A pupil at Bath's King Edward's School has been showered with praise over her drama exam success.
"Very gifted indeed" and "outstanding in all areas" were among the comments made by examiners from exam board WJEC on the practical performance by Olivia Hayes in her drama and theatre studies A-level exam.
Olivia came first of all the candidates who studied the subject with WJEC this year, receiving 390 marks out of 400.
WJEC exams officer Jo Johnson presented Olivia with a certificate and a cheque for £50 to mark her achievement.
Commenting on Olivia's practical performance mark sheet, the examiner said: "One of the best devised practical performances I've ever seen – beyond full marks.
"Outstanding in all areas, in both pieces. Very gifted indeed."
Chief executive of WJEC, Gareth Pierce, said: "This is an outstanding, and evidence of the hard work that Olivia and her teachers put into preparing for the examinations."
Olivia has just directed the North Road independent school's latest winter production, Bacchae – a Greek tragedy by Euripedes.
