Our students achieve much more than just academic success at Helsby High School. Some students achieve highly in sport or the Arts, some take on challenging leadership roles and some support others in close and lasting friendships, these are all achievements worthy of celebration.
We are lucky to also be able to celebrate the excellent academic successes of our students.
Year 11 2024 Headline data
At a time when the pressure of GCSE examinations has been well-documented, nearly 90% of the school’s Year 11 cohort achieved 8 or more GCSE or vocational qualifications and 80% achieved a GCSE qualification in the ‘English Baccalaureate’ suite of subjects: English, Maths, Science, a Modern Foreign Language and one of the Humanities subjects, Geography or History. Three quarters of students achieved a Grade 4 or above in English and in Maths.
Natalie Witcher, Assistant Headteacher commented: “We are so proud of our Year 11 students and their achievements. We now wish this fabulous group of young people all the very best for the future as they move on to their exciting next steps and we look forward to continuing to work with many of them in our Sixth Form.”
Headteacher Martin Hill said: “This group of students deserve all their success as they have consistently worked with such determination and positivity, supporting each other every step of the way during their time at the school. Students have achieved well across all of their subjects, with a quarter of all grades at Grade 7, 8 or 9. Of particular note is how well they have done in Mathematics, with nearly 10% of the entire cohort achieving a Grade 9 in the subject, the highest grade possible.”
Amongst the many Helsby High students who should feel very proud of their achievements are Daisy Brook, Christa Brown, Jessica Crowder, Henry Jones, Holly Lockett, Isaac Lynch, Grace Martin, Alex Rogers and Ivy White, who all achieved top grades (Grade 7, 8 or 9) in every single one of the subjects they have studied at the school over the last two years.
Year 13 2024 Headline data
Delighted Director of Sixth Form, Tor Cross commented: “We are so proud of everything that our students have done, achieved and experienced over the last two years and to now receive such wonderful results in their exams is a very well-deserved reward for their all their hard work and commitment. As a cohort they have met their challenging targets and it was brilliant to see students securing their first-choice next steps in their lives this morning. We really do wish each and every one of them all the very best as they now move on to university, apprenticeships or employment.”
Headteacher, Martin Hill said: “The results achieved by the ‘Class of 2024’ are amongst the school’s best-ever, with top grades (A* and A) making up nearly a third of all grades and well over half of all grades at B or above, which is really impressive and above national average. Students achieved well across all 30 of the A-Level and Vocational qualifications they studied and a significant number secured top grades in all of their subjects. The students fully deserve their success and we wish them all well as they now move on from our Sixth Form to their chosen destinations.”
Amongst the many students celebrating at Helsby this morning were the following, who achieved the top grades in all of their Sixth Form subjects: Emily Anderson (Biology, Chemistry, French and History); Lucy Clift (Criminology and Health & Social Care); Millie Glancey (Biology, Chemistry and Maths); Lily Nicholson (French, Maths and Psychology); James Rogers (Art, History and Maths) and Heather Salmon (Biology, Chemistry and Maths).
