A TEENAGER who was left fighting for his life after falling from a derelict school building has picked up his GCSE results.
Kieron Simpson was playing with friends when he fell from the roof of the old Habergham High School off Kiddrow Lane in June 2016.
The Shuttleworth College pupil was playing
'tracking' - which is like tig - with friends at the disused site one evening when he fell 20ft.
He was rushed to Manchester Children’s Hospital and his parents were told to prepare for the worst as he suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs, three cracked vertebrae, a hole in his lung and a shattered kidney.
But the 16-year-old made a miraculous recovery over the summer holidays and managed to catch up with school work he missed.
Apart from a slight deafness, he has fully recovered and returned to the Padiham school where he secured eight GCSEs including a Grade 7 - the equivalent to an A in Maths.
Another Shuttleworth student, Nick Bond has struggled with ADHD, but excelled after securing seven GCSEs.
He said: "I have done much better than I expected.
"I got a number of Bs including Religious Education and I thought I had struggled in that."
He admitted, due to his battle to concentrate and remember things, the exams were tough but is hoping to go onto Burnley College to do games design.
"I struggled in history and RE just due to my memory as I can’t remember things I have learnt previously, I just forget so easily," he said.
“The exams were stressful and I was so tired but I did ok in some subjects which is the main thing.
“I know I am not normal but who wants to be normal?"
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