Claire shines in exams
A Chesterfield teenager who scored straight As in her exams helped her Sheffield school achieve its best ever results.
Claire Hassall, a pupil at Birkdale School, gained three A grades and a merit in the business studies higher A level paper.
The school had an overall pass rate of 99 per cent, with almost half of entries resulting in A grades and nearly three-quarters Bs and above.
Headteacher Robert Court said: "These are outstanding results. I am delighted that so many of our pupils have achieved such high grades and have secured their places at university to further their academic studies."
Results:
North Derbyshire pupils: P. Andrews: Eng Lit, GS, Gov/Pol, RS; R. Coles: BS, Econ, GS; K. Furness: Econ, Eng Lit, PE; C. Hassall: BS*, Econ*, GS, Geog*; M. Hinsley: Des and Tech*, GS, Maths, Phys; B. Mellors: Art, BS, Des and Tech*; R. Wade: BS, GS, Geog, His; C. Webb: Biol, BS, GS.
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