Year 11 students at Lingfield Notre Dame have broken all school records with a superb set of GCSE results. Of the seventy-eight candidates in the year group, all achieved a minimum of 5 A*-C passes, but in addition to this a staggering nineteen achieved straight A*/A grades in all of their exams. In total, 62% of grades were A*/A, and over 88% were A*-B. Head of Year Mr Jonathan Grant said; “I am so proud of the amazing success of these students. After all their hard work over the past two years they thoroughly deserve it.”

The top scoring student was Richard Thorburn who notched up an incredible twelve A* grades; another school record. Other impressive performances came from the following students: Benjamin Allen (8A*, 2A); Rosamund Attree (10A*, 1A); Kate Beare (7A*, 3A); George Bingham (5A*, 6A); Timothy Copeland (6A*, 5A); Christabel Cutting; (5A*, 4A); Stefan Davies (6A*, 4A); Jessica Dunn (6A*, 6A); Rebecca Ellis (9A*, 2A); Matthew Griffin (4A*, 6A); Emma Hipkiss (10A*, 1A); Elizabeth Jenn (10A*, 1A); Chloe Kealey (8A*, 3A); Ian McCheyne (6A*, 6A); Tom Munday (6A*, 5A); Frederick Nevison (2A*, 8A); Sebastian Nottage (4A*, 7A) and Jack O’Donnell (1A*, 10A).

Principal Nuala Shepley had high praise for all of the students. “I am so pleased with the achievements of these remarkable young men and women. They have really done the school proud with these outstanding results and are a credit to their parents and the staff who have supported them throughout. I look forward to seeing the majority of them in the Sixth Form and wish each and every one of them continued success in the future.”

The staff and students of Lingfield Notre Dame School are simply overjoyed with this summer’s stunning record A level results. In addition to maintaining the school’s 100% pass rate, the number of students achieving the new A* grade classification far exceeded all expectation. In order to achieve this standard, candidates have to gain 90% or above in a subject. Remarkably, two students, Stephanie Ellis and Head Boy Charlie Izard gained A*s in all of their A2 subjects. In total, the students in the year group gained 19 A* grades.

Exceptional performances were also produced by a third of the year group who achieved straight A*/A grades, and half of all exams taken by the graduating Year 13 were of this top level; breaking even last year’s record result. 84% of grades achieved were of A*-B grade standard and as a consequence, all students who applied to university have been successful.

Whilst all of the students have much to be proud of, outstanding performances of note include: Elyse Atkinson (A*A*A); Robyn Brown (A*AA); Christiana Campbell (A*AA); Peter Colley (A*AA); Stephanie Ellis (A*A*A*A*); Abigail Henry (A*A*A); Alexander Henry (A*AA); Head Boy Charlie Izard (A*A*A*); Head Girl Charlotte Jones (A*AA); Amy Parkin-Brown (A*AA) and Deputy Head Boy Benjamin Reygate (AAA).

Euphoric Principal Nuala Shepley exclaimed “I am absolutely delighted that the hard work of our students has paid off and produced this superb outcome. The commitment and dedication that is needed to produce a set of results like these cannot be underestimated. Staff and parents are so proud of what has been achieved here and must share in the success of our young men and women. In these difficult economic times, such excellent qualifications will undoubtedly open up wonderful opportunities ahead for them at university and we look forward very much to hearing about their progress in the future.”

We are delighted to announce another successful set of results at the Annual ISA Area Art Competition held on Wednesday 30th June. To view some of the artwork, please go to the Art page under Curriculum & Results and click on Art Gallery.

2010 ISA Area Art Competition results

16 and over Art category 1st Zoe Butler

2nd Harrison Walker

16 and over 3-dimensional category 1st Debbie Gavin

16 and 0ver Textiles category 1st Laura Blair

2nd Debbie Gavin

16 and under Art category 1st Louisa Seltzer

2nd Lizzie Jenn

16 and Under 3-Dimesional category 1st Emma Donnegan

Well done everyone!

