Student passes all GCSEs in her second language

Mariana Cristina Munteanu said she is "very proud" of her daughter, Teodora

A GCSE student whose first language is Romanian has said she is "very happy" to have passed all her exams with flying colours.

Teodora Munteanu studied at Idsall School and Sixth Form in Shifnal, Shropshire, and is hoping to continue on there to study her A-levels.

Her mother, Mariana Cristina, said she was a "very proud mum" and is "so excited" about Teodora's future.

The school's headteacher, Michelle King, added that all the students have been "working really hard with us and it's been a real team effort."

Teodora said she was "a bit scared" before opening her results, and is especially delighted with her 6 in maths, which she was not expecting.

The 16-year-old got all 6s and 7s, and a distinction in her BTEC Digital Technology, and said after sixth form she is "planning to go to university so I can hopefully get a good job."

"My mum was already really happy, and I think my dad's going to be really happy too," she added.

Results day had "positive vibes" for aspiring musician Vaughan

Meanwhile fellow student Vaughan Lakin said his GCSE results have given him "positive vibes."

The 16-year-old, who plays guitar in a jazz band, is off to study music at a college in Wolverhampton.

Aside from a 5 in P.E. - "sorry to Mr Bell for that" - Vaughan achieved two 9s, two 8s, a 7 and a 6 in his exams.

"That's pretty good for my standards," he said.

Bethan and Anaiya want to go to university and study medicine in the future

Aspiring doctors Bethan Pennell and Anaiya Mangot said they were "so excited" with their results which have set them on track to study subjects like maths and chemistry at A-level.

Bethan said she was "nervous because I was sort of thinking back and I was thinking about the things I know I messed up", but was "very happy" her exams had been a success.

"I was expecting to see mainly 7s and 8s, and then when I saw it was mostly 9s, I was literally so excited," Anaiya added.

Ms Whitehouse said she has been on a "journey" with her students

The school's Head of Year 11, Emily Whitehouse, said she was "very nervous but excited" in the lead-up to results day.

"I've been with them through the journey since Year 9," she said.

Ms Whitehouse added that for this cohort, "getting back into the swing of things after Covid" was difficult.

"It was a hard time for quite a few of our students with different circumstances", she said, but added "there are going to definitely be some success stories from Covid to today, so they should definitely be very proud of themselves".

Mr Bowler said more students are staying on at the school because of its "blend" of options

Assistant headteacher Ashley Bowler said the students had done "really well in key subject areas for their next steps and their destinations."

"What we've done here uniquely is we've got a real blend of vocational and [academic] subjects, so there's something for everyone here," he said.

"As a result of that curriculum we have more students staying with us than ever before."