Newcastle School for Boys pupils show great character to achieve top GCSE grades

Despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and changes to how grades have been assessed this year, Year 11 boys at Newcastle School for Boys have shown great character in achieving an excellent set of GCSE grades. 50% of GCSE grades awarded to the school’s Year 11 cohort were awarded at the top grades 9 …

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Congratulations to all of our students for record GCSE results, but calls for an urgent educational ‘Recovery Plan’ grow louder

Congratulations to all North East GCSE students Schools North East wants to pass on its congratulations to all North East students on their amazing 2021 GCSE results. A record 24.5% have achieved grades of 7 and over. As well as being a phenomenal achievement for our region’s students and a testament to their hard work, …

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Students at Our Lady and St Bede Catholic Academy ‘thoroughly earn their exceptional results’

Students at Our Lady & St Bede Catholic Academy in Stockton-on-Tees were delighted to achieve amazing GCSE results today. A source at the academy told us 'Whilst it has been an incredibly challenging year for our all our pupils, they have done exceptionally well. They have been through a rigorous programme of assessments and examinations, …

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NHS Vaccination Pop-up at Excelsior Academy for GCSE Results Day

As students came in to collect their GCSE results, the NHS provided a pop-up vaccination  centre, enabling students aged 16-17 to receive their Covid vaccine. This followed a  successful day on 10th August when Laidlaw Schools Trust invited the NHS to run a pop-up  to coincide with A-Level results day. As a community hub, Excelsior …

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Sedgefield students celebrate GCSE success

Year 11 students at Sedgefield saw success in their GCSEs after significant disruption to  their education over the past two years, due to the pandemic. Students have faced multiple  lockdowns and learning from home, as well as many being forced to isolate, but have shown  determination and resilience throughout.  The teacher assessed grades have been …

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Academy 360 students celebrate success after challenging two years

After facing disruption to their education over the past two years, Year 11 students at  Academy 360 have seen success in their GCSEs and Level 2 qualifications. Students have  dealt with multiple lockdowns and learning from home, as well as many being forced to  isolate. Despite this, they have shown resilience throughout, working hard despite  …

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Fantastic examination results for Astley students

Despite a very challenging couple of pandemic hit years, year 11 students and staff at Astley Community High School are incredibly proud and delighted with the excellent results achieved this summer.  Mackensie Horton achieved six grade 9s in Biology, Chemistry, History, Maths, PE and Physics. He also scored grade 8 in English Language and English …

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Queen Margaret’s School for Girls face the Future with Confidence

Key GCSE Figures from Queen Margaret’s School for Girls, York: ● 100% GCSE pass rate● 94% of girls achieved or exceeded their target grades● One third (33%) of all GCSE results at the School were the highly sought-after grade 9● Two thirds (67%) of all GCSE results at the School were grades 9-7● 97% of …

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Longbenton High School announces outstanding achievements from Year 11 this summer

In a fourth successive year of improvement in all key headline measures an impressive 14% of students achieved a sweep of top grades at 7+ including Ava Ho (9 grade 9s), Erin Knox (8 grade 9s, A* and a Level 2 Distinction) and Katie Pearson and Evie Hartridge (6 grade 9s & 4 grade 8s). …

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