There was much celebration and plenty of smiles at Malbank School in Nantwich as GCSE students collected their exam results. Headteacher John Harrison praised the staff and students for their resilience and commitment to success and reflected on how proud he was of a year group whose very start to life at secondary school suffered due to Covid lockdowns. “I am delighted to see so many students achieve what they deserved this summer and from a school perspective it is reassuring to see such strong results in the areas we hoped for – many of our subject results are fantastic and a real cause for celebration for both staff and students. For a year 11 whose early years at secondary school were so disjointed, they have done brilliantly to re-establish those foundations and build towards the achievements they have seen today.”  

As always, there were many students whose grades were incredibly high, with Will Gardner and Hope Marshall just two of a number of students achieving multiple grade 9s amongst a host of other fantastic results. Head of Key Stage 4 Louise Ratcliffe was eager, however, to discuss the success of students at all levels. “Obviously, it is great to see students receive a string of grade 8 and 9s as that clearly takes an enormous amount of work and commitment to achieve. As teachers, however, we get just as much pleasure seeing young people meet and exceed their potential whatever the grade. Some of the most rewarding results are from those students for whom achieving two grade 4s in Maths and English, sometimes against the odds, opens a door for them for the rest of their life.”

Malbank Sixth Form are currently enroling students to start on their A Level or BTEC courses in September and students are encouraged to get in touch to discuss the wide range of options available to them. Head of Sixth Form Craig Batty is particularly looking forward to welcoming a new group of students into the family. “Year 11 have been fantastic to work with throughout the recruitment process this year; I can't wait to get started with them as our new year 12 in September alongside the outstanding students joining us from other institutions.  Given the quality of the A Level results last week and the fact that 100% of our students were accepted through UCAS without clearing and 91% got their first choice, everyone should have high expectations for what we can achieve together.”  

If any students wish to discuss choices or applying to Malbank Sixth Form, the easiest way to do so is to email Mr Batty at [email protected] or phone the school on 01270 611009. Malbank students are also able to confirm their options directly via Microsoft Teams by contacting Mr Batty if they have not already filled in the final choice forms available to them upon collecting results.