Two local pupils will be heading to some of the most prestigious universities after excelling in their A-Level results.

Kathyrn Davies, from Abergavenny, and Joe Norris from Bettws Newydd, near Usk, both scored A*s and As when they collected their results this morning as pupils of the respective Monmouth Schools.

Head boy, Joe Norris, will be studying history at Durham University after being awarded an A* and two As.

Deputy Head Girl, Kathryn Davies, from Abergavenny, has secured her place at Oxford University, where she will study history, after being awarded two A*s, A and an A* in her Extended Project Qualification.

Monmouth School for Boys enjoyed its best results since 2012, with 21% of pupils achieving A* grades, and 55 per cent earning A* to A.

At Monmouth School for Girls, 17 per cent were A* grades and 54 per cent were A* to A.

A total of 76 per cent of the boys were awarded A* to B grades and 28 per cent achieved three or more A to A* grades.

It was a similar success at the girls’ school, where a total of 75 per cent were awarded A* to B grades and more than a third (34%) achieved three or more A to A* grades.

Dr Andrew Daniel, headmaster for Monmouth School for Boys, said: “We are particularly pleased that the boys achieved such outstanding academic results while also contributing with great energy and enthusiasm to the many areas of our co-curricular programme.

“We achieved our best set of results in five years – with 55 per cent achieving A* to A grades, and 76 per cent A* to B. These headline statistics are very strong indeed, and something for the boys and staff to be proud of.”

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Dr Caroline Pascoe, Headmistress of Monmouth School for Girls, added, “We have achieved a great set of results in the first year of the new linear A levels.

“More than half of all grades were A* to A and over a third of all candidates achieved three or more A to A* grades.

“It is a huge relief when the hard work and dedication of staff and pupils pays off and the girls achieve their personal best, whether that is an A*, A, B or C grade.

“We wish our students every success as they move on to the exciting next stage of their lives.”