A-level Results 2024: Pictures of students celebrating

Schools have spoken of their collective pride at their students' achievements, while individual stories of triumph against adversity and brilliant performances have been highlighted.

In 2023, the North East had the lowest proportion of entries awarded A or above, at 22 per cent, while the South East had the highest, at 30.3 per cent - a gap of 8.3 points.

READ MORE: A-level results 2024 LIVE: Darlington and County Durham students collect results

But this year the gap between these two regions narrowed to 6.9 points (North East 23.9 per cent, South East 30.8 per cent).

Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

(Image: Chris BOOTH)

Girls at a Durham independent school achieving outstanding A Level results today, with 25 per cent of grades awarded being an A*.  

Students at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington are celebrating another year of excellent A Level results today with a pass rate of 99 per cent, 827 A*/A grades being awarded and 101 students achieving at least 3 A*/A grades.

Laurence Job, Principal at QE, said: “The superb results that our students have once again achieved in their A level and Level 3 Applied General qualifications are testament to their hard work and high aspirations, and to the absolute commitment of our dedicated members of staff who always go above and beyond with the support they provide."

Students at Teesdale Sixth Form

(Image: Teesdale Sixth Form)

More than 48 per cent of students at Durham High School, based in Durham City, achieved As and A*s across the board, with more A* success in their Extended Project Qualifications (EPQs). Overall, 82.6 per cent of A Level grades awarded at the school were A*- B. 

Sixth form pupils at Newcastle High School for Girls (NHSG) are celebrating another phenomenal year this A Level results day with around half of all grades being at A* to A and an impressive nine percentage point leap at A * - B grades compared to 2023 bucking national trends.S

Prior Purglove and Stockton Sixth Form  

(Image: Prior Pursglove College)

Students and staff at Bede Sixth Form College in Billingham were delighted at 99 per cent A-level pass rate.

The result comes in a year that saw the recently expanded college enter more students for A levels than ever before.

Peterlee Sixth Form college affected by RAAC is celebrating its students outstanding exam results, which are a testament to the students’ hard work, determination and resilience throughout a challenging academic year.

Grace Dye, Stockton Sixth Form
(Image: Stockton Sixth Form College)

The proportion of A level students at St Bede’s Catholic School & Byron Sixth Form College, which is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, who received A*-A was 27.9 per cent and 45.9 per cent received grades A*-B. This compares favourably with the national picture where 27.8 per cent of A level students in England received the top grades.

At Hermitage Sixth Form, in Chester-le-Street of all grades awarded, 40 per cent were A*-B and an average grade of Distinction was achieved by those studying applied subjects.

Stella Powell, Stockton Sixth Form 
(Image: Stockton Sixth Form College)

This marks another year of improved grades at the sixth form, reflecting the significantly improved Ofsted report received in March when the school was graded as 'Good' in all areas.

Teesdale Sixth Form students and staff celebrated a superb set of A level and Level 3 BTEC results.

More than 20 per cent of all grades were A and above, and over 50 per cent were grade B and above.

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The average points score achieved by students increased from last year, with the average grade for all students being a B. All students who applied to university were successful in gaining a place.

Here are just some of the photograph capturing the day. 

Thomas Greenwood, Stockton Sixth Form
(Image: Stockton Sixth Form College)

Haider Khizar, Stockton Sixth Form (Image: Stockton Sixth Form College)

Lily Sibanda, pictured with Mike Mackin, head of centre,​ at Stockton Sixth Form(Image: Stockton Sixth Form College)

Queen Ethelburga’s celebrates Sixth Form Results(Image: Queen Ethelburga's)

Lucy Nimmo of Durham High School(Image: Emily Carey)

Gifted North East singer Lettice Lamb of Dame Allan's Schools(Image: Dame Allan's Schools)

Sampras Jayakodi of Stockton Sixth Form (Image: Stockton Sixth Form College)

Grace Beecroft, Stockton Sixth Form(Image: Stockton Sixth Form College)

Harry Butterworth with Mike Mackin, head of centre, and Michelle Sugden, deputy head 

(Image: Stockton Sixth Form College)

Alexander David Metcalfe and Connor David Fox, QE Sixth Form

(Image: Sarah Caldecott)

Felicity Neal, QE Sixth Form College
(Image: Sarah Caldecott)

Madeleine Hawksby and Mia Johnson, QE Sixth Form College(Image: Sarah Caldecott)

Noah Thirion and Clara Fenlon, Carmel College, Darlington

(Image: Ian Lamming)

 James Bennett, Carmel College

(Image: Ian Lamming)

Jonathan Wilson-Downs , Carmel College(Image: Ian Lamming)

Head student Jemima Boyle of Carmel College(Image: Ian Lamming)

Ballet dancer Carmen Del-Zotto Ascaso of Carmel College (Image: Ian Lamming)

Albert Saggers, Ripon Grammar School(Image: RGS)

Outstanding A-level success at Newcastle High School for Girls(Image: Newcastle School for Girls)

Eva Giblin, Bede Sixth Form College in Billingham(Image: Bede Sixth Form)

Charlie Stanislawski, Bede Sixth Form College in Billingham(Image: Bede Sixth Form)

Samarth Dasarathi,Ripon Grammar School(Image: Ripon Grammar School)

Bede Sixth Form​, Billingham(Image: Bede Sixth Form)

 St Bede’s Catholic School & Byron Sixth Form College(Image: St Bedes)

Ripon Grammar School student Coral Watt(Image: Ripon Grammar School)

East Durham College(Image: East Durham College)

St. Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn(Image: St. Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn.)

Finley Miller, Stockton Riverside Colleg​e(Image: Stockton Riverside College)

Chelsea Milburn, Stockton Riverside College(Image: Stockton Riverside College)

Claudia Bennett, Stockton Riverside College(Image: Stockton Riverside College)

Richmond Sixth Form - Emily Todd and Chloe Mackenzie(Image: Richmond Sixth Form - Emily Todd and Chloe Mackenzie)

Jess Williams, Richmond Sixth Form (Image: Richmond Sixth Form)

Harold Raven, Richmond Sixth Form (Image: Richmond Sixth Form)

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Eleanor Tippey, St John's Catholic College(Image: St John's Catholic College student Eleanor Tippey)

 Chloe Tippey​, Durham High School(Image: Chloe Tippey)

Sunderland College

(Image: Sunderland College)

Hartlepool Sixth Form College (Image: Hartlepool Sixth Form College)

Dame Allan's School students

(Image: Dame Allan's Schools students)