This year's GCSE results saw a record pass rate of 99.1 per cent with large numbers expected to stay on for sixth form.
However the new year 12 pupils are facing relative uncertainty as to what awaits them once they finish sixth form.
With government set to tighten the grant system and university slots becoming increasingly oversubscribed we asked a collective of A-grade students if this could potentially impact their decisions as to what their next steps are:
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