A level results day: "I was panicking!" Blackpool Sixth Form student's relief to secure top grades
“I was panicking this morning, I am just really relieved.”
The relief on Ash Nuttall’s face was palpable.
He’d just opened the email shortly after 8am at Blackpool Sixth to peek at his A level and BTEC grades, when we caught up with him and his proud parents.
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The 18-year old-from Fleetwood achieved A star in both criminology and psychology and a distinction in music.
He said: “I didn’t think I would get an A star in psychology. The first two papers were ok but the third was difficult, I wasn’t confident at all!
“I was panicking this morning, I am just really relieved.
Ash’s proud dad, Gareth Nuttall said: “It’s unbelievable, Ash always does amazing, he did brilliant in his GCSEs but he hasn’t got the confidence in hilself that whe will do well.
“We are so proud.”
Ash, who went to Fleetwood High School is going to Loughborough University to study criminology and has his sights set on a career in criminology research.