Results Day 2021

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR YEAR 11 STUDENTS ON ANOTHER YEAR OF EXCEPTIONAL GCSE RESULTS

We are proud to inform you that once again our GCSE results are exceptional! They truly reflect the hard work of all of our students and the dedication of our staff team. We are incredibly proud of our students, and the resilience and commitment they have demonstrated toward their studies.

We understand that the changing information surrounding examinations has caused some uncertainty.  Dene students can be reassured that the grades they have received today are testament to the high standard of work that they have produced following a rigorous assessment process.

It was a privilege to be amongst so many happy students this morning!

Amongst the many Dene Academy students celebrating exceptional GCSE results today are:

Charlie Martin, who achieved six grade 9s in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French, English Language, and English Literature, two grade 8 in Mathematics and History and a Distinction* in BTEC Sport.

Saul Griffiths, who achieved four grade 9s in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, three grade 8s in French, History and English Language, one grade 7 in English Literature and two Distinction* in Digital IT and BTEC Sport.

Levi Jones, who achieved four grade 9s in Biology, Chemistry Physics and English Literature, three grade 8s in English Language, Maths and History and a Distinction* in Digital ICT.

Chloe Hubble, who achieved three grade 9s in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, two grade 8s in History and French, four grade 7s in Mathematics, Photography, English Language and English Literature and a Distinction in Dance.

Alex Bell, who achieved eight grade 8s in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, French, English Language, English Literature and History and a Distinction* in BTEC Sport.

Rebecca Todd who achieved one grade 9 in English Literature, five grade 8s in English Language, Geography, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, two grade 7s in Mathematics and French, and two Distinction* in Digital ICT and BTEC Sport.

Other students who also achieved the Prestigious Grade 9 Award are Amy Brown and Tia James for Art, Monttse Iturbe for Art and Photography and Sam Suka for Photography.

The successes of our students have enabled them to take up their places at some of the top colleges and secure high-level apprenticeships.

Finally, I would like to wish our students every success and happiness for their futures and would like to say an enormous thank you to our staff team for all of their hard work.

Mr D. Nelson
Headteacher, Dene Academy

Uniform Announcement

Dene Academy is proud to introduce a new school skirt for September 2021. This will be compulsory for those students wishing to wear a skirt. As you can see from the image, it looks really smart! It will be available from Little Gems in the coming weeks and is the only change to our current uniform.

We thank all parents for their continued support of our school uniform policy. At Dene Academy, we believe that it is important that every students takes pride in their uniform. This is why it is important that students are correctly dressed and are fully prepared for their school day. In our view, excellent uniform underpins the high expectations and standards we expect here at Dene Academy.

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