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Outstanding GCSE results have been celebrated by


pupils across the Ribble Valley.


And for many local schools 2014 turned out to be another record breakingyear. Headteachers praised the amazing efforts of all


their pupils and highlighted some exceptional individual achievements. Mr Stephen Cox, head


at Ribblesdale High School, said his pupils had achieved a record percentage of five A* to C grades.


He said: “We are delighted


with our GCSE examination results this year. The number of A* grades has almost dou­ bled on last year, but most importantly there are many incredible achievements where pupils have obtained exceptional grades. “The results are a testa­


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ment to the hard work of the pupils and the commitment of the fantastic staff at Rib­ blesdale.”


Among the high flying pupils at Ribblesdale were


Sinead Foley, who gained nine A’grades and one B, and Mollie Webb, who achieved seven passes at A*and 3 As. At Bowland High School


78% of pupils achieved five GCSEs at grades A* to C, equal­ ling the schools best ever per­ formance.


Headteacher Mr John


Tarbox said: “This represents a rise of 5% on last year, de­ spite the increased volume of assessment at the end of the courses.”


He added: “Highlighting


individual performances is always difficult. However, particular congratulations go to Kane Taylor, who achieved nineA*andtwoA grades, and Lydia Martin, who achieved eightA*andfourAgrades.” CRGS headteacher Mrs Judith Child said: “We are im-.


menselyproudoftheexceUent academic results achieved by our students, which are out­ standing and our best ever. The percentage of A* to B grades is a superb 94%, with 74% of grades at A* to A and


an impressive 34% of results at A*, a reflection of the hard


Ribblesdale High School Technology College pupils Kyle Stonehouse and Thomas Chadwick with their GCSE results.


work and commitment of eve­


ry single one of our students and their teachers.” Ten CRGS pupils gained


10 or more A* grades - Millie Forest, Hannah Yates, Lucy


Calderbank,EIeanorDoggart, Lillian Dummer, George


Riding, Ben Stanley, Robert Atkinson, Ewan Swift and Matthew Walsh.


Y A further 57young people


achieved 10 A* or A grades, while 66% of pupil s gained


at least eight GCSEs at A*/A. Pupils at St Augustine’s RC


High School, Billington, were also celebrating outstand­ ing results. Headteacher Mr Michael Wright said: “The re­ moval of modular exams for GCSEs and reductions in the amount of course work have provided new challenges for pupils this year, but our stu­ dents have risen to that chal- ■ lenge with excellent results across the board.


“Their hard work and de­ termination to succeed is evi­


dent in the superb results that have been gained, particularly evident in the increase in A*


and A grades achieved. “These results consoli­


date the outstanding judge­ ment that we received in our Ofsted report this year.” Pupils with stars in their


eyes included Gillian Par­ kinson, who achieved 10 A* grades, and George Cow- perthwaite, who achieved nine A* grades and one A, as well as an extra A grade in an


advanced maths qualification. Pupils who gained nine A*


grades and an A were Cath­ erine Burns, William Kel­ ly, Genevieve Thornton and Charlotte Keigher.


Overall the school’s results


indicate that 74% of the pupils achieved five A* to C grades in­ cluding English and maths, an


increaseonlastyear’sfigures, and 146 pupils achieved the top A*/A grades. Oakhill College principal Mrs Carmel Riley congratu­


lated her pupils on their GCSE successes. Shesaid: “I am very


. pleased with this year’s GCSE results, especially consider­ ing all the changes to GCSE that this year group have had to face. “We are able to celebrate


individual excellence, with our headgirl achieving eight A*and three Agrades and oth-


' ers achieving a very strong overall profile of results. “This is a time to celebrate


the pupils’ hard work and the consistent effort of their


■ teachers who support them.” ■ , . At Stonyhurst College 47%


of the GCSE papers sat were graded A* or A, with well over half of the papers in English, maths, geo gra­ phy and German achiev­ ing top A* or A grades.'A total of 10% of all pupils achieved an A* or Agrade. Headmaster Mr Andrew


Johnson said: “I am delighted that, once again, our students have done very well indeed in their GCSE exams. “My warmest congratula­


tions go to all our pupils who have got such good results, and also to their teachers who have supported them.”


The government has changed the law: All students who have finished year 11 at school this summer will be required to continue in education or training until they turn 18 years old


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