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Hammersmith Academy
HA students help Olympic gold medalist open Fulham
Reach Boat Club

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ammersmith Academy students have assisted London
2012 Olympic gold medalist Katherine Grainger in
opening the Fulham Reach Boat Club which provides
free training to schools in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Ms Grainger described the Fulham Reach Boat Club as
‘wonderful’ as she cut the ribbon to officially open the boat
house which stands underneath the new St George
development along from Hammersmith Bridge and is passed
by the famous annual Oxford - Cambridge Boat Race.

teaching youngsters who go to school so near the river but
haven’t had the chance to row. They may take it for granted,
which they definitely should, but the Hammersmith stretch of
the river is one of the best in the UK and as they get more into
the sport they’ll realise this is where the best races are and is
one of the most famous places to row in the world.”
Contributed by Hammersmith Academy

The club is being managed by former national champion, Steve
O’Connor, and his focus is very much on providing a free
opportunity for schools in the area where pupils may not have
had a chance to try the sport. Hammersmith Academy students
have been training at the club which has a brand new fleet of
18 boats, an indoor training room with eight rowing machines,
immaculate changing rooms and a kitchen.
Ms Grainger, who has also won three silver Olympic medals,
said: “This is the nicest boat club I’ve ever been to, it’s so
smart! It’s the most amazing thing to bring rowing into the
community. I’ve ended up being very involved in rowing and
going on to a very high level but I started out at university
having a laugh. It’s such a sociable sport and it’s wonderful
Fulham Reach Boat Club is putting such an emphasis on

HA Exam Results

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Please note: HA’s first GCSE results are due in Summer 2016

70% of all student entries achieved the
highest grades of A*-C with an overall
pass rate of 98%. 16% of students were
awarded the highest level of A* or
equivalent.
Headteacher, Gary Kynaston, added: “I
am immensely proud and delighted with
our students and the hard work they have
put in; their impressive results are a
tribute to their teachers and the students’
dedication after choosing to study in
Hammersmith Academy’s Sixth Form.
These cohorts of students have come from
all over London and their progress in
their short time with us is truly

possible A* and Distinction grades.
Seeing our students grow and develop
into confident and well-rounded
individuals with high aspirations, has
been astonishing. The Academy’s culture
The excellent results mean that students
of high expectations and standards, with
have secured places to study courses such the support of
as Law, Medicine, Maths and
parents,
Biomechanical Engineering at highly
has
prestigious universities across the
inspired
country, with many poised to attend
fantastic
Russell Group universities. Students
academic
studying vocational BTEC courses also
success.”
performed well and have secured
places at the institutions of their choice.
Of the Academy’s results, Head of
Sixth Form, Rob McKerrell, said: “I
am overjoyed by the fantastic results
our students have yet again produced,
with a number achieving the highest

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Photos by: Hammersmith Academy

tudents and staff at Hammersmith remarkable. It is fantastic to see so many
Academy revel in the second year move on to Higher Education. On behalf
of successful A Level and BTEC of everyone at the Academy, we wish them
results.
all the best in the future.”