Live: GCSE results in Dacorum

Rudolf Steiner School in Kings Langley has seen 42 per cent of students achieve A* - A grades, 64 per cent A* - B grades and 85 per cent A*-C grades (including Maths Grades 9-4).

Lara Dunn (pictured left) achieved four A*, two As and a 7 in maths.

She said: “I expected good results because of all the hard work I put in, but not this good, I’m over joyed!”

Keona Donn (pictured central) achieved four A*, two As and a 9 in maths

She said: “When I opened my results, I burst into tears - of joy! The school has helped a lot. I really feel respected by the teachers. They celebrate our achievements, even when they aren’t so good and that frees us up to do our best."

Bea Brownlee (pictured right) achieved five A*, two As and a 9 in maths

She said: “I felt very prepared but I am surprised and very pleased! Now I’ll be able to do all the A levels I want”.

Astley Cooper School is celebrating its best GSCE examination results for the third consecutive year.

A number of parents joined their children at the school as the envelopes with the GCSE results were opened.

Martina Scibetta, who achieved top grades in all her subjects, including A*s in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and History, was accompanied by her father Joseph.

He said: "I don’t think Martina would have achieved what she has without the support and encouragement from the staff.

"I’m extremely pleased with the community spirit at Astley Cooper. Martina came here from an all girls’ school in London where she was not expected to do so well and now she is staying on to do A levels in Biology, Chemistry and History."

Among the students collecting their results today was Berkhamsted School pupil Joe Beadle, who achieved 12A* grades, an A grade in Additional Maths and an A in AS Level Creative Writing.

In addition to his stellar academic achievements, Joe’s musical accomplishments are astonishing: he achieved the Licentiate of Trinity College London (LTCL) diploma earlier in the year (recognised by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority as the equivalent of an honours degree) and plays the piano for the National Youth Orchestra.

After collecting his results today, he was preparing to go on tour to France with the NYO, following appearances with the orchestra at the BBC Proms earlier in the summer. Joe plans to study French, Spanish, English Literature and Maths at Berkhamsted Sixth in September.

Longdean School students are celebrating some great results this year with many securing the highest grades and all students securing the grades needed to continue their education or employment journey.

Headteacher Graham Cunningham said: "I am delighted that the hard work of the students, staff and parents has resulted in the great results seen today. It is fantastic to share this success with the students and to wish them the best for the next stage in their education."

Principal Stefan Anderson, from Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, said: "I am thrilled at these GCSE results, the class of 2017 have done extremely well and I am so proud of their achievements.

“The students have worked extremely hard with the constant support of the outstanding teachers at Tring Park, who have helped the pupils to achieve these fantastic results. Our Biology, English and Drama departments will be very proud of their students who are celebrating one of their highest A* percentages.

“As the school is non-selective academically, this is a real accomplishment for our students, who have achieved these excellent results while managing a dual curriculum with the Performing Arts.”

Berkhamsted School students are celebrating outstanding GCSE results with 38.4 per cent of subjects passed at A* grade and over 90 per cent of grades at A*-B.

142 out of 179 pupils (79.3 per cent) achieved results that included at least one A* grade. In fact, Berkhamsted Girls recorded more than 80 per cent A*s and As for the first time.

Eleven pupils earned a full house of 10 or more A*s.

Abbot's Hill secured a 100 per cent pass rate with 98.48 per cent of grades at A*-C or 9-4, compared with the national average of 66.3 per cent.

• 100 per cent of Abbot’s Hill pupils passed at least five subjects at grade C (4) or above including Maths and English Language.

• 94.4 per cent of all the reformed GCSE grades were at or above the ‘strong pass’ threshold of grade 5 that the government has said is a benchmark in line with the expectations of top performing education systems around the world. Nationally, this figure was 50.1 per cent.

• 52.18 per cent of all grades at Abbot’s Hill were at A*-A or 9-7, significantly above the national average of 20 per cent.

• 17 girls, around a third of the year group, were awarded 7 or more of the top GCSE grades – A*/A or 7/8/9.

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is 'thrilled' with its latest results from Year 11 students.

Across the 18 subjects offered at GCSE and IGCSE, the school’s A* percentage has risen to 18.6 per cent with its A*/A percentage increased to 42.6 per cent.

Many Tring Park students performed exceptionally, most notably: Olivia Foskett, who achieved eight A* and an 8 in Maths; Emily Robins secured eight A*, one A and an 8 in Maths; Samuel Doyle got six A*, one A and a 7 in Maths; Micaela Infante received two A*, five A and an 8 in Maths; Julia Lazarus secured five A* and three A; Mia Rose received five A*, three A and an 8 in Maths; and Hannah Pearce got three A* and five A.

Well done to them all!

Henry Kergon, Ben Crossley-Smith, Josh Rayner, Maya Frost, Ruby Clifford, Freya Holdroyd and Alice Hunt picked up their results today. We hope you got what you wanted!

Strong GIF game from the school's maths department...

Interestingly, students can pick up their results at the school until 12.30pm. Now we all liked a lie-in as a teenager, but we wonder if any could actually wait until the afternoon to pick up their results?!

Well done to all staff and students at the school. We're looking forward to hearing more about some of the excellent results.

This looks like a very happy student indeed from the Berkhamsted based school!