Westergate pupil gains national recognition

A FORMER student at Westergate Community School has been recognised as one of the best in the country.

Star pupil Jessica Surrell, 17, achieved the second-highest business and communications GCSE mark of thousands of hopefuls last summer.

She achieved an A* grade after five years studying at the school to earn an award for excellence certificate from the CCEA examining body which set the questions.

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This award is only given for the three highest marks in the country.

Jessica’s success in business and communications was one of the outstanding marks of five A* and four A grades she achieved at Westergate.

She is now studying A-levels at Havant College before her planned career in accountancy.