Hundreds of north London college students yesterday (August 25) found out their GCSE results.

More than 530 students took exams in English and around 430 in maths at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL), with many resitting exams to improve the grades they got at school.

Of those who opened the envelopes, 39 per cent got A* to C grades in maths and 22 per cent in English, with 7 per cent getting A or better. 

Mother-of-two Marta Srama, 33, got a maths A*. She said: “I am over the moon. I did not expect this grade. I was very nervous since and did not sleep much last night, but now I’m very happy.

“I have two children and will be showing them my grade, and will tell them when they take their GCSEs in a few years, ‘If mum can do it, they can’.”

Jennifer Stacey, 30, got an A in English and a C in maths, the final qualifications she needed to earn a place at London South Bank University to study for a postgraduate diploma in Adult Nursing.

She said: “I am absolutely ecstatic. This was the second time I’d taken my maths since school, and I am thrilled to have got a C.

“My tutors were brilliant and my peers in the class were so supportive. It’s a really good feeling.”

At St Ignatius College, 75 per cent of students achieved A* to C in English and Maths.

Mary O’Keeffe, college head teacher from September 2016, said “The school is going from strength to strength and I look forward to working with parents, students and staff to build on this outstanding foundation.”