Welcome to County Upper

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County Upper Campus

Success at the Bury St Edmunds All-Through Trust 13-18 County Campus is built on a strong partnership between teachers, parents, students and governors; a partnership which flourishes in an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect, where every individual is known and valued.

You can find out more about our values and work in our brochure and prospectus.

We are very proud that our young people feel secure and happy and enjoy coming to school and that our "can do" attitude ensures that our students achieve excellent results at all levels of ability: results which reflect, and frequently exceed, their potential.

Going All-Through
This is a time of great change in education nationally. While other schools locally are adjusting to their recent move to a two-tier system, our schools are already established and very confident with the forward looking All-Through system. As a result, all the schools in our Trust are able to focus solely on our core mission of helping every pupil to reach his or her potential by providing a seamless education from 4-19.

Any child in Year 4 who is not already in our system can choose to move into the All-Through Trust. Indeed, parents with children of all ages are very welcome to attend one of our open events and/or to have an individual tour. To find out what you need to do and how to get an application form visit the admissions page.

If you would like any of the information on this web site in printed form please contact us. We make no charge for this.

Events

Mon 16 Sep 2019 - 09:00 to 16:00
Yr12 Art & Photography Trip - British Sugar/Ickworth Park

Mon 23 Sep 2019
Yr10 Art & Photography Trip - Botanical Gardens/Fitzwilliam

Mon 23 Sep 2019 to Fri 4 Oct 2019
Yr 10 Graphic Communication Trip (week 4/5 - tbc)

Mon 23 Sep 2019
Yr.10 Design Museum Trip (tbc)

Tue 24 Sep 2019
Prometheus Workshop

Thu 26 Sep 2019
Y8 PE at CU

Thu 26 Sep 2019
Y3 PE at HC

Thu 26 Sep 2019 - 08:30 to 09:00
Year 10 Parents' Information Evening (SLT, YH, AYH) - 7pm

Fri 27 Sep 2019
Rainforest Day at HC (Y4/6)

Mon 30 Sep 2019
Yr. 11 Tourism Trip

Mon 30 Sep 2019
Yr.10 Design Museum Trip (tbc)

Thu 3 Oct 2019 - 17:00 to 21:00
Open Evening

Mon 7 Oct 2019
Yr.10 Tourism Colchester Zoo

Mon 7 Oct 2019 to Fri 11 Oct 2019
Safeguarding Parents Information Evening (tbc)

Thu 10 Oct 2019
Y5 PE Action Day at CU

Thu 10 Oct 2019
Y4 PE Action Day at Westley

Mon 14 Oct 2019
Drama Festival at Theatre Royal

Mon 14 Oct 2019
'A' Level Politics trip to the Houses of Parliment.

Tue 15 Oct 2019 - 19:00 to 21:00
Autumn Concert

Wed 16 Oct 2019 - 16:00 to 18:00
HC Open Evening

Wed 16 Oct 2019 - 18:30 to 21:00
Autumn Concert

Thu 17 Oct 2019
Non-uniform day

Fri 18 Oct 2019
Staff Training Day

Fri 18 Oct 2019 to Wed 30 Oct 2019
Japan Trip

Sat 19 Oct 2019 to Tue 22 Oct 2019
History Trip to Munich and Nuremburg

Mon 21 Oct 2019 to Fri 25 Oct 2019
Half-Term

Mon 28 Oct 2019 to Fri 1 Nov 2019
Yr12 Art Trip - Norwich (tbc)

Mon 28 Oct 2019
Year 11 Work Experience fortnight begins

Tue 29 Oct 2019
Tollgate Open Day

Tue 29 Oct 2019 to Fri 1 Nov 2019
Yr. 12 Georgraphy Field Trip

Sat 2 Nov 2019
HC Taster Saturday

Mon 4 Nov 2019
Year 11 Work Experience Fortnight continues

Thu 7 Nov 2019
Y6/7 Science Day at CU

Thu 7 Nov 2019
Y4/5 Science Day at HC

Fri 8 Nov 2019
Remembrance Assembly (Yr 9+)

Sat 9 Nov 2019
Tollgate Open Saturday

Mon 11 Nov 2019
Trust Board meeting - 5pm

Tue 12 Nov 2019 to Sun 24 Nov 2019
USA Basketball Trip (tbc)

Wed 13 Nov 2019
Year 12 GCSE presentation assembly

Thu 14 Nov 2019
Y8 Maths/Business Day at CU

Thu 14 Nov 2019
Sixth Form Open Evening - 7pm

Currently

GCSE Results 2019

Percentage gaining level 4+ in both English and mathematics: 75%

Mrs Neale said, “We are delighted with these results and right across the ability range students have done themselves proud. A quarter of all grades are 7s, 8s and 9s and, amongst the top performing students are Rose Bainbridge and Jacob Cook who both achieved eight grade 9s and an A grade in additional mathematics. Once again, our policy of students taking the rigorous English Baccalaureate, a creative subject and a wide range of extra-curricular activities has proven to be the right one. I thank the staff who do such an excellent job and congratulate all the students: they certainly deserve to celebrate their achievements today.”

Photos thanks to Andy Abbott

'A' Level Results

‘A’ LEVEL RESULTS 2019

Number of candidates: 122

A* - E pass rate: 99.4%

A* - C pass rate: 82%

A*/A pass rate: 25%

Head Teacher, Vicky Neale said, “it is always rewarding to see a group of young people rightly excited about moving onto the next phase of their lives and, once again, our students have achieved what they need to do just that. They have done extremely well across the ability range and 25% of all grades are A*/A. Five students will take up places at Oxford and Cambridge this year, while three girls have secured, equally sought after, degree apprenticeships two with international computing companies and the third for engineering with BAE systems. Amongst the top performers are Eddie Wilkinson with A*s in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Further Mathematics and Emma Le Poidevin with A*s in Art, French and History. I thank the staff for all they do to provide a well-rounded education for all our students and our parents for their support. On behalf of their teachers and tutors, I congratulate the students and wish them every success for the next phase of their lives.”