Year 11 pupils and their teachers are celebrating a strong set of GCSE results this morning. Despite the tightening of grade boundaries this year, 71.1% of grades were 9-6 (equivalent to A*-B in the previous grading system), with 50.3% at grade 7 or above.

There were some tremendous individual success stories, with over a half of students achieving at least nine grades 9-6 and several receiving five or more grade 9s – an outstanding accomplishment. Subjects with the highest number of grades 9-7 include Physics, French, Geography, Latin, Chemistry, Design and Technology and Art.

Commenting on the results, Principal Jo Cameron said: ‘I congratulate our students on their individual achievements. They worked hard and have received the results they deserve. Once again we see the benefit of our holistic education reflected in strong results across the board. I would like to thank the teachers for their dedicated support and encouragement of the pupils.’