A-Level and Level 3 Diploma results came out today, with hundreds of post-16 students now having a clearer picture of what the future holds in store.

Schools reported excellent results, and Express spoke to students this morning to get a sense of their reactions and plans for the next chapter.

Alex Reczynski 

After completing his A-Levels at Hautlieu School, 18-year-old Alex is off to study geography at the University of Manchester. , with the intention of doing a law conversion.

“On the one hand, I’m really excited about two of them, but the last one I was a bit underwhelmed, but I think I can always change that.

“It gave me the grades that I needed to in to university. I’m going to be working at the Burschi Scheme at the local law firms, and then after I do that, hopefully come back here, do my SQEs, and become a fully qualified lawyer. 

“I was plotting that I was going to fail, so I was thinking ‘I’m just not going to go and going to do something else’. I think it’s a bit more relief than anything else that I could go and I’ve got a good group of friends to go with, so it is something to be excited about for sure”. 

Summer Rattray

Summer Rattray, who completed her A-Levels at Hautlieu School, will be completing the Institute of Law programme at Highlands College, after receiving two As and a B.

She said: “I thought I’d do worse, to be honest. So it was a nice surprise there, and I am very happy with it.

“The idea of university never really appealed to me. I thought there are probably better job opportunities over here for law than there are away.

“I’m very excited to have a routine and a structure again. I’m excited because it’s something I’ve been wanting to do for ages – instead of three subjects that I kind of liked”.

She will be celebrating with friends at the Watersplash this evening.

Katie Richford

Katie, who studied her A-Levels at Beaulieu School, told Express that she is “shocked” but thrilled to have secured a place at Hertfordshire University to study music for film, including soundtracks, after “falling in love” with it during a music project she did for her GCSEs.

Mia Proctor

Mia, who completed her A-Levels at Jersey College for Girls, told Express that she was “happy, excited and quite relieved” after opening her results this morning.

“Overall, I am relieved to know the hard work has paid off. I got an A in English literature, an A in drama, and a B in media”, she said.

Mia is going to Lane Theatre Arts to study musical theatre. She explained that she is nervous but excited to “get out there and make new friends” and take up “exciting opportunities”.

Olivia Sherrington and Scarlett Barritt-Wilding

The girls, who studied at Beaulieu, said they were “absolutely ecstatic” with their results, despite having “mixed feelings” before opening them.

Olivia is off to Kings College London to study business management, and Scarlett is heading to Central Saint Martins Art and Design College in London to study Fashion Communication.

Between them, the girls achieved 3 A*s and 3 As.

Caleb Simon

Hautlieu student Caleb Simon said that he was “happy” with his results and is off to study music journalism at the University of Chester.

“I chose Chester because it is one of the only universities in the UK to offer this course – I am really excited. It will be a nice experience for me”.