EVERY pupil at The King's School in Worcester, achieved five or more passes in their GCSEs, and almost 70 per cent achieved top grades.

The school reported that 29 per cent of pupils achieved at least one grade 9 in the new numerical grading and almost one third of pupils achieved 10 or more A*/A or 9-7.

Headmaster Matthew Armstrong said: "I wish to congratulate our Fifth Form pupils on their superb GCSE results today, particularly as they were gained during challenging period of GCSE reforms. It’s great to see so many who are rightly thrilled with their results. The pupils and staff have done exceptionally well and these excellent results are a testament to their ongoing hard work, determination and commitment. We look forward to watching and guiding them as they move up into the Sixth Form for the next chapter of their education."

Kath Whiteman, head of middle years, ADDED: "We are incredibly proud of the students and what they have achieved. They have worked exceptionally hard and they fully deserve the results they have got. I would also like to thank the staff for the strong pastoral and academic guidance that they continue to provide all our pupils at King’s."

100 per cent of pupils obtained five A*- C or the 9-4 equivalent, with almost 70 per cent of all grades achieved at A*/A or 9-7 and 97 per cent achieving either A*- C or 9-4 grades.

Kings Performance in summary:

• 100 per cent pupils passed at least 5 GCSE grades A*-C

• 97 per cent grade A*- C / 9 – 4

• 69 per cent grade A*/A or 9-7

• 42 per cent grade A* / 9-8

• 33 per cent of pupils (43) achieving ten or more A*/A or 9-8 grades

• 53 per cent of pupils (69) achieving eight or more A*/A grades or 9-8 grades

• Number of pupils taking GCSEs: 129

• Number of GCSEs entered: 1314

• Average GCSEs per pupil: 10.2

• Best performing pupils: Liberty Colebourne, Clara Watson.

o Clara Watson (Scholar) – Seven A*’s, A** - Further Maths, three 9’s

o Liberty Colebourne (Scholar) – Seven A*’s, A** - Further Maths, three 9’s