Academy students surprised and delighted with unexpected results

Students at Whitburn Academy expressed delight after receiving their A-levels results yesterday morning.

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The sixth form has stated that provisionally 75% of their grades were A*-C, with the percentage of A and A* grades also rising this year.

Two of the 111 students who were receiving their results secured an A* in all of their subjects - with 78% getting their first choice of university.

John Wright, who achieved an A* in biology, an A in chemistry and an A in maths, was relieved to receive the grades that he wanted.

He said: "It was amazing when I first opened it because I had to wait so long to get my university offer - I only found out I had got an offer a week before my first exam, so I was very unsure about what I was going to be doing next year.

"It is a massive relief, I don’t think I got much sleep last night, and there has been quite a lot of stress over the last few days, so for the culmination of the last few years to be successful is great.

"I’m delighted that I'm going to Leicester to study medicine, I can’t wait for it."