A-level results day: Telford round-up with PICTURES and VIDEO

Delighted staff at Thomas Telford School praised all their upper sixth formers said it was another record breaking year.

Head Sir Kevin Satchwell said: "This has been another record breaking year for Thomas Telford School with 43% of all A-level grades being A* or A and a 100 per cent pass rate overall. Destinations are exceptionally strong with 96% of students gaining their first or second choice at university. All three Oxbridge candidates were successful along with eight students going on to study Medicine. I am so proud of the students' hard work which has given them a solid foundation for their future."

Among the star students was Michael Broome, 18, of Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, attained an amazing four A* grades in maths, further maths, physics and biology. He is among three pupils from the site,in Old Park, who will be heading to Oxford University.

Michael, who will study engineering at Oxford's Brasenose College, said: "I'm really pleased. I put a lot of work in, but I never really knew for sure if I would get the top marks. I just thankful that all the hard work has paid off.

"The teachers here have been very supportive and helped me quite a lot, particularly the maths department."

Daniel Hall, 18, of Featherstone, Staffordshire, also got a place at Oxford, after gaining an A* in biology, along with three As in geography, history and English literature. He said: "I'm going to do a geography degree. I'm really pleased with my results today. I needed at least one A* AA grade to get in and I did."

Cerys Newman, 18, of Priorslee, Telford, said she was delighted with her A in psychology, Bs in history and biology and C in chemistry. She will now be studying psychology at Warwickshire University.

She said: "I did feel I would do well in psychology. I got up at 7.30am to check UCAS online and I knew then that I's done well because it said I had an unconditional offer. All my friends have also done well and we're over the moon."

Rianna Price, 18, of Coven, who achieved A grades in maths and chemistry and a B in Biology said: "I was just one mark off getting an A in Biology so it is going to be re-marked, but apart from that I'm really pleased with my results. I'm going to study podiatry at Southampton University."

Alice Rabone, 18, of Codsall, got As in biology, chemistry and German plus a C in physics and is heading for Nottingham University to study pharmacy.

"I'm absolutely delighted with my results. I didn't expect them to be this good. I was really worried about whether I passed physics, but I've got it and at a good enough grade which is great."

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New College Telford is celebrating an overall 97 per cent pass rate.

There was a 100 per cent pass rate in subjects including maths, chemistry, art, English, film studies, media, and history.

Curriculum vice principal Jean Wright said: "We are very pleased with the results, which overall are an improvement on last year.

"It is fantastic to see so many of our students going on to their first choice universities."

William Beddow from Apley in Telford has secured a place at Cambridge to study maths, after A stars in maths and further maths, and an A in physics.

"I'm very pleased, but also relieved," he said..

"New College Telford has been excellent for me – I've really loved it. The teachers have been great, and if you are prepared to put the work in, you can do really well here."

Friends Thomas Billington, Vicki Cox and Amber Mansell – former Charlton School students - all received the grades they needed to go on to Southampton University.

Thomas, from Hadley, got three As and one B to study philosophy, Vicki, from Wellington, got two A*, one A and one B and will study maths, and Amber, also from Wellington, will be doing film studies after she got two As and one B.

Cerys Nash, who admitted having to overcome depression during her studies, was delighted with her two As in maths and further maths, and a B in fine art.

She said: "It has been hard at times, but all the hard work has been worth it."

Her friend Rebecca Powell, from Shawbirch secured her place at Leeds university with one A and two Bs, in English language, French and psychology.

Rebecca said: "New College teachers have been our life-savers. They are so understanding and supportive."

Another happy student was Megan McGuin from St Georges, who gained four straight A grades in biology, chemistry, maths and English literature.

She now has a choice of universities, and is hoping to become a pharmacist.

"I've really enjoyed it here. It's a lot more adult environment than secondary school. We are given more responsibility, backed up with lots of support," she said.

Dominic Rogers from Randlay is off to Exeter to study history after an A* in sociology, an A in geography, and a B in history.

He said: "I left Phoenix School with barely above average GCSE results, so to have achieved these grades two years later is unbelievable."

Sixth form students at Adams' Grammar School have returned an impressive set of results with an overall pass rate of 99%.

Out of 155 candidates 80% of results were graded A*to B, while 42 pupils achieved 3 or more passes at A* to A and one pupil achieving five A* grades.

Headmaster, Mr Gary Hickey, expressed his pleasure: "These results are the best the school has ever seen and are testament to the hard work and dedication of our pupils and staff and I would like to offer my heartfelt congratulations to all of them.

"Results day is always a day full of emotion but it's a privilege to witness pupils who you have worked with since the age of 11 see all of their hard work come to fruition. I'd like to wish all of our leavers all the very best for the future and look forward to welcoming them back to let us know how they're getting on."

Top achievers were Tenzin Dorji who got 5A*s, Max Cheung with 4A*s, while Nia Jones, Ahmed Abdu, Ella Cope, Ibrahim El-Gaby, Thomas Holiday, Alexandra Partridge and Maciek Peplinski all got 3A*s.

