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Welcome

I am delighted to have this opportunity to introduce Haberdashers’ Adams to you and thank you for expressing an interest in our school.

 

I firmly believe that any school should be the sum of the parts. This is especially true of Adams. On the pages of this site you will hopefully get a glimpse of what we have to offer and appreciate our values and what we stand for. Our philosophy is simple and hasn’t changed much for many years: we want to develop confident, articulate young men and women who are interesting, balanced and who care for each other.

 

We think we offer an outstanding learning experience but we are so much more than just our examination results. Although we do pride ourselves on our academic success, the outcome of a school should never be measured only in statistical summaries, but rather it is the journey as well as the destination of our pupils that is key to our success. This means we focus on many aspects of the development of our young people – we recognise the importance of developing a strong sense of belonging and believe in educating the whole person and teaching traditional values. By encouraging pupils to take part in the wide variety of activities available, we can nurture their leadership qualities, promote high moral values and encourage excellent communication skills. We want our pupils to be simultaneously competitive, co-operative and caring, as this will ultimately prepare them for life.

 

At Adams we have high standards and we expect the same of our pupils; we want them to be ambitious for their own development, and apply themselves to their studies with intellectual curiosity and academic endeavour. The celebration of success is important to us and we take every opportunity to commend our pupils for their achievements, whether they be at house, school, regional or national level. Our pupils are an inspiration to others around them.

 

Education is a lifelong journey, and we have the privilege of being able to prepare young men and women for the next part of that journey. If you share our values and aims and are interested in learning more about Adams then I invite you to pay us a visit, meet some of our inspirational pupils and spend some time with us in school.

Headteacher
Daniel Biggins
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A-level Results 2023

We're pleased to announce another great year for A-level results at Haberdashers' Adams.

A total of 177 Sixth Form pupils at the school successfully completed their A-levels, with 66% of pupils achieving A*- B graded A-levels and 41% A*- A grades. This is a slight dip from previous years but is in line with a national reduction in top grades following three years of inflated grades due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic.

Headmaster Gary Hickey said: “I am delighted that so many of our pupils achieved the A-level results they were working towards. It should be highlighted that this is the cohort of students who missed out on taking public exams at GCSE level and the valuable experience gained through that exam sitting process. It is worth noting that while the national grade inflation has impacted our very top A* grades, our overall A-E grades have in fact increased”

“There have been some wonderful individual successes with 7 of our pupils securing a straight set of three A* grades and 3 pupils receiving four A* grades. Overall, 42 pupils achieved all A*/A grades. Additionally, 7 pupils have been successful in securing Oxbridge places. This is an incredible achievement and we could not be more delighted for them."

In addition to their A-levels, 69% of our A-level pupils also took the Extended Project Qualification with 31% achieving an A*- A grade.  

Mr. Hickey added: “Today’s results are a testament to the hard work and dedication of both our pupils and their teachers and I am very proud of them all.”

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