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Mount Kelly Swimming Summer Success

Mount Kelly swimmers are celebrating outstanding success in the water this summer with momentous performances across international and national events. Eight Mount Kelly swimmers were selected on to national teams for the European Junior Swimming Championships which took place in Vilnius, Lithuania in early July. Highlights of the event, were when Lithuanian Mount Kelly pupil,…

Mount Kelly Mobilises Stricter Smartphone Ban

As the national news reports on calls from parents and campaigners to limit the time children spend on smartphones, or ban them completely for under-11s, Mount Kelly has placed further restrictions on mobile phone usage in School. Academic research continues to point to the negative impacts of certain technologies on academic attainment, mental health, attention…

Excellent GCSE Results

Mount Kelly’s Year 11 GCSE pupils are celebrating a 94% average pass rate, and can now move confidently forward to the final two years of school life. An impressive 83% of papers achieved grades 9-5; 38% were graded 7 (A equivalent) or above and 25% of pupils achieved a grade 7 or above in at…

Mount Kelly Class of 2024 Success Stories

After years of hard work and months of revision, Mount Kelly is celebrating the A Level successes of its class of 2024 pupils. Over 88% of pupils have been accepted at their first choice of university in the UK and overseas, with 49% achieving places at world class Russell Group, Bath, St Andrews and Loughborough…

European Aquatics Junior Championships 2024

Mount Kelly pupils, swimming for GB, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Ireland and Austria, made history the European Aquatics Junior Championships 2024 (Tuesday 2 July – Sunday 7 July), which hosted over 600 swimmers from 43 different countries. It was an historic week of record-breaking racing at the European Aquatics Junior Championships 2024 and Mount Kelly secured:…