Henry Beaufort School pupil has achieved early French GCSE

The Henry Beaufort School pupil Élise Ramroop was awarded a Grade 8 in French.

She began learning the language at age four while at St Jerome Bilingual School in Harrow, by singing French songs.

Élise said: "All the other people doing GCSE French early have French parents.

Élise achieved Grade 8 in GCSE French, having taken the exam three years early. (Image: Susie Davidson) "My mum isn't French, but has always been good at languages so she really helped me study. We had a lot of fun practising enthusiastic responses for the speaking exam.

"Gaining exam experience this early is going to help me when I take my other GCSEs."

Her mother, Susie, said the family used lockdown as an opportunity to advance Élise's language skills.

Susie said: "We had an opportunity in lockdown to really get ahead in French. Élise learned very quickly.

"When we moved to Hampshire in Year 6 The Henry Beaufort School were really supportive – they provided us with the materials to keep learning French at home so Élise could start Spanish upon joining high school. It worked out, and I’m so proud of what she has achieved."