Writhlington students produced another strong set of GCSE results this year, despite turbulence in the examination system and a number of significant late changes to qualifications and performance measures.

Over 70% of entries in Mathematics were at A*– C and English results also rose to 68%. 60% of students achieved five A*/C GCSE grades, including English and Mathematics. Over 100 students in the year group achieved at least one A*/A grade and well over fifty achieved at least three top A*/A grades.

The proportion of students succeeding in Ebacc qualifications continued to rise, with many more students successfully following Modern Languages and Humanities GCSE courses. Students following these courses had an overall A*/C pass rate of almost 70% and the pass rate in these subjects has doubled in the last two years. Results in other subject areas were equally impressive. In fifteen different subjects, over 80% of students obtained good A*/C GCSE passes and the overall pass rate for all subjects at A*/C was over 70%.

There were very many highly impressive individual achievements. Amongst those students with exceptional performances were: Laura Wiltshire 11A*, Callum Rush 8A*, 2A, 1B, Alec Newland 7A*, 3A, 1B, Araminta Hampden-Martin 9A*, 1A, 2B, Alexandra Hodges 8A*, 3A, 1B, Oliver Beechener 8A*, 1A, 3B, James Turner 6A*, 6A, Baranby Wheeler 5A*, 6A, 1B, Fiona Walker 6A*, 3A, 2B and Molly Grainger-Hull 4A*, 7A, 1B.

Headteacher, Mark Everett, said: "I am delighted with the dedication, commitment and hard work of our students. They have worked exceptionally hard, despite suffering from continued uncertainty and lack of clarity in the examination system. The overwhelming majority of our students are staying on to undertake their A Levels and we have a large proportion of Sixth Form students progressing to top Russell Group universities, including Cambridge and UCL. Twice as many students are now successfully following GCSE courses in Science, Modern Languages and Humanities. What pleases me most about all of our results this year is the fact that both Year 11 and Year 13 students have been able to obtain qualifications which help them to pursue their chosen career paths. Their hard work is a credit to the school and their families."