A-Level results day 2022: Live updates as students across Northampton, Daventry and south Northants collect grades
A-Level results day is upon is and nervous students will finally be able to find out their grades and how they affect their future plans.
Chronicle & Echo reporters and our photographer are out and about capturing reactions of students and we will be bringing you all the latest news from results day from across Northampton, Daventry and south Northamptonshire, as it happens.
A-Level results day 2022: Live updates as students across Northampton, Daventry and south Northants collect grades
A round-up of the schools we visited today
Northampton schools pleased with A-Level results after facing challenges throughout Covid-19 pandemic
Despite these students not sitting their GCSEs and dealing with unprecedented circumstances, the county saw a lot of smiling faces this morning when results were picked up
That’s a pretty much a wrap
Most of the results (and reaction) are in now, so that’s pretty much it from us.
We will publish a round-up shortly and a photo gallery will be coming tomorrow.
Pride at Thomas Becket Catholic School
Victoria Donovan head of sixth formEach one of our sixth form students has demonstrated what resilient, determined and ambitious young people they are.”
Thomas Becket Catholic School ‘incredibly proud’ of this year's A-Level results
“Each one of our sixth form students has demonstrated what resilient, determined and ambitious young people they are”
Cheers at Campion
A student from Campion School will soon be headed off to Oxford.
Find out more here:
Campion School student secures a place at Oxford University after A-levels announced
The Bugbrooke school is celebrating its best ever examination results for this year’s sixth form students
More than half of Sponne students gain A* - B grades
The school recorded several noteable achievements including one pupil accepting a place of Oxford.
Read more here:
Towcester school celebrates another excellent year of A-Level results despite difficult circumstances
Despite difficult circumstances, the Towcester school celebrated another excellent year of A-Level results when they were announced earlier today
Abbeyfield School’s results
On average, students achieved a grade higher than in previous years. There were a record breaking 12 A*/A/Distinction*/Distinction grades achieved in the year the school achieved its best results.
A record number of students also secured places at UK top universities , including Russell Group.
Notable achievements include:
-Sarah Newman, who has chosen to go to Nottingham University over Cambridge to study Maths and Jessica Pearce, also going to Nottingham, both having secured A*A*A*A*.
-Julia Kowalska achieved A*A*A A and is off to study Psychology and Kings College, London.
-Emmanuel Chukwu has secured a place to study medicine at Birmingham University with A* A A.
-Luis Timms starts on a prestigious BBC apprenticeship.
-Georgi Davies is has been accepted to study Music at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
In person celebrations are a hit
Principal of Caroline Chisholm School David JamesIt has been fantastic to welcome students into school once more for our traditional celebrations and to hear all about their next steps.”
A-Level results day 2022: Caroline Chisholm School students celebrate in-person for first time since Covid
Individual students named and praised for fantastic results as teachers say it was a “superb year group”
NSB’s best year ever
Northampton School for Boys has recorded its best results ever.
13 students will go on to study medicine and six off to Oxford or Cambridge.
The headmaster say the results are “exceptional”. Read what else he had to say:
A-Level results day 2022: Record breaking results achieved at Northampton School for Boys
Headmaster say the results are “nothing short of exceptional”