What a brilliant piece of news: Kimberley Sixth Form is the highest-ranking of all Bedfordshire schools, coming in at 21st on the
@thesundaytimes
list of the UK’s best state and independent schools. Such an achievement!
Today has been an exceptional and historic day. Year 13 you were amazing and your support for each other was humbling. We’re so sorry your last day was a little rushed. We will miss you all! X
The view from College will look very different on Monday, as the last 4 of 167 chimneys dominating Marston Vale for over 100 years are demolished. At the height of production, the brickworks had the World’s largest kiln, producing 500million bricks a year!
#Stewartby
#Brickworks
The launch of our Rugby Development Programme in collaboration with
@BedfordBluesRFC
will be on Weds 9th May at 7pm at Kimberley College. Visit our website for more information and to register your interest!
@wusPE
Congratulations to our Head Boy Martin who achieved A*A*AA and will now go on to study at
@Imperial
College and our Head Girl Sasi who achieved A*A*A*A* and secured her place a
@Cambridge_Uni
. You have both been a real asset to the college and we couldn't be more proud of you.
Congratulations to Udhay and Marcel, who have been elected as the new College Presidents! They will now work with the current head boy and head girl before taking up their post in the new term. Well done to all candidates who took part! 🗳️
Amazing rooftop shots by our Graphics student as part of her coursework. Note the safety harness! We are very fortunate to be situated in such a lovely rural setting.
This week,
#KimberleyCollege
are welcoming Y10 students from a range of schools in
#Bedford
, to encourage them to think about their futures! This morning,
@GoldingtonAcad
students took part in a range of workshops based on subjects they are interested in!
#Year10FuturesDay
If you missed Look East last night, you can still watch Sasi's video diary! Sasi achieved four A*'s and has accepted an offer at Kings College
@Cambridge_Uni
to study Chemical Engineering.
Our fantastic COVID testing heroes have gone above and beyond over the past two weeks, carrying out more than 3000 tests so that we can welcome all our students back safely...and we can’t wait!! See you tomorrow morning😀
Lizzie Yr12 Fashion & Textiles student, received a prize in the University of Northampton’s Schools Art and Design Competition for her amazing ‘Cactus’ jacket. The judges were impressed by the range of skills used, construction and choice of materials. Well done Lizzie!
Staff and students at Kimberley wore jeans to college today to show our support for
#jeansforgenes
! We raised just over £100 in donations and still counting!
@JeansforGenes
Hope you are all enjoying the snow!⛄️. In light of the road conditions, Kimberley will be CLOSED tomorrow, Monday 11th Dec. Stay safe and have a great time. Post your photos
@STEMcollege
☃️
Congratulations to our fabulous Geography Department as they are awarded the Secondary Geography Quality Mark. One of 9 schools receiving this award in 2019.
@WATgeography
. Thanks also to Mrs Pykett our former Head of Geography.
Good luck to everyone collecting their GCSE results tomorrow! If you have attended
@WoottonUpper
please collect your results from Kimberley between 9am & 11.30. If you have applied to us from another school, please come in with your results between 12.30 and 2pm.
Congratulations to our fantastic students on your exam success! All very well deserved following your hard work and determination. Onwards and upwards; don't forget to come back and visit us!
Congratulations to our team and professor Hubbard for their stunning performance at Lockheed Martin’s Code Quest during half term. Our students took both first and second place in their class, outcoding all the competition!
We’re proud that our Kimberley team has just won the regional Bar Mock Trials Competition at Oxford Crown Court, qualifying to compete in the national finals at the Royal Courts of Justice! Well done to the team and staff - this is a testament to all of their hard work and skills
Congratulations to Katie & Katie on winning 1st and 2nd Prize in the Fashion & Textiles category at Northampton University with over £1000 as the prize!
@WoottonUpper
We hope your all enjoying a great summer! We look forward to seeing both Year 12 and 13 on Wednesday 4th September for an 8.50am start. Enjoy your last few days of rest!
We were so proud to present a certificate from The London Institute of Banking and Finance to three of our finance students for achieving outstanding results in their Level 3 qualifications! Amazing achievement from our students- congratulations!
@StudyLIBF
Rehearsal for Friday’s Creative Arts Festival looking very good! This is a free event and tickets are still available. Call 01234 762890 to reserve yours!
Good luck to our Year 13 students with your A level exams starting today and Year 12 with your assessment fortnight. It's time for all your hard work and preparation to pay off! Please arrive in plenty of time for your exam and remember to sign in at reception.
Great to see so many families at our first presentation for open evening. We look forward to working with you all on your journey towards your sixth form studies.
Our Trust training day is in full swing today, with staff in a variety of tailored sessions. Fantastic to welcome our new deputy
@Miss_A_Burnham
who’s dived straight in, delivering a session on ‘Checking for understanding’
Congratulations to Chloe on achieving A*AA. Chloe will go on to study Economics, French and Russian
@warwickuni
. Well done Chloe, we are very proud of you.
Women’s WORLD Champions and Mixed WORLD Champions at Maddison Square Garden. Unrealllll feeling😭looking forward to exploring New York with my family now🏴♥️
We celebrated the last week of term yesterday with the Kimberley College fun day! Well done to all staff and students involved in the sports activities and bake off- it was great to spend the day out in the sun ☀️☀️
Congratulations to Leah on achieving an A in Photography and D*D in Graphics. Leah is going on to study Graphic Communications
@UniversityLeeds
. We are very proud of you Leah.
Emails have now been sent to applicants with the outcome of their application to Kimberley College 2019/20 📨Please make sure you check your email and follow any instructions
While our Yr12 students are out on work experience,
@WoottonUpper
Yr10 students are here enjoying learning experiences in Physiology
@wusPE
, Soundwaves and Geopolitics. The Costa Coffee smoothies are also very popular!
Working alongside
@roadpoliceBCH
to deliver road safety input to the students
@STEMcollege
Thanks for being great audience & for your support.
Pictured are Kay Everett, Patoral Leader at Kimberley College, and Pc Sam Sparkes from BCH Road Police.
@BedsPCC
@HertsPCC
@PCCCambs
Yr 12 PHSE ‘speed dating’ style interviews with ex-students who are now at Uni, in an apprenticeship or in employment following graduation. Lots of valuable Q&A’s.