Over the years, St. Michael’s students have consistently reached GCSE levels well above local and national averages and parents will remember that last year’s results were particularly good. This year, however, with 100 per cent achieving GCSE passes and 59 per cent achieving 5 or more higher grade A*-C passes, the Year Group that left St. Michael’s in the summer term has considerably surpassed even those results.

In late January and early February, we will be making our video entry in the main hall of our version of the House of Commons at work. It will then be entered for the 2001 Motorola United Kingdom Youth Parliament Competition. Incredibly. against strong opposition, including sixth forms and independent schools, we have emerged as National Champions four times and last year finished second. One of our students, Paul Evans, was judged ‘Best Backbencher in Britain and visited Westminster and 10 Downing Street. At the 1999 Presentation Ceremony in the House of Lords, Motorola Chairman, David Brown, presented us with a special award to mark our three consecutive successes, 1997-99!