FORMER pupils have returned to East Bridgwater Community School to celebrate their outstanding success.

Last year's year 11 group collected certificates and prizes during the celebration ceremony.

There was even more reason to celebrate as the school received a 7% increase in pupils gaining five A* to C GCSE results, including English and maths, in 2009.

Peter Holmes, the son of Andy Holmes, a drama teacher who died in the summer, attended the evening and presented the Holmesy Award to Thomas Keirle for outstanding achievement in drama.

Award winners: Shields Watson Shield for Academic Achievement Joseph Bacon The Whitbread Trophy Commitment to Sport Jade Davey and Thomas Keirle Plates The Astle Prize for Endeavour Ricky Hill The Brian Marden Memorial for Personal Endeavour Rebecca Plummer Cups Senior Sportswoman of the Year Naomi Grant Senior Sportsman of the Year Calum Butt Ray Saunders Award for Services to School Calum Butt and Zoe Ranford Trophies The Holmesy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama Thomas Keirle Prize Awards Bridgwater College Prize for Excellence Beth Miller and Amy Bishop The Stephen Palling Award for the Arts Megan Lewin MFL Muriel Sibley Prize Emma Creech Rotary Prize for Excellence Rebecca Plummer List of some of the student achievements Joseph Bacon - 10 GCSEs, All A*- C grades Core Science Attainment Award Resistant Materials Effort Award Watson Shield for Academic Achievement P E Full Colours Amy Bishop -11 GCSEs, All A* - C grades Bridgwater College Prize for Excellence Scott Bonner - 10 GCSEs, All A*- C grades Product Design Attainment Award Physics Effort Award P E Full Colours Adam Busby - 10 GCSEs, All A*- C grades Religious Studies Attainment & Effort Award Calum Butt - 10 GCSEs, All A*- C grades Additional Science Effort Award Drama Attainment Award History Attainment Award Senior Sportsman of the Year Cup Ray Saunders Award for Services to School P E Full Colours Hayley Clapp - 10 GCSEs Heather Cooke -10 GCSES, 1 A*- C grade Emma Creech - 11 GCSEs, All A*- C grades MFL Muriel Sibley Prize P E Full Colours Laura Griffiths - 11 GCSEs, 8 A* - C grades Kim Dibble - 11 GCSEs, All A*- C grades Media Studies Attainment Award Jordan Donaldson - 10 GCSEs, 6 A*- C grades P E Full Colours Emily Franks - 10 GCSEs, 8 A*- C grades Rian Froud - 10 GCSEs, 4 A*- C grades P E Full Colours Melissa Godfrey - 11 GCSEs, 9 A*- C grades Business Studies Effort Award Jade Davey - 10 GCSEs, 9 A*- C grades French Attainment Award Dance Effort Award The Whitbread Trophy Commitment to Sport P E Full Colours Abigail Haysham - 10 GCSEs, 5 A* - C grades P E Full Colours Thomas Keirle - 10 GCSEs, 9 A*- C grades PE Attainment and Effort Award The Whitbread Trophy Commitment to Sport P E Full Colours Carla Lambert - 10 GCSEs, 8 A*- C grades P E Half Colours Megan Lewin - 10 GCSEs, All A*- C grades Dance Attainment Award The Stephen Palling Award for the Arts James Millard - 10 GCSEs, 8 A*- C grades Core Science Effort Award P E Full Colours Bethany Miller - 11 GCSEs, 10 A*- C grades Bridgwater College Prize for Excellence Hayley Moule - 11 GCSEs, All A*- C grades Mathematics Attainment Award Biology Attainment Award Food Technology Attainment Award History Effort Award Stephanie Nichols - 11 GCSEs, 9 A*- C grades Geography Attainment Award Hannah Passco - 11 GCSEs, 9 A*- C grades Graphics Attainment Award Rebecca Plummer- 11 GCSEs, All A*- C grade The Brian Marden Memorial for Personal Endeavour Rotary Prize for Excellence P E Full Colours Zoe Ranford - 11 GCSEs, All A*- C grades Ray Saunders Award for Services to School P E Full Colours Kyle Sellick - 10 GCSEs, All A*- C grades Sociology Attainment Award Steven Smith - 10 GCSEs, All A*- C grades Additional Science Attainment Award Resistant Materials Attainment Award P E Full Colours Matthew Wardle - 11 GCSEs, 10 A*- C grades Music Effort Award P E Half Colours