Students and staff at William Hulme’s Grammar School (WHGS) in Manchester are celebrating again today as GCSE results are released.

This year, 75% of students achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, with 55% achieving grade 5 or above in the two subjects.  There were also some particularly impressive individual performances:

• Reema Abdul-Majeed achieved eight 9s and three 8s;
• Christina Lin achieved eight 9s, two 8s and two 7s;
• Abdul-Wasey Kaleem achieved eight 9s, two 8s and one 7;
• Chandan Chikkana Gowda achieved eight 9s, two 8s and one 7;
• Romain Thuret achieved seven 9s, two 8s and one 7;
• Areeba Raza achieved six 9s, one 8 and two 7s;
• Goncalo Pinto Maia achieved four 9s, three 8s and four 7s;
• Aqib Talukdar achieved four 9s, two 8s and three 7s;
• Ansh Gupta achieved four 9s, two 8s and one 7;
• Hannah Ahmed achieved three 9s, six 8s and one 7;
• Onyinye Ezekannagha achieved three 9s, four 8s and two 7s;
• Ammaarah Kholwadia achieved three 9s, two 8s and four 7s;
• Fintan Thomas achieved two 9s, five 8s and two 7s;
• Sara Almassri achieved two 9s, four 8s and four 7s;
• Susan Hakimzadeh achieved one 9, five 8s and three 7s;
• Rafael Gossman achieved one 9, three 8s and three 7s;
• Karim Treifi achieved three 9s, four 8s and one 7;
• Nevin Biju achieved one 9, four 8s and three 7s.

Congratulating students on their achievements, Peter Mulholland, Principal at WHGS, said:  

“As ever, we are celebrating some fantastic achievements today and I congratulate our students on these impressive results. It is particularly pleasing this year that our students have done so well despite the challenges posed by the pandemic over the past few years.  Thank you to our wonderful team of staff who have supported our students, giving them the guidance and encouragement to achieve these strong results. I know staff are looking forward to welcoming many of these Year 11s to our Sixth Form which continues to provide students with the very best educational experiences.”