Comparison · A*–A or equivalent, all sixth-form exams · 2016, 2019, 2022–2025
How do Eton and Westminster compare on A*–A or equivalent, all sixth-form exams?
Westminster comes out higher than Eton on the share of sixth-form exam entries awarded A or above, or the equivalent when the available years are compared. The same school comes out higher in every period we checked.
Measure: Share of all A-level, Pre-U and IB Higher Level entries graded A*–A, Pre-U D1–D3 or IB HL 7–6. Years: 2016, 2019, 2022–2025.
Read the figures and their limits
| Year | Eton (%) | Westminster (%) | Gap (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016a | 79.93 | 83.94–84.74 | −4.8 to −4 |
| 2019 | 77.68 | 82.19 | −4.51 |
| 2022 | 84.49 | 89.64 | −5.15 |
| 2023 | 80.22 | 82.8 | −2.58 |
| 2024 | 76.6 | 88.48 | −11.88 |
| 2025 | 78.2 | 88.1 | −9.9 |
- a. Some figures are known only to within the schools’ rounding, so they are shown as ranges. A range that crosses zero can’t show which school is higher, and its lower end is not the figure.
Keep these limits 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: 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. A missing or excluded year is not a zero result.
- The period check compares all shared years, the latest three, the latest five and each year left out in turn, not every possible period. The same school is ahead in every one of these choices of years.
- 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 12 recorded figures behind this comparison have an exact source check for that field and year; 12 are recorded or calculated figures with their support set out in Record details. This is not a fresh check of every source.
Open the original records and sources
- Eton · 2016 · Comparable sixth-form figures · 2016
Our comparable figure, calculated from the school’s published grades; its page lists each qualification it combines and the records behind them.
- Westminster · 2016 · Comparable sixth-form figures · 2016
Our comparable figure, calculated from the school’s published grades; its page lists each qualification it combines and the records behind them.
- Eton · 2019 · Comparable sixth-form figures · 2019
Our comparable figure, calculated from the school’s published grades; its page lists each qualification it combines and the records behind them.
- Westminster · 2019 · Comparable sixth-form figures · 2019
Our comparable figure, calculated from the school’s published grades; its page lists each qualification it combines and the records behind them.
- Eton · 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.
- Westminster · 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.
- Eton · 2023 · Comparable sixth-form figures · 2023
Our comparable figure, calculated from the school’s published grades; its page lists each qualification it combines and the records behind them.
- Westminster · 2023 · Comparable sixth-form figures · 2023
Our comparable figure, calculated from the school’s published grades; its page lists each qualification it combines and the records behind them.
- Eton · 2024 · Comparable sixth-form figures · 2024
Our comparable figure, calculated from the school’s published grades; its page lists each qualification it combines and the records behind them.
- Westminster · 2024 · Comparable sixth-form figures · 2024
Our comparable figure, calculated from the school’s published grades; its page lists each qualification it combines and the records behind them.
- Eton · 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.
- Westminster · 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.
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.