Students across the Windsor Academy Trust family celebrate GCSE results

21st August 2025

After much hard work studying and preparing, students across Windsor Academy Trust’s (WAT) secondary schools are celebrating receiving their GCSE results today after another strong set of results for schools across the WAT family.

Students are now looking forward to progressing onto their chosen further education institutions, with many remaining at the trust’s Aspire Sixth Form in South Staffordshire and Windsor High School and Sixth Form in Halesowen to study for A Levels and vocational qualifications.

Dawn Haywood, Chief Executive at Windsor Academy Trust, remarked, "I am delighted to see students from across the Windsor Academy Trust family achieve such strong results in their GCSEs today. I couldn’t be prouder of our students and our staff who have worked so hard for these successes."

Here are some of the standout achievements from across our schools:

Cheslyn Hay Academy:

Meg Kenney received grade 9 in English Language, English Literature, Geography, History, Religious Studies and Spanish. She achieved grade 8 in Mathematics and a Grade 9-8 in Combined Science
Isla Rosser received grade 9 in Art, Business, Combined Science and Spanish and grade 8 in English Language, Mathematics and Geography
Martha Sambrook received grade 9 in Mathematics, Computer Science and Combined Science. She achieved grade 8 in Drama, English Language, English Literature, Geography and Spanish

Clayton Hall Academy:

Jacob Young received nine Grade 9’s and one Grade 8
Jacob and Lucas Nevard collectively received ten Grade 9’s, seven Grade 8, and one Grade 7
Sophie Dawson received seven Grade 9’s, one Grade 8 and 1 Level 2 Distinction*

Great Wyrley Academy:

James Oxley received 2 grade 9’s, 3 grade 8’s and 2 Distinctions
Robyn Geddes received 3 grade 8’s and 5 grade 7’s
Christian Parker, Billy Robinson and Owen Hardaker each received 1 grade 9 and 1 grade 8

Kingswinford Academy:

Abeeha Muhammad Shahid (seven grade 9s, one grade 8, 1 x Distinction*)
Khadija Ahmed (three grade 9s, four grade 8s, two grade 7s)
Scarlett Hay (two grade 9s, five grade 8s, two grade 7s)
Rio Ameson-Jeffries (two grade 9s, four grade 8s, three grade 7s, one grade 6)

Newcastle Academy:

Newcastle Academy, which joined the Windsor Academy Trust family in January 2024, has achieved its best results in the school’s 57-year history. Students are now looking forward to progressing onto their chosen further education institutions.

While all students have done well, there are some standout individual achievements. These include:

Grace H and James S achieved Grade 7 or above in 8 subjects
Micha C achieved Grade 6 or above in 8 subjects
Myla K and Alex T achieved Grade 6 or above in 6 subjects

Sir Thomas Boughey Academy:

Jacob Smith received grades above his target across all subjects, including a grade 7 in Geography and Level 2 Merit in Hospitality and Catering.
Chloe Smith received an average grade of 7+, achieving a grade 8 in Art and Design, Film Studies and Geography.
Cole Knott received a grade and a half over his target grades.
Alfie Brown received three grades above his target in English Literature and Geography, two grades above in English Language, Science and Sport, and one grade above in Maths.

Windsor High School and Sixth Form: