Teachers at Brentwood County High are nursing significant concerns after a fall in the number of students gaining at least five A* to Cs including English and Maths.
The school has concerns that English GCSE results are lower than expected and did not release the number of students getting at least five A* to C including English and Maths.
There were no such fears for two friends who are looking to change schools after getting an impressive set of GCSEs.
Lalitha Nagarur and Hinali Patel are now heading to King Edwards in Chelmsford after posting a string of A*s and As.
The two 16-year-old students of Brentwood County High were in the top three of all the students at the school.
Lalitha, who gained the top marks of all the students, was in tears after finding out she had got eight A*s and six As and now plans to become an accountant.
She said: "I am so happy. I did not know I was going to do this well. I thought I was going to get a couple of Bs."
Hinali, from West Horndon, who plans to study Biology, Maths and Chemistry at A level, said: "I thought the exams had gone ok, but not as good as that. I did work really hard for them though."
She added: "I don't know about how I would have done in O level but I am happy with the system."
The pair helped push the number of students scoring five or more at A* to C to 87.3 per cent – an increase of 12 per cent.
Dave Richardson, deputy head teacher of Brentwood County High, said: We are pleased with the results that our students achieved this year and we look forward to working with the large number who will return to our sixth form.
"Our students achieving five or more A* to C in any subjects has increased by 12 per cent to 87.3 per cent, meaning that more BCHS students than ever are moving on to the next stage of their education with outstanding grades.
"However, discussions with other schools in Essex and in other counties have shown English GCSE results are lower than expected this year for many schools.
"When this situation is fully investigated, we will be making, along with large numbers of other schools, the appropriate complaints or appeals to make sure than no students are unfairly disadvantaged and that they receive grades against the examination criteria which they and their teachers have worked so hard to meet."
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