Academic, Drama, Music & Sport Performance

Academic Performance

The Buchan School assesses pupils against national comparisons using the GL Assessment package. The school has out-performed standardised expectations in mathematics, English and science in each of the last three years. The headline statistics for 2018 were as follows:

• P1 (Reception) were assessed in September and again, in June. 46% of pupils scored above average, or very high.
• The Progress Tests in Mathematics and English produced a Mean Standardised Score from all the pupils from P2 to F4 (Y1 to Y6) which was once again, above the national average score of all schools carrying out assessments using this package.
• The number of Buchan children from P2 to F4 achieving ‘above or well above average’ was twice the overall average nationally.
• The number of children achieving ‘very high’ was four times the overall average nationally.

Sport Performance

INTER SCHOOL SPORTS COMPETITIONS 2019

Isle of Man Competitions – 33 competing schools

Under 11 Isle of Man Millennium Football - 1st
Under 11 Isle of Man Cross Country – Girls - 1st
Under 11 Isle of Man Cross Country – Overall - 1st 
Under 11 Isle of Man Athletics – Boys - 1st
Under 11 Isle of Man Athletics – Girls - 3rd 
Under 11 Isle of Man Cross Country – Boys - 3rd 
Under 11 Southern Schools Netball - 1st
Under 11 Southern Schools Football  - 1st

UK COMPETITIONS

U11 IAPS Netball North West Regional Finals - 1st
U11 Rossall Rugby 7’s                                                              

Drama Performance

LAMDA Exam results

2014            100% Distinction Form 3 and Form 4
2015            80% Distinction Form 3 and Form 4 20% Merit
2016            80% Distinction Form 3 and Form 4 20% Merit
2017            100% Distinction Form 3 and Form 4
2018            100% Distinction Form 4

Music Performance

Music Theory ABRSM Exams

2016  100% pass   50% Distinction
2017  100% pass   55% Distinction
2018  100% pass   52% Distinction

Music Practical ABRSM Exams

2016  100% pass   From Pre Test to Grade 4
2017  100% pass   From Pre Test to Grade 4
2018  100% pass   From Pre Test to Grade 4

The Manx Guild 2018

Boys’ Choir - 1st
Girls’ Choir - 1st
School Orchestra - 1st
Eagles Choir - 2nd
Bluebirds Choir - 2nd

Individual successes on the guild board outside the gym.

Barnardo’s 2017. Barbican Centre
Barnardo’s 2018. Royal Albert Hall

Currently the school has five choirs and an orchestra and there have been numerous successes at The Guild in recent years. The choirs have performed at the Villa Marina, Peel Cathedral and both the Royal Albert Hall and the Barbican. Pupils from our school orchestra have also played in the KWC orchestra and Manx Youth orchestra.