Thursday, August 23, 2012

GCSE Results Day Press Release


Thursday 23 August 2012

Staff at Teesdale School were today delighted at the outstanding results achieved by Year 11 students.

71% of students achieved 5A*-C grades - a figure significantly above the national average and indicating another year of outstanding achievement.  22% of Year 11 attained these grades in English, Maths, Science, a language and a Humanities subject allowing them to achieve the prestigious English Baccalaureate Award.

The school was especially delighted with the performance of the following students:

Anisha Harris 11 A's including 9 at A*
Faye Pickering 11 A's including 7 at A*
Anna Renfrew 11 A's including 5 at A*
Suzanne Goulder 10 A's including 8 at  A*
Jenny Sparrow 10 A's including 4 at A*
Frankie Shum  9 A's including 4 at A*
Cleo O'Callaghan-Yeoman 9 A's including 3 at A*

Vice-Principal Neil Williams commented, 'When Ofsted graded our achievement in 2009 "Outstanding" the challenge was to maintain that very high standard. I'm delighted to say we have now done so for three successive years.'

Co-Principal Simon Maguire added, 'We would like to congratulate all our Year 11 students on their superb results and to thank not only our staff for their hard work but also the parents for their support over the last five years.'