Year 11 pupils at St. Wilfrid’s Catholic High School and Sixth Form College are celebrating today after achieving a record-breaking set of GCSE results. An incredible 92% of pupils passed the benchmark standard of five or more passes at grade C or above.
John McNally, Headteacher, described the results as “a really impressive achievement for the pupils and their teachers”. He said, “I am delighted for all the pupils. They have worked really hard and have been a pleasure to teach. The figures are particularly impressive when you consider that all St. Wilfrid’s pupils take a good balance of courses including maths, English, a foreign language and double science. The students are now set for further success in the Sixth Form and can look forward to higher education or meaningful careers. I am even more pleased that the pupils are well-rounded and caring individuals who will make a valuable contribution to society. I would like to publicly thank all the staff who have worked so hard in helping the students, and parents, who have supported us fantastically well over the years.”
There were many success stories, including an amazing number of 26 particularly able students who achieved at least eight GCSEs at the top A* and A grades. The average points score was 589, which equates to ten GCSEs at grade A* or eleven at grade A.
Pupils from other high schools may be interested to know that St. Wilfrid’s is accepting record numbers of students into its Sixth Form this year. Anybody interested in joining the school should contact Mr. Maltman in the first instance (details below).
Please telephone or e-mail John McNally, Headteacher, or Alan Maltman, Head of Sixth Form, at the school for further information. Telephone number: 01977 691000, fax 01977 723569, e-mail swhschool@aol.com.
