STUDENTS and staff at Lymm High School celebrated a set of outstanding A-level results, with two pupils gaining Oxbridge places.

Fifty seven per cent of all A-level grades were at A*-B and 84 per cent A*-C. The overall pass rate was more than 99 per cent.

AS IT HAPPENED: A-level results day in Warrington 2018

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Twenty students secured straight A* or A grades, including eight students who gained at least two coveted A* grades.

These were William Caldwell, William Catlow, Rory Foster, Joseph Hassall, Pip Hyde, Hannah Leighton-Jones, Ellen Thomas and Matthew Warren.

Hannah Leighton-Jones will study geography at Oxford University and William Catlow confirmed his places at Cambridge University to study law.

Matthew Warren, who achieved four A*s will study physics at Durham University, said: "My A-level subjects really complimented each other, I enjoyed doing them.

"It was stressful doing all of the exams at the end of year 13 but all the hard work was worth it."

Head girl Libby Richardson gained AAB to study psychology at York University while Olivia Wright heads to Nottingham in September to study nursing after achieving A*BB.

Head teacher, Gwyn Williams said: “The overall picture is one of another set of really strong results.

"When Ofsted visited us earlier in the year, they said that our A-level students make some of the best rates of progress in the whole country and the early indications are that these progress rates have risen even further, which is something we are especially proud of.

"Once again, we have seen very high numbers of students achieving the top grades and the numbers who are now able to go off to the universities of their choice look to be fantastic. There are a lot of very happy people around school today and it’s just lovely to see.”

The school also had plenty of success in vocational courses with well over half of grades awarded being at distinction or distinction* level and a 100 per cent pass rate.

These included particularly impressive performances by Abigail Dickinson, Ruby Kelly, Jack Stride and Alex Perry who all gained three distinction stars or A* A- level grades.

Hayley Jennings, head of sixth form, said: “I have been on maternity leave for much of the year and want to thank Tony Scott for doing such a good job in my absence.

"Results days are always a bit frantic while we work so hard to ensure every single student gets the university place that they want, but it has been a really positive morning and I am absolutely delighted for all these incredible young people and the success they’ve had.

"I’ll be sad to see them go but am so pleased that so many of them are now able to follow the path they had set their sights on.”