City of London

City of London: exam results

Latest published: summer 2026 exams. Last checked 6 Sep 2026

Exam results on City of London’s site checked 23 Sep 2026

The latest results available here

Start with the latest results, then look at how they have changed. Choose a grade band below to follow it through the years. Where different qualifications are combined, each contributes according to its number of subject entries. The school’s own figures and subject tables follow.

Sixth form

A* or equivalent · summer 2026 exams · number of entries not published

42%

Shown, not compared

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 latest year we compare is 2025: 39%.

City of London: A* or equivalent fell from 60.1% in 2022 to 39% in 2025, over the 4 years we can compare.

Open original: Sixth form, City of London The record, year by year

Source and checks

42%
83% A*–A · 94% A*–B
A-level entries graded A*
A-level entries (the total isn’t printed) · summer 2026 exams
Checked against the original
City of London School: examination results Open original: City of London School: examination results
Checked by TSR 6 Sep 2026
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City of London School. A-level entries graded A*: 42% (A-level entries (the total isn’t printed)), summer 2026 exams. Status: Checked against the original. Source: City of London School: examination results, https://www.cityoflondonschool.org.uk/school-life/academic/exam-results/. Checked by The Schools Record on 6 September 2026. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/new:city-of-london:2026:a-level:published/
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GCSE

A* / 9–8 · 1,013 of 1,395 entries · summer 2016 exams

72.6%

Shown, not compared

City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2016. We show the figure but don’t compare it. The latest year we compare is 2011: 54.3%.

Our latest figure is for 2016. We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results. City of London: between 16.1% and 54.3% A* or 9–8 grades in the 5 years we can compare.

The record, year by year

Source and checks

GCSE/IGCSE · published record · 2016 · GCSE/IGCSE. The record

City of London School

This summer

Sixth form · A* or equivalent

2026

2026 results, as each school publishes them.

A* or equivalent: A-level A* and Pre-U D1 and D2, as a share of all entries.

All years and sources

City of London: A* or equivalent fell from 60.1% in 2022 to 39% in 2025, over the 4 years we can compare.

0%20%40%60%80% 2026

Combined annual figure
Shown, not compared
No whole-year figure
A level entries
Pre-U entries
Entry shares unknown

City of London School

This summer

Sixth form · A*–A or equivalent

2026

2026 results, as each school publishes them.

A*–A or equivalent: A-level A*–A and Pre-U D1 to D3, as a share of all entries.

All years and sources

City of London: A*–A or equivalent fell from 89.5% in 2022 to 75% in 2025, over the 4 years we can compare.

Published by qualification2010 · A-level 75.24% at A*–ASeparate from the whole-year line.

0%25%50%75%100% 2026

Combined annual figure
Shown, not compared
Published qualification only · not joined
No whole-year figure
A level entries
Pre-U entries
Entry shares unknown

City of London School

This summer

Sixth form · A*–B or equivalent

2026

2026 results, as each school publishes them.

A*–B or equivalent: A-level A*–B and Pre-U D1 to M2, as a share of all entries.

All years and sources

City of London: A*–B or equivalent fell from 96.6% in 2022 to 94% in 2026, over the 5 years we can compare.

Published by qualification2010 · A-level 93.1% at A*–BSeparate from the whole-year line.

0%25%50%75%100% 2026

Combined annual figure
Shown, not compared
Published qualification only · not joined
No whole-year figure
A level entries
Pre-U entries
Entry shares unknown

City of London School

Lettered GCSEs

GCSE · A* / 9–8

2010–16

GCSEs are still graded from A* down to G.

A* (letter grades) or 9–8 (number grades), as a share of all entries.

All years and sources

City of London: between 16.1% and 54.3% A* or 9–8 grades in the 5 years we can compare.

Published by qualification2017 · lettered GCSE 68% at A*Separate from the whole-year line.

0%20%40%60%80% 2016

Combined annual figure
Shown, not compared
Published qualification only · not joined
No whole-year figure
Lettered GCSE entries
Numbered GCSE entries
Entry shares unknown

City of London School

Lettered GCSEs

GCSE · A*–A / 9–7

2010–16

GCSEs are still graded from A* down to G. Ofqual aligned the bottom of grade 7 with the bottom of the old A.

A*–A / 9–7: A*–A on lettered GCSEs and 9 to 7 on numbered ones, as a share of all entries.

All years and sources

City of London: between 48.8% and 80.9% A*–A or 9–7 grades in the 5 years we can compare.

Published by qualification2026 · lettered GCSE 100% at A*–A 2017 · lettered GCSE 89% at A*–ASeparate from the whole-year line.

0%25%50%75%100% 2016

Combined annual figure
Shown, not compared
Published qualification only · not joined
No whole-year figure
Lettered GCSE entries
Numbered GCSE entries
Entry shares unknown

City of London School

Lettered GCSEs

GCSE · A*–C / 9–4

2010–16

GCSEs are still graded from A* down to G. Ofqual aligned the bottom of grade 4 with the bottom of the old C. At these schools it sits close to 100%, so it is not offered first in comparisons.

