Students across Wiltshire have been celebrating another successful year of GCSE results.
While the national pass rate dropped slightly as some 67.3 per cent of entries received a grade 4/C or above, down from 6, schools across the county had much to celebrate.
At Malmesbury School, the number of students achieving the strong pass (Grade 5) in English and Maths continued to rise, as did the number of grades at the very top end with 26 per cent of all grades a 7 or higher.
St Laurence School in Bradford on Avon celebrated an 83 per cent pass rate in English, and an almost 80 per cent pass rate in maths.
The John of Gaunt cohort in Trowbridge reported a higher attainment percentage at each grade boundary for the combined English and mathematics GCSE than the AQA exam board average across all its schools.
Students and staff at St Augustine's Catholic College in Trowbridge were pleased to receive their GCSE results, recognising their hard work and achievement across a broad and ambitious curriculum.
The Corsham School headteacher Rod Bell was delighted with his pupils’ efforts and said this year’s students had to navigate a very different educational experience owing to the pandemic.
Springfields Academy in Corsham celebrated its seventh consecutive year in which all pupils secured a post-16 placement.
The school supports young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and saw pupils achieve GCSEs and celebrate success in Functional Skills, Entry Level certificates and vocational qualifications.
Staff at Abbeyfield Academy in Chippenham said they "couldn't be prouder" of this year's GCSE cohort.
Headteacher Nick Norgrove said: “It was lovely to spend time with students, parents and staff this morning to celebrate their results.
At Sheldon School in Chippenham, grades have improved once again as the school continues to perform well above the national average with 74 per cent of GCSE entries achieving grades 9–4
Every student who sat exams in chemistry, Polish, Russian, Chinese, statistics and Bengali achieved a grade 4 or above.
Meanwhile headteacher at Hardenhuish School in Chippenham, Lisa Percy, said it was an absolute joy to share in the students’ celebrations.
St John’s Marlborough revelled as more than 80 per cent of students achieved a pass in both English and Maths and almost 30 per cent of all grades were at grade 7 or above.
Lavington School in Devizes saw a pass rate of over 80 per cent in both English and Maths and 20 per cent of all grades 7 and above.
Students from Devizes School were delighted by a fantastic set of smiling faces, individual success stories and overall results for the school.
Kingdown School in Warminster celebrated a strong set of GCSE and Vocational results.
Headteacher Shelley Tuke said: "It has been fantastic to welcome them into school this morning and see so many extremely happy students celebrating their results with their friends, families and teachers.
Students from Melksham Oak praised its students for a GCSE results day success.
Standout results included Jessica Jones who achieved seven grade 9s and two grade 8s and is staying at Melksham Oak Sixth Form to pursue Sciences.
At St Mary’s Calne, 56 per cent of GCSEs taken were awarded grade 8 or 9, with more than a third (31 per cent) achieving the top grade of 9.
In total, 79 per cent of all grades were 9-7 and 37 per cent of pupils achieved at least nine grades at 9-7.
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