THE Knights Templar School in Baldock is celebrating “the best results in the school’s history”.

The percentage of pupils achieving five or more A* to C grades is 80 per cent - a three per cent increase on last year.

Headteacher Andrew Pickering said: “We are absolutely delighted. It’s a brilliant set of results - the best results in the school’s history.

“The staff have worked so hard and a lot of effort has gone into securing such an excellent set of results.”

Those achieving five of more A* to C grades, including English and maths, is 74 per cent.

The highest achiever was Christian Jones with 10 A*s and three As, closely followed by Chris Martin with nine A*s and three As.

Three students achieved eight A*s and two As - Dominic Ayre, Andrew Wild and Andrew Young - and Charlie Chalkley secured eight A*s and one A.