Hundreds of students celebrate A-Level exam joy

By Ben Kenyon

Published 15th Aug 2013, 11:42 BST

SUCCESS: High achieving A-Level students at Burnley College (from left) Aysmy Quraishi-Rewaj, Tyler Howarth, Principal Hugh Bramwell, Lauren Fevre, Lauren Hill, Christina Pongourou and Kirsty Bennett.
Photo Ben Parsons — SUCCESS: High achieving A-Level students at Burnley College (from left) Aysmy Quraishi-Rewaj, Tyler Howarth, Principal Hugh Bramwell, Lauren Fevre, Lauren Hill, Christina Pongourou and Kirsty Bennett. Photo Ben Parsons

SUCCESS: High achieving A-Level students at Burnley College (from left) Aysmy Quraishi-Rewaj, Tyler Howarth, Principal Hugh Bramwell, Lauren Fevre, Lauren Hill, Christina Pongourou and Kirsty Bennett.
Photo Ben Parsons — SUCCESS: High achieving A-Level students at Burnley College (from left) Aysmy Quraishi-Rewaj, Tyler Howarth, Principal Hugh Bramwell, Lauren Fevre, Lauren Hill, Christina Pongourou and Kirsty Bennett. Photo Ben Parsons

Hundreds of A-Level students were celebrating another record year of exam results.

Burnley College Sixth Form Centre was toasting the success of its students who shone with a 99.8% pass rate and an unprecedented number of top A*- B grades.

Thomas Whitham Sixth Form also saw a 98% pass rate – the best results the college has ever seen.