Results can be collected from the school at the following times. Any results that are not collected will be posted to your home address unless you inform us otherwise.

GCE A2 Thursday 19th August 2010 at 10.00am

GCE AS Thursday 19th August 2010 at 11.00am

GCSE Year 11 Tuesday 24th August 2010 at 10.00am

GCSE Year 10 Tuesday 24th August 2010 at 11.00am

Congratulations to all 41 boys and girls who took part in the annual ISA Regional Athletics Championships on Tues 8th June in Bromley. 18 schools stretching from Bromley to the Sussex coast competed in a variety of track and field events for years 4, 5, & 6 (U9/U10/U11). We were delighted with the talented and determined performances of all of our pupils who sprinted, jumped and threw into a great number of 1st, 2nd and 3rd place positions. At the end of an extremely successful day, 16 of our boys and girls had won themselves a place to go forward and represent their region at the highly competitive National Championships, which are to be held on Wed 23rd June in Bedford.

The successful competitors going to the Nationals are;

Yr 4

Hannah Bycroft – 60m sprint

Annabel Telfer – 600m

Libby Williams – Rounders ball throw

Relay team – Hannah Bycroft, Olivia Wybourn, Annabel Telfer, Libby Williams

Yr 5

Rory Hazelton – 600m

Lewis Bell – Long jump

Daniel Leach – High jump

Rio Barker – Long jump

Megan Muller – High jump

Boys relay team – Lewis Bell, Rory Hazelton, Sachin Kerai, Tom Sullivan

Yr 6

Alex Walker – 80m sprint and Long jump

Nick Walker – Cricket ball throw

Lucy Bycroft – High jump

Boys relay team – Freddie Wortley, Nick Walker, Sam Allen, Alex Walker

We are extremely proud of their achievements and wish them luck for the National event.

Mrs Major

After the success of winning their events at the ISA London South Regional Athletics Championships, the Junior and Senior School pupils set off together on Wednesday 23rd June 2010 to compete in the National event in Bedford.

Proud to be representing their region they started the competition with confidence and determination. Libby Williams, Year 4, competed in the first event of the day, the Rounders Ball Throw, and it didn’t take long for her to dominate the field and take the Gold medal. Lucy Bycroft, Year 6, was our next champion and she performed confidently to take the Gold medal in the High Jump. Our 3rd Gold medal winner was Rory Hazelton, Year 5, who ran superbly in the ‘race of the day’, winning the 600m event. More medals were to follow and our silver medallists were Josh Drummond, Year 7, in the High Jump, Nick Walker, Year 6, in the Cricket Ball Throw and the year 6 boys Relay Team; Freddie Wortley, Nick Walker, Sam Allen and Alex Walker. We also won three bronze medals to round off this extremely successful day and they were; Megan Muller, Year 5, in the High Jump, Annabel Telfer, Year 4, in the 600m and Jack Finlay, Year 10, in the High Jump.

Many congratulations also go to Hannah Bycroft, Olivia Wybourn, Lewis Bell, Daniel Leach, Rio Barker, Sachin Kerai, Tom Sullivan, Jaynie Clayton, Kieran Hanspal, Sam Firmager, George Armsby, Hannah Hart, Connor Kirkbright and Chloe Roberts who all competed extremely well, many of them setting personal best records.

We are extremely proud of all our competitors who always strive to perform to their very best ability. Well done.

Mrs Major and Mr Lewis

Twenty two records were broken at the Senior School Sports Day on Friday 25th June.

Congratulations to the two outright winners, Kieran Hanspal (Year 9) who retains his title from last year, and Hannah Hart (Year 10). Both pupils won each of their three individual events.

Both Hannah and Kieran were made to work hard for their trophies by the runners-up. Francesca Penn (Year 9) won two events, breaking the school record in the 1500m. James Narula (Year 10) also won two events, breaking records in the 100 and 200m.

