A FORMER pupil of Ledbury's John Masefield High School has been offered a place at the University of Cambridge.

Kate Barber from Colwall is one of 13 talented teenagers attending Hereford Sixth Form College who have achieved sought-after places at Oxbridge.

She says she is thrilled to have received an offer from Corpus Christi College, to read Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic history.

She said: “I have wanted to go to Cambridge for a really long time and it feels great to be finally on my way. The college and all of my tutors have been really supportive in helping me achieve my goals and I am very grateful to them.”

The College has extremely strong links with Oxford and Cambridge and provides a full extra-curricular and enrichment programme to enhance student applications to the most selective universities.

Principal Jonathan Godfrey said: “I am delighted that the hard work of staff and students has been rewarded by these offers. Our co-ordinator of programmes for the most able, Caroline Baylis, provides a huge range of support - visits from Oxford and Cambridge dons, a programme of extension seminars, mock interviews and advice sessions which maximise our students chances to succeed.”

Among those helping with mock interviews are Dr Ken Hopkins, the college's Chair of Governors. He said: “I am always hugely impressed by the quality of candidates we interview and the way they have been supported by the college.”