One school is to complain about harsh GCSE marking

all students not getting the results they’d hoped for at GCSE or A-level, is not to panic.

“Talk to your school and talk to us at Kirklees College about progressing to further education courses, apprenticeships or Higher Education degree-level programmes. We are enrolling now.”

Rastrick High School found its new star pupil. Ella Fitt gained the top grade 9 in English, English literature and maths.

Under the new grading system it made her one of only 2,000 students in the country to achieve the grade in three subjects.

Ella, who also got seven A*s and a distinction* in IT, said: “I am really happy and very proud of myself. I did not think anyone in Calderdale would get the new grade 9 and I cannot believe I got it in all three subjects.”

Other pupils at the Brighouse school performed well too, including Sean Reilly, an aspiring science teacher, Mohammed Sulaiman, an apsiring pharmacist and Molly Dodson.

Overall, 73% of pupils achieved five A*-C grades.

Headteacher Steve Evans said: “These are the best results ever achieved by the school, with a very pleasing factor being that we have the highest percentage of top grades ever achieved. These outstanding results demonstrate the hard work of our students, support of their parents and the dedication and expertise of our fantastic staff.”

At Heckmondwike Grammar more than 99% Year 11 students securing at least five good GCSE grades with over 76% getting five or more A/A* or 9-7 grades.

Abigail Aust and Caitlin Pugh achieved 12 GCSEs at grade 9 or A* with Zahrah Sufi, Camille McKie and Eleanor Matley-Waite all achieving 11 GCSEs at grade A*, 8 or 9. Gaining 10 GCSEs at grade A*, 8 or 9 were Sammy Ali, Caitlin Barker, Kyle Dai, Raina D’Souza, Sienna Haynes, Amal Said, Sara Saloo and Ammara Siddique.