Lotte Gleeson battled mental health demons to gain place at Oxford Credit: Lotte Gleeson/Facebook
A teenager who battled years of chronic mental health problems that left her virtually housebound has conquered her demons to win a place at Oxford.
Straight-A student Lotte Gleeson, from Pendle in Lancashire, spent months dealing with anxiety that made studying and socialising difficult.
But after enrolling at Nelson and Colne College, the 18-year-old said she was able to develop coping techniques which have seen her pass her final exams with flying colours.
She said:
Miss Gleeson will head to Oxford next month to study physics after getting A* in maths, further maths and chemistry, and an A in physics.
And she is determined to spread the message that mental health problems should not hold students back.
