Callum the star man at Failsworth School

PROUD . . . Failsworth School pupils (from the left) Jennifer Bierman, Mitchell Senior, Callum Slattery, Hannah Lewis and Warren O’Donnell

FAILSWORTH School is celebrating its best ever GCSE results with one pupil scooping an astonishing 11 A* grades and one A.

Callum Slattery (16), from Failsworth, was pick of the bunch and will now go on to study four A-Levels at Oldham Sixth-Form College.

He said: “I’m really chuffed. I couldn’t be happier. I thought on hindsight I would do worse than I have done. It’s a surprise. It’s overwhelming.”

The school’s results have now shown sustained improvement over the past six years, with 84 per cent gaining five GCSE A* to C grades — up 16 per cent from last year.

Including maths and English the figure stands at 51 per cent, up 4 per cent on last year.

Head teacher John Meagher said: “It is fantastic to see the hard work and efforts of both the students and staff at the school rewarded by our best ever results.

“As a specialist sports college the real team approach within school and the strong partnerships with parents, carers and the local community have paid off handsomely.

“I look forward to an even brighter future for Failsworth School as we continue to build upon the firm foundations laid by our record-breaking students for our continued success.”

Mitchell Senior (16), from Chadderton, got the equivalent of four A*s for dance and four A*s for art and a B in drama.

He is going to Oldham Sixth-Form College to study A-Levels in dance and photography.

Warren O’Donnell (16), from Failsworth, got six A*s, five As and a B. He’s going to Oldham Sixth-Form College to study four A-Levels and wants to go to university.

Hannah Lewis (16), from Failsworth, got five A* grades, another four A*s for performing dance and three Bs. She will study four A-Levels at Oldham Sixth-Form College and wants to teach in France before returning to teach in England.

Jennifer Bierman (16), from Failsworth, got an A*, two As, one B, one D and an E and is going to Oldham Sixth Form College to study A-Levels in art and English.


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