I was the was best at end of year exams at my school.
Coming top four years running. Then we teamed up with the grammar school next door, and became a comprehensive. Boy, was I down the tubes in the fith year.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 20 Apr 2011, 16:07, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Getting into tubes
was the reason my GCSEs weren't that great too
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 20 Apr 2011, 16:09, Reply)

Ah, that sort of tube.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 20 Apr 2011, 16:12, Reply)

A very nice tube it was too

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 20 Apr 2011, 16:13, Reply)

Internal ribbing?

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 20 Apr 2011, 16:16, Reply)

Indeed
*wistful glance back in time*
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 20 Apr 2011, 16:17, Reply)

I was the same, but was only there for 2 years before the merge
Bastards.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 20 Apr 2011, 16:39, Reply)