PUPILS at Sir William Romney's School in Tetbury were elated with their GCSE results and said their successes were down to their teachers.

On average, each pupil achieved half a grade higher in each of their GCSEs than other students nationally.

The school said that this placed them among the highest achieving schools nationally.

The A* to C pass rate was 63 per cent, with the pass rate including English and Maths being 43 per cent.

Headteacher Steven Mackay said that he was delighted with the results, which, in terms of progress and achievement, were the best the school ever had. 

There were a number of top achievers including Nielsan Abbott-Bohl, Annabel Griffin and Angus Greig who achieved a clean sweep of A* and A grades.

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(Mother Louise Griffin and pupil Annabel Griffin)

Annabel Griffin (pictured above) achieved six As and three A*s in Maths, Geography and Psychology. 

Annabel was most proud of her A* in Maths. She said: "I was not very good at maths two years ago. But my teacher Ms Daniels would not let me get anything other than an A*."

With her excellent grades, Annabel will be studying at Cirencester College and would like to pursue architecture or interior design.

She said her choice was inspired by her success in maths and added: "I did not realise how many doors maths could open for me."

Mother Louise Griffin said that she was very pleased with her daughter's results and the teachers who got to know the pupils as individuals.

When asked whether she had always had high expectations for Annabel, Louise replied: "Not really.

"For me, it was important to get my daughters to a local school as there was a feeling of community and so they could know people in the local area."

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(Father Mark Abbott and son Nielson Abbott-Bohl)

Nielsan Abbott-Bohl, achieved an outstanding seven As and two A*s, doing the best in Chemistry and History.

His two favourite subjects are Art and History and he hopes to go into film, TV, media or art in the future.

He said: "I will be will be studying German and an Extended Diploma in Media Production next.

"After that, maybe I'll get into an apprenticeship with a broadcasting company."

His father Mark Abbott said that he was very proud of his son: "He has put a lot of work into his revision, instead of playing computer games all the time."

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Josie McMeeking (pictured above) said she was "really really happy and really shocked" about her results, among which was an A* in Geography and four As. 

Josie will be going on to study Business, History and Religious Education at Cheltenham Bournside College, and is considering studying law or history at university.

She thanked her teachers for her outstanding results: "My teachers inspired helped me engage with the school subjects. They allowed us to learn about the subject outside of the syllabus."

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(Noah Dougherty and his father John Dougherty)

Noah Dougherty, with six Bs and three Cs, was seen running to his parents shouting about how he achieved a B in Maths. 

He said: "I'm not great at Maths but I'm pleased because I worked hard. 

"Ms Hopson was really helpful and nice. Because I struggled so much once, she let me leave a class. 

"I found the mental arithmetic hard, not knowing what to do when. I did not have a great start to maths so I had to catch up with everyone."

Apart from studies, Noah had been spending his time doing work experience for the press officer of Forest Green FC.

Noah now hopes to make it as a sports journalist and will be going to Cirencester College to study journalism, media, English and photography.

Father John Dougherty said: "I am really pleased. He's one of those kids who puts his mind to something he really wants to do.

"He could have got better results but since sports journalism is what he wants to do, his work experience has been a better use of time. 

"He is focusing on his future. I suspect he will work a lot harder for his A-Levels. Where some kids are very academic, Noah is always asking himself: what am I getting out of this?"

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(Rebecca Gardiner, center, and her grandmother, left, and mother, right)

Rebecca Gardiner, who achieved a couple Cs and Ds, and a B in Child Care, said: "I did better than I expected. I struggled with Englisha and Maths but the school and teachers really helped."

Rebecca will be going to Stroud to do computer games design. She said: "I like playing games, and I liked studying IT."

Mother Helen Gardiner said: "We just want her to try her best. It is better than we thought she would do. I am really pleased.

"Rebecca needed a lot of support. her predicted grades were not as good but she worked hard to get that up."