Identical twins celebrate identical A-level results on day of joy

Danyal and Atteeq Hayat, of New Malden, both got C grades in maths and physics, a D in further maths, and A*s in their art BTEC qualifications.

The Southborough school sixth formers, who both support Manchester United, are left handed and said a combination of nature and nurture made them so similar.

Both boys insist they are not competitive, although Atteeq did point out he got slightly better GCSE results than his sibling.

The brothers will not celebrate their result until after Ramadan, but then will have a party with friends and family before going together to Epsom College to do a foundation course in art.

- Schools across Kingston celebrated the achievements of hardworking A-level students after many saw the percentage of top grades increase this year. 

Tiffin Girls School was top of the Kingston results table for A*s with 29.77 per cent of marks being given the top grade. 

And at Tiffin Boys School the percentage of A* grades achieved also rose although the number of A grades achieved fell marginally. 

At Kingston Grammar School the percentage of top A* grades awarded fell from 28 per cent to 21.5 per cent this year but A grades shot up. 

Another school celebrating on A-level day was Surbiton High. Headteacher Ann Hayden said: “These girls have really set the bar. We are up 10 per cent in the AB category on last year.” 

Southborough noted a rise in marks with 11 per cent of marks at the very top grade compared with last year’s one per cent, as did Hollyfield and Holy Cross whose number of A*s also went up. 

One school that saw a slight drop in both A* and A grades was Richard Challoner School. A*s went from 6.6 per cent last year to 4.4 per cent this year and its A grades dropped from 18.8 to 16.4 per cent.

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