Dallam School Celebrates a Great Set of GCSE Results
Dallam School is celebrating the achievements of 181 Year 11 students who collected their GCSE results today. Overall, pupils made excellent progress with a significant increase in the number of top grades achieved this year. One third of language students achieved grades 7–9, while a quarter of those studying history and religious studies did the same.
Outstanding achievements include:
- Orla Myers who gained six grade 9s and three grade 8s
- Martha Johnson who gained six grade 9s, two grade 8s and a grade 7
- Carla Gardiner who gained four grade 9s, five grade 8s and a merit
- Reece Mason who gained three grade 9s, five grade 8s and a grade 6
- Oscar Barron who gained a grade 9 in Spanish, and grade 8s in biology, chemistry, physics and geography
- Lydia Jeffreys who gained a grade 9 in history, distinction in business studies and grade 8s in English literature, PE and technology
- Solomon Tetchner who gained four grade 8s, four grade 7s and a grade 6
- Antoni Kieres who gained a grade 9 in Polish, three grade 8s, four grade 7s and two grade 6s
Students also exceeded target grades in every subject, and included: Alfie Allmond, Oscar Barron, Maizi Craik, Carla Gardiner, Lydia Jeffreys, Louis Keens, Antoni Kieres, Maaz Mahmood, Reece Mason, Theobold Harrison, Ted Besselink, Chloe Brakewell, Evie Cowell and Henry Newby.
Headteacher Steven Henneberry said:
“We’ve seen a great set of results today. With students doing well across a range of subjects including more vocational ones. Languages were a popular GCSE choice and our results buck the national trend.
GCSE results day is an important milestone – it’s the moment when effort and determination really pay off. I’m delighted for our students, who now move forward with so many opportunities open to them. Some will be staying with us, and heading into Sixth Form, while others will begin apprenticeships or will be pursuing other options. They leave Year 11 well-prepared for the next stage and confident in their abilities.”
Dallam is a state school for 11–19-year-olds, drawing around 1,000 students from 40 local schools, along with over 50 international boarders. Its origins trace back to the founding of Heversham Grammar School in 1613. Over 400 years later, Dallam is a popular mixed comprehensive committed to serving its community and learners.
