With a 100% A Level pass rate for the seventh year in a row and a record 85% of this year's passes at grades A or B, the Principal of Berkhamsted School, Mark Steed, is justifiably proud of his pupils and their teachers. Almost a third of the 155 pupils achieved three or more A grades.

"This is a tremendous result for Berkhamsted School and one which offers further evidence to support our belief that excellent academic results do not have to be won at the expense of the wider attributes of a good education.

"The pupils who have achieved these results contributed energetically to the life of the School, in sport, in cultural and adventurous activities and in service to the community. They will go on to enhance the very good universities to which the vast majority of them can now progress."

The Principal added: "At Berkhamsted we offer 25 A Level subjects and it is pleasing that our pupils achieved top grades across the board in both the traditional and ‘new' subjects."

A Level Results 2009:

Percentage of the 155 pupils passing three A Levels - 100%

Overall pass rate (A to B) - 85%

Overall pass rate (A to C) - 96%

Percentage of results at A grades - 52%

Berkhamsted School's brightest pupils have performed particularly well in the demanding Advanced Extension Awards, where five Distinctions and four Merits were awarded. Such impressive results have secured these students their places at top universities including Oxford and Cambridge.

The following pupils achieved notable results:

Philip Edmondson-Jones of Dunstable excelled with five A grades and in the Advanced Extension Awards achieved a Distinction in Economics.

Eight pupils - Lucy Andrew, Emma Bailey, Melissa Billington, Zara Fountaine, Kai Si Kwok, Christopher Lazenbatt, Richard Oldroyd and Peter Robinson - achieved four A grades. In addition, in the Advanced Extension Awards, Emma Bailey achieved an English Merit, Melissa Billington a History Distinction, and Christopher Lazenbatt a Biology Merit.

A record 38 pupils achieved three A grades - James Berg, Sophie Black, Holly Bretts, Amy Carswell, Alex Carter, Toby Cunliffe, Stephanie Dobbs, Ziruo Dong, Emily Drake, Philippa Eaves, Louise Goode, Victoria Gordon, Rachel Hocking, Bradley James, Andrew Joyce, Alexander Kaye, Rozanna Kokuti, Ying Wing Kwok, Chun Yin Lau, Helena Lee, Boris Leong, Hannah Maguire, Sophie Marsden, Amy Martin, Lydia Mok, Olivia Palmer, Jonathan Peppiatt, Simon Peters, Janet Pong, Ellen Reevey, Heather Rimington, Natalie Sawyer, Robert Tilley, Arianne Townsend, Rebecca Walker, William Wise, Cameron Worboys and Ka Yan Yip. Former Head Girl Caroline Purse achieved two Distinctions in English and History in the Advanced Extension Awards and Heather Rimington attained a Distinction in English, while Sophie Black and Amy Martin achieved Merits in English and Economics respectively.

In the AS Level exams, Charles Richardson achieved straight As in five subjects, with full marks across all modules in Maths, History and General Studies.

Philip Edmondson-Jones

Caroline Purse

Charles Richardson