Celebrations this morning at Shrewsbury High School as year 11 students collected their GCSE results.  SHS Head Darren Payne expressed his pride at the girls’ results, “Congratulations to our wonderful year 11s on an excellent set of results. Over 50% of grades were 9-7 and over a third of grades 8/9 – an excellent achievement.  This is a year group of talented and hard-working students who have supported each other throughout the exam period and impressed us all with their purposeful and positive attitude.  They thoroughly deserve the grades they receive today. A huge thanks also to our dedicated teachers and staff at SHS who have worked closely with our students and their families to support them both academically and pastorally.

So, with achievement across the board, we can now look ahead to welcoming the girls back to school in September to begin their A level studies in our Sixth Form.  There is much to be excited about as girls move into year 12 and with over 80% of our recent year 13 leavers moving on to their first choice university, and having achieved such success in their A-level results, our new Sixth Formers know that whatever their ambitions for the future, the next two years at Shrewsbury High will set them up to head out into the world with confidence and ambition.  We couldn’t be prouder of them all!”