Biggleswade students celebrate results

Every single student that sat exams at the school has managed to achieve at least one qualification, with 99 per cent leaving with a qualification that will open the door to further education or vocational training.

Headteacher Rob Watson praised the students dedication. He said: “This is a year group that’s always had to work hard and the results are a credit to them because they’ve done just that. Something that we are really proud of because it’s been a focus of our work is looking at the high achievers – and one third of our grades this year are A* to B.

“The top grades are actually a significant improvement on last year and that’s very satisfying. The overall pass rate is in touch with last year and given that this was a group of hard workers that’s excellent”

An impressive 76 per cent of the grades achieved fell in the top A* to C bracket, with around 50 per cent of students counting English and maths within that.

Head of Year 11 Richard Schoot added: “It’s been my first year group going through and I’m over the moon to be honest. I think they’ve worked very, very hard, particularly towards the last year and they’ve really their heads stuck in.”

Top performers included Sarah Field, who achieved four A*s and seven As.

She said: “I’m quite impressed, I feel really good about what I’ve done and it was a bit better than I was expecting. It was a bit like Christmas last night and I couldn’t sleep.”

She will be studying her A-levels in Cambridge and hopes to study medicine at university.

Other bright sparks were Emily Patsko, who achieved 10 A* grades and two As; Lloyd Still, with 10 A*s and 1A; Joe Colebrook with nine A* and three A grades; George Wild with nine A*s and two As; Rosie Blannin, who took home six A*s and six As; Samuel Smith with six A*s and four As; Zara John who achieved five A*s and four As and Daniel Horner who scored four A*s and five As.

Luke Bushby, who studied NVQs is taking a more vocational approach to his future and will be studying an environment agency course at Shuttleworth College that will see him learning to manage fisheries.

He said: “My best mate does it and it sounded like it would be fun, so I chose it for the enjoyment.”