Beaconsfield pupils enjoy A Level success

At Beaconsfield High School for girls in Wattleton Road, pupils continued the school's tradition of excellent results, with a large number of them set to take up places at Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
Alex Maslen achieved As in Maths, Further Maths, Biology and Chemistry, and said: "I'm really pleased with how I've done. I had no idea I was going to do as well as this, so it was a big surprise. I'm now going to go off to Nottingham University after taking a gap year, and I'm really looking forward to it."
Maria Mahmood, 18, got three As and a B, and is now due to start a Medicine course at Oxford in October. She said: "I'm really happy I got the grades I needed but I'll definitely miss all my friends here."
The school saw 79 per cent of its pupils getting A and B grades, and head teacher Penny Castagnoli said the girls had done "brilliantly".
Beaconsfield Secondary School, also in Wattleton Road, managed to achieve the best results in its history, with 92 per cent of the pupils getting passes.
New head master Nigel Dudding, said: "These are a fantastic set of results and a big improvement on last year. I am very proud of all the pupils, who have all worked very hard. For me, it is a great start to the job, and gives a great platform to build on for the future."