St Mary’s is top of the class after girls scooped superb GCSE results across a wide range of subjects.

Headmistress Mrs Margaret McSwiggan says:

 'Effort, academic flair and dedication have really paid off – these results are fantastic.  The high grades have been obtained in every discipline and the results are testimony to the benefits of single sex education.'

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The following shows the percentage of A* and A grades in various subjects:

• Music – 100%
• Photography – 100%
• Religious Studies – 91%
• Art & Design – 89%
  
• Chemistry – 84%
  
• English Language – 77%
• Biology – 76%
• German – 75%
• Physics – 68%

This is the second week of celebrations – last week the A level pass rate was 100% with 78% of grades being A and B which is three times the national average. 

The school’s next Open Day takes place on Saturday 7th October and gives families the opportunity to see how these results were obtained.