STUDENTS at Blackburn School of Music have enjoyed a perfect pass rate in their summer exams.

The students, based in Preston New Road, swept to 100 per cent success in the Associated Board Music Exams.

The school will be holding an open day for prospective pupils on October 20 between 10am and 5pm.

Results were:

Passes with distinction: Nina Morrison, flute -- 8; Sally Pilling, oboe -- 5; Hannah Campbell, oboe -- 4; Amanda Cave, violin -- 2.

Passes with merit: Matthew Oglesby, cornet -- 7; Kimberley Orrell, piano -- 6; Nicola Canty, clarinet -- 5; Joy Ashton,saxophone -- 4; Emma Cave, piano -- 4; Jody Spence-Anforth, violin -- 3.

Meera Kumar, oboe -- 3; Danielle Wainwright, clarinet -- 3; Rachel Cotton, singing -- 3; Aimee Igham, violin -- 2; Emily Fairbrother, clarinet -- 2; Karen Greenbank, singing -- 2; Amy Banks, piano -- 1; Roxanne Lowe, singing -- 1.

Theory: Stephanie Gouldthorpe -- 5; Gar-Yen Chiu -- 3; Robert Sykes -- 3; Joanne Whalley -- 3.

Passes: Ryan Lovick, saxophone -- 8; Daniel Mead, piano -- 8; Caroline Lowrie, flute -- 7; Shelley O'Neill, piano -- 7; Michelle Greenbank, piano -- 6; Faris Deshmukh, piano -- 5; Mark Atherton, clarinet -- 5.

Parry Quaynor, flute -- 4; Douglas Brown, piano -- 3; Heather Brown, piano -- 3; Adrian Yip, piano -- 3; Fiona Smith, Flute -- 3; Lizzie Turner, flute-- 3; Kathleen Robinson, flute -- 3; Katie Gill, flute -- 3; Jessica Avison, clarinet -- 3; Drew Jones, cornet -- 3; James Cave, piano -- 2.

Catherine Hinnigan, piano -- 2; Laura Nicholson, piano -- 2; Carla Walne, flute -- 2; Rachel Davies, singing -- 2; Tamsin Greenbank, piano -- 1; Rebecca Metzger, piano -- 1.

Prep Test: Corrine Dixon -- singing; Sophie Coane -- singing; Louise Wood -- singing.