Students at Beths Grammar School in Bexley are celebrating an excellent set of results today following the publication and awarding of GCSE grades.

Staff and students joined together to celebrate the exceptional GCSE achievements which have bucked the national trend and maintained the significant progress made since the pandemic, with over 40% of all examinations graded at either 8 or 9.

This high-performing grammar school has seen continued success, with some of the standout individual achievements, including:

• Nathaniel who achieved grade 9s in each of his 11 GCSEs
• 3 students, Mohamed, Michael and Michael, who achieved 10 grade 9s in each of their GCSEs.
• A further 4 students, Rizwan, Manav, Rehan and Feiming, achieved 9 grade 9s
• A further 12 students achieved 7 grade 9s in their GCSEs
• 35 students who achieved at least 5 grade 9s.

Many students are now looking forward to continuing their studies at Beths Grammar School’s highly popular co-educational Sixth Form.

Nathaniel, Beths student, said:

“I’m really proud of my achievements, hard work truly has paid off.”

Manav, Beths student, said:

“I’m really grateful to have achieved these results and I’m really excited to start Year 12 at Beths Grammar School.”

Richard Blyghton, Headteacher at Beths Grammar School, said:

“We are very proud of all our students and the GCSE results they have achieved, which are hugely deserved. We are proud of their academic standards which will provide a robust starting point for their A level studies. The commitment, resilience and spirit they have shown over the past two years has been inspirational and their results are a testament to this. We look forward to welcoming them alongside other high-performing students from across South London and North Kent into our remarkable Sixth Form community.

“Not only are we celebrating the academic performances of our students today, but all the other excellent achievements they have enjoyed during their time with us, be that through sports, music, languages, or our house system and student leadership opportunities.

“I would like to thank all our students, their families, our staff and the wider school community for their ongoing support. We look forward to seeing our students progress on to the next stage of their education as they continue to fulfil their potential.”

Beths Grammar School is known for the exciting, purposeful and vibrant community it fosters for students, which challenges and supports them to fulfil their academic potential, whilst creating a generation of leaders and well-rounded individuals who can perform at the height of their ambition.

Central to the school’s success is its holistic approach to education in developing the whole individual which combines high academic performance with wider enrichment and pastoral support delivered through its wide-ranging sporting and music offer, as well as through its supportive and stretching house system.