Greater Manchester students pull through incredible odds to achieve amazing A Level results

Pupils will received their final grades today15:15, 13 Aug 2026There were emotional scenes across schools in Greater Manchester as students who battled through hospital visits and house fires received their A Level results.‌This year's cohort is among the tens of thousands of students who found out how they did in their A Level and vocational technical qualifications (VTQs) on Thursday morning (August 13).‌The Manchester Evening News travelled to several colleges and sixth forms to speak to locals on this momentous day. At Aquinas College, Stockport, perhaps nobody was happier than young carer, Zanwer Afa.‌Click here for the latest on Manchester's food & drink scene, gigs and more in our CityLife newsletterThis year, he spent a month revising in temporary housing due to a house fire. Today