Ponteland High School GCSE and vocational results (August 2021)

12 August 2021

Press release: Ponteland High School GCSE and vocational results (August 2021)

Ponteland High School is very pleased to report some outstanding achievements by its students in their GCSE and vocational qualifications this summer.

This year, following the cancellation of exams, all grades were awarded through a process of teacher assessed grades, against a national standard and approved and awarded by the exam boards. The government is not publishing performance data for any schools or colleges this year due to the varying impact of the pandemic.

A fantastic 30% of all students achieved 5 or more of the highest grades, i.e. Grades 7-9. Notable individual performances include:

All subjects awarded at Grade 9

Connor Petts

Ojas Rajkumar

All subjects awarded at Grade 8 and 9

Jasmin Broadey

Joseph Clark

Nox Conroy

Neave Dodds

Molly Dufton

Josie Legg

Jasmine Lever

Bethan Miller

Grace Owen

Emma Robinson

Omar Tumia

Marion Vollmer

All subjects awarded Grade 7, 8 and 9

Beni Ayuk

Melody Brooks

Olivia Going

Milan-Beau Jensen

Maelona Watson-Redhead

Suzannah Shanks

Amy Sparshott

Gabriella Turnbull

Eloise Woods

5 or more grades awarded at 7-9

Sophie Birkett	Brooke Donnell	Dominic Malpass	Daniel Sheldon
Mollie Blaker-Hood	Ollie Edmondson	Jasmeet Mangat	Charlotte Simms
Thomas Bradley	Lara Evans	Amber Mayers	Jennifer Slater
Benedict Brady	Ella Gray	Murray McCluskey	Katie Smith
Aiden Brennan	Freya Guadagno	Sarah Miller	Callum Smith-Hall
Rory Bristow	Laura Hamilton	Jessica Morland	Tilly Stoddart
Isabella Brown	Claudia Hesse	Henry Morris	Saha Talasila
Erin Bullerwell	Ruby Horner	Ethan Nash	Erin Turner
Sam Bullock	Zak Howarth	Amal Nazir	Max Turner
Marcus Collier	Zachary Ikwue	Joseph Nicholson	Hugh Twelves
Ellie Collins	Naomi Johnson	Rhiann Palmer	Lucy Urquhart
Neve Collins	Zara Lamb	Annabel Parslow	Hollie Welford
Matthew Dobson	Hannah Lawson	Harris Qureshi	Alex Wilkinson
Megan Docherty	Abigail Leiper	Jessica Robinson	Finley Wilkinson
Benjamin Donald		George Satterley	Bradley Wilson

*Grade 7-9 is the equivalent to A*-A under the old grading system

Ponteland High School Headteacher, Kieran McGrane said:

“Our Y11 students have had to endure a very challenging two-year period that has disrupted their GCSE and vocational courses. Throughout this time they have remained positive and continued to work hard towards achieving the best results possible.

“All of our students should be extremely proud of how they have handled adversity and all they have achieved; they have shown real strength of character and an excellent work ethic. I would also like to pay tribute to our superb teachers who have worked tirelessly to minimise the impact on students by providing them with first class support throughout lockdown and upon their return to school.

“We are now looking forward to welcoming the vast majority of our Y11 cohort to our 6th form and working with them over the next two years, hopefully minus lockdowns and interruptions.”