GCSE results day was once again a very happy occasion here at Ashington Academy where the grades achieved lived up to our sixth formers' successes on Tuesday.
There were plenty of happy faces as the envelopes were opened with top performers including:
James Tilley: Nine grade 9s - Destination: Maths, Physics and English Literature
Rohan Dodds-Crouth: Eight grade 9s, one grade 8 - Destination: NE6 Geography, Mathematics, Chemistry
Daniel Lockey: Six grade 9s, two Grade 8s, One Distinction* - Destination: NE6 Mathematics, Physics, Economics
Lilly Scott: Three grade 9s, four grade 8s, one grade 7, one Distinction* - Destination: NE6 English Literature, PE, Biology/English Language, History
Ella Lillico: Three grade 9s, five grade 8s, one grade 7 - Destination: Maths, Biology, Economics
Abby Thompson: Two grade 9s, four grade 8s, two grade 7s, one Distinction* - Destination: NE6 Spanish, Chemistry, Biology
Jack Ashurst: Four grade 9s, one grade 8, four grade 7s - Destination: NE6 Law, Economics, History
Neve Beattie: Six grade 9s, three grade 7s - Destination: NE6 Biology, Chemistry, Law
Jack Fender: Five grade 9s, one grade 8, three grade 7s - Destination: NE6 Economics, Psychology, Law
Daniel Hetherington: Four grade 9s, one grade 8, three grade 7s, one Distinction* - Destination: NE6 Physics, Economics, Maths, Further Maths
Lucy Kirk: Three grade 9s, three grade 8s, three grade 7s - Destination: NE6 English Literature, Philosophy & Ethics, Law
Ellie Mordue: Four grade 9s, four grade 7s, one Distinction* - Destination: NE6 Drama, English Literature, Music
Speaking of the wonderful results, our headteacher Yvonne Weston, said:
"We are delighted to welcome our Year 11 students back to the academy today and celebrate with them as they receive their very well-deserved GCSE grades. Staff and students have worked tirelessly in the face of every challenge this year and as a result we have seen some outstanding results today. We are very proud of our Year 11 students who have shown huge amounts of resilience and determination throughout their time with us. We wish them all the luck in the world as they begin their next chapter and we are very happy that so many of them are joining us at NE6 for Sixth Form to build on their GCSE success."
Toni Spoors, Executive Headteacher at Ashington Academy and Deputy CEO of our school sponsor the North East Learning Trust added:
"We are exceptionally proud of our Year 11 cohort as they collect their very well-deserved results after a challenging couple of years. We wish all our students the very best of luck as they embark on the next stage of their journey."
As a result of these fantastic results at GCSE, more students have signed up to our sixth form NE6, once again showing the confidence that students have in our excellent Sixth Form provision.