A*–C / 9–4: A*–C on lettered GCSEs and 9 to 4 on numbered ones, as a share of all entries.

All years and sources

City of London: A*–C or 9–4 grades rose from 96.9% in 1996 to 99.9% in 2016, over the 8 years we can compare.

Published by qualification2026 · lettered GCSE 100% at A*–CSeparate from the whole-year line.

0%25%50%75%100% 2016

Combined annual figure
Shown, not compared
Published qualification only · not joined
No whole-year figure
Lettered GCSE entries
Numbered GCSE entries
Entry shares unknown

City of London School

This summer

GCSE · Grade 9

2026

2026 results, as each school publishes them. Grade 9 counts only entries graded 9–1; lettered GCSE entries are outside this figure.

Grade 9, as a share of entries graded 9–1 only. Lettered GCSE entries are excluded.

All years and sources

We can’t draw City of London’s GCSE record yet: none of its years has a figure we can show. You can read the available results and the reasons for the gaps in the table below.

Every year Sixth form · A* or equivalent

The 17 years covered here, newest first. Missing figures are explained alongside the results we have found. A* or equivalent: A-level A* and Pre-U D1 and D2, as a share of all entries.

City of London School: Sixth form · A* or equivalent, 2026
Year	Grades compared across qualifications	Entries	City of London’s own figure	Status	Note	Sources
2026 · This summer · 2026 results, as each school publishes them.
2026	42%	Not printed	City of London printed 42%, the same figure.	Shown, not compared	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.	A level: City of London School: examination resultsSource and calculation

Sixth form · A* or equivalent: 16 more years, 2010 to 2025

City of London School: Sixth form · A* or equivalent, 2010 to 2025
Year	Grades compared across qualifications	Entries	City of London’s own figure	Status	Note	Sources
2023–25 · Grading as before · Grading returns to its pre-pandemic standard.
2025	39%	546 entries	City of London printed 39%, the same figure.	Compared		A level: City of London School: 2025 examination resultsSource and calculation How it adds up 210 of 546 A-level entries at A. A level: A 210 · A 201 · B 99 · C 24 · D 10 · E 2 A level: subject results, 2025
2024	42%	514 entries	City of London printed 42%, the same figure.	Compared		A level: City of London School: 2024 examination resultsSource and calculation How it adds up City of London printed 42% of 514 A-level entries at A*. A level: subject results, 2024
2023	40.1%	461 entries	City of London printed 50% at D1 or D2.	Compared		A level: City of London School: 2023 examination results Pre-U: City of London School: 2023 examination resultsSource and calculation How it adds up 182 of 455 A-level entries at A, and 3 of 6 Pre-U entries at D1 or D2: 185 of 461 in all. A level: A 182 · A 165 · B 86 · C 16 · D 5 · E 1 Pre-U: D1 3 · D2 0 · D3 1 · M1 2 · M2 0 · M3 0 A level: subject results, 2023 Pre-U: subject results, 2023
2022 · The way back · Exams return, graded between the 2019 and 2021 standards.
2022	60.1%	474 entries	City of London printed 48% at D1 or D2.	Compared	Grades in 2022 were set at a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021, on Ofqual’s account. Ofqual	A level: City of London School: 2022 examination results Pre-U: City of London School: 2022 examination resultsSource and calculation How it adds up 254 of 410 A-level entries at A, and 31 of 64 Pre-U entries at D1 or D2: 285 of 474 in all. A level: A 254 · A 117 · B 25 · C 10 · D 3 · E 1 · U 0 Pre-U: D1 12 · D2 19 · D3 22 · M1 5 · M2 4 · M3 1 · P1 1 · P2 0 · P3 0 A level: subject results, 2022 Pre-U: subject results, 2022
2020–21 · No exams · Exams were cancelled. Teachers set the grades.
2021	A* figure not recovered			No figure	Grades were set by teachers. We haven’t yet established which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	Record and source
2020	A* figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t found City of London’s 2020 A-level results yet. The search is still open.
2017–19 · Reformed A levels · New two-year A levels, examined at the end, arrive from 2017.
2019	A* figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school A-level or Pre-U figures for 2019, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2018	A* figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school A-level or Pre-U figures for 2018, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2017	A* figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school A-level figure for 2017, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Pre-U: ISC 2017 examination results: pre-u, boys and girlsRecord and source
2010–16 · A* at A level · A levels gain an A* grade in 2010.
2016	31.4%	423 entries		Shown, not compared	It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 133 of 423 A-level entries at A. A level: A 133 · A 178 · B 85 · C 23 · D 4 · E 0 · U 0 A level: subject results, 2016
2015	37.0%	433 entries		Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different A-level figures for 2015. It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 160 of 433 A-level entries at A. A level: A 160 · A 157 · B 77 · C 22 · D 12 · E 3 A level: subject results, 2015
2014	34.6%	465 entries		Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different A-level figures for 2014. It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 161 of 465 A-level entries at A. A level: A 161 · A 181 · B 86 · C 24 · D 9 · E 4 A level: subject results, 2014
2013	36.7%	403 entries		Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different A-level figures for 2013. It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 148 of 403 A-level entries at A. A level: A 148 · A 150 · B 83 · C 18 · D 4 · E 0 A level: subject results, 2013
2012	29.3%	440 entries		Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different A-level figures for 2012. It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 129 of 440 A-level entries at A. A level: A 129 · A 218 · B 80 · C 10 · D 2 · E 1 A level: subject results, 2012
2011	A* figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t yet established which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	A level: City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, October 2011Record and source
2010	A* figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	A level: City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, 11 Oct 2010Record and source