A further fourteen pupils also deserve credit for their record breaking performances in the following events:

Will Harris – Year 7 - 200m

Josh Drummond – Year 7 – Long Jump and High Jump

Alex Jenn – Year 7 – Discus and Shot

Chloe Konstantinides – Year 7 – High Jump

Joshua Boorman – Year 8 – 200m

Edward Arnold – Year 8 – Javelin

Ben Donegan – Year 8 – High Jump

Max Filskow – Year 8 – Discus

Jaynie Clayton – Year 8 – 800m

Olivia Leach – Year 8 – 200m

Kate Robinson – Year 8 – High Jump

Thomas Skiggs – Year 10 – Javelin

Jack Finley – Year 10 – High Jump

Nathan Baily – Year 10 – Long Jump

A further three records were broken in the relay events. St David won the Year 7/8 boys’ event and St Andrew captured the Year 9/10 event. For the girls, St Patrick proved victorious in the Year 7/8 event.

Twenty records smashed, that must be a record!

Congratulations to Douglas on his impressive portrayal of Boy George in BBC2′s recent Drama ′Worried about the Boy′. Boy George said on Twitter: "Douglas did me proud".

The U18 mixed hockey team have won the Surrey U18 Mixed Hockey Plate competition. We went into the plate competition, beat Henley 2-0 in the semi finals and beat Godalming College in the final on sudden death penalties. The squad all played extremely well, and special mention should go to Felix Bos who scored a sublime goal in the final, to Matt Griffin who made a series of great saves in the penalty flick competition and to Richard Thorburn who scored the winning flick to win the competition. This achievement is one of the highest accolades senior hockey has achieved at this school, and tops off our best hockey season in recent history. Well done to all players who have contributed this year, your dedication has paid great dividends.

Mr Parham

Many congratulations to Maddie Thompson (15) who played a key part in the Kent U17 County Hockey Squad’s success in winning the East of England Regional Finals last month. The counties they eliminated included Essex, Herts, Lincs, Norfolk, Suffolk & Cambs. We wish her luck in the National Finals next month in Birmingham.

Congratulations to the pupils who won their events at the Regional ISA Athletics Championships in Bromley on Thursday 29th April. All have now qualified to represent London South Region at the National ISA Athletics Championships on Wednesday 23rd June.

Special mention must be made to Chloe Roberts in Year 7 who won the High Jump, 100m and 200m. Sam Firmager, Year 7, won the 100m and Javelin. Jaynie Clayton (Year 8) also won two events, the 800m and Shot.

Josh Drummond, Year 7, won the High Jump as did Kieran Hanspal (Year 9) and Jack Finlay (Year 10). Pupils also fared well in the longer distance events with George Armsby (Year 9) and Hannah Hart (Year 10) winning the 1500m races. In the middle distance races, Connor Kirkbright triumphed in the 400m race.

All in all, an extremely successful day for all concerned as many of the pupils who didn’t win their event, managed to set personal bests.

Our Year 6 girls travelled to Rugby, Warwickshire on Wednesday 24th March to compete in the ISA National Netball Tournament.

Riding high on the success of winning the Regional Tournament, they started these Competition Finals with confident and determined play. The girls faced three group matches to start the tournament and the first match was a tough encounter against Howe Green House, the London North Regional Champions, which LNDS won 8 - 4. This was followed by comfortable victories against Virgo Fidelis and Salterford House, with scores of 15 - 0 and 16 - 1 respectively.

In the Quarter-Final LNDS met The Grove and with some superb play our girls won 12 - 2.

In the Semi-Final we faced Ursuline, who we defeated at this stage last year. It was another close game and the scores were level at 5 – 5 at the end of full time. However, in extra time our girls totally dominated their opponents with fast and determined play, securing a fantastic 10 - 5 win.

In the Final, ironically, we had to play Howe Green House who we had played in the group stages, but had progressed through the tournament as runners - up. Another superb performance by LNDS in a great match, resulted in our girls being crowned ISA National Netball Champions with a 7 - 5 victory.

