Wokingham

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Louise Baker, principal of John Madejski Academy, said she is “so proud” of how hard the pupils have worked over the last 18 months.

The school, based in Tilehurst, saw 29% of pupils achieve grades 9 to 7 and 65% with grades 9 to 5.

Claire Robinson, head at Holme Grange School said the year group will also go down in history for their success following the disruption they endured during the pandemic.

With 63% of all grades between 9 to 7, the results sit more than twice the national GCSE average. Head of senior school, Mike Milner, said pupils responded “amazingly” to...

“With diligence and hard work, our pupils have been rewarded with an excellent set of results and can look forward to their next steps with confidence," said Principal Christine Cunniffe.

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

Anne Kennedy and Katie Pearce, co-headteachers at The Holt School, said the Year 11s were a fantastic year group who worked hard from the get-go.

Mr Scott Yates, director of middle school at Blue Coat, said: “ are immensely proud of the results that the boys have achieved."

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.”