CROMWELL Community College, in Chatteris, celebrated the second best set of GCSE results the college has ever achieved when students opened their results today.

With a five per cent rise on last year’s results, 60 per cent of students achieved five A*-C including English & Maths, and 81 per cent achieved five A*-C or equivalent overall.

Principal Jed Robers said: “For the fourth successive year every student has left Cromwell with at least one GCSE pass and 97 per cent achieved five GCSE passes.

“Set against a backdrop of more stringent marking in a number of subjects and grade boundaries being moved up these are a good set of results by any standards.

“Our congratulations go to all of our students and a particular well done goes to Laura Baker, Tom Wayman, Jessica Coe, Anastasia Fleming and Jasmine Thomas who all achieved at least 10 A* or A grades.

“Well done to all concerned, thank you to all the parents who have supported us over the past five years and best wishes for the future.”