NESTON HIGH marked its 50th anniversary by notching up a record-breaking set of GCSE results which are above the national average.

Headteacher Steven Dool said: “I am delighted to congratulate our students on achieving outstanding results this year.

“Team GB has done outstandingly well in the Olympics and Team Neston, made up of students, parents and teachers, has done likewise locally.”

Top performers this year include: Melissa Sherlock (7A*3A), Martha Broughton (5A*5A), Charlotte Stewart (5A*4A), Sarah Rowlands (4A* 7A), Alex Peck (5A*2A 2B), Laura Thompson (3A* 6A 2B), Liam Rance (3A* 6A 1B), Rebecca Hendry (2A* 8A), George Mills (3A* 6A), Emily Macknay (1A* 9A), Karen Thomson (2A* 6A 2B) Gary Donaldson (3A* 3A 3B), Emma Reaney (2A* 6A 2B), Victoria Moyhritsas (10A), Helen Bartley (3A* 3A 3B), Dan Barraclough (1A* 5A 2B), Francesca Clarke (1A* 6A 2B), Natalie Clarke (2A* 4A 3B), Michelle Garry (1A* 6A 2B), Kirsten Hall (1A* 6A 2B), Oliver Horrocks (2A* 6A 2B), Martha Kieran (2A*6A 2B), Nicholas King (1A* 6A 1B), Hanna Labdon (2A* 4A 3B), Claire Annakin–Smith (6A 4B), William Flaherty (2A*4A4B), Rachel Hopper (6A 4B), Lucy Kelly (7A, 3B), Naomi Smith (7A 2B).