Impressive year
THE King’s School has capped off another year with a set of impressive GCSE results.
This year’s group of students achieved some of the best in recent years, with 27 per cent of all grades at 9 or 8, up from 20 pc in 2017.
As well as this, almost half (47 pc) of all grades were at 9 to 7 and three quarters of all grades were between 9 and 6.
Staff at King’s were also proud of the fact that 97 pc of grades were above at 4 or higher.
King’s headmaster Dr. Simon Hyde said his pupils deserved every success and it was the all down to their hard work.
He said: “This is another incredible set of results and we are very proud of our students’ achievements.
“Today is a day of celebration for our pupils who are reaping the rewards of their hard work over the last two years and also for staff too.
“I am delighted to see so many happy faces as our pupils plan ahead for the next stage of their learning, which for most is staying on for A Levels here in King’s Sixth Form.”
Leading show jumper Abby Todd, 16, got seven 9s, two 8s, one 7 and an A in Further Maths and ultimately hopes to read Medicine; Duke of Edinburgh bronze award achiever Emily Higginbotham, 16, got three 9s and seven 8s and wants to study Languages; brilliant violinist Timothy Parkinson, 16, got four 9s, five 8s and an A* with distinction in Further Maths and wants ultimately to read Maths or Engineering; and silver Duke of Edinburgh achiever Fiza Kokan, 16, got six 9s, three 8s, a 7 and an A* in Further Maths and after her A Levels wants to study at London University.
Model United Nations representative and barbershop singer Kieran Cullen, 16, got a fabulous nine 9s, one 8 and an A* and eventually wants to read Medicine; and Cheshire hockey star Aisling Day, 16, got eight 9s, one 8, one 7 and an A* with distinction in Further Maths and wants to be an engineer; rugby and cricket player. James Nichols, 16, got three 9s and seven 8s; while charity volunteer Lottie Thomas, 16, got six 9s, two 8s and two 7s and wants to work in global ecology.
Also a quarter of pupils at the school got at least nine 9 - 7 grades; seven students achieved 10 grades of 9 or 8; 43 pc of pupils got at least five 9 - 7 grades, while 60 pc of pupils got a 9 or 8 in at least one subject
In many academic subjects, half of all grades were at the top 9-7 grades including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English Literature, Geography, Latin, Mathematics, Music and RE.
In the advanced Further Mathematics exam, almost half of all grades are A*/A and two pupils achieved an A^, which is an A* with distinction.