Tuesday August 24^th 2010
Congratulations to all pupils at Albany Science College who have once again broken all previous school records with this year's GCSE exam results. In all 83% of pupils gained 5 A* - C grades, with 60% A* - C including English and Maths.

Headteacher Don Higgs said "We are absolutely delighted once again with the results. Last year our value added scores, which reflect pupil progress over 5 years, put Albany in the top 5% of schools in the country. These results should improve even on that achievement."

Pupils who sat their GCSE's early in Years 9 & 10 also produced excellent results. Read The Full Article >>

Thursday July 22^nd 2010
At the end of the Easter term a group of Year 8 pupils on the Able, Gifted and Talented register took part in a National competition to win £10,000 to refurbish the school dining room.
During Technology lessons the team conducted surveys with pupils and staff to find out what sort of things they wanted to see in a new canteen design. Some others looked into the furniture options available and themes to make the eating experience a more enjoyable one. They designed new menus and tried out recipes with their friends.
The group had to stick to the entry requirements and submit a limited amount of information from the huge portfolio they had compiled. They made a presentation to Mr Higgs about their plans and ideas and this was filmed as part of the submission.
Out of 200 entries Albany was judged to be in the shortlist of 20 to be judged by a celebrity panel to go through to the final 10 schools. This was not to be the end of the story!
We have just heard that our entry has made it through... Read The Full Article >>