WHARFEDALE students from The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) are celebrating some stellar A-level grades this year, and there were a few surprises in store.

Timothy Robinson, from Lindley, didn’t believe he was Oxbridge material when he started his A-level year, but now he has Cambridge University in his sights after his straight A*s in biology, chemistry and maths exceeded his expectations.

Tim said: “I was expecting AAB so I’m very proud. Chemistry was the biggest surprise; at first I thought there must have been some mistake! I’m now going to take a gap year to work for a charity in Ghana, and reapply to university, aiming for biochemistry at Cambridge.”

Nicole Foster, from Rawdon, was optimistic of confirming her place at Nottingham University to read geography, and went over and above the terms of her offer with an A* and two As. She said: “I was delighted to do better than I expected, I knew what I needed for university but I wanted to achieve good results for me.”

Among a string of straight As and A*s for GSAL’s Wharfedale students, Jane Jiang, from Horsforth, achieved A* in chemistry, maths and further maths, with A in economics. Gabrielle Scobie, also from Horsforth, collected the most A-levels – five in total including an A*, three As and a B, and will be studying English and drama at Exeter University.

Fourteen A-level students at The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) are celebrating a clean sweep of three or more A*s with 63 per cent of the cohort achieving a minimum of ABB grades – the entry requirement of leading universities.

Of the 14 who gained the top grade, three students achieved four A*s and a further 11 achieved three A*s.

• 18 per cent - almost a fifth of this year’s grades - were passes at A* • 55 per cent of grades are A*and A • 82 per cent of grades are A* to B • 9 Oxbridge places are confirmed Principal Sue Woodroofe said: “These are tremendous results and we are very proud of every one of our students. A-levels continue to be a hallmark of excellence around the world and, in achieving so well at this stage, we know that our students will go on to continued success at university and beyond.

“We send them our sincere congratulations along with our very best wishes for the future.”