We are extremely proud of all the girls and would like to say a huge well done to; Alisha Bowen, Lucy Bycroft, Hermione Charlton, Emma Cording, Hayley Evans, Vicki Fudge, Georgia Jefferies and Ella Rousell for a superb team performance

Thank you to all the parents who came along to support and help make the day very special and a big thank you to Mrs Major for all her hard work.

Congratulations to the U13 Netball Team who are now, for the 2nd year running ISA NATIONAL NETBALL CHAMPIONS!

The tournament was held at Bilton Grange School, Rugby on Wednesday 24th March 2010. There were 15 different schools in the tournament and the girls played a number of games in a round robin format which they won convincingly. They then went through to the Cup competition qualifying round where it got progressively tougher. It was end to end pressure from all squads, but the U13 team proved unbeatable!! They finally won the cup and took the shield home which made Lingfield Notre Dame and Miss Page exceptionally proud. I would like to thank all the girls: Isabel Hazelton (Cap), Lauren Norris, Ellen Wilson, Hannah Edwards, Jaynie Clayton, Olivia Leach, Alexandra Fudge and Demi Barnes for all their hard work over the last season.

Well done to you all! - Miss Page

Thank you to all the girls who played in the LNDS Annual Netball Tournament on Wednesday 17th March ′10. You all played exceptionally well showing commitment and determination. It was also really encouraging to have a record number of pupils involved this year with an A and B team from each age group. Congratulations must go however to the U12 A team who actually won their tournament quite convincingly, as well as the U13 A′s who came 2nd in their division losing closely by a 2 point difference to Hawthorns.

Well done and thank you for all your hard work this season.

Miss Page

A big well done to Alex Walker in Year 6 who took part in the Primary Mathematics Final 2009/2010. He scored a very creditable 17 marks. Although this put him just outside the medal scores, we are all very proud of his performance at a National Competition.

Many congratulations to Amy and Megan Jones (Year 9) who have both been selected for the JAC Surrey Hockey squad. They were already members of East Grinstead Hockey Club and have both developed into very strong hockey players. I would like to congratulate them on their great achievement. Well done!

Mrs Davis - PE Department

Further congratulations to Conor McIntosh, Matthew Barrie and George Hehir, all in Year 10, who have won a place in the District Final of ′Youth Speaks′ in Farnham on 27th February, after being placed as Runners-up in the Area Final in Chichester on 8th February. There was only one mark separating the first two teams in what proved to be a closely fought contest of a very high calibre. Conor was also voted Best Senior Speaker from the 8 Senior teams competing. Well done!

A big thank you to all the Year 7 & 8 Trampolinists who took part in the District Trampolining competition yesterday at Warlingham School. They were Kate Robinson, Emily Cornish, Isabel Hazelton, Eve Thurlow, Hannah Soden, Chloe Roberts, Georgia Williams, Ali Ream and Georgina Campbell. They had all worked really hard and performed extremely well on the day. A particular mention must though, go to Isabel Hazelton who came 1st in the Year 8 Open competition and is now Year 8 District Champion. Well done and congratulations!

Mrs Davis - PE

Congratulations to our Junior Maths Team Challenge students who went to Ardingly College on Thursday 4th March to take part in the Regional UKMT Team Finals and excelled themselves in gaining third place. Of the 26 schools competing, there was competition from independent and state schools across Surrey and Sussex, including Ardingly, Cranmore and Christ’s Hospital. The individual rounds consisted of a Group Challenge, a Cross-Number puzzle, a Head-to-Head round and a final exciting Relay round, with competitors racing around the room passing questions and answers to one another. Knowing the level of ability of other schools, the team had decided that a top ten place would be creditable, so were overjoyed when their name was called out for third place! Thanks to the team of Rupert Oscroft, Alex McCheyne, Alex Sullivan and Annie Forman for this exciting result.

Mrs J Smith

Helena Cook won the Wealdon House ′Young Writers′ competition in the 10 -12 age group.

Well done Helena!

