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Read School in Drax is celebrating the GCSE results day after returning a 100 per cent pass for all students.
Described as a “shambolic exam grades system”, the school’s staff were thrilled to share their students’ success. A 99 per cent pass rate was achieved with a grade 4 or above, while 34 per cent of students were awarded grades
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Head teacher Ruth Ainley said: “Our resilient GCSE
pupils have triumphed yet again today with a truly fantastic set of results and each one deserves this wonderful recognition of their success.
“2020 has been a tough year all round but our young people have shown they can keep their heads and apply themselves despite this changing world.
“Their commitment to remote learning, which our teachers rolled out so efficiently from the start of the pandemic, and which parents have fed back they are delighted with, meant the long-term impact on pupils’ studies was minimal. Their well-deserved high grades are testament to this.
“Alongside academic achievements, we are taking time
today to celebrate the diverse range of other skills our pupils have acquired at Read including the Combined Cadet Force, Duke of Edinburgh and Leiths Food & Wine School.
“We have limited Sixth Form places available from September.”
Deputy Head, Mark Voisey, said: “At Read today, we’ve all had tears of joy, and elbow-bumps rather than hugs, as our eager pupils tore open their envelopes and gasped in relief.
“We worked closely with each pupil during lockdown, creating bespoke learning packages, and got pupils back to school as soon as it was safe to do so. Our spacious school buildings but small class sizes, meant we were able to get pupils back in far earlier than other schools, and we are fully prepared should autumn bring further challenges.
“It was wonderful to see our pupils reap these rewards they so deserve from their years of hard work, and we look forward to some of them continuing on in to Sixth Form.”
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A-level students are taking a sigh of relief after the government unexpectedly announced a change to their previously shamed grading system.
The government has buckled under the weight of immense pressure to scrap the last-minute grading system which saw 40 per cent of results downgraded compared to teacher predictions.
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Students at the Read School celebrated a 100 per cent pass rate for all A-Level entries.
The private school in Drax was thrilled to report that 65 per cent of passes met an A* to B grades.
Maths, further maths, business studies, geography, physics and EPQ were the main subjects students excelled in.
Leading the pack were high-achievers Alex Chapman who received three A’s and will go onto study accountancy at the University of Nottingham, Celia Wu who received two A*s and an A and B who will study engineering at the University of Bristol, and Grace Handforth who received two As and a B who will study business at the University of Northumbria.
Headteacher Ruth Ainley said the staff are “bursting with pride” over the results.
“Our Sixth Formers have excelled themselves this year.
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Pictured are (L-R) Zoe Bellamy, Alex Chapman and Harry Woodall. (20-08-10 SU)
“We’re delighted our pupils will move on far and wide to some of the best universities.
“While 2020 has been a difficult year in so many ways, with education interrupted by the pandemic, Read pupils have exhibited maturity, resilience and cool-headedness, applying themselves to their studies to achieve today’s exceptional and well-deserved results.
“Our comprehensive, high-quality remote learning offering, which we organised and delivered at short notice, minimised disruption and allowed pupils to continue to flourish. Parents have been delighted.”
Outgoing Head Girl, Zoe Bellamy attributes reaching her target grades and a degree apprenticeship with the “special Read School support”.
seen as an individual and now just a set of grades. Read Sixth Form showed me I was capable of anything I put my mind to and opened my mind to new experiences, especially the wonderful educational trips and expeditions.”
Outgoing Head Boy Harry Woodall said the numerous extra-curricular activities he took part in led to a more well-rounded academic lifestyle.
“Read has presented me with endless opportunities alongside my traditional studies, including the Combined Cadet Force, our determined and loyal rugby and cricket teams, and Duke of Edinburgh, where I have thrived. Read School finds out what you enjoy and helps you to be the best you can be at it. I have been so happy and have
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SELBY COLLEGE
A former Goole High student shined at Selby College’s results day.
Vocational student Julia Dabrowska secured a Triple Distinction in BTEC Business and will go on to study Business Management at the University of Lincoln.
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