Ros Garner, headteacher of Newport Girls High School, said she was "absolutely delighted" with this year's results, which have seen a slight increase on 2015.

The school on Wellington Road saw 70.3% of pupils achieve A* to B grades, and it had a pass rate of 99.2%.

The number of A* have gone up from 10.9% to 15.6% and 15 girls got all A and A* grades.

Four girls will now be heading to continue their studies at Oxbridge,

Attending Cambridge will be Pippa Morris who will read medicine, Jessica Llewellyn who will read modern and medieval language and Yung-Hsiu Lin who will study law.

Charlotte Oaks will also head to Oxford to study history and English.

Mrs Garner said: "I'm absolutely delighted, everyone has worked hard and I think they have all chosen courses that they want to do.

"Even the ones going to Oxford and Cambridge, we have a real range of courses.

"We've got girls going on to study midwifery, business, teaching, dentistry and some girls going to start apprenticeships which delights me because they are doing what they really want."

At Wrekin College 79 per cent of results were at A* to C, with 28% at A* or A.

Leading the way with A* grades in psychology and PE and an A in mathematics, plus an A grade at AS Art is head girl, Natasha Coleman.

Retiring headmaster Dr Haydn Griffiths said: "I am pleased with these results which are a tribute to the hard work of our pupils and staff. I am proud of the way our pupils have prepared for their A-level exams, many of them balancing significant sporting, musical and other commitments while getting on with their studies.

"Wrekin is a non-selective school with a wide academic reach and it is satisfying that the majority of our pupils have secured places at their first choice of university."

New headmaster Tim Firth, who joins from Hurstpierpoint College in West Sussex, added: "Significant investments have been made and are continuing to be made to ensure every pupil is given every opportunity to fulfil their individual potential in all kinds of areas and many schools could learn from the way it's done at Wrekin College.

"To be given the opportunity to help nurture and promote that ethos while also looking at other areas where Wrekin College can continue to develop and improve is a very exciting opportunity and one to which I am very much looking forward."

At Oldbury Wells School there was much to celebrate with 96% of all full A-levels or BTEC equivalents passed.

Further to this 46% of all full A-levels or BTEC equivalents passed at grade B distinction or higher.

Of particular note were Cameron McLeod with an A*BB, Isabel Simpson with A*AC, and Olivia Owen with AAB.

Students Luke Harris and Jon Blackburn were awarded A* grades for their extended sixth form project.

Sarah Godden Head teacher said, "Many congratulations to our students who have performed so well in their exams this summer. We wish them all well into their futures as many move on to university. We were also pleased to see that our lower sixth results at AS have been so strong. Many A-level courses have been made more difficult for our lower sixth, but they have really done very well."

Year 12 students Lily Hodgkiss, Megan Howe and Olivia Wright achieved A grades for all subjects.

The cohort of 23 A-level students at Holy Trinity Academy in Priorslee are the first to pick up their results from the school, which replaced the former Blessed Robert Johnson School in Wellington.

Headteacher Angus Neal said the school is looking at a 100 per cent rate of pupils achieving grades A* to E.

He said: "It is a fantastic result and an improvement on the results from last year.

"All the students have got into the universities they wanted to, which is superb work.

"All the hard work of the students and the staff this year has paid off."

The school's top performer was Jade Scott-Worthington, who got two As and an A* which will take her to Leeds University to study history.

Idsall School in Shifnal is celebrating its best ever results, with 99 per cent of pupils achieving grades A* to E.

Pete Bourton, headteacher of the school on Coppice Green Lane, said the school had an average points score of 214, which is its highest ever.

It also had a record number of pupils achieving A* and A grades, with 19 per cent of pupils getting the top grades.

Ewan Laidlaw from Idsall Sixth Form has achieved three A*s and will be heading to Cambridge to study engineering.

Emily Blakemore got two A*s and an A and is heading to Birmingham University to study law.

Mr Bourton said: "They've worked very, very hard, the staff and the kids and they have got the grades that they deserve.

"We're very please with the success, they're very talented but they also put the workin and they deserve everything they have got.

"And it is our best ever results, we're very pleased."

Abraham Darby has achieved above national average results for its vocational courses and seen an increase in the proportion of students achieving A* to C at A-level.

There were above average performances for English literature, maths, music, philosophy and ethics, business studies and health and social care. The vast majority of other subjects performed in line with national averages.

Particular congratulations go to Jennifer Collins who achieved A*AB to secure a place to study biomedical sciences at Leicester, Joe Day who achieved the same grades and will go on to study maths at Warwick University and Jessica Hodgkiss who achieved BBC and will go on to study musical theatre at Blackpool.

Students from William Brookes School in Much Wenlock have secured a 97 per cent pass rate with 42 per cent A*to B grades and 70 per cent of grades at A*to C.

Head of William Brookes, Geoff Renwick said: "This has been an outstanding year for our A-level students, and I congratulate both them and their dedicated teachers on their academic success.

"We are extremely proud of their achievements and their contributions to school life, and wish them well in their future careers."