I've only just picked up this item from The Guardian of October 26th. It seems our brightest and best is studying Latin and Greek at A level. Other bright students please copy.

· A high-flying wannabe pilot was named GCSE student of the year last week. Sixteen-year-old Rosalind Oglethorpe, whose hobbies include air and sea travel, scooped the overall accolade out of more than 3m entries. She gained 12 A* GCSEs and is now studying for A-levels in further maths, physics, Latin and classical Greek.