HUDDERSFIELD student Sarah Dufton is top of the class after scoring top marks with exam body Edexcel.

Sarah is one of the top ten students in the country, according to the UK’s largest examining body.

She sat the GCE Design and Technology: Graphic Products exam at Huddersfield New College this summer and achieved one of the highest overall marks out of 2,800 candidates.

Huddersfield New College principal Angela Williams said: “This is the second year running that one of our students has been in the top ten nationally for A-level product design. It is a wonderful achievement for Sarah and the staff who taught her.”

Sarah beat 2,000 entrants to reach the final of the Northern Design competition in July.

She was entered in the architectural category and competed against four graduates.

She received a highly commended award for her work and is now studying interior design at Leeds College of Art and Design.