STUDENTS, staff, parents and governors of Bohunt School are celebrating superb examination results, bucking the national trend.

The percentage of year 11 candidates achieving five or more GCSE passes at grade C or above, including maths and English, was a record 77 per cent up on last year – a long way ahead of the national picture and more than 20 per cent up on last year’s national average.

Associate headteacher Phil Avery said: “The percentage of Bohunt students gaining 5A*-C grades, including English and maths, is up. The percentage of students making expected progress in English is up nine per cent – and the percentage of disadvantaged students gaining 5A*-C grades, including English and maths, is up seven per cent.

“This is despite a national picture of declining pass rates of English down 5.2 per cent and maths down 2.3 per cent and the new English and maths threshold measure is 80 per cent.”

Outstanding results were also achieved with 100 per cent of global perspectives students achieving an A* or A, 100 per cent of students passing Mandarin and statistics, while everyone in the Spanish immersion language group, who took their GCSE two years early, passed with 75 per cent a chieving A* or A grades.

Headteacher Neil Strowger told The Herald: “We are immensely proud of these record results which reflect the hard work, effort and talent of our learners.

“I am terrifically proud to recognise alongside these laudable achievements, the high quality support our students receive from governors, parents and an enthusiastic staff.

“We at Bohunt attach a great importance to all our learners achieving and enjoying success.

“Life isn’t all about examination grades, but such results indubitably give Bohunt students great life chances.”

Achieving truly incredible individual results were April Charman-Armour, who received the highest grades possible, with 10A*s and additional maths at A grade, followed by Harvey Bermingham, who gained 8A*s, two As and additional maths at A grade.

Aiden Grimes, from Liss, received eight A*s, two As and a merit at Spanish Pre-U. He is going to Godalming College to study maths, biology, chemistry and Spanish and would like to read biochemistry at university.

Madeleine Turner, from Liphook, got eight A*s and two As and is going to Alton College to study biology, chemistry, maths and psychology and plans to study biology at university.

Sophia Sogaard, from Beacon Hill, received eight A*, one A and additional maths at A grade.

She is going to Godalming College to study maths, history, biology and physics.

Sophia went on the Kyrgyzstan expedition and thought it was “crazy but absolutely fantastic”.

More top 10 achievers were: Pola Goclawska, who got eight A*s, one A and two Bs and Ella Johnson, from Bramshott, who received seven A*s, two As and one B.

She is going to Godalming College to take maths, chemistry and her favourite subject biology. She would like to become a vet.

Sam Greening, from Liss, achieved 6A*s, 4As, additional maths at A grade and a pass in Spanish pre-U

He is going to college in Chichester to study maths and physics as well as music, his favourite subject.

Both Heather Goodson, and Felicity Mackenzie, from Liss, got six A*s and four As. Felicity, a former deputy head girl, is going to Godalming College to study English literature, music, the history of music and history and then wants to read history at university.

Florence Harper, from Arford, near Headley, brought in home-baked brownies for all her fellow students and teachers to celebrate the GCSE results.

She achieved a section of 11 A*s and As and is hoping to study computer science, physics, maths, further maths and chemistry and then go to either Oxford or Cambridge University, where she is planning to then become a lecturer and dreams of eventually becoming a professor there.

Florence also went on the Greenland expedition, which she said was a great experience and was awarded the Gold Crest Award – the Duke of Edinburgh scheme in science.

She said: “I always stress baked before every exam and then brought cakes into school for my fellow students. It helps me concentrate and relax and I will continue to do so at sixth form and university.”

Louise Truman from Haslemere achieved a selection of 10 A*s and As and is going to Godalming College, where she will take English history, one of her chosen subjects. She went on the Greenland expedition which she loved and also got 100 per cent in English language at Bohunt.

Matthew Tobin, from Liss, received a selection of nine A*s and As and is going to Alton College, where he will be studying maths, additional maths, biology, chemistry and physics. He went on the Kyrgyzstan expedition and either wants to become a scientist or doctor.

Nina Verano, from Haslemere, who got a selection of 10 A*s and As, is going to Godalming College to study psychology and biology. She was very happy at Bohunt before originally studying at Woolmer Hill.

Alice Hayes, from Liss, is going to Chichester College to study English, psychology, biology and three-dimensional design.

She received 100 per cent in photography at Bohunt and will be setting up her own blog to showcase her photos.

Alice went on the Greenland exhibition and took many exceptional images of the landscapes there. She also spoke at the Royal Geographical Society about the expedition, illustrating her talk with some of her pictures.

Eyra Norman received 100 per cent in Music at Bohunt. She wants to become a singer of operatic music and has performed at Bohunt on several occasions.

Eyra also features in a video for the National Youth Choir which will be released in September.

She has two places on offer, Godalming College as well as the Royal College of Music in London. Apart from music she also wants to study German and English Literature. She plans to have a career as an Opera Singer.

In addition to the great exam results, Bohunt this year has also shown the success of its innovative and broad approach to education with the running of successful expeditions to Kyrgyzstan and Greenland, winning the national HSBC Mandarin speaking competition, holding a student led professional development workshop for over 100 Swedish teachers and the school’s iPad Band performing at the BETT education technology show in London.

Further success and improvement is expected through the Bohunt Sixth Form, which opens in 2017 and the Bohunt Education Trust’s links with innovative new-build schools and a partner school in Wenzhou, China, which Bohunt students and teachers will be able to go to on extended exchanges.