Yesterday (Thursday 20 August), Camden students celebrated receiving their GCSE results.

Provisional results show that that 73.7% of Camden schools’ GCSE exam entries in 2026 were awarded grade 4 or above, higher than this year’s national average of 67%. 7.2% of GCSE exam entries by Camden schools gained the top grade 9 this year, which was also above the 2026 national average of 5%, with 29% of Camden schools’ GCSE exam entries at grade 7 or above, compared to the national average of 21.8%.

The percentage of Camden Year 11 students achieving a ‘strong pass’ in GCSE English and maths – grade 5 or above in both subjects - increased to 49%, and the percentage of Camden GCSE students achieving a ‘standard pass’ in English and maths – grade 4 and above in both - also increased to 65%.

Camden’s overall results, which are all above last year’s figures, reflect the commitment of students, the support of their families, and the tireless efforts of teachers and school staff.

Schools across the borough have shared stories of individual success, with many students achieving top grades and securing places at sixth forms and colleges to pursue A-levels, vocational qualifications, or apprenticeships.

At Maria Fidelis Catholic School, Headteacher Mark Anthony (pictured above, with students) was delighted that the school achieved their best set of results since 2017, with many Year 11s having attended extra after-school and weekend classes put on by Maria Fidelis staff to support students in their exam year.

Mr Anthony said: “Almost all our Year 11s took advantage of the additional after-school and weekend classes, which started at the beginning of the year. This has contributed to our GCSEs success this year, with the best results since 2017. It’s lovely to see so many students coming into school smiling and happy. It has been a great team effort from the students, parents, teachers, support staff and premises staff.”

Among the top performing GCSE students at Maria Fidelis, were Malaika Bunga-Vila and Siam Ahmed. Siam received the top grade 9 in all 10 of his GCSEs, while Malaika got a string of grade 9s and 8s.

Fellow Maria Fidelis GCSE students, Keira Medhaine and Emma-Louise Harris are both staying on in the school’s sixth form. Keira was pleased with two grade 8s in English literature and religious education, as well as a 7 in English language, 6s in double science and a 6 in history. Keira now plans to study Level 3 BTEC in sports science, as well as psychology and sociology A-levels and hopes to study sports science at university. Emma-Louise also now plans to study a mixture of BTECs and A-levels and then go onto to art college to study fashion design. 

• Find out how students at other Camden schools performed and see more photos
• Find advice on next steps, including university, apprenticeships, or emotional wellbeing support, or visit Camden Learning’s Next Steps Post-16 website