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A school-wide result can prompt a useful question, but it rarely finishes the enquiry. Start with the subjects, years or destinations that interest you, then follow the answer back to the original publication. You can bring the studies you need together in a dated briefing.
2,423 historical records · 1992–2026 · 34 studies. The years available differ between questions. Past results do not tell you which subjects a new pupil can take.
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The studies below explain what the results show and what could change the reading. A comparison can reveal a pattern worth asking about, while leaving the larger question of a school’s suitability open. The figures and sources are there to read for yourself.
Does a headline describe the whole sixth form?
A school with an IB or Pre-U route may publish an A-level figure that describes only some of its sixth form. Start by looking at who took which qualifications.
We do not yet have a study combining this school’s sixth-form qualifications. You can still read the results for each qualification in the original records.
Still to confirm now: Which qualifications and pathways will be available for the intended entry year? The subjects and entry information below are a starting point for that conversation. The historical result cannot answer it.
Does the comparison hold across different years?
A comparison needs years in which both schools published figures that count the same thing. Check whether a recent difference also appears earlier, and where missing years limit the view.
Comparison · A-level grades at A* · 2022, 2024–2026
Eton comes out higher than Wellington on the share of A-level entries awarded A* when the available years are compared. The same school comes out higher in every period we checked.
Measure: Share of published A-level entries awarded A* in the named examination year. Years: 2022, 2024–2026.
Read the figures and their limits
A-level grades at A*: Eton and Wellington, each year both can be compared. The gap is Eton minus Wellington, in percentage points.
Year
Eton (%)
Wellington (%)
Gap (points)
2022
55.4
39.2
16.2
2024
38.7
32.7
6
2025
40.2
26.2
14
2026
38.3
26.7
11.6
Keep these limits with the answer
These figures cover A levels alone. IB, Pre-U and combined-qualification results are kept separately. Teacher-assessed results from 2020–21 are left out unless you choose to include them. Where publications disagree and the difference remains unresolved, both figures stay in the source record and neither enters this comparison.
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, 2024, 2025 and 2026. 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.
Historical results: the latest shared year is 2026. 2026 counts only where a figure passes this measure’s usual rules.
8 of the 8 recorded figures behind this comparison have an exact source check for that field and year; 0 are recorded or calculated figures with their support set out in Record details. This is not a fresh check of every source.
With research access, read our interpretation of the differences between the schools, see whether the choice of years changes the answer, and prepare questions for each school. Read the study and its additional analysis.
Still to confirm now: Have the qualifications, subject mix or reporting basis changed since the years shown? The subjects and entry information below are a starting point for that conversation. The historical result cannot answer it.
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Latymer Upper comes out higher than Wellington on the share of A-level entries awarded A* when the available years are compared. The same school comes out higher in every period we checked.
Comparison · A-level grades at A* · 2022, 2024–2026
St Paul’s comes out higher than Wellington on the share of A-level entries awarded A* when the available years are compared. The same school comes out higher in every period we checked.
Comparison · A-level grades at A* · 2022, 2024–2026
St Paul’s comes out higher than Wellington on the share of GCSE and IGCSE entries awarded grade 9 when the available years are compared. The same school comes out higher in every period we checked.
Winchester comes out higher than Wellington on the share of A-level entries awarded A* when the available years are compared. The same school comes out higher in every period we checked.
Comparison · A-level grades at A* · 2022, 2024–2026
There are too few years with comparable figures to judge a pattern in the share of A-level entries awarded A*. You can still see each year’s figures below.
There are too few years with comparable figures to judge a pattern in the share of A-level entries awarded A*. You can still see each year’s figures below.
There are too few years with comparable figures to judge a pattern in the share of GCSE and IGCSE entries awarded grade 9. You can still see each year’s figures below.
There are too few years with comparable figures to judge a pattern in the share of A-level entries awarded A*. You can still see each year’s figures below.
There are too few years with comparable figures to judge a pattern in the share of A-level entries awarded A*. You can still see each year’s figures below.
