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Principal John Salberg, from The Wren School, said students have shown huge levels of agility, resilience and positivity after a challenging year.

Principal Tom Bartlett said he is “immensely proud” of all the work and achievements of his students under the difficult circumstances.

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With 20% of pupils gaining grade 9 and 61% achieving grade 9 to 7, headteacher Areti Bizior congratulated students on a set of “outstanding results.”

“Highdown is celebrating the achievements of our students, especially after such a difficult and disrupted year,” headteacher Rachel Cave said.

After a challenging two years, a spokesperson from the school said their students are “richly deserving” of their grades.

From a total of 165 students, 58.9% of them achieved grade 8 with 71% gaining grades 9 to 5 in English and maths.

Headteacher Jo Halliday said she is “really proud” of what the Year 11 students have accomplished this year.