And overall results in H&F well above London average

Lady Margaret School achieved the best A Level results in Hammersmith and Fulham with a 99.2% pass rate, closely followed by London Oratory at 99%.

Hammersmith's William Morris came a close third with 98.9%.

Across the borough, this year's overall A Level and AS Level results are well above the national average, with 99% of students passing with A*-E grades, compared with the national average of 97.6%.

The percentage gaining A* - C was 78.3% , 2.9 points above the national average of 75.4%.

And high achieving students winning the Bs, As and the new A* grade, introduced for the first time this year, were also better than average with 54.8% getting the top grades – 2.6% above the figure nationally.

This year’s results were however slightly down on 2009’s figures, which stood at 99.8 per cent – an all-time high in what proved to be an exceptional year for A Levels in the borough.

Figures for AS Levels were also better than the national picture of 88.2% with H&F students achieving a 91.5% pass rate at A-E.

Cllr Helen Binmore, H&F cabinet member for children’s services, said: " This year’s results are excellent and all students, staff at our sixth forms and parents should be very proud of their achievements. "

August 23, 2010