LIVE: GCSE results from across Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and East Northants

Students and staff at Wrenn School, part of Creative Education Trust,  are celebrating their first set of GCSE exam results for three years today.

Teenagers across the country had been awaiting their results after sitting the exams during May and June.

The last two years saw GCSE grades decided by teacher assessment due to the educational disruption caused by the pandemic. 

Young people returned to the exam hall this year and Wrenn School made extra efforts to ensure their students were prepared.

Staff at Wrenn have gone above and beyond, students have benefited by attending bespoke revision sessions, tutoring, mentoring and revision masterclasses which have been organised before and after school and during holidays. 

The extra support and student resilience has paid off with many students achieving excellent results, here are just a few examples of the amazing achievements from our students this year.

Tom has achieved exceptional outcomes across the board, all 11 GCSES at grade 8 or above with nine grade 9s.

Skye has also achieved great success in her GCSEs with grade 7-9 on all eleven GCSEs including three grade 9s in Spanish, history and biology.

Ameera has joined us in the last year from South Africa and she has also managed to achieve outstanding results across all her GCSEs with four grade 9s in biology, chemistry, food and nutrition and RE.  

Libby has achieved a grade 4 or above in all her GCSEs with a distinction in sport and a grade 7 in sociology.

Pablo has achieved grade 5 or above in all his eleven GCSEs with a distinction* in media, and grade 7s in literature, geography and Spanish.

Wrenn School is larger than the average sized secondary school, with 1380 students serving the town of Wellingborough and the surrounding areas.

We set no limits and accept no excuses and we have highest aspirations for all our students.

We are looking forward to welcoming lots of our talented students into our sixth form September, well done we are all very proud of your achievements and successes.  

Marianne Blake, principal at Wrenn School, said: “I am really proud of the accomplishments of all our GCSE students this year.

“We are looking forward to seeing many of our students progress into our sixth form and wish all of those moving into college, employment or training the very best in their next endeavours.

“I would like to take the opportunity to recognise and thank our staff for working hard to support and encourage our students particularly given the extreme challenges of this year.

“I know that we are all rightly very proud of our students and their achievements and wish them all every success.”

Wrenn School is part of Creative Education Trust, the trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. 

Creative Education Trust is a family of 17 schools, educating 13,500 children and young people.  

The trust is committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. 

They aim to promote creative, integrated and proactive thinking so that their students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century. 

It has been a day of great celebration for Year 11 students at Bishop Stopford School. They have achieved superb GCSE results which are significantly higher in all measures than national performance.

After a tremendous amount of hard work over the past two years, students were rewarded with over 25% grades at 9-8, and 40% of all grades awarded at 9-7. 87% students achieved standard passes and 70% strong passes in both English and Maths.

65% of students achieved the EBacc – a challenging range of academic subjects (English, Maths, Science, History or Geography and a language). Over two thirds of them achieved a strong pass in this measure.

Students have shown commitment to their studies, and have been rewarded for responding so positively to the provision in place – both online during the pandemic and on return to school after lockdown. Today is testament to their hard work and responsiveness to all that was provided.

Students, Angel Osuya and Taranija Premathasan obtained 15 grade 9 and 6 grade 8 GCSEs between them.

Angel Osuya’s mother said, ‘‘Bishop Stopford School, what can I say? Great school, great teachers and great support for students. My daughter made brilliant progress to be where she is today. Thank you so much for your hard work and commitment to education – I’m one proud mum today.’

Headteacher Jill Silverthorne said: “These GCSE results follow the superb results achieved by our A Level and BTec students last week. Both year groups have maintained the exceptionally high standards which are a hallmark of our school.

“The results this week are nothing short of excellent. All students have different starting points, but all groups have performed extremely well, meaning that they now have great foundations to move on to the next stage of their education.

“The dedication of our young people has been rewarded – as has their confidence in the provision they have received over the past two years. The whole staff team has worked tirelessly to support students in achieving ambitious targets, and we are thrilled that our students have been able to achieve their unique potential.”

Students at Prince William School in Oundle have seen their hard work rewarded as they received their KS4 results today.

Despite having to work through multiple lockdowns due to the pandemic during their studies, the students have achieved fantastic results, with overall outcomes being higher than both last year and 2019 (the last time students sat examinations.)

Among the school’s highest achievers this year are:

- Ester Millard - 6 grade 9s, 1 grade 8, 1 grade 7, a D*, and an A in AS level maths

- Rachel Chisnall - 5 grade 9s and 5 grade 8s

- Rebecca Walker - 6 grade 9s, 1 grade 8, 1 grade 7, and an A in AS level maths

- Elizabeth Eames - 5 grade 9s, 1 grade 7, 2 grade 6s, a D*, and an A in AS level maths

- Chloe Smyth - 2 grade 9s, 4 grade 8s, 3 grade 7s, and a D*

- Jakob Bonnett - 2 grade 9s, 1 grade 8, 5 grade 7s, a D*, and an A in AS level maths

There were lots of smiling faces at Kettering Buccleuch Academy this morning as students celebrated fantastic GCSE results.

The academy’s top performers include:

Southfield School students have been celebrating their GCSE results.

This year’s cohort of Year 11 students have continued to demonstrate tremendous determination and resilience throughout their GCSE and vocational courses during a period of prolonged disruption to their studies.

This year’s results were based upon the return to external exams for the first time since 2019.

Headteacher Steph Roberts said: “Our Year 11 students have done fantastically well. We are extremely proud of their achievements given the many challenges they have faced during their GCSE and vocational courses.

“Both students and staff at the school have worked incredibly hard to achieve the successes we have seen today and we would like to thank parents/carers for their invaluable support throughout. We were delighted to welcome back many of our students into our sixth form and wish those moving onto a new destination all the best for the future.”

There are still spaces available; external students interested in studying at our sixth form in September should get in touch by emailing [email protected]

The sixth form is located in a new state-of-the-art building with a café, lecture theatre and a range of social and study spaces.

If you are interested in joining Southfield School, their future open evenings for September 2023 will be held on:

Year 6 – Tuesday 27 September 2022

Sixth Form – Tuesday 8 November 2022