Whitworth Community High School’s presentation evening

Star students from Whitworth Community High School with Head Teacher Gill Middlemas and former teacher Tom Hobson

A founding teacher returned to his school on its 50th anniversary year to award prizes at Whitworth Community High School’s Presentation Evening.

Tom Hobson taught PE at the then Whitworth County High School when the school opened on January 6 1965 when just 315 students were enrolled.

Three generations of Tom’s family have been a part of the school; his wife Denise was bursar for 30 years and their children and grandchildren have been taught at the school.

He still teaches students how to play brass instruments.

Head Teacher Gill Middlemas said: “Presentation Evening is a time to recognise the outstanding work, the individual achievements, the talent and effort of our amazing young people.

“It is a time to show my appreciation to the staff and governors of our school for their commitment, enthusiasm, and desire to enhance the life chances of our students and to thank parents and carers for all the support they gave to their Y11 children and to our school over the past year.”

This year’s GCSE results were the best in the school’s history with 63 per cent of students achieving five or more A* to C grades including English and Maths.
Ayrton Bagshaw and Lewis Gooding both arrived at the presentation at the last minute because they had been taking their swimming teacher qualification on the same evening – another certificate to add to their tally.

Major Awards
Outstanding Effort: Nicola Howorth.
Outstanding GCSE Results: Ayrton Bagshaw, Katrice Berry, Caitlin Chippendale, Oliver Dexter, Lawrence Fairclough, Lewis Gooding, Nicola Howorth, Anya Law, Lauren Lomax, Gabrielle Sanderson, Courtney Witter
Best GCSE Results, Lorna Wesley.
Head Girls: Mollie Ince and Caitlin Chippendale Head Boy: Alex Park

Student of the Year Awards:
Religious Studies, Lorna Wesley; History, Lewis Gooding; Geography, Ayrton Bagshaw; Spanish, Anya Law; French, Zoë Wright; Sociology, Lorna Wesley; ICT, Daniel Bethell; Mathematics, Caitlin Chippendale; Business Studies, Holly Simkins; English, Ella Headland; English Literature, Lauren Lomax; PE, Elizabeth Nuttall; Chemistry, Lee Waugh; Physics, Lewis Gooding; Biology, Ayrton Bagshaw; Additional Science, Anya Law; Music, Zoë Wright; Art, Gabrielle Sanderson; Drama, Alex Park; Technology, Lauren Lomax; Performing Arts, Katie-Lou Davies

Subject awards
James Abbott: Excellent Effort Award English Literature, Excellent Effort Award Business Studies; Ayrton Bagshaw: Excellent Progress Award Physics; Keaton Barnes: Excellent Effort Award, ICT GCSE; Katy Bee: Excellent Progress Award Maths; Katrice Berry: Excellent Effort Award Textiles; Joshua Brady: Excellent Progress Award Music; Daniel Brown: Excellent Effort Award Resistant Materials, Excellent Progress Award Spanish; Ellie Collier: Excellent Effort Award Food Technology; Katie Davies: Excellent Effort Award Religious Studies; Mollie Earnshaw: Excellent Effort Award Additional Science, Excellent Effort Award English, Excellent Progress Award Geography, Excellent Progress Award Art, Excellent Progress Award Resistant Materials; Kirsty Evans: Excellent Progress Award Food Technology; Lawrence Fairclough: Excellent Effort Award English; Excellent Progress Award Drama; Lewis Gooding: Excellent Effort Award Maths; Alex Greenwood: Excellent Progress Award ICT GCSE; Ella Headland: Excellent Effort Award Chemistry, Excellent Effort Award Physics, Excellent Effort Award Biology, Excellent Progress Award Sociology; Nicola Howorth: Excellent Effort Award Music, Excellent Effort Award Maths, Excellent Effort Award PE, Excellent Progress Award Performing Arts: Ellen Hoyle, Excellent Effort Award Performing Arts; Mollie Ince: Excellent Effort Award Religious Studies; Sophie Keighley: Excellent Effort Award English Literature, Excellent Effort Award History, Excellent Progress Award Religious Studies, Excellent Progress Award French; Robert Lee: Excellent Progress Award PE; Nathan Lloyd: Excellent Progress Award Art; Abdullah Malik: Excellent Progress Award Business Studies; Abigail Morgan: Excellent Progress Award Textiles; Thomas Nelson: Excellent Progress Award Religious Studies; Elizabeth Nuttall: Excellent Effort Award Additional Science; Demi Perkins: Excellent Effort Award Geography, Excellent Effort Award Sociology; Megan Reilly: Excellent Effort Award Art; Hannah Turner: Excellent Progress Award Religious Studies, Excellent Progress Award English Literature; Connor Walsh: Excellent Effort Award Drama, Excellent Progress Award English; Sasha Watson: Excellent Progress Award Music, Lee Waugh: Excellent Progress Award Chemistry, Excellent Progress Award Biology; Lorna Wesley: Excellent Progress Award history, Excellent Progress Award Additional Science, Excellent Progress Award English; Shelby Wilson: Excellent Effort Award History, Excellent Effort Award Spanish; Courtney Witter: Excellent Progress Award English Literature; Zoë Wright: Excellent Effort Award French, Excellent Progress Award Additional Science.