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29/11/23

It was fantastic to welcome back so many former Burnt Millers from across the decades for our reunion. We hope you all enjoyed one last look around the school ahead of the rebuild. pic.twitter.com/hRii7BUpea

16/11/23

Thank you to all the students, parents and staff who have contributed to the Shoebox appeal 🎁The team have been in to collect the boxes, and we're very proud of our BMA community 🙌🗞️ You can read more about the project on https://t.co/cX3Ha2yEqA pic.twitter.com/ituhpARuqT

15/11/23

‼️ Our Big Burnt Miller Reunion event is now fully booked ‼️We can't wait to see you all again 😃📨 If you have any photos, videos or memories you'd like to share, please email them to alumnibma.org.uk pic.twitter.com/EHC7J92DnN

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15/11/23

🍽️ As part of last week's National School Meals Week events, our student leadership team presented our catering staff with a poem. 🙌 Thank you to our catering team for all your hard work through National School Meals Week and every week! 😃 pic.twitter.com/pWUpvsHawT

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13/11/23

Our school came together on Friday for a moving Remembrance event. Students and our headteacher laid wreaths. Cadets from our Combined Cadet Force led the parade. pic.twitter.com/fWEUBwJeZ1

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13/11/23

🪖 We're proud to participate in the / project 🎖️ We'll be hosting a digital collection day at Burnt Mill Academy on Wednesday, 13th December, from 4-7 pm and can't wait to see all your artefacts, objects and stories. pic.twitter.com/hBVbJRqzvc

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09/11/23

🍽️ National School Meals Week was an opportunity for students and staff to 'try something new' at 🧆🥙 pic.twitter.com/69zuFx3dja

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03/11/23

THE BIG BURNT MILLER REUNIONSat 25th NovALL FORMER STUDENTS WELCOMEONE LAST CHANCE TO VISIT THE OLD BUILDINGSAHEAD OF THE SCHOOL REBUILDTOUR OF THE SCHOOL, ALUMNI SHOWCASE, MOREBook online https://t.co/wc9AqqHPvOSend photos videos memories to alumnibma.org.uk pic.twitter.com/Xx4yu2uTq5

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01/11/23

🎃🦇 Our Year 7 Halloween Party was a real Scream!! 💀🧙‍♀️🧛 We had a fangtastic time 👻 pic.twitter.com/rnQrPMI6Lw

24/10/23

🤝 It's been great welcoming so many prospective Burnt Millers and their families to our school 🗓️ We hope you found the open event and tours helpful and would like to remind you the deadline for Sep 2024 intake applications is 31st Oct👉 Apply here: https://t.co/mibi3JZLhw pic.twitter.com/tCf3hxy4cg

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20/10/23

We're supporting and showing Racism The Red Card! 🟥 pic.twitter.com/mULS58Kyyx

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17/10/23

🧱 Great work from our lunchtime club!🤖🚛 Year 7 and 8 students have built a fully functioning Optimus Prime. Transforming lives through play and collaboration.#LEGO pic.twitter.com/5AyioTsMIf

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16/10/23

🎨 Year 10 had a fantastic time at the Henry Moore studios 📸✏️ The students engaged attentively with the tour guides and applied themselves well to the photography and drawing activities. 😄💬 "We are really proud of them all." pic.twitter.com/s0JqLSjxiD

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12/10/23

Students have been taking part in Black History Month assemblies. As part of the awareness campaign, students are making pledges, which will be displayed in school.#blackhistorymonth2023 pic.twitter.com/7uULULLWof

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11/10/23

🤝 Year 11 students had the opportunity to practice their interview skills with experienced interviewers from Harlow and London.😃 Although students were nervous initially, they were delighted with their interviews and took advantage of the opportunity. pic.twitter.com/rPFwP0m00n

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11/10/23

A fantastic Day with YR11 students doing Mock interviews as part of Thank You Mr Cook for the invite and for looking after us. I was totally impressed by the richness in conversation with the students, they are a credit to the school. Well done 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/fXEfpW9R0J

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08/10/23

📚 Students in Year 11 are studying the Step-Up to English entry-level English course. The current topic is Heroism.🏛️ We visited to deepen our understanding of heroism and link local heroism to the class text "War Horse." 😃 It was an all-round fantastic trip! pic.twitter.com/wvn5kcLVUF

