BRENTWOOD School students celebrate raising the bar again with another year of excellent grades.

Of those who took their A-levels, 78 per cent achieved A*-B, while 24 students received straight A* or A grades.

The school’s A*- C achievement was 92 per cent, roughly the same as last year according to a Brentwood School spokesman.

Headmaster Ian Davies, said: “These are a very impressive set of grades achieved by our hard working students.

“Once again, 70 per cent of them got into their first choice university and I wish them all the very best with their continued studies.

The fact that we are able to say that an average student at Brentwood is most likely to gain the equivalent of AAA on leaving our Sixth Form whether enrolled on the A Level or IB Diploma Programme, is a fantastic achievement for the school and a huge tribute to all of our students and staff, both past and present.”

Star mathematician Bryan Leung, whose hard work paid off to achieve his two A*s and three As is heading to Warwick University to study Mathematics.

Hannah Ambrose got A* in Latin, and As in Greek, music, and mathematics – she will go onto Durham to read Classics.

Deputy headteacher Jeremy Quartermain said: “Following on from our best ever set of results achieved in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at the beginning of the summer, we are once again delighted that our A-level students continue to perform very highly.

We are particularly thrilled that 24 students achieved all A* or A Grades, and nearly 80 per cent achieved A*-B including IB results.

“Congratulations to all of them and our talented teachers.”

Claudia Meister, who achieved two A*s and one A thanked teachers for their encouragement.

She said: “I am going to celebrate during the day with my family and tonight with my friends.

“Even though the grades were the ones I had been predicted, I thought maybe the teachers were being optimistic.”