READING SCHOOL students braved Thursday morning’s downpour to collect an outstanding set of GCSE results.
A spectacular 88 percent of entries were awarded grades 7-9 and 43 percent were grade 9s.
All candidates achieved the English Baccalaureate.
This year’s cohort performed particularly well in chemistry, where 88 percent of candidates received grades 8-9, 87 percent achieved the same grades in physics, and 84 percent in computer science and drama.
In maths, 83 percent of results came back as either 8s or 9s.
The school also acknowledged strong performances in ancient history, modern languages and physical education.
Tom Leggett and Josha Gupta both achieved the highest possible grades with 10 grade 9s, an A in additional maths and religious studies.
Josha was also the highest performer nationally in OCR’s GCSE biology examinations.
Headmaster Mr Ashley Robson commended the students’ efforts. He said: “Reading School students are amazing. As with their A-Level counterparts, our Year 11 students have overcome great adversity and can be thrilled with their achievements.
“We’ve loved watching them learn, grow and flourish and could not be prouder of their outstanding results.
“I would also like to thank the staff and the governors of the School. Their endeavours through the COVID-19 pandemic have been truly exceptional.”
