PRIOR Pursglove College Guisborough and Stockton Sixth Form College celebrated results day success as students collected the grades to secure their chosen next step.

An amazing achievement for former Guisborough’s Laurence Jackson pupil, Keira Jolly, who has accepted a place at the University of Nottingham to study medicine and surgery after achieving A*A*A in chemistry, psychology and biology.

Evie Alberti has accepted a place at the University of Edinburgh to study music after achieving A*A*A in law, mathematics and music.

Congratulations to Dan Gunn. The former Sacred Heart pupil has secured his place at the prestigious University of Oxford studying Biomedical Science after achieving A*AAA in Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry & Further Maths. An astounding achievement for former Laurence Jackson pupil Madeleine Barlow who has accepted a place at Newcastle University to study Medicine after achieving A*A*A* in Biology, Chemistry & Mathematics.

Former Laurence Jackson pupil Molly Drew has accepted a place at the University of Surrey to study veterinary medicine and science.

Asta Hobbs-Hart, a former Caedmon College pupil, has secured her place at the prestigious University of Cambridge studying natural sciences after achieving A*A*A*A in, biology, further maths, mathematics and chemistry.

Former Sacred Heart School pupil Millicent Jarvis-Stott has accepted a place at Durham University to study English Literature after achieving A*A*A in Politics, Sociology & English Literature.

Joanna Bailey, CEO of Tees Valley Collaborative Trust and Principal at Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College, said, “We are exceptionally proud of our students and the results they have achieved in these uniquely challenging circumstances. The college has continued its excellent tradition of supporting students to some of the best universities in the country, despite the national controversy surrounding this year’s process for assessing students’ performance. Our high grades performance has allowed students to secure their places at Oxbridge and Russell Group universities, studying highly competitive courses in Sciences, Medicine and Law, to name but a few.

“As well as this, students have secured prestigious and highly competitive apprenticeship and employment opportunities around the country which will see them working in a variety of different disciplines.I would like to extend my best wishes to every student leaving us this summer.”

Asma Shaffi, Deputy Principal and Head of Centre at Prior Pursglove College, said, “These results reflect well upon our incredibly hard working and dedicated staff and students across the college. Their tremendous hard work and utmost resilience have made these results a huge success story for themselves and this can only help to pave their way to their chosen courses at university, apprenticeship and employment opportunities.”

“We are very proud of their progress and achievement and appreciate all of the hard work from our staff to reach this point.”