A West Cumbrian headteacher has congratulated his students on a unique GCSE results day and said youngsters were more ‘than the sum of their grades’.
David Tromans, head of Netherhall School in Maryport, said: “Cumbrian schools are proud to serve our children, their families and their communities.
“This year, the situation with COVID-19 and the shutdown of schools in March makes this results day unique.
The grades the students are receiving are the result of the national standardisation of centre assessed grades we submitted in June.
“We hope that the students believe they have received the grades that reflect their hard work and depth of learning throughout their courses.
“We congratulate them all on the manner in which they have coped in these quite extraordinary times.”
“The majority of students will be pleased with their results and will have the keys to go on to their anticipated destinations in September.
“We acknowledge that some students may be disappointed, and those students may wish to prove they can do better in the autumn exam series; it is essential that schools across Cumbria all support students to do that, if they wish.
“It will be a challenge with the restrictions in place in September in schools, but there will be a determination to make sure each individual student has every opportunity available to maximise their grades.”
“The DfE have cancelled Performance Tables for this year and there will be no amalgamated headline results published for schools, which is right and proper given the circumstances around the exams this year. There is no doubt that this situation leaves the focus on those that really deserve it, the people we should all be congratulating; the students.”
“Our students, the children of our schools and wonderful county are more than the sum of their grades, and today, we want to celebrate the individuals who have shone for all sorts of reasons.”
Pleasing results were achieved by many including:
Olivia Anderson: English Language 7, English Literature 7, Maths 8, French 8, Geography 7, Biology 9, Chemistry 8, Physics 8, PE Distinction*.
Will Cannon: English Language 7, English Literature 7, Maths 9, French 7, Geography 6, History 6, Biology 7, Chemistry 9, Physics 7.
Kieran Hill: English Language 8, English Literature 7, Maths 8, Geography 9, History 7, Biology 8, Chemistry 9, Physics 9, Computer Science 8.
Anya Hooper: English Language 7, English Literature 6, Maths 7, Biology 7, Chemistry 7, Physics 7, Art 6, Health and Social Care Distinction, IT Distinction*.
Jodie Ismay: English Language 7, English Literature 6, Maths 7, French 7, History 7, Biology 7, Chemistry 6, Physics 7, PE Distinction*.
Kate Ivison: English Language 7, English Literature 7, Maths 7, History 8, Biology 6, Chemistry 7, Physics 6, PE Distinction*, IT Distinction*.
Keely Melville: English Language 7, English Literature 7, Maths 7, History 9, Biology 9, Chemistry 8, Physics 6, RE 9, Childcare Distinction*.
Naomi Morton: English Language 9, English Literature 8, Maths 7, French 4, History 7, Biology 8, Chemistry 7, Physics 7, Art 8.
Rowan Perry: English Language 7, English Literature 6, Maths 8, Geography 8, History 7, Biology 9, Chemistry 9, Physics 8, Computer Science 8.
Lucy Scott: English Language 8, English Literature 7, Maths 9, French 7, History 8, Biology 9, Chemistry 9, Physics 9, IT Distinction*.
Leo Thomson: English Language 7, English Literature 7, Maths 9, Geography 9, Biology 9, Chemistry 9, Physics 8, Computer Science 9, PE Distinction*.
Abbie Young: English Language 9, English Literature 9, Maths 9, Geography 7, History 8, Biology 9, Chemistry 9, Physics 9, Health and Social Care Distinction*.
