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EIGHT YEAR RESULTS HIGH FOR ROSSALL

GCSE results at Rossall School, Fleetwood have risen to an eight year high, with many pupils achieving A* or A grade passes across the subject spectrum.

Rossall’s A* – C grades are up 2.5% on 2007 at 93.5%, whilst the overall A* – G pass rate of 99.7% has been maintained. Also up on last year is the number of pupils gaining A* and A grades: a total of 45%, compared to 44% in 2007. This makes it a very successful year for one of the area’s oldest independent schools and follows equally impressive A-level figures.

Three local 16-year-old pupils achieved A* or A grades in all subjects. Olivia Airey of Stanley Park, Blackpool bagged eight A* and one A, whilst Cleveleys youngsters, Nicola Blythe and Laura Howarth also joined the ‘A Team’ with five A* and four A’s and three A* and seven A’s respectively.

Commenting on the results, Rossall’s first deputy headmaster, Fergus Livingstone said: “Our overall pass rate of 99.7% is very pleasing, but more impressive is the number of pupils achieving A* or A grades in core subjects, which also shows an increase year on year. This is testament to their hard work and is extremely encouraging for a school such as ours, which unlike many schools in the independent sector, operates an open entry policy and allows all pupils, whatever their abilities, to sit the subjects of their choice.
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“The results prove that our faith in the pupils is well placed and many will now go forward to study for A-levels or the International Baccalaureate Diploma in our sixth form.”

GCSE Results Rossall School: A* – G:

FOURTEEN PASSES:
H Butler, J Conway, E Reville, E Saunders

THIRTEEN PASSES:
C Metcalfe, G Smith

TWELVE PASSES:
B Lee, R McCleary, L Nelder, N Quilligan, J Sergent, L Wilbur

ELEVEN PASSES:
W Hogarth

TEN PASSES:
P Green, L Howarth, C Sherwin, D Stone, S Tang

NINE PASSES:
O Airey, N Blythe, J Chui, M Doherty

EIGHT PASSES:
E Cassidy, M Dryden, K Grunewald, S Hoddy, C Ng, S Watt

SEVEN PASSES:
T Fryer, C Hough, A Jones, S Lund, H Robinson, S Wong

SIX PASSES:
R Mellor