Top results for students at Dixie

PUPILS and staff at Dixie Grammar School are celebrating some of the best GCSE results in recent years.

Among those scoring a clean sweep of A* and A grades were George Bacon and Hannah Mihsein each with nine A* and one A grade, Lauren Nicholls with eight A* and one A grade and Charlotte Bowman with two A* and seven A grades,

Deserving of a special mention is Amy Hemsworth who has added to her A-level English language grade A last week with a perfect 10 A* grades out of 10 at GCSE.

Headteacher Richard Lynn said: “With well over a quarter of all GCSE grades at A* the students have been richly rewarded for their hard work and consistent application and they have laid the firmest of foundations for the next two years of study, the staff here are very proud of their achievements.”

Results improved from 2015 with 27% getting A* grades, as opposed to 23% and 96% achieving A* to B against 88% last year.

Mr Lynn added: “The highest grades do not necessarily represent the greatest achievements and the benefits of the unique education at the Dixie Grammar School are not always measurable by an exam or easily represented by statistics.

“We are delighted that a record number of our students are returning to the small class sizes, leadership opportunities and expert tuition in our Sixth Form and that they will be joined by so many starting at the Dixie in the lower sixth from other schools.”