THE grounds of Stroud High School were thronged with eager pupils waiting to collect their GCSE grades on national results day.

The wait proved worthwhile for the teenagers who were well rewarded, with an impressive 36.6 per cent gaining A* grades, 69.2 per cent gaining A and A*s, and 99.2 per cent gaining five A* to C grades including English and maths.

Pre-result nerves were quickly replaced by scenes of jubilation, with more than a few tears of joy being shed as students shared their results.

Four girls returned perfect scores of 10 A*s: they were Alysha Bodman, Louisa Howells, Holly McSweeny and Isobel Meaton.

Alysha, from Swindon, said: “I’m most proud of my maths result as I thought I’d done really badly in the exam, so I didn’t expect an A* - I was just praying I’d have done alright.”

Now facing the choice of going to Pate’s Grammar School in Cheltenham or staying on at Downfield Sixth Form, she said: “Beyond A levels I’m thinking of going into finance and banking, and then into politics. Maybe I’ll be Prime Minister!”

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Amy Kohnstamm from Slad was one of six girls who achieved nine A*s and one A. She said: I’m very pleased – I did a lot of revision, and the teachers were a great help. Now I’m moving on to Pate’s to study biology, chemistry, maths and PE, and I hope to make a career as a dentist.”

Esme House, from Rodborough Common, opened her envelope to see six A*s and four As. She said: “I didn’t expect that at all, and I’ve no idea how I did it! I’m most pleased with my A in maths, and I’m planning to stay on at Downfield to study triple science and English Literature, then study medicine at Cardiff.”

Lois Warner, from Whiteshill, scored one A*, six As, two Bs and a C. She said: “I’m very surprised, but really pleased as I worked very hard and that’s paid off. The teachers were great and I put in a lot of extra effort. The results mean I’ll be staying on at Downfield and then hoping to read physiotherapy at Nottingham.”

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Headteacher Mark McShane said: “We are absolutely delighted with these outstanding results. I cannot speak highly enough of the hard work and commitment of the girls and it is reassuring that the results and subsequent celebrations mean all of the effort has been worthwhile.

“Of course, I would like to thank our talented team of staff as well as all of the parents and carers who have supported their daughters so fully over the last two years.

“I am always impressed by the many girls who excel across the whole range of subjects, as this takes determination and resilience. This year over half of them achieved eight or more A* or A grades whilst 69 per cent of all grades were A* or A. Well done to them all."

 

Subjects and Codes used

A             - Art and Design

As           - Astronomy

B             - Biology

Bs           - Business Studies

C             - Chemistry

Cp           - Computer Technology

E              - English Language

El             - English Literature

Ft            - Food Science/Tech

F              - French

G             - Geography

Gm         - German

Gr           - Graphic Design

H             - History

It             - Italian

J              - Japanese

L              - Latin

M            - Maths (General)

Mu         - Music Studies

Pa           - Performing Arts

Ph           - Photography

P             - Physics

Pd           - Product Design

Rs           - Religious Studies

Ru           - Russian

Sp           - Spanish

Sp           - Sports Studies

Tx           - Textiles Technology

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Individual results

Alice Adams B*,C*,Cp,E,El,F*,M*,P*,Sp;

Charlotte Airey Bs,Cp,E,El,G,M,Sp,Tx;

Tori Amarnani Bs,Cp,E,El,M,Mu,Pa,Sp;

Isabelle Andrews B*,C*,Cp,E*,El*,F,G*,M,P*,Sp;

Grace Arber Cp,E,El,F,G,H,M,Pa;

Bethany Arendt B*,C*,Cp,E,El,Gm,M*,Pa,P*,Rs;

Georgina Arquati Cp,E*,El*,F,H*,M,Pa*,Rs;

India Barnett B,C,Cp,E,El,Gm,M,Pa*,P,Rs;

Phoebe Beal B*,C*,Cp,E*,El,G*,Gm,M,P*,Sp;

Harriet Beck A*,B*,C,Cp,E*,El,F*,H,M*,P*;

Eleanor Beckett A,B,C,Cp,E,El,F,M,P,Pd;

Alysha Bodman B*,C*,Cp*,E*,El*,G*,M*,Pa*,P*,Sp*;

Jodie Bolland A*,Cp,E,El,G,H,M,Sp;

Holly Bonehill Cp,E*,El,Gm,Gr,M,Ph,Sp;

Lara Boo Bs,Cp,E*,El,H,M,Pa*,Sp;

Bryony Boyes-Hannis A,B*,C*,Cp*,E*,El*,F*,G*,M*,P*;

Emily Breed A,B*,C*,Cp,E*,El*,G*,Gm*,M,P*;

