STUDENTS in Sible Hedingham have been left feeling delighted and jumping for joy after they collected their GCSE results.

Hedingham School and Sixth Form pupils achieved great results in GCSEs this year, after confirming great results in A Levels and BTEC courses a week prior.

The school congratulated them on their results, with headteacher Andrew Harvison sending his good wishes to students for the future.

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He said: “Once again, we would like to congratulate all students who received their results today. 

“After a disrupted Key Stage 3 education, students have displayed a huge amount of resilience and commitment in their journey to achieve their GCSE and Vocational qualifications. 

“It has been a real pleasure to celebrate with the students this morning. 

“As always, we have many students returning to our Sixth Form and I know they are all looking forward to starting their courses in September. 

“For those moving on to other institutions, I wish you every success for the future.

“I would like to thank Hedingham staff and Governors who have provided outstanding support for the students.”

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Students also gave their reactions after getting their results.

Bethany Stant-Weaire said: “I’m so relieved with the results I received, all the hard work paid off and I’m excited to start my courses at Hedingham”.

George Murlis was also “beyond happy” with his results, adding how the school “prepared him well for A Levels”.

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Noah Murlis added: “I am delighted with my set of results.  I worked hard and I was really supported by my teachers”.

Elsewhere, Sage Ashworth did “better than expected” and is “excited to continue onto their A Levels at Hedingham in September and Polly Dorn was left ecstatic after achieving 100 per cent in her Art exam.

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In what was the first year heading back to pre-pandemic grading, the grades in the east of England were down from last year but up on pre-pandemic figures.

A total of 21.9 per cent were awarded the top grades of 7/A or above, down 26.2 per cent from 2022.

However, this was still higher than in 2019, the last year that summer exams were taken before the pandemic, when 20.5 per cent of entries were awarded a 7/A or above.