STAFF have paid tribute to the extraordinary achievements of their students who were faced with a challenging end to their time at school. Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust student followed strict social distancing guidelines as they turned up to collect their A Level results from Carmel College, Darlington, St John’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Bishop Auckland and English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College, Hartlepool.

Many students achieved places at their first choice university despite being unable to sit exams because of the COVID-19 pandemic and their results having to be based on predicted grades ratified by the Government – others had to go through clearing. Click here for the full press release.