Stroud High School students are celebrating a remarkable set of A Level results, with almost half of all grades awarded at A-A and more than three-quarters at A-B.**
An impressive 17% of grades were awarded at A*, while 49% achieved A*-A, 78% were A*-B and 44% of students achieved AAB or better.
But this year’s results tell only part of the story.
The school says the year group has been exceptional both academically and in its contribution to school life, with students throwing themselves into an extraordinary range of activities, competitions, performances and community projects.
Students completed Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards in record numbers, performed in this year’s production of Come From Away, and raised more than £13,000 for Stroud Women’s Refuge through RAG Week.
They performed in music concerts in Liverpool and Bruges, presented at education conferences in South Korea, competed in regional debating and national translation competitions in modern foreign languages, completed Gold CREST environmental projects and supported more than 100 primary school lessons throughout the year.
Students also excelled in STEM Olympiads and helped lead the school’s programme of house events, which is central to the wider school community.
Headteacher Mark McShane said: “I’m absolutely thrilled for the students who received their results this morning. They have worked so hard, but what makes this year’s group so memorable goes far beyond the grades they achieved.
“They have excelled across all areas of curriculum and completed their qualifications to the highest standards, whilst somehow finding the time and energy to throw themselves into everything else that makes school life special. Quite remarkable.
“More importantly, they have defined what it means to be a student at Stroud High School. They are kind, ambitious, inclusive and relentlessly positive young people and I have no doubt they have made our school a better place simply by being part of it.
“They are genuinely a super-special year group, and we will miss them enormously.”
Mr McShane also paid tribute to the school’s staff, describing the results as the product of “a huge collective effort”.
“Year after year, our staff show what is possible when relationships sit at the heart of a school community,” he said.
“The care, encouragement, expertise and belief they invest in young people every day never ceases to amaze me. They are a fabulous team.”
