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GCSE Results Day 2019: a Jewish success story

Jewish schools up and down the country celebrate students achieving top grades

August 22, 2019 08:35
Immanuel students celebrate
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Students at Jewish schools were again tasting the joys of success after today's GCSE results were declared.

Nationally, the Joint Council for Qualifications said the picture was stable this year with a slight increase in grades 9 to 7/A* to A  and 9 to 4/A* to C grades. The top 9 to 7 and A* to A results edged up from 20.5 per cent to 20.8 per cent.

But after last week's best A-level return, Immanuel College was breaking school records again  with 49 per cent of GCSEs producing A*s or the top two 9 and 8 grades - under the new numerical system introduced two years ago.

Gideon Futerman, Raquel Menashe and Sarah Root enjoyed a clean sweep of grade 9 and A*s in all their subjects.