GCSE Congratulations – Thursday 22 August 2024

Students at Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy are celebrating their excellent GCSE results. Lord Lawson students once again performed very well, with 73% of students gaining grades 4 and above in English and 74% in Mathematics.

Highest performing students include Jonathan Cleugh, Chloe Park, Isla Raynor, Dominic Gao, Ramsey McAuley, Alice Hall, Keeva Rolston, and Harry March, all of whom achieved grades 9-7 in all their subjects. A special mention to Gabriel Halpin who achieved seven grade 9’s and 2 grade 8’s. Excellent progress has been made by a range of students, including Anna Harris, Katie Rudd, Laura Ridley, Lauren Foster, Freya Hudson and Harvey Butterfield.

The school continues to exhibit strengths across the whole curriculum, with student progress in Graphics, Drama, Separate Sciences, Business Studies, and French being extremely high. Students also put on a strong showing across all 28 subjects, a testament to their hard work, and the broad curriculum offer they receive. Like all students nationally, our students have had to deal with a lot during their time at secondary school. They have showed real grit and determination, and we congratulate them on this.

Dr Andrew Fowler, the school’s Principal, said, “I am delighted for our students who are receiving their results today. This is a year group who have had to battle with adversity in many different forms, and it is good to see so many of them doing so well. Some of the personal stories here are inspiring! I want to thank them for the great contributions they have already made to life at Lord Lawson, and I hope to see many of them return to our sixth form in September. It is particularly good to see that English and Mathematics results are so strong this year, and that the school continues to excel in the Arts and Modern Foreign Languages. The improvements that we have worked so hard to achieve in the school continue to pay off, and the quality of education our students receive is strong.”

Joe Dicocco, Deputy Principal, said, “We are immensely proud of our students today. We are working hard to build up student culture, around our values of trust, respect, courage and ambition. This cohort of students has developed immensely in character, and sticking to these values will serve them well in later life. We wish them all the very best and congratulate them on their achievements.”

Most students at Lord Lawson will go on to study A level and vocational courses at the school’s sixth form and at local colleges. Some are heading for apprenticeships with local and national employers.

Parents and students who are interested in finding out more about a place at Lord Lawson in September 2025, are invited to the Open Evening on Thursday 26 September, beginning at 4:15 and 6:00pm.