‘Their dedication to education
CHARTERS SCHOOL, SUNNINGDALE: The headteacher praised students following a ‘challenging two years’.
A total of 82 per cent of students achieved five or more 9-4 grades including English and maths.
Headteacher John Fletcher said: “It has certainly been a challenging two years for them all through key stage 4 as they studied. We are proud of each one of them and their achievement.”
EDEN GIRLS’ SCHOOL, SLOUGH: More than 90 per cent of girls achieved a grade four or above in maths and English.
Principal Sajid Malik said: “Our young people have faced so much disruption in their education in the past three years so they should be very proud of their achievements.”
HEATHFIELD SCHOOL, ASCOT: A total of 40 per cent of grades were 9-8 while more than 60 per cent of grades were 7-9.
Headteacher Sarah Wilson said: “These young women have succeeded in both their studies and in their individual development, thanks to their high level of dedication and determination.”
HERSCHEL GRAMMAR SCHOOL, SLOUGH:
The percentage of grades at 9–7 increased from 69 per cent in 2019 to 79 per cent this year, and the very top grades, 9-8, increased from 47 per cent in 2019 to 58 per cent this year.
Headteacher Jo Rockall said: “Congratulations to all our students who have risen to the challenges of the last two and a half years.
“Their resilience and determination to succeed is to be hugely commended and we are immensely proud of all of them.”
LANGLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL, LANGLEY:
Headteacher John Constable is toasting another set of impressive GCSE results.
The percentage of grades at 9-4 were 99.8 per cent; 68.6 per cent at 9-8 and 84.7 per cent at 9-7.
A total of 17 students got a clean sweep of grade 9s across all 10 of their subjects.
LVS ASCOT, ASCOT: The school achieved a 100 per cent pass rate in English, maths, and triple science, with an overall pass rate of 92 per cent.
Principal Christine Cunniffe said: “We are delighted with the GCSE results this year, it is a testament to the brilliant work of our staff and pupils at LVS Ascot.”
PIONEER SECONDARY ACADEMY, STOKE POGES: The school celebrated its first set of GCSE results since it came under new eadership.
Pioneer Secondary Academy opened n May as part of the Sikh Academies Trust having previously been known as Khalsa Secondary Academy.
The school said 78 per cent of students achieved a grade 4 or above in both Engish and maths.
Headteacher Harmeet Sahota said: “Our children and staff have persevered and shown great resilience and determnation throughout what has been a challenging time.”
ST BERNARD’S CATHOLIC GRAMMAR SCHOOL, SLOUGH: A total of 77 per cent of students achieved grades 9-7 in English and maths, while 97 per cent achieved grades 9-5.
Headteacher Paul Kassapian said: “The most important aspect for us to celebrate is the wonderfully caring and supportive manner of the year group. They truly embodied the example the Bernardine sisters left us.”
ST GEORGE’S SCHOOL, ASCOT: A spokesperson for the independent boarding and day school said: “The GCSE cohort
has impressed everyone over the past two years with a mature approach to their studies and the recent exam season.
“We are proud of all the girls who have achieved outstanding grades across every subject which are above and beyond their baseline predictions, something for which St George’s is renowned.”
ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, SLOUGH:
There were some inspiring tales as students picked up their GCSEs, including Clinton Njkou.
Clinton, who is blind, achieved some of the highest results at the school with two 9s, four 8s and three 6s.
The school’s stats saw 77.2 per cent of GCSEs graded at 9-4 including English/maths, while 65 per cent were graded 9-5 including English/maths.
Headteacher Ciran Stapleton said: “As a non-selective community school we are delighted to celebrate these outcomes for the children.”
THE WINDSOR BOYS SCHOOL, WINDSOR:
The school prepared students for their first exams in years by doing ‘more mocks and revision sessions than we have ever done,’ said headteacher Sean
Furness.
A total of 74 per cent of students achieved grades 4-9 in English and maths, with 51 per cent achieving a grade 5 and above – an increase of about five per cent since 2019.
THE WESTGATE SCHOOL, CIPPENHAM:
There were smiles on faces at the secondary school as 75 per cent of students achieved a standard pass in both English and maths.
The school said this year’s GCSE results surpassed those in 2019, the last time students at the school sat formal exams.
Headteacher Michelle Cooper said: “Seeing students open their GCSE results based on formal examinations has been amazing. The smiles on faces reflects the preparation and work that has gone into them.”
UPTON COURT GRAMMAR SCHOOL, SLOUGH:
Headteacher Mark Pritchard celebrated the school’s best GCSE results in four years.
High achievers included Sahana Pathmathasan, who achieved 11 grade 9s and an A grade in additional maths, putting her as one of the top students in the country.
Overall, 45 per cent of grades were 9s or 8s, with 69 per cent graded 9-7.
WEXHAM SCHOOL, WEXHAM:
Headteacher Lawrence Smith said students achieved excellent outcomes under uniquely difficult circumstances.
Year 11 pupils Dishaa Aulakh, Raheem Bashir, Owen Domony, Zahra Khan, Natasha Paris and Umar Saleem received shout-outs after they achieved 26 grades equivalent to A*/A between them.
Mr Smith said: “We are extremely pleased that despite the tremendous disruption to their learning during the last two years, our GCSE results are similar to that of our pre-pandemic cohort in 2019.”
WINDSOR GIRLS’ SCHOOL, WINDSOR:
A total of 84 per cent of students achieved an English GCSE pass and 75 per cent nabbed a maths pass.
Lucinda Thompson was diagnosed with epilepsy during lockdown – an extra challenge.
“Having to deal with that and miss[ing] more school, that caused a lot more disruption,” she said.
Despite that, Lucinda got all 7s, 8s and 9s.