IN Southampton staff and students at Richard Taunton Sixth Form College celebrated another year of successful A Level results - and 100 per cent pass rate on level three vocational courses.

Alice Wrighton, outgoing Principal of Richard Taunton, said: “I am absolutely delighted that so many students secured excellent grades on both A Level and vocational programmes this year.

“Despite the fact that level three courses have become more rigorous and demanding with a far greater reliance on assessment by exams, together with the removal of the AS element, I’m really pleased that our students and staff have risen to the challenge.”

Dr. Liz Lee, incoming head Richard Taunton added: “It’s a real pleasure to see the results of the hard work displayed by our students and staff and I am delighted that our students are achieving well, enabling them to progress on to their HE courses or to higher apprenticeships.”

St. Anne’s students managed a “very high” pass rate of 98.7 per cent. Notable results include Amy Ward who achieved A*,A*,A in French, Religious Studies and Art is going to St. John’s College, Oxford to study Theology, Bryan Ugwudike who also achieved A*,A*,A in Biology, Mathematics and Chemistry and is going to St. Mary’s University to study medicine and Lucie Baines who got A,A,B in Geography, History and English Literature and is going to Manchester University to study Geography.

Executive head Lyn Bourne said: “Many congratulations to our hard working students who have achieved excellent results this year. It is wonderful to see such fantastic progress made by those who have remained at St. Anne’s as well as those who have joined us from schools across the city and Hampshire.

Students at City College collected their vocational course results, including media student Wills Aston with triple distinction grades in media and a place at for TV and Film at Bath Spa University.

City College Principal, Sarah Stannard, said: “It’s really important that students who have studied technical professional subjects are recognised as their journey is as challenging and rewarding as it is for those who take A-levels.”

King Edward VI School head, Julian Thould, said: “We are again delighted that our students have gained such excellent results, particularly given the additional challenge of the new linear A levels with the changes in both content and approach. They show what persistent hard work and outstanding teaching can achieve. Congratulations go to all of those who leave King Edward’s for university after such well-deserved success.”

Hard work really does lead to success with Bitterne Park students achieving the best ever set of results since the college opened seven years ago. Standout students were Byron Kellett, Mehdi Patrizio and Natalia Samborowska.

Becky Stratton, deputy head at Itchen College said: “We have had a fantastic results day and the school has had positive progress this year regarding our results.

“We have had an increase in the number of students taking on apprenticeships this year which is fantastic.”

Student Sharn Pegram said: “I got an A in economics and I can’t believe it.”

At Peter Symonds College students secured a 99 per cent pass rate, with 27 sets of twins taking exams this year.

Himmat and Arjun Sohal from Chandler’s Ford (pictured right) both studied maths, physics and chemistry, both getting A grades in all three of their exams, and heading off to Bath University to study chemical engineering.

Arjun said: “It will be nice to go together as we can push each other to do well. We’ve always had a competitive upbringing which boosts how hard we work.”

In Romsey Hampshire Collegiate pupils came away with a 100 per cent pass rate, with nearly half the pupils going off to Russell group universities - the biggest number in the school’s history.

Headmaster Cliff Canning said: “I’m exceptionally proud of all our students, each and every one of whom has achieved an immense milestone. We look forward to continuing to build on these excellent standards.

“Central to my vision for our school is for all our students to develop into competent, confident and compassionate young adults. I know that many of our Year 13 students will leave us and go on to affect positive change in their chosen vocations and communities, and I look forward to staying in touch with them and hearing about their achievements in the years to come,” added Cliff Canning.

Students at Fareham College “exceeded expectations” on national results day with an “outstanding” overall pass rate of 98.8 per cent in Advanced Level 3 Diplomas, with over half of students completing their level 3 qualifications achieving high grades, and over 20 per cent achieving the highest possible grades available.

Principal of the TES College of the Year Nigel Duncan said: “Our students have once again done themselves and the college extremely proud. It has been a year full of accolades for Fareham College and the results our students have achieved prove beyond doubt that we are delivering education to the high standards befitting of an Ofsted Outstanding provider.

“I would like to wish them all the very best of luck as they progress into careers and higher education, and hope they keep us updated on their success in the future.”

BARTON Peveril Sixth Form College are celebrating their best ever A Level results, with a 99 per cent pass rate.

A record number of students sat A Level exams this year, with a total of 3297 A Levels taken.

Of the A Level and Extended Project entries 79 per cent were graded A*-C, 53 per cent A*-B and 24 per cent of results were A*-A.

Celebrating were Lauren Finch and Emily Pegg (pictured right) who got three A*s and an A and an A*, an A and a B respectively.

Pippa Hill is off to sociology at Brighton University after getting A,B,C and D grades.

And 14 bright youngsters were offered places at Oxford and Cambridge - with others heading to universities across the UK.

Principal Jonathan Prest praised the success of this year’s A Level students and said: “Today we are immensely proud of the achievements of Barton Peveril students and we congratulate each and every one of them on their success. These are the best A Level results we have ever seen at Barton Peveril and it is the result of a great deal of hard work on the students’ part over the past two years.

“I’d like to pay tribute to the dedication and expertise of our staff and let’s remember how parents, family and friends support students through the pressure of coursework and the exam period.

“Over three quarters of our leavers will be starting courses at University this year or next and all Barton students have been supported with their studies for a successful future.”

MORE than 600 A Level students at Brockenhurst College collected results and the college reported an overall pass rate of 98 per cent.

Students achieving A*-B grades were up 3% to 47%, with almost three quarters achieving A*-C grades across all their subjects.

Principal Di Roberts CBE said: “I am delighted yet again with our A Level and Vocational results and I am tremendously proud of our students’ achievements.

“This is, as always, a great day of celebration for us all and I wish all the students who leave us today every success for the future.”

The Arnewood School in New Milton celebrated – with more than a quarter of its students getting A* or A grades.

In total, 26 per cent scored A* to A grades, while 54 per cent came away with A* to B grades.

Headteacher, Nigel Pressnell, said: “These results surpass our 2017 achievements, which was also a very incredibly successful year for the school.

Some of Arnewood’s notable achievers include Katherine Charles, Lara Hellsten and Samantha Fagan who all scored three A*s.

Katherine is going on to study General Engineering at Durham, Lara will be going to Cardiff University School of Medicine and Samantha is also going to Cardiff to study Engineering.

The Arnewood School has a long standing partnership with the Trento region in Italy where students come and study AS level qualifications.

This year one of the students, Marco Endrizzi, decided to stay an additional year and complete his A levels - bagging himself an A*, two As and a B.

He is staying in the UK to read data science at Nottingham.