Anna Tindall, Nicki Orrell, Angela Huang, Catriona Phillips and Lindsey Philip celebrate their GCSE results at Bancroft's School
GCSE results: Strong showing at Bancroft’s School in modern languages and science
Alistair Kleebauer, Senior reporter
Thursday, August 23, 2012
4:04 PM
There was a strong showing from Bancroft’s School in Woodford Green with its GCSE results today.
Anna Tindall, Ram Aswani, Adam Deary and Catriona Phillips all achieved 10 A*s at Bancroft's SchoolIts Year 10 pupils achieved the school’s best-ever GCSE marks with high achievement in modern languages and science.
55 per cent of exams taken at the school in High Road resulted in A* grades and 97 per cent led to A*, A or B grades. Though no languages feature in the top 10 most popular GCSE subjects this year nationally, Bancroft’s’ pupils excelled in Spanish, with 81 per cent getting an A*, and in German, with 70 per cent getting the same grade.
81 per cent of chemistry students got an A.
Headteacher Mary Ireland said: “Congratulations to all our hard working students on their results and also to the talented staff who continue to inspire them.”
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