Grab your coat: off we go to uni

RESULTS thrill at Blue Coat: Tulsi Patel, Priya Vekria and Emily Hayes

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Blue Coat School deputy head Brian Devenport was celebrating with some of the school’s top students as they picked up their A-level results.

“I am delighted with the continuing success of the sixth form,” he said.

The year’s overall pass rate was 99.7 per cent, with 27 per cent of students achieving A* and As.

One in 10 of the grades achieved hit the A* gold standard for A levels.

Katie Butler (18) was first to arrive for her results after a sleepless night worrying about getting the grades she needed to study medicine.

She said: “I want to be a doctor, and my future is on that desk.”

Her parents stood in silence as she made sense of the list handed to her — and shouted: “I’m in!”

She achieved A*s in biology, geography and general studies, and As in chemistry and citizenship, clinching her the vital 3 A*s she needed for Manchester University.

She said after her news: “I just can’t find the words to say what I’m feeling. “ I have to text a thousand people!”

Elizabeth Leason (18) was one of the top performing students, scooping A*s in maths, further maths, chemistry, physics and general studies, guaranteeing her a place at Durham to study physics.

Matthew Whitmore (18) got an A* in maths and four As in further maths, physics, general studies and citizenship, and will study physics at Leeds.

Bethany Wignall (18) got A*s in maths, further maths and product design, an A in citizenship and a C in general studies. She needed three A*s to study maths at St Andrew’s.

Priya Vekria got A*s in chemistry, biology, maths and citizenship and said: “The night before the results came out I couldn’t sleep.

Emily Hayes got A*s in English literature, PE and citizenship and As in geography and general studies, enabling her to study geography at Durham University.



PROGRAMMER Jack Maiden will study computer science at Newcastle University after chalking up Bs in chemistry, computer studies and mathematics.
The 18 year old wants to work in the IT industry.

Jack, of Clough Lane, Grasscroft, was part of the four-strong team of Blue Coat School pupils who won a national competition to celebrate the centenary of the birth of wartime codebreaker Alan Turing.

They beat some of the UK’s top schools — including Eton.