PUPILS are celebrating a stellar year at Giggleswick School in their A levels where they notched up the highest number of A grades ever.

The big success comes also as the fee paying school saw a 100 percent pass rate and more Oxbridge successes.

Headmaster, Mark Turnbull said: “We are absolutely delighted for our pupils and what has impressed me most is the diversity of these top grades across all subject areas.

"Giggleswick embraces and encourage talents of all kinds - in science, maths, humanities, languages and the arts, and these results support this completely.

“This year all eyes will be on the impact of the new reformed A-levels. We are all very interested to see how the new specifications have worked through into results.

"We are continuing to analyse the outcome of fewer coursework marks and any evidence of a gender gap in achievement.”

The results revealed that 64 percent of candidates had achieved A*-B grades securing first choice places for students at top universities including Oxford, St Andrews, Durham, Warwick and Nottingham, as well as specialist music, art and drama schools across the UK.

With ongoing Oxbridge achievement, this year had seen particular success in the creative arts, performing arts and languages too, he said.

In drama, 100 percent of candidates achieved A*-B grades and in music, students now had places confirmed at leading music schools, including the Royal Welsh College of Music, Nottingham and Sheffield universities.

Two talented artists had also been accepted for art foundation courses in Manchester and Harrogate.

In languages, 100 percent of candidates achieved A*-B in Spanish and were now looking to continue their linguistic studies at leading Russell Group universities including Nottingham and York.