STUDENTS at Bedford High School in Leigh have celebrated another year of GCSE success with some outstanding individual results.

In total 67 per cent of the outgoing Year 11 achieved a good pass in English, with 57 per cent also achieving a good pass in maths.

Many of the pupils performed well across a range of subjects in Spanish, 92 per cent of students came away with a good grade, 83 per cent achieved a good grade in biology and 77 per cent received good grades in physics.

There were plenty of outstanding individual performances, led by top-ranking student Gabriella Birdsey, who achieved three nines and seven eights.

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Gabriella Birdsey

Gabriella, who is now off to Winstanley College to study A-levels in maths, biology, chemistry and English, said: “I am hoping to pursue a career in medicine and the results I have achieved today will help me with my career goals.

"I would like to thank all my teachers.

"I couldn’t have done it without the help and support of the staff, their enthusiasm has been invaluable, it is one of the things that has got me through.”

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Louise Leech and Sanna Ghulam

Other outstanding individual performances came from Sanna Ghulan, who achieved two nines, five eights and a seven and Ellis Rowlands, whose haul included two nines and two eights.

Ellis, who was one of the top achieving boys is now off to Wigan and Leigh College to study mechanical engineering.

He said: “I am hoping to get an apprenticeship in the aerospace industry or go to university and I couldn’t have done it without the help I have received.

“Bedford High is a great school, without the help of the teaching staff I don’t think I would have got these grades and been given the freedom to go to college. This will set me up for life.”

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Bedford High School head teacher Helen Phillips said: “Once again we are delighted with the results our young people have achieved. It is a real testament to the hard work they have put in and these results are well-deserved.

“There is a team behind every student that works hard to make sure they are performing to the best of their ability.

"At Bedford, we are fortunate to have great quality teaching staff who support our students every step of the way and we also get a phenomenal amount of support from our parents and guardians.

“It has been fabulous to see so many smiling faces today and we wish our students the best of luck as they move on to the next stage in their lives.”