A GRAMMAR school pupil from Appleton has achieved a perfect set of A-level results bagging him a place at a prestigious university.

Akshat Pranesh, who studies at The Manchester Grammar School (MGS), picked up three A* grades in Greek, Latin and Spanish.

He also received a Distinction One in German in his Pre-U results, a challenging alternative to A-levels, with the equivalent of a grade above A*.

Akshat is now heading to Magdalen College, Oxford, to study German and Russian.

He said: “I’m really happy – I could not have asked for better. I’m really looking forward to starting at Oxford this autumn.”

The School’s High Master, Dr Martin Boulton, said: "We are very pleased with this year’s results, which reward the talent, hard work and dedication of our boys."

Speaking about the pupils, he added: "I have enjoyed seeing these boys grow and mature into young men.

"Of course, there is far more to a good education than just examination grades.

"These young men, who have achieved so much academically, have also excelled in sport, music, drama, and so many other areas of life at MGS.

"In congratulating them, I would also like to wish them every success as they take the next exciting steps of their academic journeys."