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Thursday, August 22, 2019 15 NEWBURY NEWS A-LEVEL RESULTS ‘All students have shown high levels of dedication’ Trinity pupils praised for ‘c mmitment and effort ’ after A-level results announced TRINITY SCHOOL Report by CHARLOTTE BOOTH email charlotte.booth@newburynews.co.uk twitter @charlotteb_nwn

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sociology. She said: “I’m really happy. “I’ll spend the summer getting ready for university, working to earn some money.” Ellie Randall will also be head- ing to Birmingham City Univer- sity to study midwifery based on her BTEC results of D*, D and A.

“I’m looking forward to the new environment of university, as I have been here since Year 7.” Gabriella Wilson, 18, was happy with her results and feels she has done better than she

thought she would. She received a merit in performing arts, a C in sociology, and a B in media. She will be going on to the University of Winchester to study

TRINITY School is celebrating after a “strong” set of results. More than 83 per cent of students achieved an A*-C grade. In total, 53 per cent of students received A*-B grades and 25 per cent achieved A*-A. Headteacher Charlotte Wilson said: “The students have worked hard to achieve these strong results and have been supported by a committed team of staff throughout their two years of study. “It is very pleasing that all of our students have plans for the future, either moving straight into employment or on to further study at university. “All the students have shown high levels of commitment, effort and dedication to their work.” Mahima Begum, 18, was very pleased with her A* in history, A in psychology and A in English literature. She will be going to the Univer- sity of Birmingham to study English literature and history. She said: “I am really proud of my results. “Better than I thought I’d done. “To celebrate I am going out with friends later.

Gabriella Wilson and Mahima Begum

Josh Davies , who is taking up an apprenticeship with Ross Brooke, and Summer Openshaw, who will go to the Unversity of Reading to study histor y and English literature

Emily Tudor will study interior and ar chitectural design at Northampton, Georgina Fidler has an apprenticeship at Vodafone and Mahima Begum will go to Birmingham to study histor y an English literature

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