Star performers included Ryan Li who earned 9 grade 9s and 1 grade 8, at the same time as being a leading member of the school’s orchestra, renowned runner Isla Bell, who was delighted with her 9 grade 9s and 1 grade 7, and Henry Case who combined his 8 grade 9s and 2 grade 7s with representing the school at both rugby and hockey this year.

The school’s outstanding musicians continued to excel academically; cellist and singer Chantel Chen had a clean sweep of 8s and 7s, singer Ella Scott-Simons was delighted with her 4 grade 9s, 5 grade 5s and one grade 7, pianist and trumpet player Emily Woodward scooped 9 strong passes including 4 top grades, and guitarist Yash Rajasundaram combined his music and cricket for Doncaster Town with gaining an impressive 9 top grades.

Hill House’s reputation for combining high levels of academic success with significant sporting excellence was reinforced by a number of outstanding performances; Yorkshire and Leicester Rugby’s Noah Dimitri achieved 6 grade 9s, 2 grade 8s and 1 grade 7, while Alfie Nairn combined representing Scotland at Rugby League with gaining 2 grade 9s and 7 grade 8s.

Hockey star Thomas Strudwick was rewarded with 3 grade 9s, 3 grade 8s, 2 grade 7s and one grade 6. County Cricket stars Franke Mangham and Jessica Hind combined their starring roles for Yorkshire and Derbyshire gaining 17 good GCSEs between them, including 6 top grades. Meanwhile, Leeds Rhinos’ stars Leah Unwin and Kazimierz Ciuraz-Davison both combined their gruelling training regimes with good grades, with Leah earning 4 top grades out of her 6 GCSEs, and Kazimierz passing an impressive 10 GCSEs.

Members of the all-conquering national champion rugby team were not to be outdone, with Mila Curtis, Ella Burton, Matilda Lee, Leah Unwin and Saffy Miah earning 30 good passes between them, including 12 at grades 7 and above.

Head of Senior School, Caroline Rogerson, was delighted with the pupils’ achievements, saying ‘this wonderful set of results is testament to the hard work of all the staff and their pupils for so many years. We are very proud of them all, and a special word for the 8 pupils who threw themselves into the life of the school after the sad closure last year of Mount St. Mary’s, who gained 66 good passes between them including a fabulous 23 top grades.

We very much look forward to seeing all these pupils achieve great things in Hill House Sixth over the next 2 years.’