STUDENTS and staff at Callington Community College are celebrating ‘outstanding’ A-Level results again this year.

The school, which is currently in special measures, said that almost 100% of students studying for A-Level examinations and for BTEC qualifications achieved pass grades, many with high grades.

43% of A-Level entries resulted in top grades of A*, A or B, including 21% at grades A* and A, and more than 95% of students gained at least two A-Level or BTEC grades.

A total of 83% of BTEC results were at distinction or distinction* level, mostly at distinction* level. The school said these were all ‘excellent achievements’.

Sean Morris, college principal, said: ‘I am delighted that our sixth form students have achieved so well. It is great to see their delight in these outstanding results.

‘Students have committed themselves to their academic studies and have also contributed a great deal to the life of the college and local community.

‘For our year 13 students, the vast majority of university applications have been successful this year and almost every student will study at their first choice of university.

‘I am very proud of them all and of the excellent teaching and support they have received at the college. Many congratulations to everyone.’

The top Year 13 performers in the A-Level results were Chloe Fanning, Sam Mitchell and Emily Franz. Chloe achieved A* grades in geography and textiles and A grades in English literature and psychology as well as an A* for the extended project and will be going on to read English and creative writing at Falmouth University; Sam achieved an A* grade in photography and geography, A grades in biology and chemistry, and an A* for the extended project and will be reading biological sciences at the University of Edinburgh and Emily achieved A* grades in biology and chemistry and A grades in psychology, mathematics and general studies and will be reading pharmacy at the University of Bath.

There have been many other outstanding performances: Eleanor Gosney achieved three A grades at A-Level, one A at AS level and an A* for the extended project and is going on to study medicine at Kings College, London, while Martha Scott gained two A* and a B grade at A-Level and an A and a B at AS level; Amber Newman-Marks gained one A*, one A and a B grade at A- Level and will be reading medicine at the University of Bristol, while Esme Moore gained two A* grades amongst her four A-Level grades and will be studying fashion photography at Falmouth University.

Five students gained three Distinction* grades in level 3 BTEC extended diplomas: Rosie Kerr, Lucy Rowlands and Jessica Worth in health and social care, and Kayleigh Gatcum and Ben Jeffery in sport. Scott Renfree-Tuck, Calvin Jordan, Ronald Pochat, Chris Walker, James Kneebone and Ben Schoenborn all achieved two A grades at A-Level amongst their other A-Level, AS level and extended project grades.

Two students have excelled in specialised fields: Chloe Haimes gained a ‘distinction 3’ in her Cambridge Pre-U Mandarin Chinese exam to go with her high A- Level grades and will now be studying Mandarin at the University of Manchester, while Lloyd Lovell has gained a place at the highly prestigious Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance in Austria.

Many Year 12 students also achieved outstanding results. Congratulations go to Yve Taylor, Jess Hawkins and Harriet Stephens, who all gained four A grades in their AS levels, to Jenna Buxton, Lawrence Clarkson and Sam Allen for gaining three A grades, and to Alexandra Szuplewski, Beccy Ives, Tess Masselink and Allanah Taylor who gained two A grades each.

Sydney Jenkin achieved an A* grade at A-Level to go with an A and a B at AS level and Carla Fraser gained a distinction* grade at BTEC and an AS level grade A.

Callington College was placed in special measures earlier this year after an OFSTED inspection highlighted concerns over the safeguarding of children and the governance of the school.

But the findings of the latest monitoring report, which came out last month, concluded that the academy school had made good progress in three months and was on track to be out of special measures within a year.