GCSE Exams joy

Jane Wainwright, head teacher, said: "Our students and their teachers deserve these outstanding results."

Two students - Sarah Wong and Kate Pooler - each achieved 11 A* grades.

Charlotte Dormer, 16, from Hazlemere, got four A*s, five A's and one B. She said: "I'm very happy with pretty much everything. I'm thinking of eventually becoming a teacher."

Cressex Community School GCSE results exceeded the LEA targets with an increase in Mathematics and English grades at A-C from last year.

English Literature students achieved 14 A grades, with top student Shareen Tanvir awarded A* in English language and A in English Literature and there were high grades achieved in many other subjects as well.

Top marks went to Alia Hussain who was awarded 5 A* and 5 A amongst her grades and Rizwan Mahfooz, with 4 A* and 4 A included in his grades. Other pupils celebrating today with passes all within A* - C were Charlie Boddington with an A* in Expressive Arts, Ben Chapman with eight A grades, Mehreen Khan with an A* and 3 A grades, Hafeez Mahmood with 6 A grades, Sobia Fiaz with 5 A grades.

Highcrest's pupils achieved a 100 per cent pass rate. Their top marks came from Andrew Smith, who got five GCSE's at A*, seven at A, and one at B.

Neelam Hanif, 16, from Wycombe, got one A, one B and three Cs: "I was quite surprised actually, I did better than I was expecting. I was panicking all through the summer." She plans to do Psychology, English Literature and Sociology at A level."

Sheila Moynihan, headteacher of Highcrest School in Hatters Lane said: "Overall we're pleased. The school has met its annual targets. There have been some outstanding individual results. It's been lovely to see their beaming faces and their work has been rewarded."

Meanwhile Roy Page, headteacher of the Royal Grammar School, Amersham Hill, said: "They have worked hard and they deserve their success. And one must not forget the hard work of the teachers."

Several pupils received letters from the examining board for achieving the top five marks in the country for certain subjects.

Tom Crawford, 16, from Bourne End, received letters for his English Literature and Spanish results. He said: "I'm very pleased, it's a big relief. I was expecting to do quite well, but I wasn't expecting to do this well."

BEACONSFIELD

PUPILS at Beaconsfield High School were celebrating yesterday as they received their GCSE results.

A staggering 92 per cent of all grades achieved by girls at Beaconsfield school were A*s As and Bs.

Liv Parks, 16, from Beaconsfield was thrilled to be awarded six A*s and one A. She said: "I wasn't expecting this. I have been studying a lot and I'm happy. I'm going to go and celebrate with my friends."

Lucy Greco, 16, from Flackwell Heath was reduced to tears when she realised she had achieved two A*'s and five A grades. She said: "I was really nervous this morning. I didn't think I would get A*s I'm shocked but really really happy."

Penny Castagnoli, headteacher at the school in Wattleton Road said: "We're absolutely delighted with this result. We've been targeting the top end of the range, the A*s and As for the past couple of years. Last year saw an eight per cent rise and this year has seen further improvement to 70 per cent. 92 per cent of all grades were A*'s, As or Bs. The girls are over the moon. We'd like to congratulate them and thank their teachers too for their hard work and commitment."

Meanwhile over at Beaconsfield Secondary School headteacher Alex Russell was also praising his students.

He said: "We have got some smashing grades, we are slightly disappointed about the fact that the grades are slightly down on last year, but the students have all worked really hard."

One happy pupil was Jack Bishop, 16, from Flackwell Heath who achieved five As and four Bs. He said: "I was really nervous coming to get my grades. I'm really pleased because they were better than what I expected. I'm going to go on and do my A Levels now."

MARLOW

BOTH schools in Marlow achieved their best ever GCSE results with Great Marlow School in particular making huge strides.

The comprehensive school's students received 63 per cent A-C grades, which is a six per cent increase on last year's results.

As for Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, all their pupils received five A-C grades, with 37 gaining straight As.

Geralyn Wilson, headteacher at Great Marlow, said: "I am really really pleased. It was down to the hard work and dedication of the students, teachers and the parents.

"This school has really improved and it shows in this year's results.

