Article: Teachers praised for exam success; GCSE RESULTS DAY ++ GCSE RESULTS DAY ++ GCSE RESULTS DAY ++ GCSE RESULTS DAY ++ GCSE RESULTS DAY; Pupils at arson-hit school pay tribute to hard-working staff.(Features)

Byline: By DUNCAN GIBBONS and ANDREW HEATH

YOUNGSTERS at an arson-hit school today paid tribute to their teachers for helping them achieve excellent GCSE results.

Much of Avon Valley School, in Newbold, Rugby, burned down last year but many pupils still achieved the results they needed to get into sixth- form or college.

Tom Phillips, aged 16, of Cawston, got an A*, three As, five Bs, two Cs and a D, to earn a place at the town's Lawrence Sheriff School, in Clifton Road.

He said: "The fire did not disrupt us too much because the teachers ...

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