FIRST class students at Turton School have designs on success and have laid the foundations for a bright future.

Daisy Bali and Dan Earnshaw are among the Bromley Cross school's best performing students, and are carving out a future in engineering.

Daisy will be studying mechanical engineering at Imperial College, London after achieving 3A* in maths, further maths, and physics, while Dan, aged 18 who achieved A* in maths, and two As in physics and further maths, will be studying aerospace engineering at Manchester University.

Daisy said: "I'm shocked and amazed and getting these grades is the best feeling.

"I did work my socks off and put in a lot of hours, it felt I spent my life at my desk. But I did try and keep a balance and carried on with my sports."

She added: "I decided to do engineering because I really like maths and physics and like the sound of the course when I went to open days."

Dan is also setting his sights high.

"I would like to work for NASA," he said, "It has been a tough year and I gave up a lot of sleep, but it was worth it."