The wait was finally over for thousands of teenagers across Oxfordshire as they opened their GCSE results this morning.

Pupils are starting to gather at schools across the county to find out if they had made the grade.

At Cheney School, in Headington, Oxford, it was good news for most as the school celebrated its most successful year ever.

The percentage of pupils achieving five or more A* to C grades was at its highest ever figure, rising three per cent from last year to 59.2 per cent.

Headteacher Jolie Kirbycor said: "The achievements of year 11 demonstrated students had made a real effort to secure qualifications, which would enable them to progress on to their chosen career paths."

At Matthew Arnold School in Botley, 81 per cent of pupils got five or more A* to Cs, making the results 10 per cent higher than the school's previous best scores.

Hadteacher Katherine Ryancor said: "This is an exceptional set of GCSE results and the cause for great celebration.

"We are particularly delighted to have achieved such outstanding GCSE results only a week after our best A Level performance ever."