THE headteacher of Appleby Grammar School said that the results the students got 'reflected their hard work and dedication.' 

Headteacher Elaine Sargent said: "Cumbrian schools are proud to serve our children, their families and the communities they come from. Results this year demonstrate yet again the resilience of Cumbrian youngsters and their dedication to their studies.

"The achievements of the students are despite the challenges that many families have faced, and we congratulate them all on the manner in which they have conducted themselves in what continue to be extraordinary times. We know that most students will now have the keys to go on to their anticipated destinations in September.

"Their results reflect their hard work, their dedication and the support they received from their teachers and families. Today is about celebrating some of the incredible achievements of our young people.

"It is for this reason that we like to recognise the individual success stories and congratulate all the young people on their achievements today and wish them all the very best for the future.

"Students are now pursuing employment, taking a gap year or will be taking up places on a wide range of university courses including Tieke who has a place to study History at the University of Edinburgh and Eilidh who will study Music at Edinburgh Napier University. James will study Mechanical Engineering at Nottingham Trent, while Gideon has a place at Bournemouth University to study Data Science and AI.

"Also in the computing realm, Nathan has been offered a place to study Games Design at Cumbria University. Charlotte is going to study English Literature at York St John, and Lucy has a place to study Journalism at Leeds Beckett University.

"All students have made us very proud, but we must acknowledge the performance of Hannah whose top grades in four A-levels mean that she is now planning a future in the medical field.

"A huge thank you to staff and families who have enabled our students to succeed and we wish everyone well as they begin the next step in their careers.”