CULCHETH High praises its GCSE students for five years of ‘dedication, enthusiasm and hard work’ following results day.
Head of Culcheth, Chris Hunt described a ‘vibrant and exciting’ morning which unfolded as year 11 pupils returned to school for the last time to collect their GCSE results yesterday, Thursday.
He congratulated the cohort on the ‘excellent’ results that came from the day, highlighting how 71 per cent of students achieved a basic standard pass (grade 4) and above in the key subjects of English and maths.
Along with this, 51 per cent of students achieved a ‘strong pass’ (grade 5) and above in the same key subjects.
He said: “These GCSE results for Culcheth High School are a testament to the hard work, determination and resilience of the students who have risen to the challenge of their examinations, ably supported by the brilliant Culcheth High School staff.
“On behalf of the staff and governors of Culcheth High School, I would like to congratulate our Year 11 students on their excellent GCSE exam results.
“There have also been some fantastic individual performances, which reflect the hard work of the students in their GCSE studies.”
We sent our reporter Ella Wilcox over to Culcheth High yesterday morning to witness the atmosphere of results day and speak with some of the students collecting their results.
One high achieving student we spoke to was Ethan Stafford who got four 7s, three 8s and two 9s. He is off to St John Rigby to study physics, maths and economics.
On receiving his results, he said: “I’m a bit overwhelmed to be honest, but I’m very happy."
Meanwhile Nyah Ramanah-Beck achieved an outstanding set of results too, having earnt two 9s, five 8s and two 7s.
She is studying biology chemistry and maths at Winstanley.
We also spoke to Angel Jackson who achieved three 9s, three 8s, one 7 and one 6. Angel spoke of her aspirations of becoming a lawyer and is going to Winstanley to study law, criminology and English.
She said: “I’m really happy. I spent quite a bit of time revising certain subjects but it was definitely worth it.”
Some of the high achievers the school highlighted from the day include the following students: Esme Appleton, Oliver Ball, Miles Birchall, Alex Buckley, Dominic Burns, Gracie Cripps, Natalia Fuller, Sara Gopikrishnan, Alfie Green, Olivia Haselden, Angela Jackson, Nyah Ramanah-Beck, Faith Shone, Ethan Stafford, Erin Sweeney, James Tooley and Mia Vella.
Mr Hunt added: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the students for their efforts and wish them all the very best in their next steps.”
“We are delighted with and very proud of our students’ achievements, and I would like to thank all the staff for their dedication and hard work which have supported this level of achievement through the GCSE courses.
“Finally, a big thank you to all the parents and guardians who have supported the students and school to help our young people achieve this level of success in their GCSE examinations.”
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