Students in Royal Wootton Bassett marked the end of their school year and looked ahead to their bright futures.

Royal Wootton Bassett Academy student Rhiannon said: “From Year 8, I decided I wanted to take A-level Music.

“I have really enjoyed my time at RWBA, taking part in extracurricular activities like playing piano for open evenings and after school events, and joining the wind band in Sixth Form playing the flute, I also had the privilege to do a creative writing piece and read it to Robert Rinder at this year’s Holocaust event.

“I will be joining the Swindon Music Co-operative in October as a piano teacher, teaching students in local schools.”

William Shaw achieved an A* in Maths, Further Maths and Physics and will be moving north to Durham University to study Natural Sciences.

Ethan Franklin achieved an A* in Maths and Further Maths and a B in Computer Science and Spanish and will be staying more local by going to Bath University to study Mathematics.

Lauren Preedy achieved an A* in Art, a Distinction* in Uniformed Public Services and a Distinction in Travel & Tourism.

Amy Jayne Dyer achieved a Distinction* across all her BTEC subjects and will be studying Nutrition and Sport at Southampton Solent University.

Headteacher Anita Ellis said: “This year group have had to overcome so many disruptions from the start of their GCSE journey and through their Sixth Form pathways and yet, despite the challenges, they have succeeded and are able to take their next steps.

“I feel incredibly grateful to have been a part of their respective journeys along with being able to celebrate with them, taking exams can be an extremely difficult time for students and I was so delighted to see so many joyous expressions when the students opened their results papers.

“There have been so many success stories across the many A Level and BTEC courses that RWBA offers.

“Being able to offer BTECs as well as A Levels not only gives students the choices they deserve to have, but also enables high levels of engagement and the types of successes we have seen today. I hope the government’s curriculum review will ensure that choice remains for future students.”

Katharine Salmon, head of sixth form, said: “We wish all of our students the best with their next steps into apprenticeships, universities, colleges or work related courses and we look forward to welcoming our new students from September.”