SIR John Lawes School has been celebrating some of their best ever individual GCSE grades this week. Among the many success stories at the Harpenden school, 21 students achieved straight A*s and A grades in their results. Many of the students with top gra

SIR John Lawes School has been celebrating some of their best ever individual GCSE grades this week.

Among the many success stories at the Harpenden school, 21 students achieved straight A*s and A grades in their results.

Many of the students with top grades had also passed additional AS exams last week as part of the school's fast-track programme.

Mark Roe, head of Year 11, said: "Students of all abilities have done even better than expected. This has been a fantastic group of young people to work with and they really deserve these great results.