Courageous student celebrates success after bone cancer ordeal

Ryan Amesbury was just 14 when he underwent this ordeal and he only returned to full-time education in December last year.

Despite facing chemotherapy, major surgery and then months of intensive physiotherapy he has gone on to earn 11 GCSEs and a BTEC in sports studies.

The teenager picked up two As, four Bs and five Cs yesterday at Trinity Academy in Thorne, near Doncaster.

The school’s principal Ian Brew, said: “Ryan is a brilliant young man, he is courageous, determined and an example to all of us.

“Despite what he has been through he has achieved great results and is such a fine young man.”

He was among the success stories at Yorkshire’s first purpose-built academy which opened its doors in 2005.

Chinese student Danny Zhan joined the academy in year nine from Beijing. At the time he spoke very little English but yesterday he was celebrating achieving one A* and eight A grades.

Across the school 95 per cent achieved the benchmark five A* to C passes. The top three performing students achieved 41 A* and A grades between them.

Mr Brew added: “Once again our students have raised our performance at GCSE thanks to their hard work, the commitment of a dedicated team of staff and supportive parents. I am delighted that many have chosen to join our growing sixth form and hope that, in two years’ time, we will be celebrating similar success at A-level.”