The nail-biting wait for A-level results came to end this week, with Elmbridge students celebrating yet another record breaking year.

St George’s College in Weybridge edged closer to perfection, with 99.7 per cent of its pupils receiving A* to E grades, up from 99 per cent last year.

However, the percentage of A to C grades dropped from 92 per cent last year, to 90.5 this year.

Six pupils managed to achieve three straight A* grades, while there were 33 A*s awarded overall.

One of the straight A* pupils was Jack Kirkby from Weybridge who now plans to study material science and economics at St Ann’s College, Oxford.

Another pupil from Weybridge, Daniel Fisher, also achieved three A* grades and will follow his grandfather’s footsteps to enter Christ’s College, Oxford, to study engineering.

Headteacher Joe Peake said he was delighted by the results.

He said: “The results of the boys and girls at St George’s have clearly shown the enormous achievements which can be obtained in working together in an academic coeducational environment.”

Meanwhile, teachers and students were celebrating at Hinchley Wood School, after some impressive individual performances.

Student Ben Hills received two A* grades for maths and further maths, meaning he has secured his place at York University to study, what else, maths.

He said: “I am very happy with my results and really looking forward to university in October.

“I actually enjoy maths and have had a great time studying at Hinchley Wood, but now I’m off to sort out my accommodation for York.”

Fellow pupil Ju Hun Shin got an A* and two As for maths, chemistry and further maths respectively, which enables him to study chemistry at University College London.

Lauren Lovick, who only joined the school from Australia in January 2009 - a term into the first year of her A-level course - achieved a two As and a B in chemistry, biology and religious studies, which means she is now heading to Newcastle to study biomedical sciences.

The pass rate at the school was 99.2 per cent - the same percentage as last year.

However, headteacher Steven Poole said overall marks had improved from last year.

He said: “These grades are very pleasing. It’s down to the students working hard and the support they receive from the teaching staff.

“The vast majority of the pupils have got university places and we think that’s the most important thing - that’s the next level.”

Up the road at Esher College, 15 students achieved four or more A grades, including two students who achieved four A*s.

One of those students, Lucy Godwin, said: “I’m absolutely thrilled with my results and I’m so glad that all my hard work paid off, but I couldn’t have done it without the support of my teachers and I’d like to thank them for all their help in the past two years.”

At Notre Dame School in Cobham, students opened their results with a champagne, bucks fizz and croissant breakfast. results.

One notable achievement at the school was pupil Bethany Eastwood securing a place at Girton College, Cambridge to study veterinary medicine.