A*s

He said he had interviewed two girls, one with two As and a B at A-level and another with all A*s and As.

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Celebrating a new baby, a promotion at work or straight A*s in your GCSEs is incomplete without a plate of mithai (sweets).

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There are students with a raft of A*s who are "no brighter" than others who look "less brilliant" on paper, he said.

Modern languages in schools are 'close to extinction'

My daughter, who received the middle level of EMA and attended the local comprehensive, attained three A*s and one A at A-level.

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John Newton, headteacher of Taunton school, a public school in Somerset, said the proportion of pupils achieving A*s in languages at GCSE and A-level was much smaller than it was in other subjects.

Modern languages in schools are 'close to extinction'

With nine A*s and one A in his GCSEs, he had scored the school's highest-ever set of results.

GCSE results: pupils at one school in shock at record number of A*s

Tom Daley, the world championship gold medallist who was Britain's youngest competitor in the 2008 Olympics, was awarded five A*s and two As in his GCSEs.

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Nine A*s and an A at GCSE – something to celebrate for both pupil and school

GCSE results: pupils at one school in shock at record number of A*s

And sitting quietly in a corner, Greg Adams breathed slowly as he concentrated on the contents of his brown envelope, before declaring himself amazed with his haul of two A*s and four As as well as a B in his engineering diploma.

GCSE results: pupils at one school in shock at record number of A*s

Her sister Lauren achieved 10 A*s last year and has represented England in netball for three years.

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