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Students shine as Southend's grammar schools celebrate their GCSE results

Students across multiple UK schools achieved record GCSE results, with over 40% of grades at top levels and many securing apprenticeships or sixth form placements, reflecting resilience amid pandemic challenges.

  • This year, Kirkby Lonsdale schools praised students on outstanding GCSE results, with many progressing to diverse academic and vocational pathways.
  • Arriving in Year 7 during the pandemic, the Year 11 cohort overcame disruption, with over three quarters achieving Grade 4 or above in English and Maths, reflecting strong recovery.
  • Data show 27 students earned at least eight Grade 8 or 9s, James Leung, Ben Liput, and Frankie Littlewood each achieved nine Grade 9s, and religious education recorded 77 per cent achieving Grade 4 or better.
  • Students will now go on to diverse destinations, with around 72% continuing at Horsforth's Sixth Form, ranked among the North's top ten by The Sunday Times.
  • LYMM High School is celebrating 87% of students achieving Grade 4 or above in English and maths, with 69% securing Grade 5 or above and 33% achieving Grade 7 or higher in both subjects.
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Ilkley Gazette broke the news in Ilkley, United Kingdom on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
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