St Columba’s College in St Albans is pleased to announce that its headline figures for GCSE are on a par to last year’s, despite announcements from Ofqual that results were likely to be volatile and that schools should expect some variations from previous years.

A spokeswoman for the school congratulated pupils for their successful results, including the following boys who achieved at least six A* grades: Philip Ball, Sam Murphy, Arman Jena, Ben Moore and Jonathan Butler-Caddle.