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  • IB Success for BGS Students!

    Published 07/07/25

    Congratulations to our Year 13 IB students and their teachers for the IB results, which were released on Saturday 5th July 2025. We're very pleased to continue to maintain high standards at BGS, and an impressive average point score of 34 points.

    Of special note this year are the proportion of grades awarded at 7-6 (47%) and 7-5 (83%); these represent the best results achieved by students since the school became a fully IBDP sixth form, 8 years ago. If we consider grades awarded in Higher Level subjects alone, these proportions are even greater, 7-6 (53%) and 7-5 (85%). With 168 UCAS points equating to 3 A* grades at A level, you can see from the table below that our students have once again gained a qualification of great academic value.

    As well as the school wide results being extremely pleasing, we also had some excellent individual results. One student, River Wattret, gained full marks - 45 points - in his Diploma. This perfect score is typically gained by less than 0.5% of all IBDP students globally, which is a phenomenal achievement. A further 8 students gained a score of 42 points or more, which would typically place them in the top 5% of IBDP students to have taken the diploma in the world this year. Ursule Goraviciute, Alexander Innes and Andy Yu all scored 43 points, while Jasreen Ghag and Summer Hewitt attained 44 points. These levels of excellence are quite astounding and the students should feel extremely proud of achieving these feats.

    In destination news, the Sixth Form Team is working hard to help confirm places on many university courses and degree apprenticeships, while some students have already secured employment. So far we have 7 confirmed Oxbridge places and 9 students accepted on to Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science courses. For those in need of any advice or support in taking their next steps please do contact the Sixth Form Team via the support form sent by the Sixth Form Team.

    Congratulations, Year 13!

    WhichSchoolAdvisor IB Results 

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  • The Year 12 Welcome BBQ ~ September 2025

    Published 24/09/25

    Last Friday, our Year 12 community gathered for a sunny afternoon of food, music, and excitement, blessed with clear skies and warm sunshine.

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  • How did I end up on a free trip to the US? ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    Published 17/09/25

    During the summer holidays, as part of the Sutton Trust UK-US Fulbright programme, I was given the amazing opportunity to partake in a week-long residential in the US in Boston, where I stayed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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  • Debating Competition

    Published 03/09/25

    On Thursday 10th July, six intrepid debating teams, representing all years of the school, made their way to South Hampstead School in North London to take part in the UK’s largest state school debating competition, Debate Hub.

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  • KS5 MFL Debate

    Published 16/07/25

    On 24th June, 7 brave debate year 12 teams from BGS welcomed teams from Beths Grammar School, Dartford Grammar School and Eltham College to discuss the motion: University is still worth it! As if taking part in a debate with students from other schools, the participants were debating in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Chinese or Japanese.

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  • Chemistry Cambridge Challenge 2025

    Published 15/07/25

    This term, a group of 20 keen Year 12 chemists participated in the prestigious Cambridge Chemistry Challenge (C3L6), a 90-minute two-question exam designed by the University of Cambridge's chemistry department. Aimed at stretching KS5 Chemistry thinking, the challenge encourages students to apply problem-solving skills well beyond standard exam topics.

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  • The Great Gatsby ‘Culture Club’ Trip

    Published 08/07/25

    Last week, we had the opportunity to see The Great Gatsby musical at the London Coliseum.

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  • RSC Analyst Competition 2025 – Celebrating Our Sixth Form Chemists!

    Published 18/06/25

    We are proud to share that three teams of Year 12 students took part in this year’s Royal Society of Chemistry Analyst Competition.

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  • Congratulations & Well Done 12DLH!

    Published 30/04/25

    Last month, 12DLH took part in the 100 Miles in March challenge to raise much-needed funds for WWF.

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  • Culture Week 2025

    Published 19/03/25

    Culture Week was nothing short of spectacular!

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  • Bar Mock Trial

    Published 19/03/25
    On Saturday 25th January, Ms Ellis and I had the privilege of accompanying a group of Year 12 students to the regional heat of the Bar Mock Trial, a competition where teams from different schools fight legal battles against each other, in front of re
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