Westfield students celebrate GCSE success

252 Westfield students sat exams in 20 GCSEs and 6 vocational courses. The range of GCSE options ranged from history to Spanish and from business to drama. Vocational qualifications included imedia, dance, health and social care and engineering.

Their results are some of the best ever for the school with 67% of students passing both English and maths and 46% achieving a strong pass (grade 5 or above) in both these subjects. Strong results were also seen in chemistry - where 28% of students achieved the very highest grades of 8 or 9, art, music and health and social care – in which 33% of the students were awarded the highest distinction/distinction* grades.

Gaynor Jones, the school’s newly appointed Headteacher, said: “What a wonderful set of results for these young people. They have worked hard and have been supported by our dedicated staff team to achieve some great results – and the best maths and English results in Westfield’s history.

“My thanks go to their families and to the Westfield staff, under the leadership of Joe Birkbeck, who have worked tirelessly with our students every step of the way. As a result, the future is bright for these Westfield students, who now embark on the next important steps in their lives. We wish them the best of luck, whether they are moving on to sixth form, college or into an apprenticeship.”