‘Best results for years’ at Wisbech Grammar School

Wisbech Grammar School said it had recorded its best results “for a number of years”. Fifty seven per cent of grades were at A*-B, 31 per cent of which were A* and A.

The A* to C results were up by 11 percentage points to 87 per cent with an overall pass rate above 99 per cent.

Some of the pupils with top results were:

Katy Landles - 2 A*s English literature and history and a B in French and is off to Leeds to read history of art

Eden Cooper - 2 A*s in textiles and biology and an

A in chemistry and is off to Birmingham to read medicine. Anna Kober - 2 A*s in biology and chemistry and an A in maths and will take medicine at Nottingham.

Zara Jutsum - 2 As in fine art and textiles and B in graphics to read graphic and media design at UAL

Arran Shipley - 3 As biology, chemistry and economics and is off to Birmingham to read business management. Ran Tai - 2 As in fine art and textiles to read graphic and media design at UAL

Jack Sidgwick - 3 As in biology, chemistry and geography and will read earth science at St Andrews.

Maxwell Eales 2 As in biology and business studies and a

B in chemistry and is off to Plymouth to read medicine. Tarn Chamberlain James will be taking up a place at Cambridge to read veterinary medicine (2 A*s in biology and chemistry and an A in physics), and Oliver Mann (3 A*s in biology, chemistry and maths) will read medicine at Newcastle.

Tarn said: “I am overwhelmed with my results and excited about my future at Cambridge university.

“I have always felt that anything is possible at WGS Sixth Form and I’m ready now for the next chapter of my life.”