STUDENTS at Minehead's West Somerset Community College are celebrating one of the most successful set of A Level exam results in the college's history, with a 100 per cent pass rate from grades A* to E. The college was still waiting for a some results to be confirmed as the Free Press went to print yesterday (Thursday) and expected some of the percentage figures to climb even higher. Based on the figures available, some 29 per cent of students had achieved A* or A passes, well above the national average of 26 per cent and up 2.5 per cent on the college's pass rate last year. Some 45 per cent of students achieved A* to B passes, up five per cent on 2013 and 73 per cent achieved grades A* to C, an increase of five per cent on last year. Nationally, the overall pass rate at A* and A fell slightly for the first time in more than 30 years, while the national pass rate at A* to E was 98 per cent. Pictured celebrating their success from the left are, Anna Kelly, Ffion Meagher and Orla Walsh. Full report in this week's Free Press. Photo: Paul Scullion