Of all the students who participated, 51 per cent gained A* to C including English and Maths, equal to last year.

A*-C grades were achieved by 70 per cent of all the students who participated and 98 per cent gained at least one GCSE with A* to G grades.

Headteacher David Stephenson, said: “Many students have achieved better than would have been expected and have met or exceeded their target grades."

“The results reflect the amount of work by our students.”

 For the full special report see next week's paper.