History Repeats: Former Pupil returns to Dame Allan’s as New History Teacher
Above: Emma Tyndall (L) and Jacquetta Devine (R) at Dame Allan’s Schools Former Dame Allan’s School pupil Emma Tyndall has returned to Dame Allan’s Senior School to begin her post as History Teacher, relocating back to Newcastle to take on this new challenge seventeen years after she left the Schools. In a strange twist of fate, Emma will […]
GCSE success for hard working Dame Allan’s Schools pupils
Pupils at Dame Allan’s Girls’ and Boys’ Schools are this morning being praised for their hard work after achieving a commendable set of GCSE results. More than 60 per cent of exams sat by Year 11 pupils at Dame Allan’s Schools achieved grades 9 – 7 (A* to A) while more than 40 per cent were […]
National sports stars celebrate GCSE success
(L-R): Annabelle Clark, Lillie Quinlivan Coulson and Lucy Dodd (Credit – Crest Photography)
GCSE victory lap for gamer-turned-racer whose life echoes that of ‘Gran Turismo’ star
A NORTHUMBERLAND teenager, whose motorsport success has stemmed from video game racing in his bedroom, is today celebrating his GCSE results ahead of plans to compete at Britain’s world-famous Silverstone racetrack next month.
Hexham Sisters celebrate Exam Success
L-R Amy and Megan Forbes
‘Remarkable strength and an unwavering commitment to their studies’ Dame Allan’s Schools celebrates pupils’ A Level success
Pupils at Dame Allan’s Schools are today being praised for their hard work and resilience as they celebrate an impressive set of A Level results. Almost half (46.4% per cent) of grades achieved by the Year 13 pupils were A* and A grades, while 73.8 per cent of pupils were awarded A* to B grades. Pupils, […]
A Level shake up puts artistic student on the right track to study car design
A GIFTED art student, who switched schools during his A Level years to hone his artistic talents, has set his sights on a future in vehicle design and secured an unconditional place at university. Isaac Webster, from Whickham, in Gateshead, initially chose to study A Level Maths and Physics alongside Design and Technology (DT) at […]
‘I felt determined not to let the condition rob me of a year of my life’ A Level success for long Covid student left bedridden and on steroids
A NEWCASTLE student whose attendance dropped below 50 per cent due to the crippling effects of long Covid was today praised for his hard work and commitment when he returned to school to collect his A Level results. Jake Zibe, from Gosforth, contracted Coronavirus on the very first week of Year 12 at Dame Allan’s […]
A-Level success for former Junior School Girls
A group of talented Sixth Form students have today (17th August) picked up their A Level results at Dame Allan’s Schools, marking the end of more than 10 years at Dame Allan’s with well-earned celebrations. The girls, who have been with Dame Allan’s Schools from Junior School, through to the Senior School and Sixth Form, […]
Aspiring medics celebrate an impressive slew of top grades
TOP performing girls at one of the region’s oldest independent schools are celebrating a slew of impressive results today before heading to university to become medics. The remarkable group of pupils at Dame Allan’s Schools, in Newcastle, collectively achieved 13 A* and a further 10 A grades at A Level and spoke of their hopes […]