PRESTATYN High School has bucked the trend of falling GCSE results in Wales with a 20 per cent rise in the number of pupils achieving C or above in English language.
Many Welsh schools have seen their percentage of pupils achieving a C grade at GCSE in English, maths and three other subjects drop significantly, some schools falling by more than 20 per cent.
Prestatyn High also boasted many “outstanding” individual performances, with more pupils gaining A and A* grades.
Headteacher Neil Foley, who started last September, said:
“These results are fantastic for our pupils who can now go on and study their chosen A levels.
They are even more astonishing when you look at the national data and realise how much more difficult it was this year to achieve well in many subjects.
This is the culmination of 12 months’ hard work, grit and determination and I would also like to thank all of the parents for their support and the staff for their tireless energy”.