All Time High for Rossall
With a 91% pass rate for A*-C grades, the area’s oldest co-educational independent, Rossall School, Fleetwood has charted its best ever GCSE results at the higher grade levels and also maintains its 100% overall pass rate for A*-G grades in what has been an excellent year for both GCSE and A-Level results. Also up on last year were the number of pupils gaining A*-A grades – a total of 44%, compared with 42% in 2006.
A trio of local pupils attained A* in every subject and each gained 9 GCSE’s with the perfect score. The three are Alexander Alonso of Thornton Cleveleys, Sam Ireland from Bispham and Rachel Knowles of Cleveleys. Sixteen pupils also gained BTEC qualifications, each worth four GCSE passes at various grades. If added to the total, their figures would have increased the number of GCSE’s by 64 and made Rossall’s performance even more memorable. A further nine pupils passed GCSE maths a year early but are not allowed to be included in the figures.
Rossall School headmaster Tim Wilbur is proud of this year’s achievements. He commented: “Our figures are phenomenal given our comprehensive intake. And, given that unlike some independent schools, we also operate an open entry policy and do not exclude any pupils from any subjects I think our results are particularly meaningful.
“Our pupils have shown spectacular progress, some achieving beyond what was anticipated and our teaching staff must take great credit for their work this year, as it has been exceptional with a relatively small year group. In amongst all the great results, one particular pupil with a mild form of autism achieved a significant number of GCSE passes and some excellent grades, which is testimony to the teaching quality and the supportive environment here on campus.”
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This Rossall School star studded line up of pupils boasts a total of 55 GCSE passes, amongst them 28 A* and 13 A grades. The line up is left to right: Fergus Livingstone, First Deputy Headmaster and Headmaster, Tim Wilbur, with pupils Sam Ireland (9), James Cross (9), Richard Docherty (9), Sing Liem (9), Fran Parker (10) and Laura Gillespie (9).
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.jpg) “Mum, guess what”…Rossall pupils left to right: Laura Gillespie of Blackpool, Sam Ireland of Bispham and Sing Liem of Cleveleys, phone home the good news in triplicate.
Said Laura: “I hadn’t really thought about GCSE’s until last night and then I couldn’t sleep a wink. In fact, I had a dream that I only got five E’s, so it’s a pleasant surprise to wake up to nine in total with two A* and four A’s. I’m really chuffed but also in shock because I didn’t think I’d do as well as I did.
“The most pleasing grade was my A in Biology because one of my teachers joked before the exams that I was ‘biologically challenged’, which was his way of suggesting I might not pass, so to get an A is the best!”
Star student Sam Ireland passed 9 GCSE’s, with a 100% A* grade pass rate. “I’m absolutely speechless,” commented the 16-year-old from Bispham. I thought I’d do well in some subjects but to get all A* passes is fantastic. My mum will be overjoyed when I tell her the news.”
The result for Sing Liem will do nothing to help sibling rivalry in the family, because older brother Kwan passed eight GCSE’s when at Rossall five years ago, with six of them being A* grades. “The kid brother beat him,” said Sing. Adding: “Even though we both got eight I managed seven A* grades but he’ll be delighted for me and he’s encouraged me to follow him through university even though I’m not sure what I’ll do after that.”
Sing will stay on at Rossall Sixth Form to take his International Baccalaureate Diploma.
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Rossall School GCSE results are:
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10 GCSE
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9 GCSE
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8 GCSE
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7GCSE
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6GCSE
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5 GCSE
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4 GCSE
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3 GCSE
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1 GCSE
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J Cross
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A Alonso
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H Anderson
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L.Chan
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L.Botha
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A Lewis
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T Nguyen
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R Lee
J.Southern
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L.Marsh
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F.Parker
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C Armstrong
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L Atherton
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S.Pilkington
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L.Walker
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N Bookbinder-Ryan
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C Barnard
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R Cairney
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H Bennett
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H Clarkson
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H Brakewell
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K Davies
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S Chelton
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L Davies
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H Feldhaus
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R Docherty
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S.Greenhalgh
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O Furniss
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H Ingle
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L Gillespie
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D Morris
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S Ireland
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R Steele
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T Kenyon
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N Tran
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R Knowles
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S Liem
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T Ma
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N Szu Mun
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C Rheubottom
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D Takeuchi
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J Thompson
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NB: FIGURES EXCLUDE BTEC RESULTS (EQUIVALENT 64 ADDITIONAL GCSE PASSES) AND THOSE PUPILS HAVING PASSED MATHS GCSE ONE YEAR EARLY (9 A GRADE PASSES.)
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