DESPITE national GCSE results dropping to their lowest level since 2008, one school in Crowthorne is celebrating the best set of results in its history.

Some 95 per cent of students at Edgbarrow School achieved A*-C in both English and maths while 35 per cent of all exam entries were graded A*-A.

Of the 210 candidates who sat GCSE papers this summer, 12 achieved all A* or A grades, giving the school a Progress 8 score of 0.77.

Student Gemma Dauncey was close to tears when she opened the small brown envelope revealing her clean sweep.

She said: "I can't believe it, I'm so happy. It's made it all the more worthwhile. All the hard work, the stress and the worry. I'm so so happy."

Gemma will be coming back to Edgbarrow in September for her A levels where she will start the daunting task of studying English literature, maths, history and economics.

Her friend Emily Skeet was similarly overjoyed when she found she had done extremely well with a haul of seven A* and three As.

She gushed: "I'm just so shocked. I really can't believe it. I would have been happy with one A."

Emily has chosen to study biology, chemistry and maths when she returns to begin her A levels.

Meanwhile, Jasper Chopping got A* in all the subjects he will be taking for A level next year: maths, economics, history and German.

"I did better than expected and I am very pleased with my results," he said.

Megan Okor also can't wait to begin her A levels in business studies, maths, history and graphics and said her parents were over the moon.

She added: "I am really happy about it, I was really anxious.

"I did better than my target grades as well."

Headteacher Robert Elsey said: "We are absolutely delighted with our results this year. A special congratulations to our students, the parents and the staff for all of their hard work.

"We are very pleased that a large number of students have places in our Sixth Form and we look forward to working with them next year.

"Other students have also secured places at local colleges and on highly competitive apprenticeships and we wish them every success for the future."