Celebrations continue at Newtown High School following a "pleasing" set of GCSE results at campuses in Newtown and Presteigne.
Headteacher Rob Edwards praised students for their hard work during a challenging academic year. “We are incredibly pleased to see the hard work and efforts of our students being rewarded," he said. "This is particularly pertinent after what has been a challenging academic year for all. There has been a continued upward trend in all Key Performance Measures since 2019, the last time students sat external exams”.
"We are today celebrating another set of strong GCSE results and this can only be attributed to the resilience, tenacity, cheerfulness and high spirits of a special group of students.
"The results achieved by students today and the strong A level results last week finish off a successful year for the school, in the most difficult of circumstances.
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"As ever, I want to thank the staff, parents and the wider school community who have supported us throughout this year.”
Chair of governors, Jo Banks said “The students receiving results this week have shown great resilience and the hard work that has gone into achieving their results must be recognised and celebrated. Newtown High School’s results show clear and strong improvement over those returned the last time students sat formal examinations.
"More students are achieving at all levels and this gives us confidence for the future. As a school we remain committed to our ongoing journey of improvement, helping all our pupils achieve their potential.”
Assistant headteacher Mrs Adrienne Davies congratulated all the students’ at John Beddoes and Newtown campuses on their well-earned results. She said: “It is so pleasing to see the smiles on our students faces and that a large number of students are returning to Newtown Sixth Form."
Notable Performers on the Newtown Campus:
- Marianne Despres-Davies 10A*s, 3As
- Mia Davies: 6 A*s, 3As and 2 Bs
- Grzegorz Kuras: 4A*s, 5As, 3Bs
- Dylan Ramirez-Chavez: 4A*s, 4As, 4Bs
- Notable Performers on our John Beddoes Campus:
- Megan Powell: 8 A*s, 2As and 1B
- Millie Traylor: 8 A*s, 3As and 1B
- Emelia Watts: 6A*s, 2As and 3Bs
- Ben Cosgrove: 5A*s, 1A, 3Bs and 1 C
- Ryan Jones: 3A*s, 5As, 2Bs and 1C
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