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All of Jeremy Clarkson's A-level results day tweets since 2014

Presenter has been tweeting about his bad results as a teenager ever since he was still on Top Gear

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Jeremy Clarkson on the grid before the British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit, Towcester. Picture date: Sunday July 5, 2026.
Last laugh: Jeremy Clarkson on the grid before the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Picture: Alamy

By William Mata

In case you missed a tweet he has made every year since 2014, Jeremy Clarkson did not do very well in his A-levels, but his now living the high life.

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Clarkson added to an ever-growing list of tweets about providing hope for those who have performed poorly on A-level exam results day, boasting in 2026 about his own pub and brewery.

He tweeted: "Don’t worry if your A-level results are a bit disappointing.

"I got a C and two Us. And this evening I shall sit in my agreeable garden, drinking beer from my own brewery and eating food from my own farm. Prepared by my own chef."

For more than a decade, the presenter has shared a supportive message on A-level results day that even if you did not get your desired grades, it is not the end of the world.

Clarkson was expelled from Repton School in Derbyshire for "drinking, smoking and generally making a nuisance of himself," and left with one C and two U grades for his A-levels.

But things have been going just a little better since then, as, after a stint in local journalism, he began a career as a motoring reporter and got his most famous role fronting Top Gear in 1988.

These days, he hosts Clarkson's Farm and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? while making the odd appearance on his old show The Grand Tour.

With A-level results day set to fall this Thursday, Clarkson's annual tweet is imminent. Here are all of his thoughts about failing his A-levels since 2014.

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10th June 2026 Jeremy  Clarkson, Charlie Ireland and Kaled Cooper  filming for the Amazon prime series Clarksons farm at the Cereals event held at Diddly Squat Farm, Chipping Norton, West Oxfordshire, England
Clarkson with co-stars Charlie Ireland and Kaleb Cooper. Picture: Alamy

All of Jeremy Clarkson's A-level results day tweets

2014

For his first entry, Clarkson tweeted: "If your A-level results aren't joyous take comfort from the fact I got a C and two Us. And I have a Mercedes Benz."

2015

"If your A level results aren't great, be cheered by the fact that I got a C and two Us. And I'm currently sitting in a villa in St Tropez," said Clarkson for his second A-level tweet.

JEREMY CLARKSON PRESENTER AND A NEW PORSCHE AT GOODWOOD
Having poor A-levels hasn't stopped Clarkson living his dream life. Picture: Alamy

2016

Clarkson tweeted in 2016: "If your A level results are disappointing, don't worry. I got a C and two Us, and I'm currently on a superyacht in the Med."

2017

"If you didn't get the right A level results, don't worry. I got a C and 2 Us, and my chef is preparing truffles for breakfast," Clarkson tweeted. He later clarified that they were grated onto his egg.

2018

A slightly less braggy tweet came in 2018: "Don’t worry if your A level grades aren’t any good. I got a C and 2 Us. And I’m sitting here deciding which of my Range Rovers to use today."

2019

Jeremy Clarkson's tweet from 2019
Jeremy Clarkson's tweet from 2019. Picture: Twitter

Jeremy Clarkson said in 2019 that he had rented a house for the summer.

2020

The pandemic may only have restricted Clarkson's exploits in 2020 to expanding his Cotswolds empire. "Don’t worry, I got a C and 2 Us and I’m currently building a large house with far reaching views of the Cotswolds," he tweeted.

2021

"I’ve ended up happy, with loads of friends and a Bentley," he said in 2021.

2022

Clarkson tweeted in 2022:

Clarkson tweeted about his boat in 2022
Clarkson tweeted about his boat in 2022. Picture: Twitter

2023

In 2023, Clarkson tweeted: "It’s not the end of the world if your A level results aren’t what you’d hoped for. I got a C and 2 Us and here I am today with my own brewery."

2024

It was a similar theme for 2024, with Clarkson tweeting: "Don’t worry if your A-level results aren’t what you were hoping for. I got a C and two Us, and here I am, 46 years later, with my own pub."

2025

And last year, Clarkson told followers: "If your A level results are disappointing, don’t worry. I got a C and two Us and here I am today, installing lights for a helicopter landing pad in my garden."

2026

For his 2026 entry, Clarkson tweeted: "Don’t worry if your A level results are a bit disappointing. I got a C and two Us. And this evening I shall sit in my agreeable garden, drinking beer from my own brewery and eating food from my own farm. Prepared by my own chef."