STUDENTS at RGS Worcester are celebrating after receiving their GCSE results.

The students were congratulated by staff for their performance in a year of 'unprecedented changes'.

They said well over half of all grades were in the top 9-7 or A*/A grade category and 96 per cent of all grades were 9-4.

31 pupils achieved 9-7 or A*/A grades in 8 or more subjects and should be congratulated including Aodren Clemit who achieved 11 grades at 9/8 or A* and Alex Owen, Lydia Faizey and Alex Peake who achieved 10 GCSEs graded 9/8.

At a school where the STEM subjects are always strong it was particularly pleasing to see such success also in art and textiles with 92.3% of all Art pupils achieving 9-7 grades and over 94 per cent of all grades at A*-B in Textiles.

Headmaster John Pitt said: "Very well done to the Year 11 RGS pupils and their teachers for working so hard and responding so positively to what are different and challenging examinations. The pupils have set themselves up extremely well for the new A Levels and I am sure they will go on to further success in the Sixth Form here. This year group has achieved so much in the classroom and outside the classroom – they were National Semi-Finalists in hockey and rounders while also taking part in so many other areas of school life. It is very pleasing to see that they have done so well academically and taken full advantage of the academic and all-round education that RGS Worcester provides."

Tazmin Barnes, whose EP was launched earlier in the year and reached Number 16 in the Charts achieved a superb set of results, with all nine of her GCSEs graded 9-7.

She had already achieved an A* in Chinese GCSE. Tazmin’s music career has really taken off and she has performed at a large number of festivals and events over the summer. Tazmin’s brother, Jordan, completed his A Levels at RGS this year with 3A grades so she is looking forward to following him into the Sixth Form, whilst continuing to pursue her music career.

Brandon Sarfo, who is a leading golf player and was featured in the Worcester News in May, also did exceptionally well, achieving 9 GCSEs graded 9-7.

Brandon has played golf for Worcestershire Under 18 and England Under 16 and is hoping to go on to a career as a professional golfer after studying for his A Levels in the Sixth Form at RGS Worcester.

Alex Owen achieved 10 GCSEs graded 8 or 9 and has been offered a RANK Foundation Scholarship for the Sixth Form at RGS. This is a National Leadership Award and recognises Alex’s contribution to his Academic studies and to the wider life of the school including drama, music, debating, DofE and sport.

Unusually, there were two sets of twins in this year group, Lydia and Nathan Faizey and Elizabeth and Nicholas Fearon. Lydia and Nathan achieved 20 GCSEs with 18 graded 9-7 or A*/A and Elizabeth and Nicholas also achieved 20 GCSEs with 17 graded 9-7.