SECONDARY schools across Wokingham borough exceeded the national average in A Level results in 2016.

Waingels and Piggott achieved the highest pass rates whislt St Crispins, Maiden Erlegh, Forest and Bulmershe tied as the poorest performers with a 98 per cent pass rate, just below the national average.

However Maiden Erlegh received the most A* and A grades with Piggott achieving the highest proportion of results in the top two categories.

Cllr Charlotte Haitham Taylor, executive member for children’s services on Wokingham Borough Council, said: "Congratulations to all our pupils, teachers, support staff, schools, governors, and of course parents and carers, for all your hard work and dedication in the examination process.

"There are marginal shifts in results from 2015, but the strong performance of our schools is sustained.

"We’re very fortunate to have such great schools and dedicated staff in our borough, working ceaselessly to do the best for our young people.

“We wish all our graduating students the very best for their future endeavours - whatever they decide to do.

"If your results aren’t quite what you expected, please don't be disheartened. It is far from being the end of the world.

"Yes, the path you are going to tread may now be slightly different, but the end destination can still be the same, or maybe even better than what you might have anticipated."