Students and staff at Hinchingbrooke School are celebrating another year of strong A-Level results year despite reports showing the biggest drop in results nationally on record.

At Hinchingbrooke School, 173 Year 13 students received their A Level and BTEC results today (August 17), with 23.1 per cent of all grades being A* or A and half being B or above.

At A-Level, Hinchingbrooke School have maintained an average grade of B despite the national policy to reduce overall grades to 2019 levels.

The Hunts Post: Several students celebrated opening their results at Hinchingbrooke School.Several students celebrated opening their results at Hinchingbrooke School. (Image: Hinchingbrooke School)

The school reported that there were also some students who performed exceptionally well despite facing huge personal challenges.

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Mark Patterson, the principal at Hinchingbrooke, said: "We knew this year after the disruption of the pandemic that the national policy would be to return to pre-pandemic grade levels, and as such, we were expecting lower results this year.

The Hunts Post: Sixth Form pupils at Hinchingbrooke opened their results alongside their friends and staff.Sixth Form pupils at Hinchingbrooke opened their results alongside their friends and staff. (Image: Hinchingbrooke School)

"We are thrilled to say that we have maintained our overall levels of achievement and indeed surpassed our 2019 results.

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"We are proud of every one of our amazing students and our staff who have worked tirelessly to support our students in achieving these pleasing results.

"We wish all of our students well for their next steps. We are Hinchingbrooke."