Frome College staff say they are incredibly proud of the achievements and progress of all the students as the teenagers received their GCSE and BTEC results today (Thursday August 22).

Principal Emma Reynolds said: "Frome College students have shown great resilience over the past three years, facing tougher exams and national changes to qualifications and assessments.

"Our success is grounded in the strong relationships fostered at this college, the dedication of all our staff, consistent high-quality teaching and the support of our parents.

"Frome College governors and I would like to thank parents, staff and students for such a successful year.

"We have many success stories to share this year. Highlights include mathematics and the sciences where we have achieved a record number of the highest levels with our average point score rocketing compared to previous years.

"A superb 60 per cent of chemistry and physics grades are level 7 or higher. We continue to perform exceptionally well in sport with 44 per cent of grades at distinction level, matched by German with 42 per cent of grades at top levels.

"Students of childcare performed extremely well with 88 per cent gaining good grades.

"Our girls have performed exceptionally well this summer with 71 per cent achieving five or more strong GCSE qualifications.

"English and maths are crucial for any young person's future and we are delighted that 97 per cent of the year group have gained both of these qualifications - the highest percentage in the history of the college.

"One of our strengths is the breadth of subjects students can study at college and a total of 12 subjects attained a 100 per cent pass rate, real testimony to the hard work of students and staff."

Among the many individual successes, 16 of the college's highest performing students achieved a total of 145 top level 7+ (the equivalent of A*/A grade) across a wide range of subjects.

These students are:

Joe Coles; Niah Earl; Samuel Evans; India Haines; Isabel Hanney; Almos Juhasz; Brian Kendall; Eve Lindley; Iris Shulman; May Southgate; Irek Swierczynski; Robert Trowbridge; Stephanie Verwey; Alex Waldeck and Daisy Wellsted.

The following students have made outstanding progress in their GCSE examinations, achieving results well above their targets.

In some cases, this was by two or three grades or levels. Congratulations go to: Rio Atherton; Adam Baker; Morwenna Bryant-Young; Noah Brock; Charlie Cox; Isabella Davis; Orla Feeney; Liam Hughes; Lj Land; Maycie Mathurin; Grace Miles; Chloe Nicholls; Joe Porter; Aidan Rodgers; Phoebe Sparks; Phoebe Tanner and Sophie Tanner.

The college looks forward to welcoming Year 12 into sixth form on Wednesday 4th September and plans to hold its GCSE celebration event on Thursday 21st November from 7pm in the Memorial Theatre.

Max Wride, chair of governors, said: "Frome College continues to grow and improve and these results show once again why we are the best option for all in Frome.

"Congratulations go to Emma Reynolds and her dedicated staff team, to the parents whose unsung contribution is so vital in everything we do, and most of all to the class of 2019 for surpassing so many national averages.

"We look forward to seeing many of them next year and wish everyone the best of luck on the next stage of their journey."