YARM School students are planning for the future after significant success in the GCSE and A Level examinations and in securing places to study a broad range of courses at university.

School Captain Jack Critchlow, who demonstrated his musical talents in the first lockdown by writing and recording an emotive song, The Virus, has secured a place at the Royal Northern College of Music to study Popular Music.

Ben White and Jamie Wiltshire, Yarm’s other A Level music students have been accepted to study Aerospace Engineering at Sheffield and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Birmingham.

Ben and Jamie are joined by seven other students who will go on to study mechanical, chemical, aerospace, product design, electrical or civil engineering at universities across the country, including Arkwright Scholar, Lily Brown, who will read General Engineering at Durham.

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Chloe Atkinson, who played one of the leading roles in Yarm’s 2020, sell-out production of Miss Saigon, will continue with her love for performing arts at the University of Exeter, studying English and Drama.

Erin Gilhespie will also pursue her dreams of becoming an actress at Guildford School of Acting.

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