A 14-year-old girl who achieved a grade 9 in GCSE French after taking the exam two years early is celebrating her result with other older pupils at Portsmouth Grammar School.
Marie, from Southsea – whose mother is French, said that she had to work hard on the writing element of the test.
She said: “I’m really happy, I’m proud of my result because I put a lot of work into it. I put a lot of effort into the writing as the reading and speaking came more naturally to me.”
Sawsene Belaiche, 16, from Portsmouth, achieved 10 grade 9s and an A in additional maths and hopes eventually to go to Cambridge University to study chemical engineering after her A-levels.
She added: “I always strive to do the best I can.”
Anna Heseltine, who achieved 10 grade 9s and one grade 7, said: “I feel good as I have worked hard for it.”
Harry Dixon, 16, from Portsmouth, achieved eight grade 9s and two grade 8s as well as an A in additional maths and will go on to study biology, chemistry, maths and music at A-level.
He said: “I’m really pleased and thought I was going to do alright. I put a lot of effort into the mocks which meant I was less nervous.”
He said: “I am overall quite pleased but slightly disappointed with my English result, but I have to move forward.
“I put a lot of work into the exams, substantially more than the mocks as I felt I could level up my game.”
