A LEVEL students from Alderley Edge and Wilmslow were among the King's School’s high flyers on an A Level results day of muted celebrations.

Normally throngs of excited young men and women share in each other's success, but this year social distancing meant celebrations were confined to their own homes.

Overall King's produced a set of results very much in line with past excellent years with the Wilmslow and Alderley contingent again performing superbly.

Talented violinist Timothy Parkinson, 18, got three A stars and an A and will now read mathematics at Durham.

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Nico Caplin

He said: "I am very happy I got into my first choice university. We were all preparing for the exams when school went into lockdown. In truth I am still shocked we never got to sit the papers.”

Nico Caplin, 18, from Alderley Edge, got two A*s and two A grades and will now read for a Masters degree in psychology with innovation at Bristol.

A first XV King's rugby player with a gold award in the Duke of Edinburgh scheme, Nico said: "I would like to work in artificial intelligence in the British Army, and feel this course gives me a chance to be among those people who can change the world for the better."

Lucy Gosnay, 18, from Wilmslow, also achieved two A stars and two As and will now read psychology at York.

She said: "I feel relieved with my results, but sorry for those who got results which did not reflect how they should have done."

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Timothy Parkinson

Dr Simon Hyde, King's Headmaster, said, "I am full of admiration for this superb group of young people; they have faced turmoil, uncertainty and change over the last few months, and have had to be flexible and resilient.

"Despite the challenges, their achievements have been recognised, and this enables them to progress to the next stage of their journey, which for most is their first choice of university, while for others it is higher apprenticeships or employment.”