St John's School Porthcawl

Once again St John’s pupils have achieved great GCSE results with 65% of all examinations taken being awarded the top A* to B grades.  47% of all the exams were given A* and A grades (against a national average of 23.2%) with 21% at the highest A* level.  Over 80% of pupils achieved at least one A or A* grade and nearly 65% achieved at least 4 A or A* grades.  The highest achiever at the school this year was Elan Edry who gained 11 GCSEs, 10 of which were A* with the other being an A.  Elan was also this year’s winner of the Compact Cup and was chosen as the school’s “Good Citizen of the Year”.  This highlights how both Elan and the other highest achievers this year not only work hard to gain their excellent academic results but also are busy members of the school community. Other high achievers, Tom Brown (9A/A*), Laura Clint and Daniel Shearer, who between them gained 9A*s, 16As and 5Bs, have all made valuable contributions to school life through the lead they have taken as Head Boy, House Captain and Chair of School Council, also through sport, music, the Interact club and by acting as good role models for younger pupils.  Also to be congratulated is Year 10 pupil, Hugh Perkins who achieved A* in his maths GCSE a year early. Mrs Clint, headmistress said, “We are all proud of our young students and their achievements- we wish them well as they continue with their studies in the future. Once again St John’s has proved how much value-added its pupils gain from being part of the small family style community.”