Kenilworth School's headteacher has said he is "delighted" that his year 11 students have achieved a "very strong" set of GCSE results.

Year 11 pupils picked up their results this morning (August 24) with 82 per cent of students achieving passes at grades 4 to 9 including English and Maths.

A quarter of exam results for Kenilworth School pupils were top grades of 7 to 9.

"To have achieved these results after disruptions to their education during the pandemic is highly impressive and shows our students' resilience and commitment to their studies," headteacher Haydon Abbott said.

"Students have worked hard to achieve these results over the last few years and they should be very proud of their efforts and noteworthy successes. 

"It is a credit to them that they have achieved successes that compare well with the excellent achievements of previous cohorts of students."

Mr Abbott congratulates pupils on their results (image via Kenilworth School)

Nationwide GCSE results have fallen for a second year running, with 68.2 per cent of all grades marked 4 and above. This is down from 73 per cent last year.

Mr Abbott added: "The results of year 11 students mark the end of the current era on the Leyes Lane site and these students will have a different, but no less enriching, post 16 experience at our new school on Glasshouse Lane.

"All students and staff should be congratulated on this exam success."

The pass rate at Kenilworth School was well above the national average (image via Kenilworth School)

Results day today serves as a fairwell to the Leyes Lane site (image via Kenilworth School)