Praise for Shropshire pupils as GCSE results are published

This year’s GCSE results are published today and early indications show that 2016 will be another successful year for local schools and academies.

Theresults will be the first set to be published using the government’s new system which analyses the proportion of students who have made progress across a range of 8 GCSE subjects.

At Hadley Learning Community, which was judged to be in the top 100 schools in the country last year in terms of progress, the percentage of students achieving the Progress 8 and the percentage of students achieving a Grade C or better in five subjects was 70%

Madeley Academy saw 74% of students achieved Grade C or better in five subjects. Holy Trinity Academy saw 71% of students achieving Grace C or better in five subjects.

Results so far released show that the proportion of students who attained a GCSE passes in English at Grade C or better was 58.7% while for mathematics the figure was 59.9 %.

The Marches Academy Trust are celebrating their GCSE and A Level results across their two schools since the recent results days. The results confirm that The Marches Academy Trust deliver a holistic curriculum to a very high standard. As a result, admissions for both Years 7 and 12 are reaching record numbers at both The Marches School and Sir John Talbot’s School, in Oswestry and Whitchurch.

For Sir John Talbot’s, it was the second set of GCSE results since converting to an Academy and students celebrated as 100% achieved 5 or more A*-G grades and 10% of students achieving at least 5 A* and A grades. It was a similar picture at The Marches School in Oswestry with at least 43% of students gaining one or more A/A* grades this year, up again from 2015, with 97% of students gaining 5 GCSE passes and an increase in the number of students gaining the English Baccalaureate for the fourth year in a row.

Executive Headteacher of the Marches Academy Trust, Mrs Sarah Longville, commented, “The Marches Academy Trust provides education that parents, students and the community can reply upon to ensure that young people are able to secure their future. We are incredibly proud to announce that after three years of being a hub school for the University of Cambridge one of our students has gained a place to study Engineering after receiving his excellent A Level results.”

Church Stretton School saw an increase in the number of pupils achieving 5 A* - C (including English and Maths) and also 5 A* - G. 62% of the pupils achieved 5 A* - C (EM) a significant improvement on last year. Over a quarter of the pupils achieved the prestigious English Baccalaureate equivalent. Many pupils obtained outstanding results including Robert Aze 6 A* 5 A, Alex Hearle 11 A* 1 A, Joseph Pepper 8 A* 2 A, Lauren Williams 10 A* 1 A, Sasha Robinson 11 A* 1 A, Sophie Burgoyne 6 A* 3 A, and Bethan Evans 8 A* 3 A.

Mr John Parr Head of School said: "The results are testament to the hard work of our pupils and staff. I would also like to thank our parents who provided unstinting support through their time in school."

At The Priory School in Shrewsbury 81% of students achieved 5 A*-C grades, 73% achieved 5 A*-C including English and Maths and 82% of exams taken were awarded the equivalent of A*-C. 46 students achieved six or more A*/A grades with 14 of these students achieving 10 or more A*/A grades.

Shrewsbury School is celebrating one of its best ever set of GCSE results, with a near record 70.8% of the exams awarded an A* or A grade and a record-breaking 43.8% of results achieving the top A* grade.

Nine pupils – Sam Bayliss, Thomas Brennan, Oliver Bureau, Imogen Evans, Elias Harrison, Oliver Hodges, Henry Mayhew, Angus Moore, Lucien Whitworth - each gained 10 straight A*, and 31 pupils gained either A* or A grades in all their subjects.

Headmaster Mark Turner was delighted: "We are very proud of our pupils who have shown great ambition to achieve these very impressive results. Credit is also due to the dedication of all our staff and the support of parents. The future is potentially very bright indeed for these pupils as they embark upon their Sixth Form studies."

At Bridgnorth Endowed School, 70% of students achieved 5 or more A*-C grades, including English and Maths, producing an astonishing 17% rise in this school measure. Mr Loveday, Headteacher said, “The previous best results in 2012 were 66% for this measure so to beat that by 4% and to smash our targets for this year is very special. At the Endowed school we are committed to providing our students with the best opportunities and our drive is now to move forwards to aim for an outstanding OFSTED grading within the next 3 years.”

The girls and staff at Shrewsbury High are celebrating for the second week running after receiving another outstanding set of examination results. A significant proportion of the entire year group received a flawless spread of A*/A grades. Whilst results were excellent across the board at the High School, it was stand out results in Arts subjects and Languages that were a particular highlight.

Mr Getty, Head at Shrewsbury High School said: "The High School has always been renowned for the quality of its results in the Sciences so this year it is particularly gratifying to see how highly the girls have also performed in Arts and Languages based subjects. With 100% A*/A in the likes of German, almost 90% A*/A in Latin and over 80% A*/A in Music and Drama it is wonderful to see the girls excelling across the full span of academic disciplines."

Adams’ Grammar School pupils in Newport have achieved another excellent set of GCSE results this year. With an overall pass rate of 98%, 60% were A* or A with an average number of passes of 10 GCSEs per pupil.

Headmaster Gary Hickey said he was absolutely delighted: “These results are testament to the hard work of both our pupils and staff. There have been some outstanding individual performances too with 20 of our pupils achieving straight A/A* passes in all ten of their GCSEs – an incredible achievement.

“I’d like to congratulate every pupil who has worked hard to achieve these results and I look forward to welcoming them back to school in September to start the next chapter of their life in the Sixth Form, along with new students from schools across the country who have also chosen to join us for their A-Level studies.”

There were whoops of delight and tears of joy again this year as Adcote School girls received their GCSE results this morning. The local girls arrived early to pick up their results and receive hearty congratulations from Exams Officer, Liz Stephenson. The telephones were also kept busy with international pupils calling to hear news of their success.

Adcote staff are thrilled to see another successful cohort this summer, with a 99% pass rate and over 20% of grades marked at A* or A. Three very happy pupils included Daphne Wong whose grades included 4xA* and 2xA, Elena Roberts with 2xA* and 6xA, Cassie Chen with 4xA*, and Shirley Hung with 3xA* and 2xA.

Commenting on today's results across the county, David Minnery, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for children and young people, said: “I would like to heartily congratulate pupils on their results this year. I would also like to extend our thanks to all in our school communities, including all teaching staff, headteachers, parents and carers who have provided much needed support, guidance and direction for the pupils.

“The pupils’ achievements are a reflection of their commitment and preparation for the examinations and the hard work that they put into their studies.

“This is such an important time for young people as they progress from school to continued education at school or college or further training and employment. We wish all of Shropshire’s pupils every success in the future.”

Councillor Gilly Reynolds, Telford & Wrekin's cabinet member for Education, Employment and Skills, said: “I would like to congratulate all the students on their achievements and thank everyone connected with the schools for their hard work.”

This year’s GCSE results are published today and early indications show that 2016 will be another successful year for...

Posted by shropshirelive.com on Thursday, 25 August 2016