STUDENTS at The Gryphon Sixth Form are celebrating after they picked up their A-Level and BTEC results today (August 15).

Twenty-eight Gryphon students achieved grades worth at least 3 A grades at A level – with twins Ella and Rosie Ward achieving eight A* grades between them, with Ella studying Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Economics, and Rosie studying Maths, Physics, Chemistry and French.

Ella is now going on to study Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE) at Warwick University, while Rosie will study Chemistry at Imperial College London.

Five students from The Gryphon are heading to Oxbridge universities, Eleanor Rain-Neilsen, Jen Morgan, Olympia Pudelko, Maddie Levey and George Manning.

Jen will be studying Human and Political Sciences, Olympia studying Medicine, George studying Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology all at Cambridge. Maddie will study Biomedical Sciences, and Eleanor will study Spanish and Arabic at Oxford.

Barney Griffiths also achieved four A*s, in Computer Science, Maths, Economics and Physics. He is heading to University College London (UCL) to study Economics.

Barney said: “I’m very happy with my results. Congratulations to all the other students today, and I’d like to say a big thank you to all the teachers for their support”.

Reuben Butler studied Ancient History, Business and Law, and is now looking to pass Army Officer selection training.

Picture: The Gryphon Sixth Form

He said: “I am overjoyed with my results, and they are better than I expected”.

Sam Thananki achieved good grades in Philosophy, Business and Psychology, and has been accepted on to a Degree Apprenticeship programme with Jaguar Landrover, where he will study supply chain and procurement management.

Sam said: “I am relived, and exhausted, but very excited for the future”.

Rosa Roper is also pursuing a degree apprenticeship, after studying Law, Economics and Ancient History. She is looking to become a solicitor, and will be training with local firm Porter Dodson.

Headteacher Jim Gower said: “We are incredibly proud of all our students – their hard work has been rewarded with the brilliant results we are celebrating today.

“This is a culmination of two years of study, and every single student should be proud of their efforts.

“I also want to highlight the commitment of our dedicated school staff, who go above and beyond every day to ensure that all of our students can reach their full potential, and take their next steps into higher education, apprenticeships or the workplace.

Head of Sixth Form, Laura Rowe added: “We are delighted with the A level and BTEC results of our Sixth Form students this year.

“They have been a fantastic year group to work with, and their dedication and tenacity is reflected in their results.

“To see so many students achieve and exceed what they were working towards is incredibly rewarding, and they are leaving us to follow a huge range of exciting opportunities, from top universities, to degree apprenticeships, to starting their careers, we are so proud of what they have achieved at The Gryphon Sixth Form and wish them the very best for the future”.