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At Grangefield School in Stockton 12-year-old girls Jamie-Ann Lloyd and Amber Riddle, both aged 12, achieved an A and A* respectively in GCSE French.
Both girls are fluent French speakers having lived in France for some time. Jamie-Ann said: “It was hard at the time but totally worth it.”
Head David Litchfield, said: “We are delighted with the success of Amber and Jamie-Ann and extremely proud of their achievements.
“They can now go on to study additional languages from a choice including Spanish, Mandarin and Urdu, and we have every confidence in their continued success across school in the future.”
Well done to all our pupils – 67% of our pupils achieved a Grade C or above in Spanish, French or Urdu, in this year’s exams. As well as the fantastic success of Amber and Jamie-Ann our two amazing year 7’s above, congratulations to Katya Pyrozhek and Ellynicole Latife, for achieving an A* in Spanish, and Fatima Din who achieved an A grade in Urdu.
