Academic life
Exam results
A-level summary
In 2020:
- 45% of pupils earned Grades A-A* (2019 29%)
- Our pass rate improved to 100%
- 76% of Grades awarded were A*-B (2019 – 59%)
- 50% of Extended Project Qualifications were awarded Grades A or A*
- All Upper Sixth pupils seeking to go to university in October 2020 gained places; over half at Russell Group or Times Top 35 universities.
| A-level results | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Overall pass rate | 99% | 96% | 98% | 97% | 99% | 100% |
| % A* to B Grades | 66% | 57% | 54% | 44% | 59% | 76% |
| Overall Grade distribution | A*/A 36% B 30% C 20% D 8% E 5% U 1% |
A*/A 34% B 23% C 22% D 10% E 7% U 4% |
A*/A 21% B 33% C 23% D 14% E 7% U 2% |
A*/A 22% B 22% C 25% D 13% E 14% U 4% |
A*/A 29% B 30% C 25% D 9% E 6% U 1% |
A*/A 45% B 31% C 16% D 6% E 1% U 0% |
GCSE summary
“I’m so pleased with what I got. I put in a lot of effort and it paid off, I’m really excited to be joining the Sixth Form”.
Frankie Shepley, Lower Sixth
In 2020:
- 45% of pupils earned Grades of 7 to 9 (A or A*)
- 87% of pupils earned Grades of 5 to 9 (A*-B)
- The overall pass rate (Grades 4-9) increased to 98%
- Very strong performances for pupils identified as underachieving and receiving interventions
| GCSE results | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| A*-A or 7 – 9 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 44 | 36 | 45 |
| A*-B or 5 – 9 | 68 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 76 | 57 | 87 |
| A*-C or 4 – 9 | 90 | 83 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 98 |
| A*-E or 1 – 9 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 |