Lincolnshire students who received their GCSEs on Thursday managed to buck the national trend by improving on last year’s results, despite other areas in the UK reporting a fall.
Including academies, provisional reports indicate that 63% of students in Lincolnshire schools have gained GCSEs of C-A*, a 0.8% rise on last year.
This is despite national figures showing a 1.5% fall on last year’s results.
Two schools in the county managed to gain 100% A*-C grade in five or more subjects, including English and Maths. These were Caistor Grammar School Academy and Boston High School.
Both Grantham Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School students achieved the highest grades, with A*/A in at least five subjects.
One Lincoln school, Castle Academy, managed to improve their five A* to C grade pass rate by 10% too. Five other schools in the county also saw significant rise in pass rates too.
Councillor Mrs Patricia Bradwell, Executive Councillor for Children’s Services, said: “This is yet another outstanding year of results for Lincolnshire schools.
“It’s a truly incredible achievement by all young people, their teachers, parents and carers, especially in light of the national fall.
“The students should feel exceptionally proud of all their hard work.”
The Lincolnite welcomes your views. All comments are reactively-moderated and must obey the house rules. Please stay on topic and be respectful of other readers.
Snooker can be a lonely and brutal sport, but that strive for perfection is what keeps Lincoln’s Steven Hallworth — the city’s only player to reach the professional level — coming back to the table, even when the angles are tight.
It’s been a whirlwind career for Steven Hallworth, Lincoln’s first and only snooker player to ever reach the professional stage.
In the world of art, where creativity knows no bounds, chainsaw wood sculpting stands out as a thrilling blend of danger and beauty. Imagine wielding a roaring chainsaw, not to fell trees, but to carve them into stunning works of art. This is not your average hobby; it’s an adrenaline-fueled artistic adventure that dates back to the 1950s.
Chainsaw sculpting transforms ordinary wood into extraordinary masterpieces, pushing the limits of what’s possible with a tool more commonly associated with lumberjacking. But this is no rough-and-tumble trade; it’s a craft requiring precision, skill, and a steady hand, where the risk only heightens the allure.