Wellsway ‘tremendous achievements’ at GCSE

WELLSWAY School in Keynsham has praised the “tremendous achievements” of its class of 2023 in their GCSE exams.

The school said: “Our school has a long track record of academic excellence and this year, despite the challenges, is no different. Our pupils have once again shown they are capable of achieving some of the best grades in the county.”

The school issued special congratulations to the following: Bethany (nine Grade 9s, one Grade 8), Mark (nine Grade 9s and one Grade 7), Mindy (eight Grade 9s and two Grade 8s), Lucy (eight Grade 9s and two Grade 8s), Tobey (eight Grade 9s and two Grade 8s), Sophia (six Grade 9s and four Grade 8s), Alfie (four Grade 9s, four Grade 8s and two Grade 7s), Benny (four Grade 9s, four Grade 8s and two Grade 7s), Raphael (five Grade 9s, two Grade 8s, two Grade 7s and one Grade 6), Aaron (five Grade 9s, two Grade 8s, two Grade 7s and one Grade 5), Isabella (three Grade 9s, four Grade 8s and three Grade 7s), Janos (four Grade 9s, two Grade 8s, three Grade 7s and one Grade 6), Calvin (four Grade 9s, two Grade 8s, three Grade 7s and one Grade 6).

Other excellent individual successes included: Holly, Noah, Darcy, Florence, Ella, Isabella, Millie, Heidi, Phoebe, James, Jos, Oliver, Klea, India, Isla, Toby, Izzy and Molly, who all made outstanding progress.

Mr Hill, deputy headteacher, said: “I am delighted with the success of our Year 11 students this year. They worked incredibly hard to achieve an excellent set of results.

“I am always impressed by the resilience and work ethic of our students, and their drive to succeed.

“They are excellent role models for the rest of the school. I wish them the very best for the future.”

Principal Rob Pearsall paid tribute to the “exceptional, inspiring, talented young people.”

He said: “We will now look forward to welcoming many of them back into our sixth form. I am confident they will benefit from a more stable period of education and they can look forward to further successes at
A-Level and beyond.”