A SCHOOL in Rhyl has said it is “extremely pleased” with the GCSE results its Year 11 pupils have received today (August 24).

Christ the Word Catholic School, on Cefndy Road, also had pupils sit exams in their first languages of Polish or Turkish this year.

Among its stand-out performers were Charlotte Smith, with 10 As or A*s; Ella Pearce-Whitby, with nine As or A*s; Haia Hussein, with six As or A*s; and Samuel Tipney-Hicks, with five As or A*s.

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Interim headteacher Bernadette Thomas said: “We are extremely pleased with the qualifications our pupils have achieved, both GCSE and vocational. 

“The pupils have taken advantage of the changes made over the past year and this is reflected in their grades. 

“I am also delighted that some our pupils were able to sit an exam in their first language of Polish or Turkish. 

“Some of these also achieved A or A*, they are: Oliwia Michalczyk, Rafal Panaszczuk and Marcel Gajewski.

“These and the rest of the results wouldn’t be possible without the support of the pupil’s families; I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support over their child’s time in our school.

“I would also like to thank the whole school team for their hard work and commitment, particularly over the past year. 

“We have made changes over the year in terms of what and how we teach and I am delighted to see that this is making a difference.”

Christ the Word Catholic School was placed in special measures following an Estyn report published in July 2022, after an inspection in May of that year.

The school’s headteacher and deputy have also been absent since last November, with Ms Thomas since appointed as acting head.

Since entering special measures, it has also appointed a new member to its governing body specifically to address safeguarding concerns.

The £23million school opened in September 2019 and caters for children between three and 16 years old.

It replaced secondary school, Blessed Edward Jones Catholic School, and primary school, Ysgol Mair.