The Blue School in Wells beat their personal best last week as students topped the tables receiving the highest GCSE results the school has ever seen. 81% of students received five or more A* - C grades and one third of all GCSE examinations taken at the school received the top A* and A grades. 99% of students at The Blue School received at least one GCSE pass. High achievers at the school include Natasha Kurle who received eleven A*s...

Students at The Blue School, Wells, received outstanding results for their A-Levels this year with three students going on to study at Cambridge University. With an impressive 98% pass rate, no wonder it's one of the top schools in the region. Alongside this, an excellent 59% of students received A* to B grades. At Advanced level the pass rate was a whopping 100% in subjects such as Chemistry, History and Mathematics and the overall...

Over the last few weeks Wells Cathedral School students have welcomed a diverse range of celebrated speakers to talk at their De Winton Society lectures on Friday evenings. In the first of the lecture series, the Wells Constituency's Member of Parliament, Liberal Democrat Tessa Munt, spoke about her role as MP and work in Parliament to a packed hall of pupils and staff. This was followed by a talk from writer Douglas Lindsay, author...

On the 5th of July, the governing body of Stoberry Park School approved that the school should further investigate pursuing academy status with a potential conversion date early in 2012. The government has invited schools to apply for academy status. This is a new initiative and should not be confused with the previous system whereby academies were created from failing schools. Governors at the school said it has been working...

Following the recent outstanding Sixth Form A and AS Level examination performance the students in Y11 at The Blue have produced their own set of record breaking results. Of the 240 students in the year group 76% gained 5 or more GCSE passes at grades A* to C with over 60% of the cohort gaining 5 or more A* to C passes including English and Mathematics.  All students can be pleased with their achievements with 95% gaining 5...

This year's GCSE results at Wells Cathedral School were good once again, with almost a third of entrants gaining seven or more GCSEs at grades A* and A, including the International GCSE in Mathematics. Over half of all grades awarded to Wells pupils were A* or A grades, whilst over three quarters of the entries were A* to B grades. 93 per cent of entries were awarded A* to C grades. No fewer than 21 pupils gained nine or more A*...

The streets of Wells were buzzing early this morning as hundreds of GCSE students took a deep breath an then headed into school to collect their results. Wells Blue was the scene of relief for some and considerable jubilation for most as two years' study culminated in more record-breaking results for the school. Every student WellsPeople spoke to, said they were intending to return to the Blue in September to study for...

Students in both the Lower and Upper Sixth Forms at The Blue School have achieved outstanding examination results this year. In the Upper Sixth, students completed their courses with an overall pass rate of 99% and an excellent A* to B grade pass rate of 67%.  The overall average UCAS points score per subject entry was 97.1.  At Advanced Level pass rates of 100% were achieved in Business, Chemistry, Design &...

There was much to celebrate at Wells Cathedral School on Thursday, following this year's very successful A-level results.  The overall pass rate for the 93 candidates was 99 per cent, with 88 per cent achieving A-C grades. Almost half the grades awarded were A* or A grades whilst 72 per cent achieved grades A*-B. Almost a quarter of pupils achieved all A* and A grades, with 26 per cent of the cohort achieving the top...

Wells Blue School was open bright and early to give out A-level results today in an effort to help students cope with the record demand for university places. Many teenagers were delighted with the results they had received, some surpassing their expectations, but those who just missed the grades faced an anxious wait. The admissions service Ucas had to temporarily take down part of its website because of a fourfold increase in...