The Grammar School at Leeds results: M Abedin ec, el, gp; S Adams dt, gy*, ma; L Adler ch*, ec*, ma*; B Agaoglu el, hi, ts*; F Ahmad ch, el, hi; F Ahmed bu, py, rs; S Ahmed bi**, ch**, fr**, ma**; T Altman ec, gy, ma; L Ambrosino ch*, gy, ma*; E Appleby ec, gy**, ma*; A Arshad el, gp, py; T Arshad bi, ch, ec*; C Aston bu, pe, py; E Bainbridge bi, ch, ec; M Bang ec*, gp, py*; W Barker bi, ec, ma**, fm*; T Barrass ec**, gy, gp*; O Barry cp, ma*, mu*; S Basu bi*, ch*, ma*; J Baxter bi, pe, py; A Bell bu, ea, gp; O Bell gy*, gp*, hi; T Bell ec, gy*, ma; L Benson bi, gy, pe; M Berry bu, ec, gy; S Berson bi**, ch**, ma**; H Bhogal ch, ec*, ma; K Bhogal eng lit, hist, rel studs*; K Birch gy, pe, py; R Birch gy, hi, pe; C Booth bu, fr, ma; A Bradley bi, ch, gy*; H Brandao-Lee ec, gy, sp; H Bruce ea*, pe, py**; L Buono gy*, gp*, hi*; R Bush ec*, fr*, gn, hi; E Butler ad**, gy*, py**; Y Cant bi, ch, ma; B Capps bu, gy, rs; D Carr dt, gy*, hi*; C Cavill gp*, ma*, sp*; L Chapman bi, ch*,ma*; H-S Cheung ec, el*, rs*; I Clapson el*, fr**, rs; L Clark ch*, ma**, ph*; J Coates ec*, gy, hi; H Cornish bi*, ch, rs; M Crisp ch*, ma**, fm**, ph*; P Curran ad, ma, ph; D Davies bu*, ena, hi; T Davis ch**, ma**, ph*; M Dhar ch**, ma**, fm**, ph**; A Dhesi bi**, ch**, hi*; J Dhesi bu, el, pe; H Downie ec*, gy*, ma**, fm*; A Eade ec*, ea, hi*; W Ellis ec*, gy*, hi*; J Emmitt ec*, gy*, ma; L Ewin ea, el, py*; A Farooq bi, ch, ec; A Fearn ec, el, gy*; A Fearon bu, rs, ts; L Fellerman ec*, ma**, sp*; N Fenn dt, gy, hi; L Fields el, gp, py; J Finfer bi**, el**, py*; N Foster gy*, py**, rs*; S Foster el*, fr, py; E Francas-Mellor fr**, gn**, ma*; R Fraser ch, gy, ts; H Freeman bi, ea, py; L Freeman bi*, ch*, ma*; E Fuller bu, ma*, pe*; L Gallagher ch*, ma*, py*; R Gara bi*, gy, ma*; T Garnett bu, dt, el; K Gill ec*, el* ma; J-M Goldberg el, py*, rs*; P Goldstone el, py, rs; C Gorringe ad**, el*, py**; J Greathead ch**, ma**, fm**, ph**; D Green gp**, hi**, rs*; M Greenall el*, hi*, py*; E Grimshaw ec*, gy*, py*; M Groves fr, la, sp; E Guildford bi, el, gy**; T Guinness cl*, hi*, la**; G Hall bi, pe, py*; J Halliday bu*, gy, py; V Handa ch*, ma, ph*; R Hardless ec**, gy**, gp*, hi*; C Hargreaves el*, fr*, gy**; C Harmer bi**, ch*, ec*; J Harris ch, cp*, ma*; R Harris gy, pe*, py; T Harris bi**, ch*, gy*; J Harrison bu, gp, py; P Harrison ec*, gy*, gp*; N Hendron bu, py, ts; O Houseman ad**, ea**, el**; A Huff ch*, ma*, ph**; A Hussain bi*, ch*, ma, phys; H Iqbal bi, ch, py; C Jackson ec*, el, gn; M Jamieson ec*, el*, hi*, ma*; M Jeavons ec, gy*, pe*; J Jerome ec*, gp**, ma*; J Jiang ch**, ec*, ma**, fm**; S Johnston bi, py*, ts*; W Jones ec*, gy**, ph; A Kadiri bi, ch*, ma*; J Kearney bi, ec, ma; J Kendall ec*, ma*, ph; Z Khalid bi, ch, ma; I Khan el, hi, sp; O Khan ec, el, ph; S Khan bu, gp, rs; E Kracik-Dyer ad*, bi**, ch*, ma*; N Kunin gy*, ma*, fm**, ph*; H Kwan ec*, el*, ma*; M Lee ch**, ma**, mu**; A Lethenyey ch*, ma**, fm*, ph*; J Levine gn*, ma**, fm*, ph*; D Li ch, gy, ma; H Li ec*, ma**, fm**, ph*; J Littler bi, hi, py; K Lodhi ch**, ma**, fm**, ph*; C Lu ch*, ec, ma*; A Mann ec*, el*, ma*; S Marquaye ch, ma*, fm*, ph*; A Marsden bi*, ec*, ma*; G Marshall gy*, ma*, ph*; W McLean bu*, ec, ma; T Mhlanga ec, gp, py*; M Millar ec*, gp*, ma; W Miller bu, ec, el; J Mitchell bu, gp, rs; A Moore el, gp*, hi**; B Moore ea, fs, py; E Mulhaire bi*, ch*, ma; A Munot ch**, ec*, ma**, fm**; L Munro ec**, fr**, ma**; A Narayan cp*, ma**, fm*, ph*; H O'Garra fr, gp, sp*; C Olutayo-Daniels bi, ch, ec; A Oswal ec**, hi*, ma**, fm**; M Palmer bi, hi, py; T Pang ec, ma, py; C Paschali el, gy**, gp*; E Pawley bi*, ch*, sp**; E Peach cl**, gy, hi; J Pellow cl, dt, ma; M Pollard gp, hi, rs; A Porter fr*, rs**, sp**; L Poskitt bi**, ch*, ma**; W Priestley ec*, gy*, gp*; F Pye bi**, ch*, ma*; A Raheem bi, ch, gy**; A Rajgopal bi**, ch**, sp**; S Rehman bu, gy, py; J Richmond gp**, hi*, rs**; L Richmond bu, gy*, hi; T Robinson bi**, ch**, ma**; J Rooney ec**, ma**, ph*; S Ryatt gp*, py*, ts; M Sandle ch*, ma*, ph; O Sapier ec*, py*, ts; G Scobie el, fr*, hi*, ma**, ts*; S Seldon ch*, ma**, fm*, ph*; A Shah bi*, ch*, ma*; H Shahid bi**, ch*, sp*; I Share ea**, ma*, py*; F Siraj ch, ec*, ma; M Sivoglo bi, ch, sp*; S Smalley ec, gy*, ma; E Smith ea, rs, sp; H Smith ea, gy, fs; M Sonwalkar ec*, ma**, fm**, ph**; M Srao el, gp, hi; L Stead pe, py, rs; T Stevenson ec*, gy*, gp*; E Stocks hi, la, py; N Taha bi**, ch*, ma*; E Tanna-Fenton gn, py; C Taylor el*, gy*, hi*; J Taylor ea, el, hi; G Thackray bu, hi, rs*; P Thaker bi, ch*, ma**, fm; L Tonge-Ward ea*, ma*, py*; M Toogood hi*, ma*, py*; Y Tufail ch, ec, ma; S Tyagi bi**, ch*, ma; J Van Marken bi, ch, gy**; M Vautrey ec*, gp*, hi*; J Waind bu, dt, gy; D Walker ec*, gy*, gp; H Walker hi, pe, py; J Wan ch, ma, py; A Wheeler mu, py, rs; M White hi**, py*, rs*; E Whiteside ec*, gy, ma; G Whittaker-Thompson fs**, py, rs; C Wicks dt*, ec*, ma; T Wilkinson el, gy**, gp; S Winter ea, el, gp; P Winterbottom ad, ea, ma; J Wood el**, gy*, hi**; J Woodward cl**, gy*, hi*; A Wrona ea, el, py; T Wu ma*, fm, ph; J Xiu bi**, ch*, ma**; A Yeadon el**, gp*, hi*; S Young ec*, hi, py*; N Zia bi**, ch*, rs**; E Zugic bi*, ch, gy*; M Zywicki bi*, ma**, ph**.

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