Lancashire GCSE results 2021 LIVE: Students receive their results after exams cancelled for second year in row

Students in Lancashire are receiving their GCSE results today after exams were cancelled for second year in row.
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Earlier this week students across the region received their A-level results - here are just some of the success stories and results.

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are receiving grades to help them progress to sixth form, college or training.

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But a possible surge in top grades – which were submitted by teachers after exams were cancelled for a second year – could make the job of admissions teams at colleges and sixth forms more difficult, it has been suggested.

Students across the country are receiving their GCSE results which have been determined by teachers after this year's exams were cancelled.Students across the country are receiving their GCSE results which have been determined by teachers after this year's exams were cancelled.
Students across the country are receiving their GCSE results which have been determined by teachers after this year's exams were cancelled.

Last year, more than one in four (26.2%) of UK GCSE entries were awarded one of the three top grades, compared to a fifth (20.8%) in 2019 – the last year that exams were sat before the pandemic.

More than three in four (76.3%) entries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland were awarded at least a 4 – which is broadly the equivalent of a C – last year, compared to 67.3% in 2019.

Here we will be bringing you all the latest, from results to success stories, and what to do next.

Live updates as students across Lancashire receive their GCSE results

Key Events

  • Exam advice available for young people in Lancashire
  • Latest GCSE results

Hutton Grammar School - results

Hutton’s Headteacher, Mr Mark Bradshaw, said: “I am so proud of our boys who have achieved outstanding results based on the assessment of their hard working teachers who have supported and nurtured them.

“These outstanding results are a significant and important step forward into making these young men’s dreams a reality. I would like to thank the staff for continually going the extra mile for the students, for their diligence in ensuring that students were awarded grades that truly reflected their abilities and potential and for the continued support of parents and carers. But especially a thank you to all of our Year 11 boys for always giving of their best.”

Head of Sixth Form, John Hill adds, “These excellent results are the platform for students to continue their educational careers in the Sixth Form. These high achieving students have a wealth of talent and proven academic ability. We are very excited about the next steps for these students and supporting them as they prepare for their further studies and future success.”

Eleven Passes

S Afridi, L Aguirreburualde, H Ahmed, S Ahmed, R Aird, O Ajibade, L Alderson, F Alston, R Amirat, N Ashworth, C Austen, M Baig, M Barker, J Barlow, Q Barter, H Battersby, H Batty, S Beeston-Taylor, D Blow, S Brimelow, R Brown, W Butler, O Campbell, F Cross-Adair, L Dagger, M Delaney, J Dickinson, H Dowthwaite, J Edwards

H Ehsan, M Faisal, M Faulkner, K Forde, U Gaffar, T Gent, J Goodeve, J Gornall, J Greenwood, J-L Grundy, N Gunning, M Hafeji, J Hainsworth, S Hall, J Harris, J Hayhurst, N Heap, B Hermitt, T Hicks, B Hill, J Holden, O Holden, M Hoque, J Horton,

H Hudson, S Hudson, J Hussain, F Ismail, B Jackson, J Jenkinson, K Jones, J Kay, J Keijzer, W Kerins, M Khan, B Lawrenson, E Leadley, J Lightowler, J Lister, C Lochhead,

J Lok, Z Lulat, A Lund, A Majumder, G Malekzadeh, T Mares, D Marriott-Thompson, R McCrossan, T McDonnell, B McGarvey, L McLeod, A-M Mohammed, P Morker, J Murray, H Musa, N Nasser-Shaw, R Neville, K Newton, W Nuttall-Crook, A Oakley, M Parisi, K Parmar, T Parsons, F Patel, N Patel, S Peebles, J Piron, M Pym, M Rahman, H Rich, J Roberts, R Roberts, M Sears, H Seaton, L Shalloe, J Sharples, R Simpson,

A Sinackis, C Smith, J Smith, W Stephens, J Storry, M Taylor, K Taylor-Pomfret, J Threlfall, U Tindu, U Tindu, J Treadwell, A Vaza, L Waggett, M Wales, R Wales, J Walton, J Walton, N Whalley, L Wilkinson, A Wilson, F Wilson, E Woods, J Worden

Ten Passes

H Bamber, J Croskery, J Fern, L Fernandez, W Ford, F Ghafoor, E Graveson, J Howorth, A Jones, C Kearney, T-R Liddell, J Nicholls, S Rahman

Eight Passes

J Hull

Five passes

S Blackburn

St Mary’s Catholic Academy, Blackpool - results

St Mary’s Catholic Academy is delighted to report the outstanding achievements by its students in their GCSEs this summer.