Beverley Smith, from Neale Close in Cressex, only moved to the school in year eight but still managed to gain one A*, seven As and two Bs.

She said: "I am ecstatic. I was expecting to do well but I didn't quite expect this. To be honest, I am speechless."

Her mother, Ronell, could not hide her delight. She said: "I am always proud of her but to see her work so hard and reap the benefits is great.

Peter Holding, headteacher at Sir William Borlase's School, was also delighted. He said: "These results are excellent. There are an awful lot of happy people. The pupils have been outstanding this year. I am very pleased and really proud of them."

Ben Houghton, who lives in Gunthorpe Road, Marlow, received ten straight A* grades and was recognised in the top five marks in the country in English Literature, French and German.

He said: "I am ecstatic with the results. I think it was down to hard work throughout the two years. Also the standard of teaching was excellent.

The Wye Valley School also achieved good results with 59 per cent gaining A-C grades. The deputy head, Trevor Orchard, was particularly pleased with the rise in results for the cores subjects of English, Maths and Science.

He said: "This is a fantastic result, which is entirely down to the dedication and hard work of our students and staff. It also demonstrates that the best is yet to come from The Wye Valley School.

He pointed out Sam Kerridge, James Williams, Aileen Skerman and Becky Tautz in particular for praise.

Miss Skerman received four A* and eight As. She said: "The results were fantastic. I did better than l thought. I am very pleased."

AMERSHAM & CHESHAM

HAPPY pupils at schools in Amersham and Chesham were celebrating yesterday after achieving some outstanding GCSE grades.

Amersham School in Stanley Hill had a number of students who achieved outstanding grades including Alex Mitchell who achieved three A*s, five As and three grade Bs.

Alex, 16, from Amersham said: "I was more excited than nervous and after seeing everyone getting their A Level results last week. I just wanted to find out how I had done. I'm really pleased and my grades are actually better than what I expected. I worked really hard and it's all been worthwhile."

Edward Clayton, 16, from Aylesbury is now looking forward to going on to study for his A Levels after getting four As, six Bs and a C grade.

Jennifer Smith, is thrilled with her grades and plans to celebrate at her birthday party tomorrow. The 15-year-old from Amersham achieved three As, two Bs, five Cs and one D grade. She said: "I was terrified coming to get my results. But I'm relieved and pleased now and happy with what I got."

From Page 6 Sian Rowley, director for 14 to 19 education at the school, said: "We are absolutely thrilled with our students who have done exceedingly well. We are very proud of them."

High-flyer's at Dr Challoner's Grammar School were also celebrating.

Pupil Alex Liu, 16 from Uxbridge achieved five A*s, six As, a B as well as another qualification in further maths.

Among the star pupils at Chesham High School in White Hill were twin sisters Nicola and Lauren Coker who were also celebrating after getting an outstanding 22 A*s and 2 A grades between them.

Meanwhile 100 per cent of pupils at Dr Challoner's High School got five or more A to C grades and 97 per cent of pupils achieved an A to C grades in Science this year.

The Misbourne also had another year of excellent results at GCSE level.

Headteacher, Jon Howard-Drake said: "We have set very high standards for ourselves and we have continued to perform well above the national average."

PRINCES RISBOROUGH

IT HAS been another successful year at Princes Risborough School as an estimated 60 per cent of pupils achieved A to C grades yesterday as GCSE results were revealed.

Thrilled headteacher, Pete Rowe, praised students and teachers for all their hard work.

Mr Rowe said: "I am really proud to say that yet again Princes Risborough has shown an improved examination result pass rate.We have put in for a couple of re-marks so the percentage of A* to C is still provisional but it looks to be around 60 per cent, which particularly considering we were at 43 per cent three years ago is a huge success. How have we done it? Excellent teaching, strong parental support and commitment to their studies from our students creates a hugely successful partnership."

Mr Rowe also revealed that maths results had also risen by ten per cent since last year.

He added: "People are always concerned about the numeracy and literacy skills of young people today so it is pleasing that our Maths results are up and English remains one of most successful subjects. It is clear that Princes Risborough is once again experiencing the academic success we have come to expect."