SIR John Deane's is celebrating another successful year after four students from Northwich and Winsford received offers to study at the University of Cambridge.

Former Weaverham High School students Luke Oakes, from Winsford, and Alison Hutchinson, from Northwich, have received offers to study medicine, along with former County High School, Leftwich pupil Amelia Whitehead, from Northwich.

Meanwhile, former Hartford High School student Katherine Schofield, from Northwich, received an offer to study mathematics.

They are part of a group of 10 Sir John Deane's students who have received Oxbridge offers for September 2018, including former St Nicholas RC High School student Thomas Marquand, from Frodsham, who received an offer to study mathematics at Cambridge.

Andrew Boden, deputy principal at Sir John Deane's, said: "I’d like to offer my warmest congratulations to all the students who have worked so hard and spent months preparing for interviews.

"They have demonstrated exceptional ability and have a promising future ahead of them."

The students went through an intensive process to prepare them for every stage of the application with support from a specialist Oxbridge team, led by Mr Boden and Nikki Manley, senior teacher.

In recent years, Sir John Deane's students have been selected to study subjects including medicine, biological science, mathematics, architecture, languages, engineering, computer science, law, philosophy, politics and economics.

"Throughout the history of Sir John Deane’s students have always progressed to Oxford and Cambridge universities and this year is no exception," Mr Boden added.

"These ten students are up there amongst the best and brightest in the country and we are all extremely proud of their achievements."

Chloe Todd, from Appleton, Megan Lyttleton, from Tarporley, Amelia Pendlebury, from Frodsham, and Joseph Saunders, from Stockton Heath, also received offers from Cambridge, while Janae Byrne, from Chester, received an offer to study at the University of Oxford.