Surrey students receive A-Level results

Sixth form students at Ashcombe School in Dorking have been celebrating their A-level results

Thousands of students across Surrey are receiving their A-level results today, with 36% of pupils achieving A grades or above.

Figures released by Ofqual show the county's result is a slight increase on the 35.9% achieved in 2024.

Surrey's A-level cohort have outperformed the national average of A and above grades which sits at 28.2%, as well as across the South East region with an average of 31.4%.

Nationally, UCAS says a record number of students have been accepted into their first choice university.

Across Surrey, 12.9% of students secured the highest possible A* grade.

Students at Ashcombe School in Dorking were among those receiving those important envelopes.

Ben Blackband, head of sixth form at Ashcombe, said: "I am really pleased with the results from the cohort this morning.

Ben Blackband, head of Sixth Form at Ashcombe School said he was "really proud" of his students

"We're really proud of our students who seem to strike a great balance of working hard and having lots of fun as well. The results today are a testament to their dedication."

Eighteen-year-old Eve Pearce told BBC Surrey: "I got an A* in maths, an A in further maths and sociology and a B in philosophy and ethics so I'm going to Durham University to study maths.

"It was a lot of work, especially taking four A-levels, but it's worth it and it's paid off."

Friends Eve Pearce and Beth Fellows celebrate their A*, A, B and A*, A*, A results respectively

Jayden Lock, 18, said he spent an extra two hours a day at school revising after his mocks gave him a "wake-up call".

"I'm buzzing to be fair, I've overachieved," he said.

"Last year I was predicted really low grades with three Ds and now I've got B, C, C.

"I'm going to an apprenticeship in sales next year."

(L-R) Luke Glover, Jayden Lock and Chris Bishop, all 18, are celebrating their A-level success

Meanwhile, economics, history and psychology student Charlie Mayo revealed his results to his parents live on the radio.

Speaking to BBC Radio Surrey, he said: "I've left my parents hanging but I got an A*, A, B.

"I'm off to Bristol in a year but I've decided to take a gap year to take some time out and have a break from education."

Peter Shelley, director of UK recruitment and admissions at the University of Surrey, advised all students to check their UCAS hubs for offer details.

Admissions offices at universities remain open to students looking at clearing places until 20 October.