Sue Yates, headteacher of Blacon High School, is thrilled that once again the outcomes for students taking GCSEs and other qualifications at the school have increased including very importantly in the core subjects of English and Maths. ‘Despite significant changes made by the government this year to the way the exams have been organised and how they are measured, students at this school have once again achieved improved outcomes’ explained Sue Yates. ‘We have some exceptional individual student outcomes and once again this year many of our students have now secured places to study A levels, level 3 courses and other vocational routes. This includes some students who have been awarded fully funded places to some of the top public schools in the country through a bursary programme that is offered at this school.’

Some very notable student outcomes are:

Georgia Owen (11 GCSEs with 5 at A* and A)

Shaun Shrigley (11 GCSEs with 8 at A* and A)

Bethany Sherwin (11 GCSEs with 7 at A* and A)

Stephanie Chinchen (11 GCSEs with 5 at A* and A)

Elizabeth Hughes (11 GCSEs with 2 A* and A)

Daniel Dixey (10 GCSEs with 4 A* and A)

Kieran Rigby (10 GCSEs with 4 A* and A)

‘The future for this school is very exciting with a completely new school building to be opened in 2017. The today outcomes show how the hard work and commitment at the school by staff, students, parents and the community result in continuing good outcomes.’