Year 11 students at Felpham Community College are proudly celebrating their achievements in GCSE and BTEC subjects this year. Despite starting their secondary education in the year that Covid struck, and therefore suffering significant disruption to their education, they have been rewarded for their hard work and commitment by achieving results that ensure that many of them can now move onto their chosen post-16 pathway.

Many students exceeded expectations, with some achieving exceptional results, including:-
Hattie Middleton: 8 Grade 9s, 1 Grade 8
Samuel Shelton: 8 Grade 9s, 1 Grade 7
Adri Holland: 2 Grade 9s, 4 Grade 8s, 1 Grade 7
Maria Dan: 2 Grade 9s, 3 Grade 8s, 2 Grade 7s, 1 Distinction*
Katy Pilling: 2 Grade 9s, 3 Grade 8s, 1 Grade 7, 1 Distinction

Suzanne Pike, Headteacher, commented:
‘We are so pleased to celebrate the achievements of our young people today. Obtaining good results takes a great deal of effort, and students have risen to the challenge.  We are very proud of the resilience they have shown during their time at school and over the stressful exam period.  It is important to remember that their achievements represent years of hard work, determination and perseverance throughout their learning journey by students and the staff that support them, which deserves much recognition.  We would also like to thank our dedicated parents and the school governors for their support and commitment to our school.’

Comments from students:
Sam – “I worked really hard for the exams and was really pleased with my results. I am staying on for FCC sixth form and am studying Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Computer Science. I got 9 grade 9s and 1 grade 7 – my family are going to be happy with me!”
Elisa – “I completed 12 GCSEs as I did both French and Spanish, Further Maths as well as Maths, and also Triple Science. I am really happy with what I achieved which included 1 grade 9 and 3 grade  8s.”
Fin – “I am really happy with my English grades as I was predicted to get 2 grade 4,s but I worked really hard after my mocks and it paid off – I got a 6 in English Literature and a 5 in English Language!”
Adri – “I am so happy – I got a 6 in Maths! This means I can now do Physics in the Sixth Form along with RE and Biology. I was pleased with all my grades – I got 2 grade 9s and 4 grade 8s, a 7 and a 6 – so happy! I am definitely celebrating with my family tonight”

The students’ results provide them with an opportunity to access our Sixth Form and provide a firm foundation for university or work in the future. 

If you are interested in joining FCC Sixth Form from this September, please see the Sixth Form website for more details and contact the school to arrange a meeting.

Students and staff at Felpham Community College celebrated the end of a busy and productive school year by hosting a non-school uniform day.

Held on the 23^rd July, this was the final event of the schools Summer Term Youth Action Week – raising money for St Wilfrid’s Hospice, Chestnut Tree House, Macmillan Cancer Support and Improving Facilities for students at FCC.

Adam Francis, Head Student Ambassador, commented:
“Youth Action Week was held at the beginning of July and was a really busy and fun week filled with events; such as a week tuck shop, summer fair, sponsored swim, colour run and sponge the teacher. With all the events combined, and the non-uniform day, we are aiming to raise over £4000 which is amazing!”

Felpham Community College hosted their hugely popular annual Youth Action Week from the 8^th – 12^th July. The week is all about fundraising, with students and staff voting for what charities they wish to support. This year Macmillan Cancer Support, St Wilfrid’s Hospital and Chestnut Tree House were chosen as the charities, as well as ‘Improving Facilities for Students’ at FCC.

It was an action-packed week of events, including a Summer Fair, Sponge the Teacher, a Sponsored Swim and a Colour Run. There was also a charity tuck shop running every day selling a wide variety of treats, which grew more popular throughout the week and was a complete sell out on the Friday!

All events were supported by the Sixth Form Charity Committee who help organise and run charity events at FCC throughout the academic year.

Imogen Orde, Student Leadership in charge of charity, commented:
“It has been such a busy week; we are all worn out! We ran 14 Tuck Shops, including 2 evening ones for school events, and it has been great to see so many people supporting us throughout the week. The teachers who did Sponge the Teacher were fantastic as it was a wet and miserable day and they got very cold! It was also the first time we have run a Summer Fair. It was open to year 7 and 8 and we had lots of stalls like a penalty shoot-out, guess the name of the teddy, a tombola and even a hula hoop competition! The Sponsored Swim was really popular this year, we had over 110 students take part which was fantastic.