There are too few years with comparable figures to judge a pattern in the share of GCSE and IGCSE entries awarded grade 9. You can still see each year’s figures below.
A school-wide percentage can conceal quite different results in individual subjects. Look at the grades and the number of entries together: one pupil may account for several subject entries.
The government’s 2025 completion-cohort table gives 28 subjects with entries. The largest group is Mathematics (66 entries). 15 of them have both A* and A counts printed, so an A*–A percentage can be worked out.
Measure: A-level results by subject for the government’s 2025 completion cohort, with the counts as published. Years: 2025.
Read the figures and their limits
A-level subject entries in the government’s 2025 completion-cohort table for Wellington. A percentage is given only where both grade counts are printed.
Subject
Entries
A*
A
A* (%)
A*–A (%)
Mathematics
66
21
23
31.82
66.67
Physics
37
11
11
29.73
59.46
Economics
28
6
6
21.43
42.86
Business Studies:Single
23
5
8
21.74
56.52
Chemistry
23
7
5
30.43
52.17
English Literature
23
3
9
13.04
52.17
Logic / Philosophy
19
0
7
0
36.84
Mathematics (Further)
19
9
7
47.37
84.21
Geography
17
4
6
23.53
58.82
Government and Politics
17
4
1
23.53
29.41
Biology
11
3
4
27.27
63.64
Latin
11
2
4
18.18
54.55
Drama and Theatre Studies
9
3
5
33.33
88.89
History
8
1
4
12.5
62.5
Design and Technology (Engineering)
7
2
3
28.57
71.43
Physical Education / Sports Studies
5
Not printed
Not printed
Not calculated
Not calculated
Ancient History
4
Not printed
Not printed
Not calculated
Not calculated
Art and Design (Fine Art)
4
Not printed
Not printed
Not calculated
Not calculated
Art and Design (Textiles)
4
Not printed
Not printed
Not calculated
Not calculated
Computer Studies / Computing
4
Not printed
Not printed
Not calculated
Not calculated
History of Art
4
Not printed
Not printed
Not calculated
Not calculated
Music
4
Not printed
Not printed
Not calculated
Not calculated
Music Technology
4
Not printed
Not printed
Not calculated
Not calculated
Spanish
4
Not printed
Not printed
Not calculated
Not calculated
Classical Greek
3
Not printed
Not printed
Not calculated
Not calculated
French
3
Not printed
Not printed
Not calculated
Not calculated
Art and Design (Photography)
2
Not printed
Not printed
Not calculated
Not calculated
Dance
1
Not printed
Not printed
Not calculated
Not calculated
Keep these limits with the answer
These are not results-day figures, and the entries are not a count of pupils.
These are the government’s 2025 completion-cohort entries: qualifications completed by that cohort, not necessarily exams sat in 2025. The group can include up to three years of 16–18 study.
Each subject is taken by a different, self-selected group of pupils. Its percentages can’t show teaching quality or what one pupil would achieve.
A grade count that wasn’t printed, or was suppressed, is not treated as zero; without it, no percentage is given.
This is not a list of the subjects offered now. Check current subjects with the school.
No school-wide total, match with other sources or trend across years is drawn from this subject table.
These figures carry the record’s existing source checks, which are kept apart from background links. This edition didn’t reopen every original publication.
The 2025 completion cohort; not the subjects on offer in 2026.
Each row keeps its own source checks. The original government files weren’t reopened for this edition.
With research access, look more closely at the subject groups: how their size affects the percentages, what the grades suggest, and what to ask about the programme offered today. Read the study and its additional analysis.
Still to confirm now: Is the subject offered now, can it fit the intended combination, and what entry conditions apply? The subjects and entry information below are a starting point for that conversation. The historical result cannot answer it.
What does a university destination list actually count?
A list of where leavers went can open up possibilities beyond the headline destinations. Check whose destinations it describes, and keep places taken up separate from applications and offers.
We have not yet published a destination study for this school. You can explore the dated university records in its public history below.
Still to confirm now: Which courses and pathways are available now, and which leavers does a newer published table include? The subjects and entry information below are a starting point for that conversation. The historical result cannot answer it.
