YEAR 11 students at Notting Hill & Ealing High School are celebrating excellent GCSE results.

A total of 46% of entries received grade 9, while 74% entries were graded 9 or 8 and 88% of all exams were grades 9 to 7.

Seven students achieved ten 9s, and six further students achieved nine 9s.

A quarter of the group, 23 girls, gained straight 9s and 8s.

Headmaster Matthew Shoults said: “They have shown purpose, poise and a love of subject in preparing for their examinations. These results set the girls up to thrive in the sixth form.”