Simon Eccles, the Academy’s Headteacher said: “We are immensely proud of the hard work and achievements of our students, especially after such a difficult and disrupted year with COVID. Our staff have worked so hard to make sure that our students are all able to progress onto further education, apprenticeships and employment. We look forward to seeing many of them join St Mary’s Sixth Form in September. Any Y11 student with 5+ grade 4s or better including English & Maths, from either St Mary’s or any other local secondary schools, who would like to join our thriving Sixth Form can complete an online application on the Academy’s website at www.st-mary.blackpool.sch.uk”

Ten Passes.

Falgowska Z, Grudzinski F, Jasinski M, Manecka W, Niemier H, Pawelec J, Posylek N, Sladkiewicz O, Sobieszczyk M, Sosin V, Szperynska J, Tomas P, Trela J,Wyszomirski D

Nine Passes.

Aldescu L, Alekna G, Ambrosini Kirk L, Antony G, Ashcroft C, Barker-Hall L, Barr A, Bates B, Berrisford J, Beswick-Murray E, Blackwell E, Blundell K, Boardman R, Boccaccio E, Booth A, Bravo V, Busato-Jones M, Campbell B, Connell-Squire E, Caton A, Ciemicka K, Colacurcio K, Connolly L, Davis B, Dawson L, Dela Cruz L, Demegillo Y, Devonald L, Dewhurst-Cubbins A, Dickens G, Dixon G, Donaldson M, Downey-Horwell H, Drury E, Dziegiel J, Emefe D, Floyd L, Francis A, Galazka E, Goggin I, Golumbeanu I, Greenaway K, Hall J, Hankinson G, Hartgen M, Hawkins O, Haydon T, Heap I, Hester M, Hill H, Hindle G, Huddart J, Hulme H, Hussey E, Jayes D, Jones E, Joseph O, Joseph R, Jovan J, Kelly-Rutherford J, Kershaw O, Kettle N, King E, King K, Kooran A, Lally R, Lane M, Leaf J, Lennox B, Lonsdale A, Losik J, Macpherson J, Makangadza K, Malia E, McGarry L, McGill L, McIntyre R, McKenzie R, McLeod E, McWilliams K, Mendina B, Meylan A, Millington S, Moffatt L, Nicol L, Norbury T, Norman E, O'Hare F, Oram L, O'Rourke K, Orritt C, Parker M, Patmore M, Pitts S, Priestley C, Procter M, Quinn-Croft Z, Rhodes J, Richardson E, Richardson J, Riley K, Rogan C, Rogers E, Ross E, Safar L, Saji J, Salt M, Schwab J, Sellars N, Seville-Parkins C, Shaw S, Shaw T, Smith A, Smith E, Smith E, Smith I, Spencer E, Squires O, Sztekler F, Szyszkowska E, Thomas L, Tinkler M, Tradafir L, Twiname A, Villarino C, Whatnall G, Whittlestone L, Wilson L, Winterbottom C, Wrigley E, Wynd M

Eight Passes:

Austin W, Ballentine J, Barber M, Baron T, Beardall T, Campbell K, Collins A, Crunden D, Dyson J, Echejoh G, Geronimo N, Griffin J, Hall K, Harris J, Harrison S, Henson A, Hooper R, Houghton B, Hudson J, Jumeaux M, Kent M, Lavin J, Lightbown J, Manderson C, McCormack L, McPhillimy-Lovelock I, Miller J, Milner A, Miskowicz C, Montalbo R, Nickless A, Norman K, Oldfield Z, Paczkowski O, Parkinson L, Rae C, Richardson B, Rutlidge J, Sanderson D, Schofield W, Sowerbutts-Ellis E, Sowka K, Stefan K, Unsworth D, Verren L, Walsh N, Ward J, Whitworth R, Wilton Roney M, Winskill-Howard S, Winter R

Seven Passes.

Carey J, Fernandes K,

Six Passes.

Knowles N, Smith C

Five Passes.

Aitchison L, Hartley L,

Three Passes.

Mackenzie L

One Pass.

Leahy H

Statement from Penwortham Girls' High School

PGHS is delighted to maintain their record of academic success despite the challenges of the past 18 months. The school has maintained its legacy of excellence with a rigorous process, which means they have complete faith in their students’ results and their abilities. Yet again, there have been some stunning individual performances, with 110 Grade 9s across all subjects and 18 students gained top grades (7-9) across all subjects.

Headteacher, Karen Pomeroy, is full of praise for the students’ resilience, work ethic and ambition. “I am immensely proud of their achievements and have no doubt that they will be equally successful in the next stage of their journey”. Chair of Governors, Ms Lorimer Russell-Hayes, also acknowledged the dedication and commitment of the staff. “Teachers at PGHS worked tirelessly to support students throughout the process, enabling them to achieve their full potential.”

