Pupils at Devizes School were jumping for joy after 66 per cent of them achieved five or more GCSES at grades A* to C, and 50 per cent passed five or more at the top grades including English and maths. Twenty per cent of the grades were A* and A.
Headteacher Malcolm Irons said: “It was a bigger year group this year and they were not as able as last year’s, but they worked really hard and to achieve 66 per cent is very good. We are very pleased and we send our congratulations to them and the staff.”
Star performers included Joe Downey with seven A* grades, Lucy Baross with five A*s, athlete Joe Hutchinson matched his success on the track with four A*s, Amy Palmer achieved three As and Michael Wraw gained six A*s.
Fee paying Dauntsey’s School in West Lavington also enjoyed a record set of results.
A total of 75.8 per cent of the grades were A* and A, while seven pupils achieved a clean sweep in their subjects with A* grades including Kenneth Lai with 11.
Sixty four of the 114 pupils got at least eight A* and A grades.
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