St Christopher’s CE pupils are celebrating some excellent grades following today’s publication of A Level results.
Megan Taylor, 19, from Accrington, got As in biology, psychology and geography.
Megan said: “I’ve had nightmares for weeks. I as really pleasantly surprised when I saw my results.
“I didn’t get home from Rome until 1am (on results day) which was kind of a blessing in disguise as I didn’t dwell on it too much.
“Some of the exams I came out of a bit upset as I didn’t think they went the way I wanted them to go.”
Megan is now going to study psychology at York University and wants to do a masters and a doctorate.
Claire Smith, 18, from Accrington, got an A* in history and As in art and classics.
She said: “I’m really happy with my history result. I was expecting Bs to be honest.
“I can’t even remember the exams and how they went. I’ve not even thought about the exams since.
“I was so proud. I cried so much this morning. My mum was more worried than me.”
Claire is now planning to study history at St Andrews University.
She added: “I’m going to miss St Christopher’s but I’m ready to move on.”
Lucy Taylor, 18, from Accrington, got an A* in sociology and As in religious studies and performing arts.
She said: “I worked really hard for them but I was not expecting anything like that. I thought I would get Bs but never an A*.
“It’s been very nerve-racking. When I got a call to come in early this morning I didn’t know if I had done really well or bad.”
Lucy is now going to study social work at Manchester Metropolitan University.
She said: “I just need to prepare for uni now.”
William Beavan, 18, from Oswaldtwistle, has got an A in maths, B in chemistry and C in physics.
He said: “Those are the results I predicted but I was only one mark off an A in chemistry.
“I found the exams tough and a step up from last year. This week has been a nerve-racking build up.”
William is now going to study chemical engineering at Lancaster University.
Joe Cockroft, 18, from Burnley, got an A* in Maths and As in further maths and computing and is now going on to Bath University to study Maths.
He said: “I’m really happy and proud. It’s a relief. I did better than I thought. My mum is very proud of me too.
“I want to go to university but I have no plans after that. I want to leave my options open.
“I’ve been at St Christopher’s for the last seven years and really enjoyed my time here.”
Haley Addison, 18, from Burnley, got A*s in English language and history and an A in psychology.
She said: “I wasn’t expecting anything like that. I knew I needed three As but I wasn’t expecting any A*s.
“I put a lot of hard work in over the two years. I thought the exams were really hard.
“My mum and dad are here and are really proud of me. I’ve made a lot of friends here and I’m going to miss them.
She is now going to Newcastle University to study law because ‘she loves arguing’.
Eleanor Gadd, 18, from Higham, got A*s in geography and biology and an A in chemistry.
She said: “I was hoping to get 3 As get to on my uni course but I was not expecting that. I was very surprised and really proud.”
“I put in a lot of work and the exams were okay. I couldn’t really tell how they had gone.”
Eleanor is now going to study medicine at Birmingham University.
She said: “I’m going to miss all the people here but we will stay in touch.”
Bryony Fisher, 18, from Whalley, got As in geography, psychology and religious studies.
She said: “I thought the exams went really badly. I knew before I arrived today I had got into uni but I wanted to know what I got.
“I feel really happy for everyone.”
Bryony said she had applied to Nottingham Trent University to study psychology but is now considering applying to Russell Group universities.
Headteacher Richard Jones said: “I am delighted with this year’s record set of A Level results – a 100 per cent pass rate, top grades of over 80 per cent and more students accessing top Russell Group universities than ever before.”
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