Pupils and staff at All Saints Catholic School in York are once again celebrating excellent exam results. 
An impressive 9% of all GCSE grades were at grade 9, which is almost double the national average, and 36% of all grades at were 7 or above, which is double the average for Yorkshire and the Humber.

“Pupils continue to be impacted by the fallout from the pandemic, and yet despite all the challenges, this group of young people have excelled and made great progress,” said headteacher Sharon Keelan-Bardsley.
“We are delighted for the significant numbers of pupils who have achieved all 8s and 9s, but also for those who have overcome adversity to perform at the highest level and achieve their goals.
“It is a privilege to work with young people who have such high aspirations and with a team of dedicated members of staff who care deeply about ensuring our young people complete Year 11 with the best life chances.
“Our pupils can now look to the future with confidence, and we are excited to welcome many of them back to study in our high-performing, values-driven sixth form.”
All Saints’ A level students are also celebrating another fantastic set of results and can now move on to the next stage of their lives with an excellent academic foundation.
There were some outstanding subject and individual outcomes. For example, everyone who studied further maths achieved an A*.
In drama, more than 70% of the cohort achieved an A or A* and in philosophy and fine art this was 60% and 63% respectively.
Many subject areas with large student numbers achieved excellent outcomes, including history, where 77% of the cohort achieved an A*-B, biology, where 69% achieved A*-B and psychology and English language with 73% and 70% respectively.
Eight students will take up places at Oxford and Cambridge, with several more deferring until next year.
The vast majority of our students have secured highly competitive university places and achieved some superb outcomes.
Our BTEC results are the best the school has ever achieved and without exception, our students achieved a merit or higher.

The students listed below are just a small sample of those who have attained at the highest level.

• James Atkinson 4A* in computer science, French, maths and physics
• Robert O’Doherty 4A* in computer science, maths, further maths and physics
• Aruma Wormald 4A* in biology, maths and further maths and philosophy
• Jaimie Farquharson 3A* in English literature, history and Latin
• Imogen Fewster 3A*A in maths, further maths, computer science and English literature
• Jake Hanley 3A*A in maths, further maths, physics and computer science.
• Sebastian Harter Jones 3A* in biology, chemistry and maths
• Charlotte Armstrong – health and social care distinction * distinction and A biology
• Lennon Hartley – double distinction * in business C in psychology

“We are proud of all of our students and recognise the fantastic progress they have made throughout their time at All Saints,” said Mrs Keelan-Bardsley.
“This has been an exceptional time for young people nationally and there has been much documented in the press about the challenges and disruption to their education.
“These include knowledge gaps due to Covid lockdowns, attendance issues due to the impact of new variants of Covid, industrial action across transport and education and significant mental health issues.
“This has been our experience and although we have done all we can to mitigate these challenges, it has been an extremely stressful time for this cohort of young people.
“The staff at All Saints have been tireless in their support of our students and their fantastic results are a result of a strong partnership between school, student and home.”