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Parkside Community College GCSE Students Earn Sweep of 9s

Parskide Community College is celebrating students’ GCSE results today, with several of the school’s Year 11s achieving an impressive raft of the highest grades of 8 and 9.

This year’s results mark a standout year for the school and show a very strong improvement across all headline measures in comparison to last year.

Among the school’s top performers, who achieved an extraordinary nine or more grade 9s, were: 

  • Toby who was awarded eleven grade 9s, as well as two grade 8s in the additional GCSEs he took in Latin and Ancient Greek;
  • Samuel who was awarded eleven grade 9s;
  • Eva who was awarded eleven grade 9s;
  • Kai who was awarded ten grade 9s and one grade 8;
  • Julia who was awarded ten grade 9s, one grade 8 and one grade 7;
  • Nicholas who was awarded nine grade 9s and one grade 8.

Speaking of his success, Samuel said:

“I am very satisfied with my results and feel that they reflect the amount of work I put in.”

Julia added:

“I am so so happy with my results. I’m incredibly grateful to all of the teachers who helped me get here, and I’m incredibly proud.”

Dee Wallace, Principal at Parkside Community College, said: 

“This year’s incredible GCSE results are exceptional for our school and showcase a significant improvement on our results from last year. They are testament to the excellent teaching delivered by our staff, as well as the enduring ambition of our students, and are a sign of how our school is continuing to go from strength to strength.

“It is particularly pleasing to see such superb results from a number of our students with additional needs, showing that each and every young person is able to thrive at Parkside. Our departing Year 11s will be sorely missed however we look forward to supporting them from afar as they embark on the next stage of their education and move forward into very bright futures.”

 

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