeng Tong City University Management

Aiman Wahid Queen Mary, University of London Chemistry

Lu Wang University of Birmingham Mechanical Engineering

Lirong Wang Imperial College London Mathematics

Sophie Ward University of Sussex English

Jamie Waterlow Applying post A-level

Dylan Watts Applying post A-level

Amy Webb St Mary’s University Primary Education

Benji Weiser The University of York Computer Science

Eliza Welch University of Leeds English Literature

Henry Weller Aberystwyth University German with Business & Management

Isobel Whitby The University of York History

Mollie Whiteside Newcastle University Marketing

Difei Wu University of Birmingham Mathematics and Computer Science

Huang Xuan Xu University of Bristol Mechanical Engineering

Shuxian Yan London School of Economics Business Mathematics & Statistics

Yun Hui Yang Heriot-Watt University Mathematical, Statistical & Actuarial Sciences

Isabelle Yearley The University of Hull Environmental Science

Leo Yiannopoulos University of Bristol Chemistry

Markos Yiassoumis Applying post A-level

Pouria Zarringhalam King’s College London Mathematics with Management & Finance

Shi Qing Zhou Nottingham Trent University Fashion Management (TO BE CONFIRMED)

Zheqing Zhu The University of Warwick Civil Engineering

A Level Results

A Level A* A B C D E U %A*A %A*-B %A*-C %Pass

Art 3 2 1 1 3 0 0 50.0 60.0 70.0 100.0

Biology 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 57.1 71.4 85.7 100.0

Business Studies 5 11 8 3 0 1 0 57.1 85.7 96.4 100.0

Chemistry 1 9 3 1 0 1 0 66.7 86.7 93.3 100.0

Chinese 0 8 8 1 0 0 0 47.1 94.1 100.0 100.0

Classical Civilisation 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Design Technology 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 87.5 100.0 100.0 100.0

Drama 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 16.7 50.0 83.3 100.0

Economics 2 1 8 0 2 0 0 23.1 84.6 84.6 100.0

English 6 4 3 2 2 0 0 58.8 76.5 88.2 100.0

Extended Project Qual. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

French 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 20.0 60.0 60.0 100.0

Geography 2 5 5 4 0 0 0 43.8 75.0 100.0 100.0

German 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0

Government & Politics 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 50.0 62.5 100.0 100.0

History 0 7 6 4 0 0 0 41.2 76.5 100.0 100.0

ICT 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0.0 20.0 60.0 100.0

Latin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 50.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Mathematics 18 16 12 3 3 1 0 64.2 86.8 92.5 100.0

Further Mathematics 5 8 6 3 0 0 0 59.1 86.4 100.0 100.0

Music 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

PE 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0.0 20.0 60.0 100.0

Persian 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Physics 1 8 11 8 6 4 0 23.7 52.6 73.7 100.0

Psychology 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Religious Studies 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 33.3 66.7 88.9 100.0

Russian 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Spanish 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0

Totals 49 101 87 44 25 7 0 47.9 75.7 89.8 100.0

Examination results correct at time of going to print

GCSE Results

GCSE A* A B C D E F G U %A/A* %A*-C

Arabic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0 100.0

Art & Design 7 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 90.9 100.0

Biology 17 19 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 80.0 100.0

Chemistry 23 14 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 82.2 100.0

Chinese 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0 100.0

Classical Civilisation 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 28.6 57.1

Computer Science 3 12 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 62.5 100.0

Design Technology 9 16 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 73.5 100.0

Drama 0 5 13 15 4 2 0 0 0 12.8 84.6

English as Additional Language 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 37.5 100.0

English 11 51 52 23 4 0 0 0 0 44.0 97.2

English Literature 30 51 48 9 1 0 0 0 0 58.3 99.3

French 24 21 19 9 9 0 0 0 0 54.9 89.0

Geography 17 19 14 4 6 1 0 0 0 59.0 88.5

German 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 44.4 88.9

History 30 29 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 85.3 98.5

ICT 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 40.0 100.0

Japanese 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0 100.0

Latin 6 7 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 54.2 87.5

Mathematics 15 46 44 31 7 1 1 0 0 42.1 93.8

Music 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 53.8 92.3

Persian 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0 100.0

Physical Education 5 15 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 54.1 97.3

Physics 19 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 86.7 100.0

Religious Studies 11 10 16 5 1 0 0 0 0 51.2 97.7

Russian 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0 100.0

Science 3 34 34 23 3 2 0 0 0 37.4 94.9

Additional Science 6 33 28 24 4 2 0 0 0 40.2 93.8

Spanish 17 15 8 6 3 2 1 0 0 61.5 88.5

Statistics 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 95.7 100.0

Totals 277 463 342 180 49 13 2 0 0 55.8 95.2

Examination results correct at time of going to print

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