STUDENTS hard work has paid off after Cotswold pupils collected their GCSE results. 

Teenagers nationwide were waking up yesterday (Thursday) to their GCSE results in a year when the proportion of top grades awarded was expected to fall.

Schools across the county were proud of their students' success this year after many of the pupils had experienced disruption to their learning due to the pandemic.

The Cotswold School said it was delighted with its students' success this year, where over 83% of students achieved the benchmark of five or more 9-4 grades, including Maths and English.

Evesham Journal: Ines Watchorn, Millicent Swait and Daisy Pilkington with their results.Ines Watchorn, Millicent Swait and Daisy Pilkington with their results. (Image: The Cotswold School)

Around 75% of grades achieved are 9-5, and 37% are 9-7.

Some individual successes included Katy Ottaway, who gained grade 9 in seven of her subjects and four grade 8s. 

Katie Havill has also gained grade 9 in seven subjects, three grade 8s, and a B in Additional Maths. 

William Morgan, headteacher, said: “I am delighted with the positive results that our Year 11 students have achieved, reflecting the maturity and commitment students have shown towards their learning, revision and exams.”

Evesham Journal: HAPPY FACES: Maggie Baldwyn and Maisey Mitchell.HAPPY FACES: Maggie Baldwyn and Maisey Mitchell. (Image: The Cotswold School)

“Congratulations to our students on their achievements, and thank you to our teaching and support staff for their unwavering dedication and to our families for their continued support.”

Chipping Campden School students were also celebrating an impressive set of GCSE grades across a wide range of subjects.

Six per cent of students had achieved the very challenging grade 9, and a quarter of all grades (25%) were the coveted 9-7 grades.

Evesham Journal: DELIGHTED: Becky Morris, George Swayne & Poppy Queenan.DELIGHTED: Becky Morris, George Swayne & Poppy Queenan. (Image: Chipping Campden School)

In addition, two-thirds of all grades (66%) were ass or above (grades 9-5), with 80% of all grades at the school being a standard pass (grades 9-4).

Among those achieving a sweep of top grades were George Swayne, Rupert Hudson, Becky Morris, Sophia Rose, Elsie Rushworth, Poppy Queenan, Emilia Croxson, Alice Griffiths, Cavan Lynch, Georgina Jackson and Lily Holder.

Evesham Journal: Alice Griffiths, Siobhan Mills, Myah Cooper, Gwilym Furn Davies, Cavan Lynch, Rupert Hudson.Alice Griffiths, Siobhan Mills, Myah Cooper, Gwilym Furn Davies, Cavan Lynch, Rupert Hudson. (Image: Chipping Campden School)

John Sanderson, the school’s principal, said: “I’m delighted to see so many students being awarded the GCSE grades they richly deserve. They have had so much to cope with over the last few years and clearly overcame a great many challenges along the way.

"Both students and staff have worked extremely hard and have every reason to feel proud of their achievements this year”. The Principal concluded his comments by adding with such encouraging grades, we are really looking forward to welcoming so many of our students, along with others from surrounding schools, back into our sixth form in September."