Midcheshire Independent Issue 196

SEPTEMBER 2026 12 ALTRINCHAM Gram- mar School for Girls is celebrating an excellent set of GCSE results, with 33 per cent of all entries awarded the top grade of 9 and 83 per cent graded at 7 or above. Forty-three students achieved grade 8 or above in every one of their exam- inations, while 97 students passed all nine subjects at grade 7 or above. Ninety-seven per cent of students achieved the English Baccalaureate, securing GCSE passes in English language and lit- erature, mathematics, the sciences, geography or his- tory, and a language. Stephanie Gill, Princi- pal at AGGS, said: “The pandemic brought many challenges for this cohort during their first year of study at AGGS. They responded with resil- ience and hard work; they fully deserve these fantas- tic results.” BEECH Hall School is celebrating the achieve- ments of its pupils as they proudly collected their well-deserved GCSE results. The Tytherington-based school has applauded the efforts of its hardworking pupils, as an overall pass rate of 85% has been achieved, with an outstanding 95% pass rate in English Lan- guage and 90% in Maths. The school also boasts remarkable 100% pass rates in English Literature, Art, Biology, Design Technology, German, Music and Spanish. Among this year’s high achievers is Thane Mackin- tosh, who sat his Mathemat- ics GCSE a year early in Year 10, securing a grade 9. Departing Head Boy Aus- tin O’Connor, 16, is also celebrating his results and looking ahead to an excit- ing next step. Austin has secured a golf apprentice- ship at Prestbury Golf Club, alongside his role as Junior Captain at Macclesfield Golf Club, where he currently plays off an impressive hand- icap of 1.2. ALTRINCHAM College is celebrating another year of excellent GCSE results, with the number of top grades awarded at 9-7 up on last year and strong achievement across all subjects. There were double celebra- tions for twin sisters Emilia and Victoria, who between them gained an impressive 12 grade 9s. Several other students also achieved exceptional individual results. Charlotte gained six grade 9s, one 8 and two 7s, while Neel achieved four grade 9s and five grade 8s. Eva, who achieved five grade 9s, two grade 8s and two grade 7s, said simply: “I feel great!” Headteacher Andrew Keegan said: “These results are a wonderful achievement for our students who have shown such resilience, com- mitment and a determination to succeed.” THE smiles and joy on the faces of pupils, par- ents and staff said it all on GCSE results day. This year’s results continued the upward trend for academic attainment at King’s, which has seen significant increases for the last three years at both GCSE and A level. Some 64% of all GCSE grades are at 9 – 7 (A*/A) with a stunning 42% at 9/8 (A*). A superb 85% of grades are at 9 – 6 (A*- B) with a third of pupils achieving at least 9 of the top 9 – 7 grades (A*/A). 80% of pupils got a 9/8 (A*) in at least one subject. Head of Foundation, Jason Slack, said: “We are incredibly proud of our Year 11 students – these outstanding GCSE results are the product of immense hard work, commit- ment and talent, and continue the school’s year-on-year improvements in academic achievement. What makes this success particularly remarkable is that so many students have balanced their studies with performing and competing at the very high- est levels in sport, music and drama, embracing all aspects of school life while maintain- ing exceptional academic focus. They have not only achieved excellent results but have also developed the resilience, lead- ership and character that will serve themwell in the future. I look forward to welcoming these students into our Sixth Form, where I am confident they will continue to thrive and excel.” Amongst the higher achiev- ers who achieved a string of the top 9-7 grades are (pic- tured from left): Brianna Gargoles, fromMacclesfield, who will now study Maths, Chemistry and Biology at King’s Sixth Form before applying to study Biochem- ical Engineering at univer- sity; former School Captain and rugby player Frank Shanahan who will now study Maths, Chemistry and Economics; first team tennis player and outstanding musi- cian Lucy Atkinson who will now study Maths, Geography, Business and Economics; rugby player Elias Barnsley who will now study Maths, Chemistry and Economics; trampolinist Charlotte Grant who achieved all 9/8s and will study A Levels in Maths, Geography and Biology; and county level swimmer and hockey player NoahWild who will now take Maths, Phys- ics and Geography A levels before applying to study engi- neering at university. STUDENTS at Loreto Grammar School col- lected their GCSE results, with half of all grades awarded at grade 8 or 9 and three quarters at grades 7-9. In total, 25.5% of all grades were grade 9s. The results cap a strong week of public examination results for the DunhamRoad school, which last week cel- ebrated record-breaking A Level outcomes that included 21.7 per cent of grades at A* and seven students heading to Oxford or Cambridge. A spokesperson for the school said: “We are, once again, delighted with the excellent outcomes at GCSE, completing a happy week of public examination results for Loreto students following last week’s superb A Level results. These successes are richly deserved.” STOCKPORT Grammar School is celebrating an impressive year of GCSE results, with pupils look- ing forward to progress- ing onto A Level. This year, 63 percent of grades at Stockport Gram- mar were either 9, 8 or 7. 23 percent of grades were 9, the highest possible mark. Almost 96 percent of pupils achieved 5 or above, with the national aver- age for 4 and above being 67.3 percent. All pupils who studied Drama, German, Statistics, Music, Religious Studies and EPQ achieved 9-4 grades. Erina is one of the students celebrating this year, after earning a whopping eight 9s and one 8. She said she is ‘over the moon’, and will be studying Biology, Chemisty and Spanish at Stockport Grammar’s Sixth Form. Keen musician Nathan was similarly happy with his results of three 9s, five 8s and one 7. GCSE RESULTS ROUND-UP TOP OF THE CLASS Smiles say it all at King’s Tytherington School students celebrate their successes (Image: Tytherington School) Students make the grade TYTHERINGTON School in Macclesfield is celebrat- ing some outstanding GCSE results. Mr Manny Botwe, Headteacher, said: “A huge well done to theGCSE Class of 2026!We are incredibly proud of what our students have achieved. These results reflect a great deal of hard work, grit and determination from our young people, alongside the tremendous support they have received from staff and families throughout their time atTytherington.” Following our excellent A Level results last week, it is wonderful to see ourYear 11 Daisy Foley has achieved an exceptional set of GCSE results,includingsevenGrade 9s. Alongside her academic success, she hasmade a huge contribution to the wider life of the school, including taking part in numerous drama productions. She has also represented Cheshire East in the Youth Parliament and spoken in the House of Commons. Ash Radmall has achieved an outstanding full set of Grade 9s in every subject taken, alongside making a significant contribution to clubs and societies across the school. Luke Beardmore, who also did a brilliant job DJ-ing at the Year 11 Prom and getting everyone onto the dance floor, has achieved a fan- tastic set of results and an extremelystrongpositivepro- gress score. Elyse Chai, Sureya Morgan, Megan Radmall, Madeleine Buckley, Nathan Coombes, Aisha McKeever-Abbas, Beatrice Worrell, Mohamed Yousif, Amelia Smith and Lily Stringer have all achieved fantastic results while also making significant contribu- tions to the wider life of the school throughout Key Stages 3 and 4. Half get top marks Stockport Grammar School is celebrating an‘outstanding’ set of GCSE results, with over 96 percent of students achieving above a grade 5 (Image: Stockport Grammar School) School ‘so proud’ Hard work paid off Beech Hall success Twins celebrate