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LIVE: Harrogate students celebrate GCSE results
Today (August 20), thousands of teenagers across the Harrogate district will be receiving their much-anticipated GCSE results.
Students will receive the results of their GCSE, BTEC, and other level 2 qualifications, which they sat in May and June of this year.
The 1-9 grading system was introduced in 2017, 9 being the highest available result for a GCSE certificate. A grade 4 is required to pass, whereas a grade 5 is seen as a 'strong pass'.
Nationally, the pass rate fell slightly for the fifth year in a row to 67.3% (down from 67.4% last year), but the proportion of students receiving top grades marginally increased to 22% (up from 21.9%).
The Stray Ferret will update this page as we receive updates from the Harrogate area secondary schools. We reported on the district's A-level results last week.
Congratulations to all pupils receiving their results today, and to parents and staff who supported them through their exams.
10.30am: Ripon Grammar students "on cloud nine"
Ripon Grammar School has recorded one of its highest proportions of top grades in recent years, with almost one in five grades awarded being a grade 9.
Overall, the school received 485 grades 9-8 among the cohort of 128 students opening their results this morning.
58.4% of all grades were at grades 9-7, while 92.5% were at grades 9-5.
Four star pupils celebrated achieving 10 top grades or more. The talented students are Angus Millar, from Nidderdale, and Tom Charlton, Aiden Jolly, and Joel Buckley, all from Ripon.
National fell running champion Angus achieved ten grade 9s alongside two grade 7s.
Tom, who aims to study astrophysics at university, and Aiden, who hopes to become an engineer, gained ten grade 9s and a grade 8, while aspiring doctor Joel achieved ten grade 9s and a grade 7.
Headmaster, Jonathan Webb, said:
My congratulations go to all our students on these excellent GCSE results, which are the culmination of five years of hard work, commitment and academic endeavour. We are particularly proud of the exceptional number of grade 9s achieved this year.
I would like to congratulate every member of Year 11 on their results. I would also like to thank our dedicated staff and the support of parents and families.
The 'Fab four' RGS quartet who received 10 grade 9s each.
10am: Harrogate High School celebrate "sustained progress"
Harrogate High School says that this year's results reflect "sustained progress", and that they have seen continued improvements in results across a number of subject areas.
The school pointed to the extra-curricular academic programmes which have benefitted students in their exams, such as the Brilliant Club's Scholars Programme, which helped students develop their critical thinking skills, and encouraged them to be aspirational in their preparations for future study.
Headteacher Sukhraj Gill said:
We are enormously proud of every student receiving results today. These outcomes reflect much more than grades. They represent resilience, ambition and personal growth. As an inclusive school at the heart of our community, we are committed to ensuring that every young person feels valued, belongs, and has the opportunity to succeed.
Whether our students are progressing to further education, apprenticeships or employment, we celebrate every achievement and every destination, and we look forward to seeing what they accomplish next.
The school also underlined its emphasis on careers education, ensuring students move on to "meaningful destinations" whether it be further education, employment, or an apprenticeship.
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