GCSE results success for Cheshire West and Chester young people

Young people across Cheshire West and Chester were celebrating yesterday (Thursday 25 August 2022) after receiving their GCSE examination results.

Over 3,600 Year 11 students from secondary and special schools across the borough took part.

Provisional data shows that 79 per cent of 16 year old students in schools across the borough gained a GCSE in English at grade four or above, an increase of four percentage points from 2019, the last year exams were sat before the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In mathematics, 73 per cent of 16 year old students in schools across the borough gained a GCSE at grade four or above, an increase of two percentage points from 2019, the last year exams were sat before the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Councillor Robert Cernik, Cabinet Member for Children and Families said: “The anxious wait is over - I would like to say congratulations to every young person who collected their exam results yesterday.

“Our students’ achievements are the result of a great deal of hard work and the commitment and skill of all of our fantastic teaching and school staff. This achievement is even more significant given the unprecedented disruption to the education of students due to COVID-19. I also want to acknowledge the vital role parents and carers play in supporting their children.

“We are extremely proud of all that the borough’s schools have achieved.”