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National Finals Medal Winner

07 July 2010

‘Lewis Hamilton without the car' is how I described Kate Axford when she participated at the East Area Prep Schools Championships in June. Kate stood on the start line in her first ever 1500m race and 5m37s later she had qualified for the National Finals!

On Monday she walked out onto the track at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, the ‘Wembley' of athletics, to face a top quality field of athletes from all over the country, from Scotland to Cornwall.

The race was a real adrenalin story as the young runners had to combat nerves and a stiff breeze for three and three quarter laps of the track on the biggest stage of their young lives. The two leaders pulled away at the bell. It was all about the coveted 3rd place! Kate rose to the challenge as she stayed relaxed and focussed. Her two nearest rivals made their move on the final bend. Kate responded by shifting into 5th gear and sprinted triumphantly away down the home straight in front of a cheering grandstand to finish 3rd in the country!

Blow the vuvuzelas, bang the drums, beat the cymbals - Kate Axford, District Champion at 1200m and now Bronze Medallist at the National Prep School Finals - it doesn't get much better than this!

MANY CONGRATULATIONS - BEDFORD HIGH ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU!

Mrs Stedman

 

GCSE Results

Girls have once again achieved some truly excellent results in their GCSE examinations this summer. 29% of all results were at A* grade, 57% A*-A and 80% A*-B.

 Carla Barberio, Rebecca Murray, Hannah Short and Surina Taneja all achieved 10A* grades, Tessa Forbes and Chloe Scott 9A* grades, Connie Fan, Yasmin Jamil and Frances Whittaker-Wood 8A* and Emily Myrtle, Lauren Roberts and Georgia Austin Greenall 7 A* grades.

Eighteen girls were sitting their examinations having spent, in most cases, only 3 years studying in English, and yet between them they amassed results which closely mirrored the overall percentages: 21% A*, 54% A*-A and 76% A*-B.

Although I am sad that our boarders are unable to progress to Bedford Girls' School for their Sixth Form studies, I am delighted that most of our very top achievers will be going on to take A level or IB courses there.

I wish every girl who left Bedford High School at the end of Upper 5 the very best of luck for their future studies.                       

Julie Eldridge 

 
Dahs Bedford High School for Girls
Bromham Road, Bedford MK40 2BS UK
Tel: +44(0)1234 360221
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