All pupils at The Bridge Short Stay School have previously been permanently excluded meaning that they have had a disrupted educational journey.
Despite this they have still gone on to achieve positive results that will enable them to move on to college and work.
A spokesperson for the school said: “Results at The Bridge regularly exceed national averages for similar schools.
“The class of 2025 have shone particularly brightly however with the best set of results achieved at the school since the return of formal exams after COVID.
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“Less than half of students permanently excluded nationally go on to achieve GCSEs, every year 11 student at The Bridge has done so this year.”
Following inspection by OFSTED in May 2024 the school was praised for development in its curriculum offering and this has been demonstrated in the results achieved this year, with students achieving more GCSEs on average than at any other time with full exams.
Of particular note has been the introduction of a BTEC in Health & Social Care, with all students who opted for the subject achieving at least a Merit.
Students in this year group were in Year 6 & 7 at the time of national school closures meaning they missed out on any formal testing at primary school and the usual transition into secondary.
Headteacher, Andy Stewart, said: “I’m incredibly proud today of the achievements of this group of students as they collect their results.
“The distance travelled by this cohort from their individual starting points is absolutely huge, it has taken massive resilience and determination from each of them to make the changes they needed to be able to achieve at GCSE and be ready to move on to their next steps in education or employment.
“Our students often feel they have been written off by adults, our staff have been able to create a culture where they start to believe in themselves again and are supported to re-engage and achieve their potential.”