Looking ahead to the future, the school community will be returning to a resilient school that has thrived, despite the challenges of the past year. With extensive improvements to facilities during the holidays, as well as ambitious plans for the future, including an exciting programme of enrichment and extra-curricular activities, PGHS is determined that September sees a return to school life bigger, better and stronger.

Walton-le-Dale High School: Statement from James Harris, Headteacher

Resilience, perseverance and courage have been the key characteristics of our wonderful Walton-le-Dale class of 2021!

Under difficult conditions the whole year group have shown maturity and resilience beyond their years and are a credit to themselves, their families and the school.

So many of them have faced adversity in so many different ways that to name individuals would be unjust, but the results that they have achieved represent a triumph of positive attitudes, trust and strong relationships.

These qualifications are the next step on their way to successful futures and the deeper characteristics of self-motivation, determination, respect and empathy for others will stand them in good stead for the whole of their lives.

To the whole year group I say: we are so proud of you! Go out, contribute, be happy and come back and tell us your stories - we wish you all the success in the world. Our world needs people like you.

St George's School in Blackpool celebrates GCSE results success

Year 11 pupils at St George's School in Marton are celebrating "fantastic results" as they pick up their grades this morning (August 12).

Staff at St George’s School in Cherry Tree Road, Marton, said they had been impressed by the “passion, resilience and commitment to working hard from [their] pupils who have taken everything in their stride and focused on their next steps” during a turbulent year marred by pandemic restrictions.

This year, following the cancellation of exams, grades were awarded through a process of teacher assessed grades, against a national standard and approved and awarded by the exam boards.

Holy Cross Catholic High School celebrates GCSE success

Holy Cross Catholic High School in Chorley is celebrating outstanding results this morning with 95 Grade 9's in total.

There were 24 of the top grade in History and 21 in Religious Studies while there was a 100% pass rate in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and PE.

Head teacher Ivan Gaughan said: "I am very proud of all our pupils who have shown resilience, determination and good humour through what has been an incredibly difficult year for them.

"They have worked very hard and achieved some outstanding results.

"We are confident that, because of the rigour of our teachers' assessments, our pupils have got the grades they deserve, which reflect their ability and their effort.

"I am very grateful to all our staff who worked so hard to make sure all our pupils were fully supported and accurately assessed. The difficulties we faced last year made our community stronger and that is why our pupils have been able to do so well."

Exam advice available for young people in Lancashire

Lancashire students who are waiting for either their A-level or GCSE results are reminded that help, support and guidance is available from Talkzone, the county council's advice and support service.

Young people between the age of 12 to 19 years and up to 25 years for those with a disability, can access this support by telephone, email, text and webtalk.

The service is available from 2pm to 10pm every day, including weekends and Bank Holidays.

This year, Talkzone could be especially useful for students as results will be determined by their teacher's assessments of them, due to the coronavirus pandemic disruption of learning and cancellation of formal exams. Results will be based on teacher predictions of the grades their students may have achieved if exams had gone ahead.

County Councillor Jayne Rear, cabinet member for education and skills, said: "I appreciate that this can be a very worrying time for young people. Some students might be even more worried this year, as they haven't actually been able to take an exam, and their grades will be based on the statistical adjustment of predictions made by their teachers instead. This is a new situation for them and could add to their anxiety.

"Waiting for your results can be a very stressful experience for some young people, and I urge them to give Talkzone a try."

Through Talkzone, young people can speak with trained advisers in confidence and chat through anything concerning them, as well as their exam results. Staff are able to talk about a wide range of issues which young people tell us they really appreciate, such as feeling low, relationships, finding work/training or leaving home. Since it was set up 27 years ago, Talkzone advisers have responded to thousands of enquiries from young people on a huge range of issues.

Gillian Lander, Talkzone Manager, added: "Talkzone is available 365 days a year to offer information and support to any young person regarding any concerns they may have. The run up to the exam results this year might be even more of a worrying time for some young people, due to the teacher assessed grades scheme.

"Staff on Talkzone are fully trained and able to help identify options and support for young people who may not have a place sorted out, or for those whose results have been better or worse than expected.

"Whether the issue is large or small, Talkzone is available to help, so please don't be afraid to call, text or contact us online."

Options are available for young people who haven't achieved the GCSE results they needed or are unsure about their next step. In addition to contacting Talkzone, young people are urged to contact the college or further education provider that they had planned to attend and discuss the options and courses that are still available to them. Any support that they need can also be discussed.

Young people can call Talkzone on 0800 511 111, text on 07786 511 111, email [email protected], access webtalk services at www.lancashire.gov.uk/youthzone/get-in-touch.aspx or visit https://www.facebook.com/LancashireYZ

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