City of London School, sixth form 2026: 42% at A* or equivalent

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42%

A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams · Comparable figure · A levels only this year; the school’s own figure is used

City of London’s 2026 results page gives 42% at A*, while its ISC return gives 40.9%. We show the school’s published 42% but do not compare it until the difference is explained.

The school’s figure: 42%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A level: 42

This year’s exams: A levels only.

We know because the school says so.

The comparison, the school’s headline and the original grades
Grade band	Comparable figure (our calculation)	The school’s figure (as the school published it)	Original grades
A*–A or equivalent, all sixth-form exams	83% Left out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation.	The same: it is the school’s own figure	A level: A*–A 83%
A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams	42% Left out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation.	The same: it is the school’s own figure	A level: A* 42%
A*–B or equivalent, all sixth-form exams	94%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	A level: A*–B 94%

How the figure is calculated

The number of entries at or above the band, across every exam system, divided by all the entries. We never average two percentages.

A*–A or equiv.: A level A*–A 83%, as printed
A* or equiv.: A level A* 42%, as printed
A*–B or equiv.: A level A*–B 94%, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A level: City of London School, A level 2026: 42% of entries graded A*

Cite this figure

City of London School, 2026, A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams: 42% (comparable figure, our calculation; A level A* 42%, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: new:city-of-london:2026:a-level:published. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:city-of-london:2026:sixth-form/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:city-of-london:2026:sixth-form. Quote it if you report a problem.

As recorded

The record’s own wording, where this page puts it in plainer words.

A*–A or equiv.: basis: A level only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
A*–A or equiv.: note: A level: the school’s 2026 ISC return counts 213 A*, 211 A and 66 B of 521 entries (40.9%, 81.4%, 94.0%), against the 42% and 83% on the school’s results page used here. The difference is not settled.
A*–A or equiv.: reason codes: source disagreement
A*–A or equiv.: precision: 0 decimal places, as printed
A* or equiv.: basis: A level only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
A* or equiv.: note: A level: the school’s 2026 ISC return counts 213 A*, 211 A and 66 B of 521 entries (40.9%, 81.4%, 94.0%), against the 42% and 83% on the school’s results page used here. The difference is not settled.
A* or equiv.: reason codes: source disagreement
A* or equiv.: precision: 0 decimal places, as printed
A*–B or equiv.: basis: A level only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
A*–B or equiv.: precision: 0 decimal places, as printed
A level: entries: unknown (no entry count printed)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A level: 2 school or ISC records (e.g. new:city-of-london:2026:a-level-including-applied-international:isc-return)
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: exam results page, “42% of our pupils results were an A* at A-Level in 2026” (https://www.cityoflondonschool.org.uk/school-life/academic/exam-results/)
Which exams were sat: evidence: Pre-U withdrawn: last examination June 2023, resit June 2024 (https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/news/news-details/view/cambridge-international-announces-withdrawal-of-cambridge-pre-u-20191108/)
Which exams were sat: note: The school’s own 2026 results name A level and no other qualification, and no Pre-U could be sat in 2026: Cambridge’s last Pre-U examination was in June 2023, with a resit in June 2024. TSR holds no IB entry for the school in any year.

Source references

NEW_334EBEC3A093 · City of London School: examination results

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:84d81a02e30c7763aa07639cff08f91617c164899c315e8c0f903dcfcf5da729
Qualification mix: A level (school-statement)

City of London School: exam results · How comparable figures work