TEENAGERS from two St Albans schools were seen proudly waving their GCSE results in the air this morning after learning the outcome of three years of hard work.

Herts Advertiser: Jack Jennings, George Barnett, Kieran Zielinski, Ben Holmes, Greg O’Donovan, Robert Redshaw, Saifur Rahman, Jon Ricketts and Daniel Fox who collectively achieved 57 A*sJack Jennings, George Barnett, Kieran Zielinski, Ben Holmes, Greg O’Donovan, Robert Redshaw, Saifur Rahman, Jon Ricketts and Daniel Fox who collectively achieved 57 A*s (Image: Archant)

Headmaster at Verulam school, Paul Ramsey, said he was delighted to see the boys buck the national trend, adding: “It is testament to the hard work of our boys and staff that the percentage of A/A*grades achieved rose, whilst nationally there was a significant decline.”

While Marlborough School applauded their students’ “terrific” results and said they were looking forward to welcoming back many pupils to sixth form in September.