TPS Headteacher Mark Marande on his school's GCSE success

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It's been a record-breaking year at The Petersfield School with TPS recording its best ever GCSE results. Its happy headteacher, Mark Marande, talks to the Post about their success.

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00:00Yeah, it's been absolutely phenomenal. We are incredibly proud of the class of 2025.

00:05We've actually achieved the best results in the history of the school, and that's saying something.

00:11The school has been here since 1958, so we are incredibly proud of them.

00:16Over 84% of our students achieved the 4 plus, which is grade C in old money, in English and maths.

00:24So, you know, phenomenal achievement.

00:26So, grade 7 to 9 is the new A star, A and A double star, which is the grade 9.

00:33Yeah, absolutely phenomenal. We're really, really record-breaking as well.

00:37So, over a third of all the GCSEs taken here at TPS this summer were at the 7 to 9, the A star, A level.

00:46So, we're an absolutely phenomenal achievement.

00:48I think it's that hard work and that partnership with parents, bluntly.

00:53I think we try and work so closely with the parents, with the students, with the school,

00:58that three-way partnership between us all to strive for the thing that we want for all of them,

01:03which is that top achievement.

01:05So, we've worked with these students for five years.

01:07We've put our heart and soul into their achievement and into getting to know them,

01:11and they've become fantastic young adults.

01:14Class of 2025, you absolutely smashed it.

01:17We could not be prouder. Well done.

01:19Class of 2025, you've got to know them.

01:19Class of 2016, you've got to know them.

01:36Class of 2025, you've got to know how old you want us to learn better.

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