Katie Burges B*,C*,Cp*,E,El*,G*,M*,P*,Sp,Tx*;

Matilda Chal A*,Cp,E,El,G,M*,Mu*,Sp*;

Eleanor Cheesman Cp,E,El,F,G,M*,Mu,Sp;

Georgina Churchley B,Cp,E,El,F,G,M,P,Sp;

Jennifer Coates A*,Cp,E*,El*,F*,H*,M*,Rs*;

Eleanor Cook Cp, E*,El,G,M,Mu,Sp,Tx;

Niamh Corry B*,C*,Cp,E,El,G,M,Mu,P*,Sp;

Rachel Cross It*;

Neve Cunliffe M;

Olivia D'Arcy-Price Cp,E*,El*,G,M,Ph*,Rs,Sp;

Molly Davies Cp,E,El*,G,H,M,Pa,Sp*;

Maria Dickenson Cp,E,El,F,G,Gm,M,Mu;

Amelia Dive Cp,E,El,G,M*,Ph*,Sp,Sp;

Poppy Douglas-Lord A,B,C,Cp,E,El,F,G,M,P;

Kathryn Dunkerley Cp,E,El,G,M,Mu,Pa,Sp;

Sophie Durn Cp*,E*,El,F,G*,M,Ph*,Rs*;

Lucy Edwards Cp,E,El,M,Ph*,Rs,Sp;

Niamh Elliott-Jones A,Bs,Cp,E,El,F,Gr,M;

Jade Ellis C,Cp,E,El,F,Gm,M,Ph,P;

Mia Evans B,E,El,Ft,M,P,Rs,Sp;

Lucy Farrington Cp,E,El*,G*,M,Mu,Sp,Sp;

Ellis Fishlock-Whitelaw A,B*,C,Cp,E*,El*,F,M*,Mu,P,Sp*;

Imogen Ford Bs,Cp,E*,El*,Ft,F*,M,Sp*;

Amy Fraser Cp,E,El,Ft,H,M,Rs*,Sp;

Charlotte Gamble Cp,E,El,F,M,Mu,Pa,Rs;

Laura Goddard Cp*,E*,El*,F,G*,M*,Ph*,Tx*;

Erin Grady Cp,E*,El*,F,G,H*,M*,Mu*;

Imogen Grayling Gm*;

Emily Green B,Bs,Cp,E,El,Ft,F,M,P;

Misha Grimes A,Cp,E,El*,G,M,Pa,Tx;

Mary Haines Bs,Cp,E,El,G,M,Pa,Ph;

Natasha Holding A,Cp,E*,El*,F*,Gm*,M*,Mu*;

Rachel Holland B*,C,Cp*,E,El*,G,M,P,Sp,Tx*;

Megan Holtmeyer-Cole Gm*;

Charlotte Hood B,C,Cp,E,El,F,M,Pa,P,Sp;

Georgia Horsell B*,Bs,C*,Cp,E*,El*,G*,Gm,M*,P*;

Esme House B*,C*,Cp*,E,El*,G*,M,P*,Pd,Sp;

Louisa Howells B*,C*,Cp*,E*,El*,F*,G*,H*,M*,P*;

Sophie Howells B*,C*,Cp*,E*,El*,G*,Gm*,M*,P*,Pd;

Teigan Hurlock A,Cp,E,El*,F,G,M,Sp;

Caitlin Jenkins B,C,Cp,E,El,F,G,M,P,Rs;

Eleanor Jones Cp,E*,El,G,Gm,M,Pa*,Ph*;

Charlotte Judge A,Cp,E,El*,G*,H*,M*,Sp;

Julia Kearl B,C,Cp,E,El,F,G,H*,M,P;

Victoria Keene Cp*,E*,El*,F,H*,M,Rs*,Tx;

Abigail Kemp B*,C,Cp,E,El,G,Gm,M,Mu,P*;

Chloe Kemp B,C,Cp,E,El,F,G,M,P,Pd;

Josie Kent Bs,Cp,E,El*,G,M*,Mu*,Sp;

Holly Kerr Cp,E*,El*,Ft*,G*,Gm*,M,Sp;

Emily Khan A,Cp,E,El,G,M,Pa,Sp;

Amelia King Bs,Cp,E*,El*,Ft,M,Rs,Sp;

Amy Kohnstamm B*,C*,Cp*,E,El*,G*,M*,P*,Sp*,Sp*;

Grace Kunzler B*,C*,Cp,E*,El*,F*,Gm*,H*,M*,P*;

Rebecca Langford B*,C*,Cp*,E,El*,G*,Gm*,M*,P*,Rs;

Abbie Little Bs,E,El,G,M,Ph,P;

