It's GCSE results day!

This morning thousands of the district’s year eleven pupils will pick up their GCSE results, which will determine whether they stay on in full-time education, take up an apprenticeship or go into work.
The Newburytoday team will be out and about at West Berkshire and North Hampshire’s secondary schools, getting reactions, photos and interviews as the results come in throughout the day.
But don’t wait for us to come to you, send in your own GCSE stories and photos to newsdesk@newburynews.co.uk
Full reports will appear in next Thursday’s Newbury Weekly News, while a photo gallery will later be set up at Newburytoday.co.uk
But for today, we’ll keep you up to date with the results as they come in.
At 8am:
The girls of St Gabriel's achieved a 100 per cent pass rate in their GCSE exams, with 62 per cent of those grades at A* and A.
Nearly a third of students achieved 11 or more straight A* and A grades.
One of them, Megan Kerrigan from Newbury, said: "I am so surprised and happy. I didn't sleep much last night."
Principal Alun Jones said: "Once again the girls and staff have excelled themselves. Such outstanding results are thoroughly deserved and are a real reflection of the superb working relationship staff and pupils enjoy at St Gabriel's."

At 9am:

Pupils at St Bartholomew’s are celebrating together with cheers and hugs this morning as they pick up their
GCSES results.
Among the crowd was Sadie Henderson, who achieved 8 A*s and 4 As.
"I'm really happy," she said. "Really relieved and thrilled - I was really nervous!"
She will be continuing her studies at St Bartholomew’s sixth form in September.
With her was Amy Beckett, who achieved 2 A*s, 5 As, 5 Bs and a C.
"I'm relieved and excited, she said.
Friend Esme Lynch said she was pleased that both her and her friends had done so well.
"That was really nice seeing how they have done. They have all done very well, it has been really happy.
"I'm really pleased, but I would have preferred to have sat at home with my parents and opened them!"

At 9.54am:
At The Down’s School in Compton, 65 per cent of pupils achieved seven or more GCSEs including English and maths.
Headteacher, Val Houldey, said that the results could be attributed to the hard work and dedication of staff, students and parents.
She said: “The results were all up on last year.”
At 10.33am:
At Willink School, 73 per cent of pupils achieved 5 A* to C grades.
One pupil who was pleased with her results was Rebecca Burnell from Mortimer who said: “I’m going to ring my mum and tell her that all that freaking out was not necessary.”
Headteacher Peter Fry said that these results were the best yet and that they had beaten last year’s outstanding results.
At 11am:
Meanwhile, at Park House, 79.2 per cent of students achieved five or more passes at grade A* to C, continuing a year on year improvement for the school.
One top performer was Katie Morton, who achieved 15 GCSE’s with 11 A*s and 3As.
There was also joy for sisters Heather and Zoe Barr, who achieved a total of 9 A* grades between them, with 15-year-old Zoe taking her two exams a year early.
Heather said: “I am very surprised and definitely relieved. I put in so much hard work and effort and I’m really pleased to get the rewards.”
Proud Headteacher Derek Peaple said: “This really super year group thoroughly deserve their success, which reflects the hard work and commitment of students and staff working together.
“We are extremely proud of all our students and are delighted for them. It is amazing to be able to celebrate five years with them in this way.”
At 11.25am:
The school hall at Kennet in Thatcham is packed with pupils picking up their results.
Charlotte Lloyd-Butler got 5 A*s and 8 As.
She said: "I'm really pleased; I'm so happy and relieved.
"I didn't expect to get straight As and A*s!
"I don't think anyone's disappointed."

At 11.30am:
Although the percentage of pupils at The Hurst School achieving 5 or more A* to C grades including maths and English dropped, the per cent of pupils who achieved a total of 5 A* to C grades was a school record of 91 per cent.
The school also gained its best maths results ever with 73 per cent of all pupils gaining A* to C grades.
High achievers included Sarah Fewell from Tadley who achieved 11 A* and head boy Matthew England who achieved 9A* and 2 A grades.
Headteacher, Malcolm Christian, said: “I’m delighted so many pupils exceeded expectation and that many subjects had record results.”
At 11.35am:
Twins strike again!
This time it is at Kennet school, with sisters Laura and Kamila Sinoplu between them getting 17 A*s and 7 As.
"I'm absolutely ecstatic, I'm so happy," said Kamila. "I'm so proud of my sister, she has done so well."
Laura said she was so nervous this morning that a friend had to open her results for her.
She added: "I'm so happy; I got a lot higher than my predicted grades.
"I'm so proud of (Kamila)".
They are both staying on at Kennet for their A-levels next year.