From Monday there will be a range of Out of School Hours Learning (Clubs) launched for pupils at Finham Park School. These opportunities vary according to year group, curriculum element and availability and promise to give a rich experience to the personal learning journey of pupils.

1,760 pupils and over 200 members of staff were welcomed back to Finham Park School this week. With the first week's attendance over 95% across the school, a strong start was made by pupils.

Students with over 95% attendance achieve better educational outcomes than students with less than this attendance. That equates to only 9 school days throughout the academic year when a student can be absent. Indeed, some students are never absent and are celebrated regularly as part of the school's 100% attendance club.

A new parent/carer app was launched at the start of term called, 'My Child at School'. This new app enables parents to see live information during the day about their child's attendance and behaviour as well as streamlining communication with the school and reporting on progress checks.

Families are checking their child's uniform over this weekend to ensure that it fits correctly as outlined below.

Congratulations to Finham Park School students who have received their well-earned GCSE, BTEC and A-Level grades.

More students than ever excelled in their Post-16 examinations, with a quarter of all grades being awarded at A/A* or equivalent level and half of all grades being awarded at least Grade B or equivalent. An impressive total of 579 grades were awarded this year to the 202 pupils, which was an increase of 155 grades compared to last year.

At GCSE level, students continued to make above average progress with the average grade being awarded at Grade 5. An impressive third of the grades awarded were at Grade 7 or higher.

Students from all year groups are taking part in Finham Park School's annual Sports Day (a.k.a. The Festival of Sports). Sports range from table tennis to long jump, from chess to tugs of war and from javelin to basketball. There is truly something for everyone here (even a climbing wall and drum kit to cheer your team on) with students supporting each other as they compete to win the Sports Day Cup for their respective College.

Thanks to the tireless PE staff who organise and set up the day (under the direction of Mr Amos), the day is a regular fixture in Finham Park School's calendar.

This week, Finham Park students have passed the milestone of 200 fixtures during the course of this year. They did it in style by Years 9 and 10 winning their cricket finals.