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'Record A-levels' see Brighton College pupils off to top universities
Brighton College pupils have achieved record-breaking A-level results, the college claimed.
The students allegedly attained the highest number of A*s in the school's history.
In total, 97.3 per cent of grades were A* to B, with 83 per cent at A* to A. Nearly half of the grades were at A*.
Brighton College pupils have achieved record-breaking results, with more A stars than ever before. (Image: Brighton College)
The results mean many students will be heading to study at some of the best universities in the world. Cambridge University remains a popular choice among sixth formers.
However, students have also secured spots at other top 30 global universities, including Stanford, Columbia, Dartmouth and Princeton.
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Twenty pupils are also heading off to study medicine.
Head master Steve Marshall-Taylor said: "I am thrilled for all our wonderful pupils celebrating today.
Brighton College celebrates with more A-level Astars than ever before - 10 times the national average. (Image: Brighton College) "Alongside this academic brilliance, I am incredibly proud of the wider successes we have seen these boys and girls achieve, including the rugby and netball teams being national champions and our performing arts pupils gaining national recognition.
"At Brighton College, we know that what underpins this success is that our young people can truly be themselves, thanks to the kind and generous culture that underpins all that we do.
"Self-evidently, children who are happy in their own skins are children who flourish."
