Robert Clack School pupils defied pandemic challenges to achieve impressive GCSE results, with 37 earning grades 9 to 7 in at least eight subjects.
The highest achievers at the Dagenham school included Muneeb Musharaf, who achieved 8 or 9 in all subjects, Siam Hossian with eight 9s and Andrei Cardas with five 9s.
Esther Kalejaiye and Keisha Rawat, who earned seven 9s and five 9s respectively, screamed with joy when they opened their results.
They are among 220 pupils from this GCSE cohort who will be returning to studying at the school’s sixth form next month.
Headteacher Russell Taylor said: “Despite the horrendous circumstances that they have endured during the past two years, I am exceptionally proud of our Year 11 pupils who, through their hard work, commitment and perseverance, and together with the steadfast support of our staff, have achieved phenomenal success in their GCSEs.
“We look forward to welcoming the vast majority of our pupils into our highly successful sixth form in September.”
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