Students at The King’s School in Chester are celebrating tremendous GCSE results with a quarter of all students achieving at least 10 A*/A grades.
Four students achieved results of 11 A* GCSE grades or more – Sophie Cliff, of Chester (11 A*s), Emily Cresswell, of Chester (11 A*s), Anna Jones, of Hope (11 A*s and 1 B) and Rebecca Perkins, of St Asaph (11 A*s and 1 A).
Five students gained 10 A* GCSE grades or more – Rhiannon Jackson, of Higher Kinnerton (10 A*s and 1 B), Anna Lloyd, of Nannerch (10 A*s, 1 A and 1 B), Ruhi Kaur, of Rossett (10 A*s), Robert Clark, of Pulford (10 A*s and 1 A) and Owen Edwards, of Chester (10 A*s and 1 A).
A further 19 students achieved 10 A*/A grades or more.
King’s girls led the way with 52.3% of all passes being graded A* and 78.3% graded A*/A.
In total 41% of King’s students gained at least nine A*/A grade or above across all subjects; 45% of all grades were at A* level, with 73% of all grades achieved at A*/A grades, with students performing extremely well across all subject areas.
In further maths 55% of students achieved A* grade, with 12 of these achieving the top grade possible A* with distinction. This is an extra grade beyond A* given to high achievers in recognition of how difficult it is to obtain.
Headmaster Chris Ramsey said: “I am delighted with this year’s GCSE results. Our students have worked extremely hard with the support and encouragement from their teachers. A quarter of our students achieved at least 10 A*/A grades and with an 8% increase on last year’s A* grades, this is one of our highest ever A* grade results.
“I am continually proud of how incredibly busy our students are, not only academically but also participating in plays, concerts and sports teams at a local, national and sometimes international level. I would like to congratulate each and every one of them and wish them the best of luck as they move on to their A Level studies.”
