13 Aug 2026
Katherine Warington School in Harpenden is celebrating fantastic results from their first ever KS5 cohort.
Headteacher David Martin said: “We are extremely proud of our students accomplishments and their resilience, dedication and commitment. This set of results is a true testament to the strong foundations we have built as a new school community.
“The outstanding achievements across a wide range of subjects demonstrates not only the academic potential of our students but also the incredible support provided by our dedicated staff and supportive families.
“Alongside our amazing A-level outcomes, our BTEC/CTECH students also achieved phenomenal results, further highlighting the breadth of success in our academic Sixth Form.”
The vast majority of students have secured places at their first-choice universities. Alongside degree courses, many have also gained places on highly competitive apprenticeship schemes with companies such as Raytheon (Finance) and Visa (Chartered Manager).
Individual successes include Ben, who achieved 4 A* Grades and secured a highly competitive place to study general engineering at the University of Durham, and Becky, who achieved an outstanding set of results and has accepted her offer to study philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) at the University of Oxford.
Mr Martin added: “The students have been a fabulous year group who have contributed so much to KWS over their time here. They have achieved truly exceptional results. We are proud of each and every one of them and wish them all the very best in their future endeavours.”
The head of Sixth Form, Chris Laing, echoed Mr Martin’s congratulations and said: ” I am incredibly proud of our students. This is a very special moment for the whole school community. To see our first cohort of students in KWSixth achieve these results is hugely rewarding. These students have set a fantastic standard for those who will follow. Congratulations to all and we are excited to see where their next steps take them.”
