Pupils across Leeds picked up their GCSE results today (25 August) after an anxious three-month wait.
Teacher-assessed grades were awarded in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, making this year the first set of exam results to be released in three years.
Here are the photo highlights from Leeds schools today.
7. Ray Chen from Woodkirk Academy
There were many individual successes from Woodkirk Academy including Ray Chen, who achieved the top possible grade in all ten of his Level 2 subjects; he also completed AS Level Core Maths and achieved the maximum grade. Photo: Woodkirk Academy
8. Niamh Shoesmith and Anna Fisher from Woodkirk Academy
Principal Tim Jones said: ‘We have been hugely impressed throughout the year by the attitude of our students, none more so than the Year 11 cohort. The disruption seen in the past two years did not hold them back and they have demonstrated outstanding resilience, maturity and determination." Photo: Woodkirk Academy
9. Dancer Tre’von is celebrating his GCSE results
Co-op Academy Leeds student, Tre’von Gibson, is following his dream of becoming a professional dance performer after accepting a scholarship at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Photo: Co-op Academy Leeds
10. Students at Benton Park School
Headteacher of Benton Park School, Delia Martin, said: “It is a real pleasure to be able to celebrate results day in the normal way with this inspirational group of young people. We feel incredibly proud of them and their achievements as they have faced significant challenges throughout their GCSE courses created by the Covid pandemic which inevitably impacted their learning." Photo: Jerome Kelly