GCSEs: Our Lady of Sion students weep with joy at results

The year-11 student, at Worthing’s Our Lady of Sion School, achieved a stellar set of results – seven A*s and four As to be precise.

However, for the 16-year-old, it was her maths A* that sent her emotions over the edge.

“I was shaking when I went to get my results,” she said,

“I thought I had done really badly in maths.

“To do the A-Levels and the course I want to do at university I really needed top grades in maths.

“But I was just so happy when I saw my results.”

Matilda has ambitions of going to either Bristol University or the University of Cambridge to study veterinary science.

Ann Whitchurch, director of studies, was there when Matilda opened the white envelop containing her marks.

She said: “Her smile just got bigger and bigger when she opened her results. She was crying with joy.”

Matilda, who has been with Sion right the way from reception up to year-11, said her grades almost equalled her big sister, Jessica’s marks, several years earlier.

She managed to get eight A* stars and several As.

Matilda’s mum, Grace, praised the school for its caring, family atmosphere, adding: “I was so relieved for Matilda.

“If there’s one child that deserves the sort of results that she achieved, it’s Matilda. She was so focused and her vision was undoubted.”

Matilda is now looking forward to beginning her AS levels in chemistry, maths, biology and geography at Sion, next month.

Steve Jeffery, deputy head at the Gratwicke Road independent school, relished seeing students and parents celebrating.

“This is what it’s all about,” he said. “For us to see children literally jumping for joy because of their results is a wonderful feeling.”

Other top achievers in the school included Anna Hartnell, with eight A*s and three As, Eleanor de la Fuente, with seven A*s and four As.

Harry Hewett also scooped top marks, with five A*s and six As, while Bella Yogaratnam, Gabriel Martin and Oliver Wakeling all achieved an impressive five A*s and five A grades.

Mr Jeffery said the school had excelled in sciences and maths.

He added that top grades were also clinched in the school’s creative arts, dance, music and PE.

“It shows the breadth of talent we have in the school,” he said.

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