Laura Figge, Sarah Aitchison and Holly Meadows

THERE are smiles all round at Sherrardswood School today (Thursday) after another excellent set of GCSE results.

The independent school in Welwyn achieved an A*-C grade pass rate of 97 per cent.

That included 17.5 per cent of grades being A* and 24 per cent A – a record, exams officer David Johns said.

Mr Johns added: “We’ve got a record number of A and A* grades this year, and we’re very pleased.

It’s not the 100 per cent pass rate we’ve had in other years, but it’s the best overall results we’ve had.”