High achieving students from Thomas Clarkson Academy were presented with awards for their GCSE results at a ceremony in London yesterday.

Bethany Ellerby, Albert Smith, Keeley Morris and Alex Ives attended the prestigious Central Hall, Westminster, along with students from schools across the country, where they were presented with a certificate and a £20 voucher in recognition of their effort and achievements.

The event was organised by PiXL, a collaboration of school leaders, which focuses on supporting and developing GCSE and A Level results.

TCA Principal Clare Claxton said: “These students deserve the recognition – they worked immensely hard and are great advocates for TCA as an academy where learning and achievement is at the heart of everything we do.”

The students, who are all now studying A Levels at the Academy, also met special guest Hannah Cockroft, a British wheelchair racing athlete and double World Champion.