Students at Knights Templar School, in Baldock, have achieved a staggering 99 per cent pass rate in their GCSE exams.

Out of all the exams taken, including english and maths, 72 per cent were graded A* to C.

The percentage of pupils who got five A* to C was 77 per cent, with one pupil, Joshua Maynard, earning 14 GCSEs, all graded either A or A*.

Andrew Pickering, head teacher, said: “This is an excellent set of results and I am really pleased.”