St Columba’s College in St Albans is incredibly proud of its students’ GCSE results this year, successfully building on its A Level results last week.
The school said: “We are delighted to announce another set of excellent GCSE results. This stellar academic performance builds on last week’s exceptional A Level results, where 71.1 per cent of entries were graded at A*-A.”
A total of 16.4 per cent of all GCSE entries achieved the highest grade of 9, and nearly 40 per cent of this cohort gained at least one grade 9. Moreover, 55 per cent of all entries were rated at the top grades of 9-7.
As in 2024, two-thirds of the year group gained between seven and 11 GCSE grades at 9-6. This comes in a year in which the college celebrates a rating of ‘Outstanding’ in all categories of the Catholic Schools Inspectorate Report. GCSE Religious Studies, receives a special mention with 28 per cent of the year group achieving a grade 9.
The school added said: “Our best overall performers this year were Easa and Louis, who each achieved a perfect score of 11 grade 9s. Further acclaim must also go to Kieran, with 10 grade 9s and one grade 8, and Joseph, with nine grade 9s and two grade 8s.
“All our students have worked extremely hard and applied themselves with determination and integrity to reach their individual potential. Their results could not have been achieved, however, without the unstinting support of their teachers; our enthusiastic staff have worked tirelessly and cultivated strong relationships to give the students the confidence to thrive in their endeavours.
“At St Columba’s, we are committed to educational growth and innovation; lessons combine the best of traditional teaching methods with the use of digital devices and this has, once again, generated impressive results.
“We are extremely proud of all our learners and anticipate great achievements ahead as many of them continue their studies in our flourishing Sixth Form.”
Statistics to celebrate:
- 39 per cent achieved at least one grade 9
- 70 per cent achieved at least one grade 8
- 87 per cent achieved at least one grade 7
Headteacher Mr Karl Guest said: “I am immensely proud of our GCSE students, whose outstanding results build on last week’s exceptional A Level achievements. What makes this success all the more remarkable is that this cohort began their secondary education during the challenges of the COVID pandemic.
“Their resilience, determination and commitment to learning have shone through and today’s results are a testament to their hard work, the dedication of their teachers and the support of their families.
“We look forward to seeing so many of them continue their Columban journey into our Sixth Form, where they will undoubtedly go on to achieve even greater things.”
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