1:50PM, Thu Aug 23, 2012

GCSE Results: Double Joy For Two Sets Of Identical Twins At Newcastle School

By Andy Hughes Location: St Cuthbert's Catholic School

Video: GCSE joy for two sets of identical twins

There was double joy for two sets of identical twins when they picked up their GCSE results from school today.

For years teachers at St Cuthbert’s Catholic High School in Newcastle have struggled with telling apart Liam and Fraser Wright, and Luke and Nicholas Jarvis-Smith.

The twins achieved similar but not identical results in their GCSEs, though all have done better than expected thanks to hard work.

Nicholas gained an A*, six As and three Bs while his brother got an A*, an A and eight Bs.

Liam achieved two As, seven Bs and a C while Fraser got an A, seven Bs and a two Cs.

Afterwards head of year Lee Ferris said: "All four are absolutely brilliant lads, the biggest problem is telling them apart.

"It has taken me three years to be able to tell them apart – today is the first time I managed it.

"They have worked really hard and their results reflect it."

All four will go on to study A Levels in the school’s sixth form.

Luke, 16, from Walker, Newcastle, said afterwards: “Playing football or on the computer, it’s me against him. But we get along considering we are with each other 24/7.”

Nicholas said: "We are good friends."

Liam, 16, from Chapel House, liked the experience of being a twin at school, saying: "You always have someone to speak to."

Fraser added: “You always have someone to fall back on.”