St. Mary’s College students praised for excellent GCSE results!

22 Aug 2024

Students and staff at St. Mary’s College are celebrating another summer of success in GCSE examinations.

Once again the school has recorded an excellent set of results, with a third of all passes (32 per cent) at the highest 9-7 grades, and a fifth of candidates (21 per cent) achieving seven or more passes at these top levels.

More than half of students (56 per cent) obtained ten or more passes, with many achieving 11 or even 12 GCSEs.

Staff at the school believe these results reflect the broad and balanced curriculum at St. Mary’s, and the fact that the college does not impose restrictions on the number of GCSE subjects that students can take.

In terms of individual successes top of the class at St. Mary’s this summer is 16-year-old Edward Newton from Southport who took 12 GCSEs and achieved the highest 9-7 passes in all of them, including nine top 9 grades.

Edward commented: “I’m really happy with my results. I’d like to thank all of my teachers for their help and support, especially during the exam period, which was quite stressful at times.

“I’m going to join the Sixth Form at St. Mary’s and will be studying Chemistry, Physics, Maths and Further Maths. I’m really excited to start.”

The best performing female student at the school is 16-year-old Evie Clark, also from Southport, who achieved 9-7 grades in all 11 of the GCSE exams she took, three at grade 9 and a further eight at grade 8.

Evie said: “I’m so relieved! I was feeling slightly nervous but I know that I worked hard and did my best and my results reflected that.

“I want to thank my teachers and family for always pushing me to reach my full potential. I look forward to joining the Sixth Form at St. Mary’s and plan to study Biology, Chemistry, Classics and Maths at A-level.”

Meanwhile, two other star performers at St. Mary’s this summer are Luke Pomeroy, aged 16 from Blundellsands, who achieved 11 GCSEs including eight 9 grades, and Joseph Parry, also aged 16 from Southport, who achieved 12 GCSEs including four at grade 9.

Commenting on the results, St. Mary’s College Principal Mike Kennedy said: “Once again we are very proud of the achievements of our GCSE students in this year’s examinations.

“Their successes are richly deserved, and are a testament both to all their hard work over the past five years, and the ongoing support they have received from staff and their parents over this period.

“Achieving good GCSE grades is a firm foundation on which candidates can build future success at A-level, at university and in their future careers, so all our GCSE students and their families should be delighted at what they have achieved this summer.”

Mr Kennedy also pointed out that staff at St. Mary’s were delighted with the value-added performance of candidates again this year, with many students beating their predicted grades, further proof of the excellent progress that students make at the school.