King's School Macclesfield GCSE students, took the tougher new GCSE examinations in their stride with another set of superb results.

Over three-quarters of all grades were at A* to B or the equivalent with the new numerical format, with a staggering third of all pupils getting eight A grades or better. While the number of King's pupils receiving a Grade nine in Maths was three times the national average.

Headmaster Dr. Simon Hyde said: “We are delighted with all our results and congratulate pupils and staff for their hard-work, planning and preparation during a period of national change. Though the new grading format helps identify the truly exceptional student, it is the results of all of our students that are important to us. We’re delighted to see so many happy students now able to progress to the next stage of their educational journey.”

Pictured from left to right are some of the high flyers: Beth Whiteley, 16, from Bollington, who got one 9, eight A*s and two As and says her success was down to “the support from all the school community.' 
Julia Knyba, 16, from Holmes Chapel, who got an 8, eight A*s and two As and wants to become a doctor. 

Royal Northern College musician John Daly, 16, from Leek, who got 11 A*s with a nine in Maths and wants to study Medicine.

Charlotte Wardle, 16, from Buxton, who got one 9, nine A*s and an A and wants to work in biomedical research.

Lydia Shone, 16, from Chapel-en-le-Frith who got one 9 and 10 A*s and is also hoping to go into Medicine or Dentistry, and Megan Whiteley, 16, from Bollington, who got one 9, eight A*s, an A and a top A^ in Further Maths and wants to study either Anglo Saxon and Norse or Architecture.

A full list of GCSE results for The King's School, Macclesfield is as follows:

Total Grades A* to G and 9-1 in Maths and English, (total A* to C and 9-4 in Maths and English (including B-TEC and equivalent qualifications))

E Adams 9(9); C Allen 11(11); S Andresen 11(11); H Askey 10(9); H Bailey 11(11); A Baker 10(9); A Baldwin 9(9); A Barlow 11(10); J Barrett 10(9); D Batt 10(9); F Beeston 11(11); J Blake 11(11); F Booker 11(11); H Botham 10(9); S Bray 11(11); G Bryson-Sharples 9(7); S Buckingham 10(10); J Bunker 10(10); A Campbell 11(11); D Capon 10(10); J Carey 11(11); S Carroll 11(10); A Carter 11(11); T Carter 10(10).