A Great Yarmouth high school has celebrated its best GCSE results for many years.
There were tears of joy at Great Yarmouth Charter Academy as teenagers collected their grades.
Headteacher Dean Rosembert was "thrilled" to see so many smiling faces.
“We are absolutely thrilled with the pupils for achieving our best ever results that the school has had for many years," he said.
"It is a testament to their hard work, but also, crucially, to the amazing commitment and dedication of our staff here.
"We have recently had a really positive Ofsted rating that recognised the hard work and improvements at the school and that achievement has shown, paid dividends, in our results."
60pc of the pupils at the school in the last academic year were receiving free school meals.
Mr Rosembert said: "We are delighted that we can be making a difference for children in what is undeniably a challenging area.
"We want to continue to be here for our pupils on their journey through education and ultimately continue to be a pillar of the community."
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Head boy George Smith, from Great Yarmouth, achieved grade 9s in biology, chemistry, maths and physics.
He is off to East Norfolk Sixth Form College to study maths, chemistry and biology.
“I am super happy I worked really hard and it has paid off," George said.
“Being head boy really motivated me to succeed, it gave an added pressure, but certainly did help me do as well as I could."
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Lucas Stankevicius, from Great Yarmouth, achieved four grade 9s in statistics, religious studies, history and English language.
He is now off to East Norfolk to study English literature, religious studies, history and law.
He said: “I am just really really happy, I set the bar really high, and I just went over it anyway which is so pleasing.
“My dad agreed he would pay me a tenner per grade 9, so I’m waiting for him to pay me my forty quid off him later."
Gabriela Rosca achieved grade 9s in maths and statistics and also got grade 8s in geography, French and English literature.
She said: "I’m just speechless and so pleased."
She is off to the Sir Issac Newton College in Norwich to study biology chemistry and maths for her A-levels.
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