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What the historical record contains
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A subject list is only the beginning. You also need to know whether the subjects fit together, what entry conditions apply and how the school day would work. The information below says when each source was checked and which year it concerns. Ask the school to confirm the arrangements for the year your child would join.
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Subjects offered
Art Textiles (A level)
Fine Art (A level)
Photography (A level)
History of Art (A level)
Biology (A level)
Chemistry (A level)
Ancient History (A level)
Greek (A level)
Latin (A level)
Computer Science (A level)
Dance (A level)
Design Engineering (A level)
Product Design (A level)
Drama & Theatre (A level)
Business (A level)
Economics (A level)
English Literature (A level)
Geography (A level)
History (A level)
Mathematics (A level)
Further Mathematics (A level)
Music (A level)
Music Technology (A level)
Philosophy (A level)
Physical Education (A level)
Physics (A level)
Government and Politics (A level)
These A-level courses are linked from the school's official subject-choice site. The list does not guarantee the complete offer for 2027 entry. Language variants and the full IB Higher and Standard Level choices are not covered here.
Checked against a published source · Publication does not state a year · Entry point: 16+ · Source read: 2026-09-30 · Start date not given · End date not given
Most A-level pupils begin with four subjects; some continue three to full A level. IB uses three Higher Level and three Standard Level choices, including Mathematics, English, a language, a science and a humanity.
The school explicitly says that subjects may change in later years.
We have not confirmed the exact option blocks or which combinations fit them.
The school describes two qualification pathways. The subject count shown here concerns the initial A-level programme, rather than the IB diploma.
Checked against a published source · Publication does not state a year · Entry point: 16+ · Source read: 2026-09-30 · Start date not given · End date not given
September 2027 registration is stated closed. The process includes remote cognitive tests, selected interviews and assessment days, school reports and a reference. — 16+ / Year 12 entry
Applicants whose first language is not English are required to complete UKiset. Decisions for September 2027 begin on 1 December 2026 with later waiting-list offers possible. — 16+ / Year 12 entry
This process explicitly concerns applications for 2027. The sections we reviewed do not confirm a numerical minimum GCSE requirement for a conditional offer.
Checked against a published source · Published for: 2027-28 · Entry point: 16+ · Source read: 2026-09-30 · Start date not given · End date not given
Day: published as available. Boarding: published as available.
The 2027 sixth-form entry account describes both day and boarding entrants, with boarding allocations to a co-educational sixth-form house or existing houses and day pupils likely allocated to day houses.
The school describes its routes for 2027 and how house allocation is likely to work. This does not guarantee a particular house or an available place.
Checked against a published source · Published for: 2027-28 · Entry point: 16+ · Source read: 2026-09-30 · Start date not given · End date not given
Boarding pupil fee: £21,690.00 per term. VAT: included.
Day pupil fee: £15,930.00 per term. VAT: included.
Sixth-form registration fee: full fee route or less than 90% assistance: £400.00 on registration; non-refundable. VAT: this charge line does not say how VAT applies.
These are the ordinary published fees for 2026/27. The public fee page does not give detailed inclusions or a complete list of extras.
Checked against a published source · Published for: 2026-27 · Entry point: 16+ · Source read: 2026-09-30 · Start date not given · End date not given
Showing the latest 40 records here. The full evidence catalogue contains all 2,423 records for this school, including earlier and undated material. Each record’s “Source and full figures” link explains where the figure came from, whether the original is accessible and exactly what we checked.
What it counts:Alevel inc Applied and International Alevel Total
Subject entries:600
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block doesn’t show non-provision. The exact source header defines qualification scope; Applied/International qualifications are not silently excluded. General Studies and AS groups remain separate. No A* grade is invented for AS or pre-2010 GCE A-level.
How the source defines it:Alevel inc Applied and International Alevel Total
Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils
1919
Grade 1 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
0
Grade 2 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
2
Grade 3 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
7
Grade 4 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
25
Grade 5 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
54
This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series.
