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Students and staff at Pilton Community College were delighted with the GCSE results today which, at 54% A* - C including English and Maths, are the best the school has ever had.

Principal Louise Miller-Marshall said “these results show that the College continues to make progress in line with the top 25% of schools in the country, which is fantastic.  It is a well-deserved result for all our students, who have worked so hard to earn this fantastic outcome”.

Notable successes include students Amy Denham, who achieved 9.5 A* grades and one A grade, and Sam Dunbavin who earned himself 6 A* grades and 3.5 As, despite being a year younger than the rest of his peers. Another student excelled, gaining 6 A*s, 2 As and a B grade, despite having been seriously ill with spells in hospital during a significant part of Year 11.

Another pleasing result is that the College is bucking the national trend in terms of the gender gap, which for Pilton students has shrunk to a mere 2.5%. 

“We have many success stories today, and many reasons to be proud.  We are equally delighted for the students who worked hard and got what they needed for the next steps in their education or their careers as we are for those with all A* and A grades.  Ofsted, who paid us a visit in March, commented on the exemplary attitudes to learning of Pilton students, and these results have proved them right”  says the Principal. Individual subjects have performed very strongly, with many achieving results that are above the national average, including both Maths and English.

After a summer in which the nation was horrified to see scenes of young people looting and vandalising, it is wonderful to be reminded that the vast majority of our young people are positive and motivated, and working hard to secure their futures. 

Pilton Community College is also very proud of one of their ex-students, Matthew Huxtable, who has just achieved 4 A* grades in his A levels at Petroc and will be taking up his place at Cambridge University in October.