A CUMBRIAN school is celebrating huge success after completing its twelfth year of International Baccalaureate (IB) results - rivalling scores from across the globe.

Windermere School has ended the year with a very impressive ninety-five percent pass rate.

In 2019 the mean world average score was 29.7, and almost half of Windermere School students managed to achieve 34 points or higher.

In total, 38 students sat the IB diploma, with six of them taking place on the school Honours Board with a score of 40 points or more. On a global scale, only seven percent of students achieve these scores.

Headmaster, Ian Lavender said: “Given the exceptional circumstances all students have experienced over the last few months, this is a superb set of results.

"This is our twelfth year of IB results and by far the most testing to date. Students who usually excel in exams may feel cheated, having been denied the opportunity to prove themselves, while others may feel relieved to have their hard work recognised.

"Either way, the students have dug deep and shown tenacity, resilience and determination in abundance, and for this they deserve praise.”