What it counts and where it’s from
What it counts:Numbered grade entries
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block doesn’t show non-provision. The other GCSE grading scale is a separate group. Candidate count spans both scales and is kept in a separate school-return population record. Fractional totals are retained as weighted full/short-course totals; pure full-course comparisons are excluded.
How the source defines it:Combined full and short GCSE courses, 9-1 scale only
What it counts:Whole school GCSE return across separately published A*–G and 9–1 scales
Candidates:211
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block doesn’t show non-provision. Combined-scale pupil/percentage fields retain their original stated bands; they are not treated as pure 9–1 measures.
How the source defines it:Whole school GCSE return across separately published A*–G and 9–1 scales
What it counts:IB examination/diploma populations and points distribution as separately published
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block doesn’t show non-provision. A printed points distribution may cover diploma recipients rather than every examination candidate; no missing lower-point outcomes or mean is inferred.
How the source defines it:IB examination/diploma populations and points distribution as separately published
Worth knowing:ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block doesn’t show non-provision. Higher and Standard Level subject entries are separate from candidates. Whole-school level totals are not added to subject tables.
How the source defines it:IB Higher Level subject results
Worth knowing:ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block doesn’t show non-provision. Higher and Standard Level subject entries are separate from candidates. Whole-school level totals are not added to subject tables.
How the source defines it:IB Standard Level subject results
What it counts:IB field labelled Theory of Knowledge in the ISC original
Subject entries:79
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block doesn’t show non-provision. The source uses a 3/2/1/0 band under its Theory of Knowledge label. Whether this denotes combined diploma core bonus points is unresolved; it is not relabelled as a standard ToK grade distribution.
How the source defines it:IB field labelled Theory of Knowledge in the ISC original
What it counts:Separately printed candidate populations; qualification scope remains in each original field header
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block doesn’t show non-provision. Candidate populations overlap; do not sum or use a whole-sixth-form count as a denominator for a qualification-only result.
How the source defines it:Separately printed candidate populations; qualification scope remains in each original field header
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:13
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline.
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:26
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline.
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:14
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline.
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:21
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline.
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:47
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline.
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:22
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline.
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:11
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline.
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:4
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. This table gives the number of entries but not the grades, so the grade cells are blank, not zero.
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:46
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline.
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:15
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline.
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:15
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline.
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:35
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline.
No result (absent, incomplete and similar; counted apart from U)
1
What it counts and where it’s from
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:10
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. “No result” covers ungraded, absent, disqualified, incomplete and similar entries; it doesn’t necessarily mean a fail.
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:36
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline.
What it counts:2025 government KS4 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:86
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCSE (9-1) Full Course. The DfE counts its own GCSE-year group (the end of Key Stage 4), which may include qualifications taken in earlier years. The qualifications the performance tables count have changed, so this isn’t necessarily every exam entry at the school. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline.
What it counts:2025 government KS5 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:364
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCE A level. 2025 is the year pupils finished the course; exams in it may not all have been sat that year. The DfE counts results from up to three years of 16–18 (sixth-form) study, so this isn’t one summer’s exams. Includes AS grades from earlier years, even where the pupil went on to the full A level, so this isn’t just this year’s Year 12. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. “No result” covers ungraded, absent, disqualified, incomplete and similar entries; it doesn’t necessarily mean a fail. Original qualification group metadata: Level=3, ASIZE=1, GSIZE=4, Grade structure=*,A,B,C,D,E. Distinct source size/grade groups are retained separately. Exam group, as published: A level. This is a published qualification aggregate, separate from subject results and entry tables. It is never added to those rows.
What it counts:2025 government KS5 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:125
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: IBO Diploma Programme Core. 2025 is the year pupils finished the course; exams in it may not all have been sat that year. The DfE counts results from up to three years of 16–18 (sixth-form) study, so this isn’t one summer’s exams. Includes AS grades from earlier years, even where the pupil went on to the full A level, so this isn’t just this year’s Year 12. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. Diploma total-point awards, core grades, Higher Level grades and Standard Level grades describe separate populations. Source qualification and subject identify the applicable scale; do not add component entries or infer diploma pupils from them. Original qualification group metadata: Level=3, ASIZE=0.2, GSIZE=0.8, Grade structure=A,B,C,D,E. Distinct source size/grade groups are retained separately. Exam group, as published: Other academic. This is a published qualification aggregate, separate from subject results and entry tables. It is never added to those rows.
