OSWESTRY School pupils are celebrating their A-Level results with the school achieving almost double the number of A* grades compared to 2023.

And just under 10 per cent of the grades wereat the top grade and more than half of all grades within the A*-B bracket.

Eight pupils achieved an impressive clean sweep of A* and A grades, including Head Boy Myles Wilkinson who goes on to study Biology at the University of Oxford having already been awarded a Choral Scholarship.

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A high proportion of the year group have likewise secured places at top Russell Group universities including the universities of Durham, Warwick and York with school leavers going on to courses ranging from traditionally popular subjects such as Law, Engineering and Accountancy to emergent areas including Digital Animation, Artificial Intelligence, and Sports and Coaching Science.

Headmaster Peter Middleton said: “I am very proud indeed of our pupils, all of whom have worked exceedingly hard during the course of their Sixth Form studies.

“Their results are testimony to the endeavour and effort put into their academic work, and likewise reflect the outstanding academic and pastoral support they have received from their teachers, tutors and the wider Sixth Form team.

“They have all found their forte at Oswestry School, and I’ve no doubt they’ll go on to great things as they embark upon the next exciting phase in their educational journey. We wish them well as they venture forward.”

As part of the school’s 2030 strategic vision – Forte – recent developments at Oswestry School have seen the opening of the newly-refurbished Sigi Faith Sixth Form Centre in September 2023, the opening of an innovative and exciting first co-educational Sixth Form boarding house in September 2024.

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The broadening of the Sixth Form curriculum to include a wider range of subjects including new options such as Media Studies and Computing.

Founded in 1407, Oswestry School has a long history of nurturing the talents and abilities of students whether those from the local area or those further afield.

The school’s motto – We Learn Not For School But For Life – reflects the educational approach in preparing pupils with the skill sets and mindsets to thrive and flourish in their wide-ranging futures.