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Llanelli pupils celebrate A-level results with three quarters of grades at A* or A

St Michael’s School in Llanelli reported 75.1% of A-level grades at A* or A, with the vast majority of pupils securing their first-choice university.

By The TEA Editorial Desk · 28 August 2026

Students celebrating A-level results in Carmarthenshire Image: South Wales Guardian / St Michael's SchoolOriginal source

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Pupils at St Michael’s School in Llanelli are celebrating an unusually strong set of A-level results, with 75.1 per cent of grades awarded at A* or A.

The school reported 89.8 per cent of grades at A* to B and 98 per cent at A* to C. The vast majority of pupils secured their first-choice university place.

Every pupil who applied for Medicine, Veterinary Science or Dentistry gained a place, as did those applying to Oxford or Cambridge. Others are heading to universities including Exeter, UCL, Edinburgh and Warwick to subjects ranging from engineering and computer science to law and fashion.