What it counts:2025 government KS5 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:125
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: IBO Diploma Programme Core. 2025 is the year pupils finished the course; exams in it may not all have been sat that year. The DfE counts results from up to three years of 16–18 (sixth-form) study, so this isn’t one summer’s exams. Includes AS grades from earlier years, even where the pupil went on to the full A level, so this isn’t just this year’s Year 12. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. Diploma total-point awards, core grades, Higher Level grades and Standard Level grades describe separate populations. Source qualification and subject identify the applicable scale; do not add component entries or infer diploma pupils from them. Original qualification group metadata: Level=3, ASIZE=0.3, GSIZE=1.2, Grade structure=A,B,C,D,E. Distinct source size/grade groups are retained separately. Exam group, as published: Other academic. This is a published qualification aggregate, separate from subject results and entry tables. It is never added to those rows.
What it counts:2025 government KS5 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:376
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: IBO Higher level component. 2025 is the year pupils finished the course; exams in it may not all have been sat that year. The DfE counts results from up to three years of 16–18 (sixth-form) study, so this isn’t one summer’s exams. Includes AS grades from earlier years, even where the pupil went on to the full A level, so this isn’t just this year’s Year 12. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. Diploma total-point awards, core grades, Higher Level grades and Standard Level grades describe separate populations. Source qualification and subject identify the applicable scale; do not add component entries or infer diploma pupils from them. Original qualification group metadata: Level=3, ASIZE=1, GSIZE=4, Grade structure=7,6,5,4,3,1,2. Distinct source size/grade groups are retained separately. Exam group, as published: Other academic. This is a published qualification aggregate, separate from subject results and entry tables. It is never added to those rows.
What it counts:2025 government KS5 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:374
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: IBO Standard level component. 2025 is the year pupils finished the course; exams in it may not all have been sat that year. The DfE counts results from up to three years of 16–18 (sixth-form) study, so this isn’t one summer’s exams. Includes AS grades from earlier years, even where the pupil went on to the full A level, so this isn’t just this year’s Year 12. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. Diploma total-point awards, core grades, Higher Level grades and Standard Level grades describe separate populations. Source qualification and subject identify the applicable scale; do not add component entries or infer diploma pupils from them. Original qualification group metadata: Level=3, ASIZE=0.5, GSIZE=2, Grade structure=7,6,5,4,3,1,2. Distinct source size/grade groups are retained separately. Exam group, as published: Other academic. This is a published qualification aggregate, separate from subject results and entry tables. It is never added to those rows.
What it counts:2025 government KS5 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:125
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: International Baccalaureate. 2025 is the year pupils finished the course; exams in it may not all have been sat that year. The DfE counts results from up to three years of 16–18 (sixth-form) study, so this isn’t one summer’s exams. Includes AS grades from earlier years, even where the pupil went on to the full A level, so this isn’t just this year’s Year 12. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. Diploma total-point awards, core grades, Higher Level grades and Standard Level grades describe separate populations. Source qualification and subject identify the applicable scale; do not add component entries or infer diploma pupils from them. Original qualification group metadata: Level=3, ASIZE=5, GSIZE=20, Grade structure=45,44,43,42,41,40,39,38,37,36,35,34,33,32,31,30,29,28,27,26,25,24. Distinct source size/grade groups are retained separately. Exam group, as published: Other academic. This is a published qualification aggregate, separate from subject results and entry tables. It is never added to those rows.
What it counts:2025 government KS5 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:4
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCE A level. 2025 is the year pupils finished the course; exams in it may not all have been sat that year. The DfE counts results from up to three years of 16–18 (sixth-form) study, so this isn’t one summer’s exams. Includes AS grades from earlier years, even where the pupil went on to the full A level, so this isn’t just this year’s Year 12. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. This table gives the number of entries but not the grades, so the grade cells are blank, not zero. Original qualification group metadata: Level=3. Distinct source size/grade groups are retained separately. This table gives subject entries only. It’s separate from the subject-results table and isn’t added to it.
