ALMOST three-quarters of students at Sir Harry Smith Community College achieved five A*-C grades in their GCSE results.

The percentage of students who got five A*-C grades including English and Maths at the Whittlesey school was 54 per cent.

A total of 68 per cent of students gained an A*-C in English and 62 per cent gained an A*-C in Maths.

Jonathan Digby, principal, said: “We are delighted with the outstanding results from a number of our students, who have worked extremely hard this year and deserve their success.”

The highest performing students were:

Anoushka Adam (10 A*, two A, one B)

Jacob Beebe (two A*, 11 A)

James Dietz (five A*, six A, one B)

Patricia Gletherow (one A*, nine A, two B)

Samuel Killingworth (two A*, seven A, four B)

Laura Pettit (five A*, two A, five B, one C)

Emelie Vardon (two A*, eight A, three B)

Lucy Watts (three A*, eight A, one B, one C)