22 Aug 2024
St Albans High School for Girls (STAHS) students are celebrating excellent GCSE results today.
Acting head of STAHS Senior, Drew Thomson-Jones said: “We are hugely proud of our Year 11 students and their many successes. Our students have worked hard to achieve their very best outcomes, and we are delighted to be celebrating with them today.
“STAHS students have once again far surpassed the national results. 39 per cent of STAHS GCSEs were awarded grade 9, 67 per cent grade 8 or 9 and 86 per cent grade 7-9 (compared to 21.8 per cent grade 7-9 across the whole of England, Wales and Northern Ireland).”
Highlights for STAHS students today include:
- 25 students (19 per cent) achieved eight or more grade 9s;
- Over a quarter (27 per cent) of all students achieved all grades 8 and 9, and over half (54 per cent) achieved all grades 7, 8 and 9 (previously A-A*).
Behind the statistics are many remarkable personal stories. Some notable individuals include: Lucy, the top performing student, with 12 grade 9s; 10 pupils who achieved 10 or more grade 9s: Sophia, Zara, Grace, Milly, Aneesa, Aanya, Mary, Alice, Divya and Maya; Sophia who received special recognition from the exam board OCR for one of the top marks in computer science in the country.
