Royton and Crompton pupils’ record haul

GREAT RESULTS: pupils at Royton and Crompton school

GCSE: ROYTON and Crompton pupils were jumping for joy after helping the school to notch up record GCSE results.

The number of teenagers receiving at least five A*-C grades, including English and maths, has improved significantly to reach an all-time high of 62 per cent.

High-flying pupils who received large numbers of top grades included Steven Gough-Kelly, Lucy Mellor, Jodie Wong and Hiten Mistry

Acting head teacher Kevin O’Hagan said: “There have been some excellent individual performances and an impressive number of pupils have achieved significant sets of A* and A grades.”