THERE were mass celebrations in schools and colleges as pupils received their A level results.
Tens of thousands of teenagers made one last journey back to their colleges and sixth forms to collect results for their A-Levels and level three vocational diplomas and find out if their hard work had paid off.
Ringwood School achieved a 99.6 per cent pass rate and with their largest ever cohort.
The percentage of grades awarded at A*- A increased to 25 per cent with 53% of all grades awarded at A*- B.
Across the country record numbers of students have been offered university places, as the latest A-level results show the gap between boys and girls achieving the very top grades has narrowed for the first time in five years.
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