GCSE history is made at St Richard Gwyn High School

A staggering 76 per cent and 75 per cent of pupils achieved grades C or above in English and Maths respectively, which is an improvement of 11 per cent.

Twenty-six per cent of pupils achieved five or more of the top grades A* to A.

Harry Robson, 16, was the school's highest performer, who achieved nine A*s, two As and one B.

He said: "I feel pretty good about my results. I'm now planning on studying Psychology, Philosophy, Maths and Chemistry at St David's College."

Robbie Colgate, the school's current headboy, was "very pleased with his results".

"I got 10 A*s, one A and one B. I had been hoping for straight As, but I'm happy with the result."

Mr Colgate now plans to study A-levels in Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Psychology at St David's College.

Pupil Rio Hicks was "overwhelmed" when discovering her results.

She said: "I'm very, very happy with my two A*s, four As and one B.

"I'm just really pleased that I can go on to study A-levels."

Darcey Gravett was "relieved" and "happy" with her three A*s, three As, one B and one C.

Steven Grech, head teacher of the school, was "proud" with the school's GCSE results.

He said: "All of our students should feel proud of their achievements. They have not only secured a better future for themselves but they have made a notable and positive contribution to the school's history.

"We are very proud of all of our students, not just those who achieved the highest grades but also those who overcome significant challenges or exceeded their target grades."

He added: "I would like to thank all staff who have supported our students tirelessly during their studies and in particular Mrs Kelly, who as Year 11 progress leader, encouraged, motivated and led the group to some fantastic achievements. I would also like to thank our families for their unstinting support over the past five years and on behalf of everyone at the school we wish all our students a happy and successful future."