Royal Hospital School in Holbrook near Ipswich celebrates its best GCSE results in a decade

The Royal Hospital School (RHS) in Holbrook near Ipswich is celebrating a 93% pass rate - it's best GCSE results in a decade.

Of the 117 people sitting GCSEs over a third of pupils received grades 9-7 in six or more subjects.

18% of pupils received grades 8 and 9 in all subjects.

Simon Lockyer, Headmaster at Royal Hospital School, said: "I am really pleased and proud of this cohort who have had to navigate the disruption to some of their most formative educational years.

"To achieve this so successfully is testament to their perseverance, versatility and determination.

“I am immensely proud of all that they have achieved both academically and through their wider commitment to life at RHS. We look forward to welcoming the vast majority back to join us in the Sixth Form.”

Two students achieved top grades in all subjects.

Daisy Clabburn and Zara Spendiff were joint top performers.

Daisy chose Drama, French, History and Latin as her GCSE options in addition to the core subjects, with ambitions to become a barrister.

She joined the school in year 9 as an Academic and Drama Scholar from Norwich.

Miss Clabburn said: “I chose RHS because I viewed it to be the most well-rounded and supportive school to enable me to pursue my wide range of interests that includes acting, academics, hockey and sailing.

"Although I have enjoyed all of my GCSE subjects, I have particularly loved Drama as it has given me the opportunity to improve my leadership and creative skills.

"However, English and History are my ultimate favourites due to my curiosity at how past events and literature have shaped the modern day."

She will doing her A-levels in English, History and Religious Studies.

Zara joined the school in year 7 from Colchester, and hopes to study Law or Finance at university.

She added: “RHS has allowed me to achieve my academic and sporting potential - I love all the opportunities available to me across a variety of areas as well as all the encouragement given to me to succeed.

"I am so grateful to all my teachers for believing in me.”

She will be doing A-levels in Biology, Economics, maths and Further maths.

The top performing boy at RHS was Oliver Goodwin-Day.

He received 10 GCSEs, five of which were grade 9.

Oliver also joined in year 7 and will be doing Computing, Chemistry, maths and further maths at A-level.

Going into university, he has hopes of studying Computer Science.

Oliver said: “My greatest achievement to date would probably have to be getting the role of Deputy Secretary General of the Model United Nations (MUN) in Year 11, and I am soon to be Secretary-General in Year 12.

MUN has been a passion of mine since I started in Year 7, when I remember seeing MUN in action on an open morning and was hooked."

He added: “What I love most about RHS is the different people you get to meet through all the extra-curricular opportunities, whether it be in my chosen clubs of Combined Cadet Force and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award or through activities in my house (Raleigh). All my teachers have been very encouraging throughout my time at RHS, building my confidence and encouraging growth and development.”