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06/10/23

😃 Year 11 students participated in a ‘Talk about the Future’ workshop.💬 It was terrific to see students begin to understand that they have developed a range of skills throughout the years and how they can use this to thrive once they leave Burnt Mill. pic.twitter.com/tiOTSEDxJR

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06/10/23

👍 Year 9 students had a great time at the Stretch and Challenge conference at St Edmunds College.👮🧑‍🔬 ⭐️ Our students contributed extremely positively and made some outstanding contributions during the day's group discussion and debate sessions. pic.twitter.com/ltljEjtmfF

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29/09/23

🐒🐘🦎 We’ve had a fantastic day at with Year 7 pic.twitter.com/KrDEnoJRkp

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GCSE Case Studies

GCSE Case Studies

Posted: 1st September 2020

Teenagers of all ages have come away from Burnt Mill Academy with top GCSE grades.

A new national grading system was introduced two years ago, enabling top achieving students to strive beyond an A* grade for the new grade 9.

It is a grade just a handful of the brightest students around the country are awarded.

But, there were plenty of grade 9s handed out to students at Burnt Mill Academy this year.

 

Head boy Asa Fletcher-Snow and head girl Isabel Murphy lead the way – collecting 19 grade 9s between them. Of those results, five were achieved when the students were in Year 10.

Asa, who is going to Bishops Stortford High School to study chemistry, physics, biology and maths, said: “Given the uncertainty around the situation, I did not know what to expect from the results. I was definitely hoping for these grades, but was quite incensed when it was suggested those in more deprived areas might be disadvantaged. There would have been a lack of social mobility for our year, if so. I am really glad they changed their minds.

“It is annoying I did not get the chance to prove I could have got those grades off of my own merit, but I am proud and thankful I worked hard throughout the year and did not save it all until the end.

“I have really enjoyed my time at Burnt Mill, so it is quite saddening how it ended in March. It is a massive shame we did not get a proper send-off, but people’s safety is the main concern. Hopefully, we can get some sort of goodbye when things settle.

“The opportunity to be head boy has given me greatly improved public speaking skills and confidence. I have been able to have an influence in school and help students around me. I have definitely matured as a person under the guidance of my teachers. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Burnt Mill.

“I am very excited to start a new chapter.”


Isabel, who is going to Herts and Essex Sixth Form to study biology, chemistry and geography, said: “I am very happy with my results; I was really shocked to open them. I had thought that without sitting the exams, I would not get those grades. I worked so hard for them last year, but worried that without doing the exams they would not recognise my hard work. But, they definitely have.

“Sometimes, we would stay at school until 5pm for interventions and then go into school on Saturday mornings most weekends. We were able to revise in school which was the best environment. It was definitely worth it.

“When we left school in March, I put the results to the back of my mind as August was a long way off. Leading up to this week, I was really worried, especially when it was announced that A-levels had been downgraded.

“When it was announced that school was to close, I realised they would be my last few days at Burnt Mill. It all came to such an abrupt end.

“As head girl, I have become more confident in everything. Having to give presentations has helped with my confidence and they are all skills I can carry on with me to sixth form.”


Year 10 student Lauren Burgess took Spanish and biology GCSE courses early and picked up grade 9 in both this week. Last year, she achieved a grade 8 in music.

She said: “I was a lot happier than expected with my results as everything has been so up in the air. It has been hard to tell how things were going to go. But, I am 100% happy.

“I am hoping I can get similar grades in all subjects, but it will be slightly harder next year as we have lots of content to cover, as well as adjusting to the new systems at school.

“But, at least I already have three of the grades I need for college in the bag, so it takes some of the pressure off of Year 11.”


Year 9 student Lois Vaculin also took GCSEs early, collecting grade 8 in dance and grade 7 in music.

She said: “I am really proud of myself for achieving this in Year 9. When I knew I was going to be doing GCSEs in Year 9, I felt I needed to prepare myself and realise it was not a year to mess about. This was my actual GCSEs and I had to really try.

“I was disappointed we did not get to sit our exams as I had worked really hard. I was really shocked when I opened my results and could not stop shaking. I am happy with my grades.”

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