THE A-LEVEL pass rate at Prince Henry's Grammar School has risen to 99.5 per cent.

The Otley school, celebrating what it described as a 'continued improvement in standards', has also seen the percentage of A* to B grades achieved at A-level increase this year to 57.3 per cent.

Headteacher Janet Sheriff said there had been some outstanding individual performances, too. She said: "Our sixth form students have achieved some excellent results once again - I am incredibly proud of their performance.

"The vast majority have secured a place at their chosen university, apprenticeship or workplace.

"I wish all of them the very best for their next steps.

"High attainment was evident in the more academic subjects such as the Sciences, Maths and English as well as in vocational subjects such as Business, Health and Social Care and Sport Studies, where there was a high proportion of Double Distinction grades.

"Teachers at Prince Henry’s have worked particularly hard this year to prepare students for the additional challenge of new courses and examination structures, and they are rightly proud of how well our students have performed."

A number of students gained straight A or A* grades, with Timothy Frankland achieving an A* in each of his subjects (Maths Physics and Further Maths). He has secured a place to study Mathematics at Durham University.

Max Collins was awarded four A levels at A*, A*, A and A (Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Further Maths) and will go on to study Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College.

Jess Mustow, meanwhile, attained two A* grades and an A grade (Biology, Spanish and Chemistry) to secure her place to study medicine at Bristol University.

A number of other students achieved the top grades they needed to study medicine including Iqra Shahid (University College London), Jody Cook (University of Leeds) and Lauren Thornley (Imperial College).

And Jessica Hemsley secured a place to study PPE at Oxford University.

There were top achievers in the school's vocational programmes, too.

Kate Hodsman and Harry Grimes both achieved a Double Distinction* in Sport while Katie Andrews and Lauren Rawse both secured a Double Distinction* in Health and Social Care.

And in Business both Benjamin Hall and Elliot Walker achieved a Double Distinction.

Ms Sheriff added: "The continued improvement in standards at Prince Henry’s is due to our team of talented and dedicated staff and the hard work and commitment of our amazing students. Well done to all!"

*Full results to follow.