Research edition · Comparison · City of London · MCS Oxford
How do City of London and MCS Oxford compare on A*–A or equivalent, all sixth-form exams?
Comparison · A*–A or equivalent, all sixth-form exams · 2022, 2025. Edition of 28 Sep 2026.
The answer · Too few shared years to call
We can compare City of London and MCS Oxford on this measure in only two years: 2022 (City of London 89.5%, MCS Oxford 88.7%) and 2025 (City of London 75%, MCS Oxford 81%). Two years can’t show a pattern.
The figures
Not charted: fewer than 3 comparable years for any of these schools, too few to draw a line. The figures: City of London (2022: 89.5%; 2025: 75%); MCS Oxford (2022: 88.7%; 2025: 81%).
| Year | City of London (%) | MCS Oxford (%) | Gap (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 89.45 | 88.66 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 75 | 81 | −6 |
Figures to two decimal places at most. A figure known only within the school’s rounding is shown as a range, never as its lower end.
Read this with the answer
- Comparable figure: TSR’s calculation across every A-level, Pre-U principal-subject and IB Higher Level entry, weighted by entries. Cambridge aligns Pre-U D3 with A and UCAS scores IB 6 like an A.
- Published results describe different groups of pupils, chosen in different ways. They can’t show the effect of attending a school, or what one pupil would achieve.
- Only the years both schools can be compared on are used: 2022 and 2025. A missing or excluded year is not a zero result.
- Fewer than five shared years, which is too few for the period check: it needs five.
- These figures carry the record’s existing source checks, which are kept apart from background links. This edition didn’t reopen every original publication.
- Counting A-level A*–A, Pre-U D1–D3 and IB Higher Level 7–6 together is our stated convention, weighted by entries. They are not the same examinations, and entries are not pupils.
- Historical results: the latest shared year is 2025. They can’t show 2026 results.
0 of the 4 recorded figures behind this comparison have an exact source check for that field and year; 4 are recorded or calculated figures with their support set out in Record details. This is not a fresh check of every source.
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City of London · 2022 · Comparable sixth-form figures · 2022
Our comparable figure, calculated from the school’s published grades; its page lists each qualification it combines and the records behind them.
MCS Oxford · 2022 · Comparable sixth-form figures · 2022
Our comparable figure, calculated from the school’s published grades; its page lists each qualification it combines and the records behind them.
City of London · 2025 · Comparable sixth-form figures · 2025
Our comparable figure, calculated from the school’s published grades; its page lists each qualification it combines and the records behind them.
MCS Oxford · 2025 · Comparable sixth-form figures · 2025
Our comparable figure, calculated from the school’s published grades; its page lists each qualification it combines and the records behind them.