RGS students on cloud nine as they celebrate top grades
FOUR Ripon Grammar School boys were on cloud nine as they celebrated achieving ten top grades or more in a stunning set of GCSE results.
The school recorded one of its highest proportions of top grades in recent years, with almost one in five grades awarded being the very highest grade 9.
The results also included 485 grades at 9-8, equivalent to the top A* grades under the former GCSE grading system, with many exceptional performances among the cohort of 128 students collecting their results.
The four 16-year-old top performers are Angus Millar, from Nidderdale, and Tom Charlton, Aiden Jolly and Joel Buckley, all from Ripon.
National fell running champion and boarding student Angus achieved ten grade 9s alongside two grade 7s.
Tom, who aims to study astrophysics at university, and Aiden, who hopes to become an engineer, gained ten grade 9s and a grade 8, while aspiring doctor Joel achieved ten grade 9s and a grade 7.
Overall, 18.9% of all grades awarded at RGS were grade 9s with students securing a total of 246 grade 9s.
A strong 58.4% of all grades were at grades 9-7, while 92.5% were at grades 9-5.
Headmaster Jonathan Webb said: “My congratulations go to all our students on these excellent GCSE results, which are the culmination of five years of hard work, commitment and academic endeavour.
“We are particularly proud of the exceptional number of grade 9s achieved this year. The four students who achieved ten grade 9s each have produced outstanding performances.
“Behind these headline results are many individual stories of achievement, and I would like to congratulate every member of Year 11 on their results.
“I would also like to thank our dedicated staff and the support of parents and families. These results provide our students with an excellent platform for the next stage of their education, and I wish them every success for the future.”
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