Mock exam season has arrived and the results of these are more important than ever before. Not only are mock results relied on by some universities to offer places, but they give the students, their parents and teachers a clear indication of whether your child is looks likely to achieve their predicted grades. Mock exams are also excellent practise runs ahead of the upcoming exam period.

U6 girls at St Swithun’s again earned successful A-level results this year. 86% of A levels were graded A* to B against a national backdrop of a decline in top grades to the lowest level since 2007. 44% of girls achieved AAA or higher and 59% AAB or better.

Clean sweeps: 70% of all results were A* to B grades with over 50% of all Year 13 pupils achieving at least one A* or A grade

Felsted School pupils gained a very impressive set of A Level results, with 82% achieving A* to C grades and a 99.6% pass rate.

Llandovery College pupils are celebrating another year of excellent A Level results.

Sixth Form students at Brentwood School are celebrating another strong set of A Level results. 25 of the talented cohort got all A*s and A Grades, six are off to Cambridge University, and over 100 students are going to their first choice university.