All over the country, young people opened envelopes this morning containing their GCSE results.
Students at De La Salle in St Helens began filtering into the school at around 9am, eagerly awaiting their results. Excitement was in the air as envelopes started to open.
Last year, the proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades surged to an all-time high after exams were cancelled for the second year in a row due to Covid-19 and students were instead given results determined by their teachers. Overall, 28.9% of UK GCSE entries were awarded one of the top grades, up by 2.7% on 2020.
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One standout story from De La Salle is Katie Shepherd, who amazingly got nine 9s and two 8s in her GCSEs and will be heading to Carmel College for her A Levels. Shea Rainford, 16, is also off to Carmel, he said: “I’m surprised how well I did at further maths.”
Head at De La Salle, Andy Andy Rannard said: "I'm immensely proud of his students who have had everything thrown at them these past couple of years. It's a testament to the staff, students, and the parents."
Students from St Cuthbert’s Catholic High School, in St Helens, have been celebrating another great set of GCSE results this year. A total of 46% of students achieved five grades 4-9 (including maths and English), a significant improvement from the last time students sat their GCSEs.
Students who had a particularly good day included Ellie-Mae Buckley, Dominic Carr, Aimee Ganner, Ali Oskan, Stephen Appleton, Thomas Fairclough, Hollie Wynn, Lucja Murzanska, Kelise Wilson-Smith, Alisha Walkden, James Hackers, Isobelle Bennett, Faye Dearden and Ben Smith-Yates.
Some outstanding results were gained by Ali Oskan who achieved 3 grade 9s, 2 grade 8s, a grade 7 and 3 grade 6s and Amy Ganner who achieved 2 grade 9s, 3 grade 8s, 3 grade 7s and a grade 6.
Headteacher at St Cuthbert’s, Catherine Twist said: “We are very pleased with this year’s results showing another improvement since the last GCSEs. Our young people who have shown such resilience over the last 2 years and a genuine determination not to be defined by the pandemic. The staff have worked tirelessly to prepare our students not just for their exams but for life after school and I am extremely proud of the efforts of everyone involved at St Cuthbert’s.”
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