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Girls celebrate excellent GCSE results
August 24th 2010
The staff and girls at Westonbirt School are celebrating excellent GCSE results with:-
40% of girls achieving A* or A grades
97% of girls gaining 5 or more GCSEs at A*-C
11% of the exams graded A*

Local girls were among the top achievers, including:-

Olivia Birkin-Hewitt from Little Somerford, near Chippenham -  7A*s, 5As
Daisy Newman from Lea, near Malmesbury - 1A*, 9As, 1B

Other outstanding results include Remi Greene from London with 10As, Ellen Cen with 9A*s, 1B and 1C and Christine Sun with 4A*s, 4As, 1B and 1C.

2010 also marks the first year that Westonbirt School has offered the 3 separate sciences at GCSE and the girls fared extremely well in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, with over 60% graded A* and A.

Music was another success story with 100% of examinations graded A* and A, reflecting the excellent standard of music teaching at the school.

Headmistress, Mary Henderson, commented: "We are delighted for all the girls who have worked so hard to achieve these results.  The grades have been very good across all subjects, but it is particularly pleasing to see such outstanding results in the sciences and music.  We look forward to welcoming the girls back to begin their A level studies in the near future and to building on these strong academic results."

Parents were thrilled with the results, "we are absolutely delighted and very proud of our daughter's achievements" commented one parent, "the academic staff here are simply inspirational."