Historic exam results

Nigel Jepson told Haslingden High School's awards evening that national key stage three results were the best ever. And he said the sixth form continued to be a prime asset,

Anna White, headteacher at the Ridings School, Halifax, presented certificates and prizes. Prize winners were:

English faculty - A Cadogan excellence; M Uddin endeavour. Maths faculty - G Martin excellence; M Ahmed endeavour. Science faculty - H Rothwell excellence; D Fell endeavour.

Expressive arts faculty - Arts: C Dunham excellence; L Walker endeavour; drama: L McLoughlin excellence; E Aston endeavour; music: H Carter excellence; J Southwood endeavour; PE: R Waddington excellence; A Nawaz endeavour; textiles: R Fletcher excellence; M Chan endeavour.

Design and technology faculty - G Bromley excellence; S Halstead endeavour; child development: H Crompton excellence; S Harrison endeavour. Humanities faculty - History: V Cooper excellence; G Pugh endeavour; geography: R Haken excellence; H Fraser endeavour; RE: A Shoesmith excellence; A Smethurst endeavour; travel and tourism: N Biddle excellence; S Keyes endeavour.

Modern languages faculty - French: R Rudman excellence, C Hodgson endeavour; German: N Kosciw excellence; G Royle endeavour; Urdu: Z Imtiaz excellence; S Khan endeavour; Bengali: S Ali excellence. ICT department - B Sykes excellence, T Cross endeavour; business: C Stephens excellence, H Freeman endeavour; economics: F Zafar excellence, I Hayat endeavour; vocational studies: V Morley excellence, S Hogarth endeavour.

Special awards: Edith McCarthy prize for cheerful endeavour A Shoesmith; service to the community R Peagam; Mary Wilson music award for outstanding achievement D Woods; art and design award for outstanding achievement M Bartle.

Year 11 prizes for outstanding achievement: G Bromley, R Cross, D Entwistle, A Heap, S Howard, N Kosciw, G Martin, L Norman, L Parry, G Pugh, H Rothwell, M Ryan, A Smethurst, C Stephens, B Sykes, F Zafar. Ken Wish prize for endeavour: E Aston.