What it counts:2025 government KS5 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:4
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCE A level. 2025 is the year pupils finished the course; exams in it may not all have been sat that year. The DfE counts results from up to three years of 16–18 (sixth-form) study, so this isn’t one summer’s exams. Includes AS grades from earlier years, even where the pupil went on to the full A level, so this isn’t just this year’s Year 12. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. This table gives the number of entries but not the grades, so the grade cells are blank, not zero. Original qualification group metadata: Level=3. Distinct source size/grade groups are retained separately. This table gives subject entries only. It’s separate from the subject-results table and isn’t added to it.
What it counts:2025 government KS5 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:2
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCE A level. 2025 is the year pupils finished the course; exams in it may not all have been sat that year. The DfE counts results from up to three years of 16–18 (sixth-form) study, so this isn’t one summer’s exams. Includes AS grades from earlier years, even where the pupil went on to the full A level, so this isn’t just this year’s Year 12. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. This table gives the number of entries but not the grades, so the grade cells are blank, not zero. Original qualification group metadata: Level=3. Distinct source size/grade groups are retained separately. This table gives subject entries only. It’s separate from the subject-results table and isn’t added to it.
What it counts:2025 government KS5 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:4
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCE A level. 2025 is the year pupils finished the course; exams in it may not all have been sat that year. The DfE counts results from up to three years of 16–18 (sixth-form) study, so this isn’t one summer’s exams. Includes AS grades from earlier years, even where the pupil went on to the full A level, so this isn’t just this year’s Year 12. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. This table gives the number of entries but not the grades, so the grade cells are blank, not zero. Original qualification group metadata: Level=3. Distinct source size/grade groups are retained separately. This table gives subject entries only. It’s separate from the subject-results table and isn’t added to it.
What it counts:2025 government KS5 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:11
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCE A level. 2025 is the year pupils finished the course; exams in it may not all have been sat that year. The DfE counts results from up to three years of 16–18 (sixth-form) study, so this isn’t one summer’s exams. Includes AS grades from earlier years, even where the pupil went on to the full A level, so this isn’t just this year’s Year 12. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. This table gives the number of entries but not the grades, so the grade cells are blank, not zero. Original qualification group metadata: Level=3. Distinct source size/grade groups are retained separately. This table gives subject entries only. It’s separate from the subject-results table and isn’t added to it.
What it counts:2025 government KS5 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:23
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCE A level. 2025 is the year pupils finished the course; exams in it may not all have been sat that year. The DfE counts results from up to three years of 16–18 (sixth-form) study, so this isn’t one summer’s exams. Includes AS grades from earlier years, even where the pupil went on to the full A level, so this isn’t just this year’s Year 12. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. This table gives the number of entries but not the grades, so the grade cells are blank, not zero. Original qualification group metadata: Level=3. Distinct source size/grade groups are retained separately. This table gives subject entries only. It’s separate from the subject-results table and isn’t added to it.
What it counts:2025 government KS5 completion-cohort subject entries
Subject entries:23
Where it’s from:Original publication
Worth knowing:Source: Department for Education performance tables (subject-level data). Qualification, as the DfE names it: GCE A level. 2025 is the year pupils finished the course; exams in it may not all have been sat that year. The DfE counts results from up to three years of 16–18 (sixth-form) study, so this isn’t one summer’s exams. Includes AS grades from earlier years, even where the pupil went on to the full A level, so this isn’t just this year’s Year 12. Counts are subject results, not pupils. The DfE counts a different group, so its figures may not match the school’s own headline. This table gives the number of entries but not the grades, so the grade cells are blank, not zero. Original qualification group metadata: Level=3. Distinct source size/grade groups are retained separately. This table gives subject entries only. It’s separate from the subject-results table and isn’t added to it.
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