FOLLOWING last week’s record breaking A Level results, The Cotswold School is celebrating again today with a fantastic set of results from GCSE students.

Principal Will Morgan said: "Hard work, dedication and our school-wide commitment to excellence have resulted in an incredible 82 per cent of our students achieving five or more GCSE grades at A* to C including English and Mathematics.

"This is a 7 per cent increase on our results of last year - results which played an important part in The Cotswold School being named The Sunday Times’ Comprehensive School of the Year 2015/16.

"I am extremely proud, especially as this follows the fantastic results of our A Level students last week."

Mr Morgan added: "Amongst the individual stories of endeavour and resilience today are pupils who have lost parents and overcome real barriers – be they social, learning or health related and through hard work these pupils have achieved.

"I am absolutely delighted that our most disadvantaged have performed equally as well as those students with every advantage. This is what a great comprehensive can do.

"It can stretch the most able and give them the top grades. Meanwhile, it can also create opportunities for those who don’t initially shine to come through and achieve great things. "With their attainment today, all our young people have options. Doors have been opened for them."

Robbie Lord achieved the highest scores of all with 11A*s and one A.

He was closely followed by Ellen Walkingshaw who achieved ten A*s, one A and one B.

Rosanna Mutsaars and Pablo Fyfe recorded 10A*s and one A, and other high achievers were Jake Skelton, Rebecca Hoadley, Amy Goodman and Zoe Jenkins.

Meanwhile, there were several sets of twins amongst this year’s GCSE pupils at The Cotswold School. Amongst them are: Sisters Anna and Faye Conisbee who, between them, accumulated 6 A*s, 7 As, 3 Bs and 3 Cs.

Brothers Felix and Orlando Ralphs collected an impressive 3 A*s, 6 As, 8 Bs and 2 Cs; while brother and sister Will and Ellie Ballinger together scored 4 A*s, 8 As, 5 Bs and 4 Cs.