Sixth-form students at Letchworth’s St Christopher School are celebrating with their families and teachers today after achieving very strong A-level results.

The Comet: Students at Letchworth's St Christopher School celebrate receiving their A-level results. Picture: St Christopher SchoolStudents at Letchworth's St Christopher School celebrate receiving their A-level results. Picture: St Christopher School (Image: Archant)

Students cemented places at a host of top universities including Oxford, Cambridge, UCL and Imperial College London – with 97 per cent of grades at A* to E, 76 per cent at A* to C, 58 per cent at A* to B, and 35 per cent of all A-levels graded at A* and A.

The Comet: Students at Letchworth's St Christopher School celebrate receiving their A-level results. Picture: St Christopher SchoolStudents at Letchworth's St Christopher School celebrate receiving their A-level results. Picture: St Christopher School (Image: Archant)

Headteacher Richard Palmer said: “We are extremely proud of our pupils and their teachers who have overcome a challenging landscape and ever moving goalposts to achieve an excellent set of results.

The Comet: Students at Letchworth's St Christopher School celebrate receiving their A-level results. Picture: St Christopher SchoolStudents at Letchworth's St Christopher School celebrate receiving their A-level results. Picture: St Christopher School (Image: Archant)

“It’s pleasing to see success despite this backdrop of national uncertainty – and we are just as proud of those students who have achieved four A*s and are heading to Cambridge as we are of those who have achieved two Cs and have assured a placed on their chosen vocational course.”

The Comet: Students at Letchworth's St Christopher School celebrate receiving their A-level results. Picture: St Christopher SchoolStudents at Letchworth's St Christopher School celebrate receiving their A-level results. Picture: St Christopher School (Image: Archant)

Mr Palmer continued: “St Chris has a strong tradition of celebrating students as individuals, and a St Chris education is about so much more than just academic achievement.

The Comet: Students at Letchworth's St Christopher School celebrate receiving their A-level results. Picture: St Christopher SchoolStudents at Letchworth's St Christopher School celebrate receiving their A-level results. Picture: St Christopher School (Image: Archant)

“I am confident that this year’s leavers are well-rounded and resourceful, have a strong social conscience and moral courage, and that they leave the school with the skills and confidence to thrive in the modern world.”