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The Headmasters end of term six nation report

The dust has settled on another Six Nations championship.

But which teams passed their exams with flying colours and who must stay behind for extra work?

Best subjects: Did well on school outing to Paris, silencing the locals, despite senior pupil Mark Regan's clowning around. Also impressed in final-day exam, although the marking was generous in the extreme.

Must try harder: Allowed history books to be re-written by visiting school from Wales; let themselves and everyone else down badly on trip to Edinburgh. Seem to have trouble with concentration - standard of work seems to vary massively from lesson to lesson.

Star pupils: First-former Daniel Cipriani is a head boy in the making. Third years Michael Lipman and James Haskell also worthy of prefect badges.

Quality of teaching: Rumours of staff-room unrest continue to surface and headmaster Brian Ashton is reportedly unpopular with some pupils and parents. Second Ofsted report in five months ordered by inspector R Andrew RFU.

Final mark: B

Best subjects: Enormously successful with everything tackled. No problems with passing exams either. Gave every other school a PE lesson.

Must try harder: Difficult exchange trip with South African school of hard knocks coming up. Must put lessons learned in 2005 into effect.

Quality of teaching: New headmaster Mr Gatland transformed the school from top to bottom. His decision to bring in English supply teacher Mr Edwards was inspired.

Final mark: A+

Best subjects: Attempts to cook up a tastier dish than last autumn in home economics ended in disaster, with a diet of stodge the predictable result. Served up a nice cold dish of revenge to English pupils but otherwise fare almost unpalatable.

Star pupils: Gold star handed out to Michael Blair. A silver one for reliable class prefect Christopher Paterson after he scored a perfect 33/33 in the penalty test.

Quality of teaching: Failed to get best out of pupils. Pass-rate very poor; head teacher may be looking for new position rather shortly.

Final mark: D

Best subjects: Impressive efforts in French but struggled in most other tests. Failed to complete homework set after bad marks last autumn and handed lessons in hard work and art by Welsh and English sport colleges.

Star pupils: Young Robert Kearney should be commended for his speed of thinking, while Thomas Bowe can also be pleased with his efforts.

Quality of teaching: Poor throughout. Mr O'Sullivan has failed once again to improve exam results and, with the pass-rate falling again, may find himself in big trouble at the forthcoming parent/teachers evening.

Final mark: C-

Best subjects: Can't be faulted for effort. Very little of note produced in art but almost moved out of the bottom set through hard work alone.

Star pupils: The three pupils on the front row of the classroom were excellent throughout, as were their fellow pupils on the back row. Sergio Parisse awarded school colours for outstanding achievements.

Quality of teaching: New head teacher Mr Mallet reduced to tears by end-of-term performance of the Scottish play. A school on the up.

Final mark: D+

Best subjects: Showed enormous flair in art, drama and music and movement. Most successful when winging it in early exams.

Must try harder: Found it difficult to deal with never-ending game of musical chairs instigated by young head teacher. Lacking direction sometimes and alarming tendency to run amok during lessons. Suffered bullying from bigger boys at other schools.

Quality of teaching: Patchy. M Lievremont expels some exemplary pupils without explanation and then appoints fresh-faced first years to positions of responsibility that they're not quite ready for.

Final mark: C

Diolch Mr Gatland!