Collingham

News flash!
2006 results: A is commonest grade at Collingham... more
Individual success stories: Some outstanding results... more

Introduction
Collingham is a co-educational independent sixth-form college and school, situated in a quiet garden square in Kensington. The number of students is 240, aged from 14 years. Students are taught in small tutorial groups (average size is 5). All academic subjects are covered at AS, A level and GCSE, and individual tuition can be arranged. Two-years, one-year and short revision courses are offered.

Care of Students
All students at Collingham have a personal tutor responsible for their welfare. The personal tutor monitors progress, provides a sympathetic ear and can give advice on both academic and personal matters. They are in constant touch with subject tutors and maintain close contact with parents.

Collingham's GCSE department
Most students study six or more GCSE subjects, including English, Maths, one modern foreign language and a least one science subject. Collingham also encourages students to take at least one non-academic subject (these include Art, Drama, Graphic Design or Photography). Two-year and one-year courses are available.

Subject Choices
Collingham offers a wide choice of subjects, so that all students can follow courses which express their personal talents and interests, as well as preparing them for the future. There is no restriction of subject combinations.

Outside Collingham
All Collingham students can use the sporting facilities at Imperial College. There is regular Wednesday evening football, open to all students. Collingham also presents an annual charity musical evening where students and staff combine their musical talents. At the end of the academic year, Activities Week provides a range of opportunities for students to take part in activities such as a charity walk in the Alps, the production of a magazine, work experience, Art and Drama workshops.

After Collingham
Most Collingham leavers go on to university, some to art college or drama school. Great care is taken with the university application forms so that all students can achieve places that suit their aims and abilities. Collingham maintains close contact with the London Medical Schools, students are advised on the general admissions policy of Medical schools in the UK and guided through all stages of the application.

2006 results
Collingham A-level students gained more A grades than any other grade in this summer’s exams. In English Literature, over 50% of students achieved A grade and 25% of students gained grade B. The History Department enjoyed the notable success of achieving 100% grades A – C, with 35% of students gaining grade A. Similarly, in Modern Languages and in Philosophy, grade A was achieved by over 40% of candidates.

Collingham extends its warmest congratulations to this year’s students on their outstanding achievements.

Individual success stories
Here are a few of the many happy outcomes for Collingham students following their summer 2006 results:

Molly Schneider Molly got English Lit A, Geography A, Philosophy A. Molly achieved her A grades at Collingham after only one year’s intensive study, gaining full marks (100%) in all three AS Philosophy exams.

Emil Gadimaliyev Emil came to Collingham from Azerbaijan with the ambition of becoming a doctor. He got Biology A, Chemistry A, Physics A, Russian A. Thanks to his excellent grades, he will begin Medical studies at King’s College, London this autumn.

Shih-Ju (Sharon) Lee Sharon came to Collingham for intensive one-year A-level courses. She is thrilled to have achieved the grades required to study Biochemistry at Edinburgh (Chemistry A, Maths A, Chinese A, Biology C).

Sophie Neville Sophie is going to King’s College, London, to read English thanks to her Collingham results of History A, History of Art A, English Lit A. .

Henry Seligman Henry first took A levels at Collingham in 2000 and went on to get a 2:1 in Experimental Psychology at Pembroke College, Oxford. Henry’s determination to study Medicine inspired him to return to us last autumn for an intensive one-year course, achieving Biology A, Chemistry A. He will be going on to UCL to read Medicine this autumn!

Principal:
Gerald Hattee MA DipED

23 Collingham Gardens
London
SW5 0HL
Tel:
(020) 7244 7414
Fax:
(020) 7370 7312
E-mail:
london@collingham.co.uk
Web:
www.collingham.co.uk

Collingham provides an environment that enables individuals to discover their strengths, set their own goals and develop their potential and confidence.