Pupils and staff at Kingsbury Green Academy in Calne, Wiltshire, are celebrating a successful year for their GCSE results.
Jason Tudor, Principal at Kingsbury Green Academy, said, “It is humbling to see how well so many of our pupils have done this year at a time where the stories in the national press, on television and on online media, are all about how GCSE grades and A-Level grades have fallen since 2022.
“For our pupils to have done so well during this time speaks volumes about their character, ambition and resilience. Let us not forget that these pupils are the first cohort to sit exams that are more in line with the standard of pre-pandemic GCSEs, despite missing so much school themselves during the lockdown.
“To show the courage to work so hard and meet this challenge head on should make everyone in our community proud.
“What really excites my colleagues and me, who have worked so hard to support our pupils, is what they can achieve in the future. The majority are returning to KGA 6th Form in September to begin A-Level and BTEC qualifications. They will do so in the knowledge that they have succeeded at GCSE and will do so again in two years’ time. The confidence they can take into their 6th Form studies will provide a great platform and foundation for the next stage of their education, here at KGA.
“The future for our school with such pupils is indeed extremely bright and we are looking forward to the start of the new academic year.”