North East beats the rest of the country on A-level pass rate
98.5% of students received A*-E grades - the same percentage as last year.
Newcastle High School for Girls celebrates A–level results success
There were celebrations all round today at Newcastle High School for Girls, following the release of their first ever A-level results.
More than three quarters of results at the school, which was founded in 2014, were at A* - B grade and a quarter of students achieved all A* and A grades.
Twins Sarah and Emma Curran both picked up identical results in non identical subjects today. Both managed to get 2A*s and an A grade and carried on their yearly tradition of opening their results separately – one in the car with their mum; the other inside school.
Emma will be going to study Philosophy and Politics at LSE in London and Sarah will join Emma in the city as she is going to complete an art foundation course atKingston University.
The Headmistress of the school, Hilary French said she was absolutely delighted with the results.
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