Emma Matthews Cp,E*,El*,G*,M,Mu*,Pa,Sp*;

Lydia Maule Bs,Cp,E,El,Ft,F,G,M;

Charlotte McConkey Cp,E,El,Gm,M*,Mu,Pd,Sp;

Naomi McCoubrie B,C,Cp,E,El*,F,G,H,M*,P;

Ellen McNealey B,Cp,E,El,G,Gm,M,Mu,P;

Mollie McPherson E,El,G,M,Ph,Sp;

Holly McSweeney A*,B*,C*,Cp*,E*,El*,G*,M*,P*,Sp*;

Kate McSweeney B*,C*,Cp*,E*,El*,G*,M*,P*,Sp*,Sp;

Isobel Meaton A*,B*,C*,Cp*,E*,El*,F*,H*,M*,P*;

Rosie Millin Cp,E,El,M,Ph;

Zoe Mitchell B*,C*,Cp*,E*,El*,H*,M*,P*,Sp*;

Jade Neal B,Cp,E,El,H,M,Ph,P,Rs;

Charys Newman Cp,E,El,G,Gm,M,Mu;

Olivia Nicholson B,C,Cp,E,El,H,M,Mu,P,Sp;

Ella O'Doherty A,B*,C*,Cp,E*,El*,G*,M*,P*,Sp;

Gemma Oliver A*,B*,C,Cp,E*,El,F,G,M*,P*;

Hannah Oliver B*,C*,Cp,E*,El*,G*,Gm,H*,M,P*;

Naomi Osborne A,Cp,E*,El,F,G,H,M;

Abigail Osmond Cp,E,El,H,M,Mu,Pa*,Sp;

Rheana Parmar Cp,E*,El,F*,G*,M*,Sp*,Tx*;

Isabelle Parnham-Cope A*,Bs*,Cp,E*,El*,M,Rs*,Sp;

Cassie Pepers Cp,E,El,F,G,M,Mu,Ph;

Bethany Price B*,C*,Cp,E,El,G*,M,P*,Pd,Sp;

Florence Price Cp,E,El,G,H,M,Pa,Sp;

Megan Ratcliffe A*,Cp,E*,El,F,G*,M,Rs*;

Jessica Robinson B*,C*,Cp*,E*,El*,G*,Gm,M*,P*,Rs*;

Jemma Russell B,C*,Cp,E,El,F*,G,M,P*,Sp;

Johanna Russell B*,C*,Cp*,E,El,F,Gm*,H,M*,P*;

Miranda Saul B*,C,Cp,E,El,H,M,P,Sp*,Tx;

Grace Smart Cp,E*,El,G*,M,Pa*,Rs,Sp;

Matilde Spyvee B*,C*,Cp,E,El*,F,G*,M*,P*;

Kitty Stannard Cp,E*,El*,F*,H*,M,Rs*,Sp*;

Alice Stuart-Brown B*,C,Cp*,E,El,G,H,M,P*,Sp;

Hanna Svensson B*,C*,Cp,E*,El,F,G*,M*,P,Sp;

Maia Tacey A*,Cp,E,El,H,M,Rs,Sp;

Christina Taylor B*,C*,Cp*,E*,El,F,G*,M*,Mu,P*;

Rosina Taylor A*,Cp,E,El,F,G,M,Mu*;

Sophie Teixeira B,C,Cp,E,El,F,M,P,Rs*,Sp;

Laura Thomas Cp,E,El,G,M,Ph,Sp,Sp;

Laurel Thomas Cp,E,El,G,Gm,H*,M,Rs*;

Imogen Thompson Cp*,E,El*,F*,G*,H*,M*,Sp*;

Esme Vines Cp,E,El,G,M,Sp,Sp,Tx;

Sarah Wadsworth Cp,E*,El*,F*,H*,M*,Rs*,Sp*;

Phoebe Wall Cp,E*,El,F*,G*,M*,Mu*,Sp*;

Catherine Walters Cp,E,El,F,G,Gm,M,Ph;

Lois Warner Cp,E,El,F,G,M,Rs*,Sp;

Eve Washbourne Cp,E*,El,G,Gm,H,M,Rs*;

Esme Watts E*,El,M*,Mu,Rs;

Megan Webb Bs,Cp*,E*,El*,G,M*,Sp*,Sp;

Polly Webb B,Cp,E,El,G,M,Mu,P,Tx;

Megan Williams B,C,Cp,E,El,H,M,Ph,P*,Sp;

 Maya Wilson Autzen B,C,Cp,E*,El,F*,H,M,Mu,P;

Emily Wilson Cp*,E*,El*,F*,G*,M*,Sp*,Sp

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