College sees record numbers of its students heading off to university

Northiam’s Frewen College is celebrating a record number of students heading off to university after talented Sixth Form 2020 students achieved outstanding A- Level and BTEC results.
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Frewen College students SUS-200922-133117001

Staff say they are thrilled by the achievements despite the challenging circumstances this year.

Frewen is a leading day and boarding school for dyslexic children aged 7-19, and one of only a few dyslexia schools in the country.

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Frewen’s direct predecessor, Down House School, established in 1910, was the first specialist school for dyslexics in England.

Principal Nick Goodman said: “The Sixth Form students at Frewen achieved another 100% pass rate this year, the sixth year in a row. Furthermore, 70% of Frewen’s leavers will be going onto University this autumn, which is a huge percentage for a dyslexia school.”

Frewen’s students will be heading off to a number of universities including: Ryan, who will be starting a TV production course at the University for Creative Arts and who gained three Distinctions in his BTEC Media course and Bea who will be going on to study History at the University of East Anglia following her A* in History, A* in Politics and B in English Literature, all outstanding achievements for dyslexic students.

Hazel Lawrence, Head of Sixth Form, said: “We are delighted with the excellent set of results our Sixth Formers have achieved this summer. Learners typically join Frewen College three or four years behind their peers, so to see so many learners off to Higher Education clearly shows the vast amount of progress they have made.

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“This clearly demonstrates the determination and resilience of these learners who were not going to allow dyslexia to hold them back. We wish them every success for the next steps of their journey.”

One Sixth Form parent said:” It is great that our daughter has been able to fulfil her ambitions of achieving her Art A Level and going on to study at Bristol University. She is very happy.”

Whilst Frewen is an independent school, a high proportion of its students are government funded through an Educational Health Care Plan.

To find out more, please contact Annabel Baker on: [email protected], tel: 01797 252494.