The school’s top line shows 87% of grades marked A* or A, with 55% at A* alone. 

In total 196 pupils gained 767 qualifications: four A Levels per pupil on average. 

Individually, 91 pupils achieved at least 3x A*; 45 at least 4x A*; three pupils a lofty 5x A* grades. 

Pupils achieved their grades in 23 subjects — from the biggest (maths with 156 candidates, and an additional 88 doing further maths), to the smallest — Japanese, with just one. 

A quarter of subjects were modern languages (add the ancient ones and that rises to a third). 

So where, and what next? 

In the UK, Westminsters will go to 17 Russell Group universities, the top ten being: Oxford 48; Cambridge 24; Imperial 22; Durham 17; UCL 15; KCL 8; Edinburgh 6; Warwick 6; LSE 5; Bristol 5 

Across the Pond, they will head to all eight Ivy League schools: Columbia 4; Yale 4; Harvard 3; Brown 2; Cornell 2; Dartmouth 2; Princeton 1; UPenn 1 — as well as to UChicago 6; Stanford 2; Berkeley 1; Caltech 1. 

In higher education they will study a huge diversity of subjects in the humanities (history, English, classics), social sciences (PPE, economics, law), in engineering (mechanical, chemical, robotic), in life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and computing. Eight will study medicine. 

Head Master, Dr Gary Savage: “The data coming from A Level results day is always interesting. What today’s fantastic results tell me is that the stability of our top grades from year-to-year proves our teaching staff are consistently superb, and that our pupils thrive studying four A Levels instead of the traditional three. 

“These results  also remind us that Westminster can foster a diversity of interests and talents, and that what we see in these remarkable young women and men is also very clear to others — witness the prestigious universities around the world where they win places.   

“Of course, each pupil has his or her own story and each will have their own dreams and journey ahead. I am proud of them all, as well as all our teachers and staff in administrative and support roles. I am also very grateful to all the parents who believe in a Westminster education and lend us so much valuable support. It truly is a team effort.”