IT WAS triple success at St Aidan's Academy, in Darlington, where triplets Laura, Megan and Chloe Summers achieved 34 A* and A grades between them.
The sisters, of Clifton Road, Darlington, shed tears of joy as they celebrated their across-the-board success together.
Chloe, the eldest of the three, said: "We're all very similar; we all play sports and we all enjoy the same subjects."
On whether they revised together at home, Laura added: "Sometimes it's best to get a bit of space but at other times it's nice to have each other nearby for help if we need it."
The girls, who went to Reid Street Primary Academy, now face being apart for the first time in their education as Laura heads to Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College and Megan and Chloe study for A levels at Carmel College.
They will be joined at Carmel by top St Aidan's student Emma Harland, who achieved 11 A*s and one B.
She is now going on to do A levels in English language, psychology, maths and further mathematics.
Samantha Nicol, of The Broadway, Darlington, was among other top performers, achieving five A*s, four As and two Bs. She said: "The wait for the results has been the worst part. I did the National Citizen Service and other things to keep me occupied and keep my mind off today. I'm glad it's all over now!"
Delighted Principal of St Aidan's Academy, Nicole Gibbon, said the results represented the academy's best ever A*-A performance and that improvements had been made across all areas and particularly in the core subjects English language, maths, science and RE.
Every student taking triple science and statistics achieved at least a C grade.
Mrs Gibbon added: "These results show we're making rapid progress in some areas and transforming performance in others. We're very pleased to be moving forward so positively.