We are now busy collecting in all the sponsorship from the events and working out how much we have raised, and then next term we will hold a charity cheque presentation ceremony for the charities to come in and hear about our Youth Action Week and get their cheques.”

Felpham Community College hosted their annual Summer Arts evening on Thursday 11^th July.

This is always a popular annual event in the FCC school calendar and this year was no exception – it was hugely successful with lots of students and their families attending, as well as staff, Governors and the general public.

The evening is a showcase of the wealth of talent at FCC, with art, photography, and design and technology work all on display. Works ranged from year 7 students right the way through to A level.  The drama and music departments had performances in the performing arts studio, and the library was busy with poetry readings. Refreshments were provided by food technology students, with lots of comments on how delicious things were and people taking the recipes home with them.

The FCC music department put on a fabulous show in the sixth form quad, including individual musical performances, solo singers, bands, the choir, the school band and the school windband. Guest students from Bishop Tufnell joined the band, to showcase what they had learnt earlier in the week when FCC students visited them for a workshop at their school.

Mrs Tompkins, Curriculum Leader for Art and Photography, commented;
“We love this event as we want everyone to see how talented our students are! It was great to see families attending, and so many students attending to support their peers. It is always a lovely way to end a busy and productive school year, and to appreciate all the work our students have achieved.
Well done to all our students who had their work showcased, or who took part in a performance, or made the delicious food. It was a fabulous evening and a great team effort”

Felpham Community College held their annual Sixth Form Summer Ball on Friday 5^th July at Fontwell Park.

Year 12 and 13 students, plus staff, enjoyed a fun filled evening to celebrate the soon-to-be-finished academic year. It was a glamorous evening filled with laughter, food and dancing.

Mrs Brixey, Sixth Form Leader at FCC commented:
“All the students looked fabulous and it was great to see everyone enjoying themselves. We have now finished exam season (and FCC!) with year 13, and internal exams with year 12. The Ball is always really popular and a great chance for fun after all the hard work. We are now looking forward to seeing year 13s back for results day – the count down is on!”

The Felpham Community College year 11 Prom took place on Wednesday 26^th June, for the first time at Avisford Park Hotel. Over 250 students and staff attended the event which was fantastic!
With the sun blazing, students arrived to their red-carpet entrance in a variety of show stopping vehicles.

Mocktails, Magic Mirror photos and a fabulous buffet were all on offer to the students. The year group awards went down well and students danced the night away. Prom King and Queen, as voted for by students, was given to Lucy Lobley and Fin Patterson.

Mr James and Mrs Irish, Year 11 Year Office commented:
“It was a great way to say goodbye to the year group after all their hard work in the run up to their exams. We received extremely positive feedback from the hotel and the Magic Mirror company, both saying what a fantastic bunch of students we have at FCC – as if we didn’t know that already!
Thank you to the year group for all the fabulous memories made in the last 5 years. We are now looking forward to seeing them back at FCC for results day in August, and then welcoming lots of them back again in September to start at our FCC Sixth Form.”

Congratulations to Bella Cook and Athena Maltby, both year 8 students at Felpham Community College, who have joined other writers around the county with their winning entries to the ‘Screen Your Story 2024’ national competition.

‘Screen Your Story’ runs annually, giving young people the opportunity to submit a story of 1500 words – with this year’s theme being ‘an unforgettable place’. Entries are split into age categories, with FCC submitting 200  this year. Nationally, thousands of stories were submitted across the age ranges. The winning entries chosen by the judges are then published in a book – ‘Stories from the Young’.

As well as being published, the winners are invited to a Gala in London at the end of June where they are presented with a copy of the book. One overall winner from the book – announced at the Gala – will have their story made into a film later this year.

Mrs Wills, Assistant Curriculum Leader for English, commented:
Well done girls, your stories were brilliant and thoroughly deserve to be published! Good luck with the Gala, we are keeping our fingers crossed that one of yours is the winning one which is going to be made into a film. An FCC student won this prize previously so we want to go for it again!”