AKS Lytham shines a light on their most successful pupils this GCSE results day
As part of its GCSE results day celebrations this year, AKS Lytham are shining a spotlight on some of their top performers.
Today, students at AKS are celebrating another outstanding set of GCSE results, with 48% of all grades achieved at the top 9 to 7 level.
You can read more about the school’s results in the story here but below AKS Lytham wanted to share some of their best student success stories from 2025.
The Class of 2025’s top achievers have combined academic excellence with impressive contributions to school life and there are many individual successes to celebrate at the school.
Ella Adshead


Ella Adshead achieved a remarkable 9 Grade 9s, balancing her academic excellence with musical
talent and sporting success, including contributing to AKS’s ISFA U15 Girls’ Shield football victory.
Hiruni Pieris
Hiruni Pieris gained 8 Grade 9s and 1 Grade 8, combining her impressive results with commitments to Choir, AKS Action fundraising and the Medical Society, reflecting her aspiration towards a medical career.
Jack Rawlinson
Jack Rawlinson secured 7 Grade 9s, 2 Grade 8s and a higher qualification in Further Maths, earning the Fletcher Prize for Mathematics while also excelling in CCF.
Oliver Shakespeare

Oliver Shakespeare also achieved 7 Grade 9s, 2 Grade 8s and a higher qualification in Further Maths, recognised with the Mandy Stirling Prize for Physics and respected as a leader in both CCF and the Music Department.
Lilly Gartside
Lilly Gartside achieved 8 Grade 9s, 1 Grade 8 and a higher qualification in Further Maths, enriching school life through her leadership, music and backstage creativity in drama.
Some more top performers
The following students all achieved 9 Passes: E Adshead, H Ahmed, E Alker, J Alker, I Ashworth, H Asquith, E Banks, S Barnes, T Bittar, E Bottomley, K Bux, M Chaple, G Chapman, C Cleasby, E Denison-Davies, X Dineley, J Donnelly, C Fleetwood, L Gartside, A Hatton, W Hornby, Z Law, R Leil, J Lever, M Maharaj, K Markar, L Matthews, R McCormack, Z McKay, M McKechnie, N Melling, S Murray, A Navaneethan, C Parkes, G Patterson, T Peiris, M Pople, J Rawlinson, H Reynolds, M Robbins, Z Roberts-O’Loughlin, M Saba, W Sayers, O Shakespeare, H Sharples, G Shaw, S Slawson, S Sweeney, M Taylor, E Thomson, G Walley, F Walmsley, C Woodward
These seven pupils achieved 8 Passes: S Beverley, E Houston, E Pettit, E Ryan, J Small, E Tyler, L Whiteside
Finally, the following secured 7 Passes: S Elliott, J Gbadebo, C Lavin, V Sutha
You can read more news from across Lancashire this GCSE results day in our blog here.
