STANMORE college students are celebrating a spread of A-Level passes today after only one student failed one subject.

Jacqui Mace, the principal, praised teachers and students for the 99.8 per cent pass rate and said there was a “good bunch” of As and Bs, with few Es.

She said: “We are very pleased with the results this year. We always get at least 90 per cent of our students getting places and we are confident that it will be the same this year.

“The students are getting the grades they need, on the whole, and as long as they get the grades the university has to offer them a place.”

Mohamed Yusuf got As in maths, biology, chemistry and physics along with a B in accounting and wants to do medicine at Imperial College London, but has not yet applied.

He said: “I did very well, I feel extremely good. I was kind of expecting to do well but it still comes as a shock. I told my parents and they were very happy.

“It's very satisfying. It was a month of solid work and then a little bit of work over the rest of the year. For the rest of the day I'm just going to have a good time.”

Ismahan Ibrahim, 18, got As in psychology, law and sociology and has already been offered a place on a law degree at Queen Mary.

She said: “I feel fantastic, really good – I can't believe it. I had to read them a million times just to believe.

“My parents know I got into university but they don't know what I got yet so that will be a nice surprise.”

Colleges in Harrow are competing with a spread of new sixth forms established at high schools across the borough.

Mrs Mace said: “We are very experienced at this. We've been doing this year after year so we are able to offer the right advice to the students.

“We've got a whole team who are able to give our students the best advice. We are very happy that students have more choice of institution but obviously we do feel that we are specialists at post 16 education and we think our results demonstrate that.

“Teachers only teach A-Level. Our vocational results are excellent. We have specialists in their fields and many worked in their field before they became teachers.”