Well done to our Year 10 Public Speaking team who competed in the District Final of ‘Youth Speaks’ at Farnham on Saturday 27th February. The standard at this demanding stage of the competition was extremely high but Conor McIntosh (speaker), Matthew Barrie (Chair) and George Hehir (Proposer) performed confidently against predominantly Year 13 teams. Ewell Castle School emerged as the winners but our team certainly gained valuable experience and deserve congratulations for their achievement, consistent effort and commitment. ‘Youth Speaks’ takes place annually and the next competition begins in November 2010, having moved from its original January slot. WE’LL BE BACK!

R. May.

Olivia Leach played in the England U13 National Badminton Finals yesterday (28/02/10) in Hertfordshire. The mixed team of girls and boys, singles and doubles players, played 11 other counties (Bucks, Avon, Notts, Herts, Cheshire, Yorks, Ulster, Essex, Sussex, Warwickshire & Hants) and won the SILVER. Well done Olivia.

Congratulations to the six Lingfield Notre Dame pupils who have recently been selected to represent their county. Nathan Baily (U/15 Cricket), Kieran Hanspal and Edward Corbett (U/15 Hockey) and Michael Lewis, James Budgen and Rupert Oscroft (U/14 Hockey) have all displayed great dedication and skill to reach this level. Well done to all concerned, 2016 is not far away!

Mr Harrison

Many congratulations to Olivia Leach who competed in a County Under 13 Badminton Doubles Tournament this weekend and came second.

She competed against seven different counties from across England, with each county putting forward three sets of doubles. This is an excellent achievement and a huge accolade. Well done!

Congratulations to Year 10 pupils Conor McIntosh, Matthew Barrie and George Hehir who have won the East Grinstead Rotary Club’s ‘Youth Speaks’ competition. They received their trophy from the town’s mayor Cllr Lee Marmara after having won over the judges with their presentation on ‘Child Soldiers’. The event is the first stage of a national competition and the team now goes through to the regional competition to be held on the 8th of February in Chichester. We wish them good luck!

A fantastic performance by the Year 6 girls led them to victory in the ISA Regional Netball Tournament at Shoreham College on Friday 22nd January 2010. Because of extremely bad weather, the tournament was moved to the indoor court and the matches were shortened to fit them into the schedule.

In the opening match our girls faced the hosts Shoreham College, where we dominated the game and recorded a convincing 6-1 victory. This dominant play continued throughout the tournament and saw them win every game, scoring a total of 31 goals and conceding only 2!

They now look forward to travelling up to Warwickshire to compete in the ISA National Finals on March 24th.

Well done to; Alisha Bowen, Lucy Bycroft, Hermione Charlton, Emma Cording, Hayley Evans, Vicki Fudge, Georgia Jefferies and Ella Rousell for a superb team performance.

Mrs Major

We are delighted to hear that Christiana Campbell (Upper Sixth) has been awarded the Robert Lewin Scholarship by the Young Musicians for her strong commitment to music.

Christiana received a personal invitation to the presentation ceremony at Trinity College, Greenwich where she was given her award by the Leader of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The ceremony was also filmed. Many congratulations on this national accolade.

Many congratulations to our Senior Girl Hockey squad who are not only undefeated this hockey season, but have finished off this term in style by becoming the Senior Indoor Hockey Champions! The team included Samantha Royle, Madeleine Thompson, Alexandra Airey, Debbie Gavin, Rosalie Rushton and Hannah Beadle (Captain). Well done to you all!

Hockey ′09 has been hugely successful and the numbers to clubs has been outstanding. A big well done to all players, this has been our best season ever.

Mrs Davis - Head of Girl′s PE

Congratulations to the pupils of the 3 bands who took part in this event against Imberhorne and Sackville. ′Imperfect Kadence′ came 2nd in the competition thereby winning a Fender electric guitar for the school. The band included Louise McElhatton (Vocals), Vicky Tennyson (Guitar), Emma Donegan (Guitar), Jess Dunn (Bass), and John McLean (Drums). Well done to everybody who took part.