Queen's celebrates excellent GCSE results
GCSE students at The Queen’s School are celebrating today the best ever percentage of A* GCSE grades in the history of the school.
With an A*- C pass rate of 98.7%, over 50% of students achieved all A’s and A*’s. Seventeen girls achieved 9 A*’s and five scored 10 A*’s.
Incoming Headmistress Sarah Clark said:
“We are so proud of what the girls have achieved this year. They work very hard and fully deserve their success. Results such as these once again emphasise the benefits of a single-sex education for girls. Having such a strong academic platform will enable them to go on to further study with great confidence for the future.”
GCSE high achievers (all aged 16)
A*’s
Anya Bos – Chester
Natasha Bury – Tarporley
Victoria Davies – Chester
Aine Jackson – Chester
Christina Lee – Ellesmere Port
A*/A’s
Julia Byrom – Tattenhall
Megan Christo – Tarvin
Anna Davies – Buckley
Charlotte Frazer-Cox – Parkgate
Phillippa Gould – Rossett
Natalie Hall – Whitchurch
Rachel Hardy – Kelsall
Aimée-Louise Hargreaves – Nantwich
Alice Holden – Ellesmere Port
Sophie Hull – Tattenhall
Francesca Humphreys – Over Winsford
Shreya Ingley – Abergele
Phillippa Jones – Wrexham
Antonia Karus-McElvogue – Chester
Mishia Leggett – Wrexham
Alicia Logan – Chester
Emily London – Malpas
Rachel Meir – Ellesmere Port
Anna Molyneux – Kelsall
Charlotte Nott – Mold
Gemma Pool – Chester
Jennifer Robinson – Chester
Eleanor Rogers – Whitchurch
Hannah Schofield – Alvanley
Anjali Singh – Chester
Ashley Waterhouse – Deeside
Sarah Willetts – Chester
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A*’s
Anya Bos, of Chester, Natasha Bury, of Tarporley, Victoria Davies, of Chester, Aine Jackson, of Chester, Christina Lee, of Ellesmere Port, all aged 16
Press Contact:
Mrs Jane Taylor, The Queen’s School, City Walls Road, Chester, CH1 2NN
Tel: 01244 312078 Fax: 01244 321507
Email: jtaylor@queens.cheshire.sch.uk
The Queen’s School, Chester, Cheshire is one of the country’s leading independent schools for girls aged 4 – 18. We have a nationally renowned reputation for academic excellence and our girls consistently achieve outstanding results at GCSE and A level.
Our school celebrates young women and their potential. We prepare our girls to face their future with self-belief, energy and a ‘can do’ philosophy. Academic success is only one aspect of life at Queen’s and all girls are encouraged to explore their abilities, interests and passions in a wide range of extra-curricular activities. From drama, art and music to sports, community work and overseas adventures, the girls benefit from an education of the whole person, experiencing new challenges inside and outside the classroom.
At The Queen’s School, we seek to develop in each student a risk-taking spirit, leadership abilities, confidence and a love of learning. Our individual approach ensures each girl has the support she needs to thrive and succeed throughout her time here.
The school inhabits elegant Georgian and Victorian buildings, situated in a beautiful setting within walking distance of historic Chester. These surroundings prove a constant reminder of the heritage and traditional values that have shaped the school for more than 130 years.
Mrs Catherine Buckley is the headmistress of The Queen’s School with Mrs Felicity Taylor as head of the Lower School on Liverpool Road. The school has a number of bursaries available to very able students.
Past pupils include Beth Tweddle, Olympic Gymnast, Sarah Kelly, founder of the UK’s Neuromuscular Centre for muscular dystrophy and Vivienne Faull, the first woman to become Dean of an English Cathedral.
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