GCSE results: Brave Hannah scores top marks despite the loss of her father

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Hannah Woods attained a clean sweep of top marks - five As* and five grade 9s - in all her subjects despite the traumatic loss of her father who passed away last year.
By Neil Fatkin
Published 22nd Aug 2019, 15:11 BST
Updated 22nd Aug 2019, 17:54 BST
Hannah Woods can't hide her delight after achieving five As* and five grade 9s Picture: Sally TillerHannah Woods can't hide her delight after achieving five As* and five grade 9s Picture: Sally Tiller
Hannah Woods can't hide her delight after achieving five As* and five grade 9s Picture: Sally Tiller

Hannah, who is at Portsmouth High School, said: ‘My dad passed away last year when I was right in the middle of my GCSE courses. If he had been here today he would have been so proud of my grades.’

Mum, Juliet Woods, added: ‘I am so proud of Hannah. She has had such a tough year and has done really well.’

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Hannah was so terrified about opening her results that she wanted to go outside on her own.

‘I was particularly worried about maths and the sciences and it was such a relief to see how well I had done. I am now going to study maths, further maths and physics at A-level before going on to university,’ said Hannah.

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