PUPILS at schools across York, North and East Yorkshire celebrated another record year of exam results.

At Huntington School in York pupils got a new school record, 76 per cent of pupils achieved five GCSEs at A*-C grade with 63 per cent getting five A*-C grades including English and maths up eight per cent up on last year.

The following students gained at least ten A*/A grades: Noemie Powell; Ellen Yardley; Emma Alexander; Luke Charter-Reid; Catherine Lyth; Bethan Griffiths; Lydia Kim; Sophie Nuttall; Maani Aghahoseini; Benjamin Rawlins; Craig Shutt; Jennifer Anderson; Jessica Russell; Matthew Bradbury; Eleanor Johnson; Faye Rich; Laura Mackell; Sarah Ellis and Harriet Town.

Head teacher, John Tomsett, said: “We are delighted with this outstanding set of results, our best ever, which are a credit to our students and staff. Everyone has worked incredibly hard and we are delighted that our students have had this level of academic success.

“We are exceptionally pleased with our best-ever GCSE performance including English and maths.

“Noemie's performance is breathtakingly good. She has done so well because she has combined her natural talent with real commitment; in the end there is no substitute for hard work. Noemie's results are a fine example of what can be achieved in great state comprehensive schools.”

At Easingwold School, students across the year groups, and even one member of staff, are celebrating their success in this year's GCSE exams.

Teacher Bob Ledger was one of six students who gained A*-B grades in astronomy, studied during after school lessons.

Another amazing success story at the school was Year 8 pupil 13- year-old Sophie Partington who achieved an A grade in German.

Overall, 60 per cent of pupils in Year 11 achieved five or more passes, including English and maths, at A*-C and 30 per cent of entries were graded A* or A.

Particularly high achievers included: Freddie Brewer who gained 10 A* and 2.5 A grades; Ellen Hughes who gained 9.5 A* and 2 A grades; Jessica Watson who gained 9.5 A* and 2 A grades; Hayley Downey who gained 9 A* and 1.5 A grades; Evie Jeffrey who gained 8 A* and 2.5 A grades; Jonathan Sigsworth who gained 7 A* and 3 A grades; Michael Whitehead whose results included 7 A* and 3 A grades; Olivia Attwooll whose results included 6 A* and 4 A grades; Emily Hake whose results included 6 A* and 4.5 A grades; Laura Soper whose results included 5 A* and 4 A grades and Matthew Batten whose results included 5 A* and 4.5 A grades.

Head Teacher, Carey Chidwick, said: “The fact that students from such a range of year groups have achieved excellent results reflects the school's aim to provide challenge for all our learners. That sometimes means enabling them to take GCSEs when they are ready, rather than waiting for Year 11.”

At The Mount School in York, pupils got the best results in five years, with a 100 per cent overall pass rate and 50 per cent of the girls achieving at least three A*s.

One third of all grades were A*.

Charlotte Stockton swept the board with a perfect set of 10 A*s, closely followed by Flora Carr, Alice Elliott, Vicky Ellis, Francesca Smithers and Louise Webster, all gaining a combination of ten A* and A grades.

Principal, Julie Lodrick said: “The staff and I are extremely proud of all the girls. They have worked very hard and these excellent results will provide them with a solid platform on which to build their A-level studies.”

The good news is sinking in for Laurence Huntington and Rosa Ingleton Roberts who are both pupils at Millthorpe School.

Rosa achieved nine A* grades and two A grades across 11 subjects while Laurence received a total of ten A* grades and two A grades across 12 subjects.

The pair's achievements coincided with an increase in A* and A grades for the school the year saw one in nine students achieving eight or more A or A* grades.

Head teacher Trevor Burton said: “It is always a pleasure to celebrate the achievements of all of our young people, but it is a particular delight to see so many young people leaving school with the very best qualifications. It's great to see students of all ability making really good progress and to see that the school has performed extremely well against the English Baccalaureate, a current fashionable measure for school progress.”