Every year Sixth form · A*–A or equivalent

The 17 years covered here, newest first. Missing figures are explained alongside the results we have found. A*–A or equivalent: A-level A*–A and Pre-U D1 to D3, as a share of all entries.

City of London School: Sixth form · A*–A or equivalent, 2026
Year	Grades compared across qualifications	Entries	City of London’s own figure	Status	Note	Sources
2026 · This summer · 2026 results, as each school publishes them.
2026	83%	Not printed	City of London printed 83%, the same figure.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different A-level figures for 2026. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	A level: City of London School: examination resultsSource and calculation

Sixth form · A*–A or equivalent: 16 more years, 2010 to 2025

City of London School: Sixth form · A*–A or equivalent, 2010 to 2025
Year	Grades compared across qualifications	Entries	City of London’s own figure	Status	Note	Sources
2023–25 · Grading as before · Grading returns to its pre-pandemic standard.
2025	75%	546 entries	City of London printed 75%, the same figure.	Compared		A level: City of London School: 2025 examination resultsSource and calculation How it adds up 411 of 546 A-level entries at A–A. A level: A 210 · A 201 · B 99 · C 24 · D 10 · E 2 A level: subject results, 2025
2024	81%	514 entries	City of London printed 81%, the same figure.	Compared		A level: City of London School: 2024 examination resultsSource and calculation How it adds up City of London printed 81% of 514 A-level entries at A*–A. A level: subject results, 2024
2023	76.1%	461 entries	City of London printed 76.26% at A*–A.	Compared		A level: City of London School: 2023 examination results Pre-U: City of London School: 2023 examination resultsSource and calculation How it adds up 347 of 455 A-level entries at A–A, and 4 of 6 Pre-U entries at D1–D3: 351 of 461 in all. A level: A 182 · A 165 · B 86 · C 16 · D 5 · E 1 Pre-U: D1 3 · D2 0 · D3 1 · M1 2 · M2 0 · M3 0 A level: subject results, 2023 Pre-U: subject results, 2023
2022 · The way back · Exams return, graded between the 2019 and 2021 standards.
2022	89.5%	474 entries	City of London printed 90% at A*–A.	Compared	Grades in 2022 were set at a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021, on Ofqual’s account. Ofqual	A level: City of London School: 2022 examination results Pre-U: City of London School: 2022 examination resultsSource and calculation How it adds up 371 of 410 A-level entries at A–A, and 53 of 64 Pre-U entries at D1–D3: 424 of 474 in all. A level: A 254 · A 117 · B 25 · C 10 · D 3 · E 1 · U 0 Pre-U: D1 12 · D2 19 · D3 22 · M1 5 · M2 4 · M3 1 · P1 1 · P2 0 · P3 0 A level: subject results, 2022 Pre-U: subject results, 2022
2020–21 · No exams · Exams were cancelled. Teachers set the grades.
2021	A*–A figure not recovered			No figure	Grades were set by teachers. We haven’t yet established which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	Record and source
2020	A*–A figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t found City of London’s 2020 A-level results yet. The search is still open.
2017–19 · Reformed A levels · New two-year A levels, examined at the end, arrive from 2017.
2019	A*–A figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school A-level or Pre-U figures for 2019, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2018	A*–A figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school A-level or Pre-U figures for 2018, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2017	A*–A figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school A-level figure for 2017, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Pre-U: ISC 2017 examination results: pre-u, boys and girlsRecord and source
2010–16 · A* at A level · A levels gain an A* grade in 2010.
2016	73.5%	423 entries	City of London printed 73.52% at A*–A.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different A-level figures for 2016. It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 311 of 423 A-level entries at A–A. A level: A 133 · A 178 · B 85 · C 23 · D 4 · E 0 · U 0 A level: subject results, 2016
2015	73.2%	433 entries	City of London printed 73.21% at A*–A.	Shown, not compared	It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 317 of 433 A-level entries at A–A. A level: A 160 · A 157 · B 77 · C 22 · D 12 · E 3 A level: subject results, 2015
2014	73.6%	465 entries	City of London printed 73.55% at A*–A.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different A-level figures for 2014. It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 342 of 465 A-level entries at A–A. A level: A 161 · A 181 · B 86 · C 24 · D 9 · E 4 A level: subject results, 2014
2013	74.0%	403 entries	City of London printed 73.95% at A*–A.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different A-level figures for 2013. It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 298 of 403 A-level entries at A–A. A level: A 148 · A 150 · B 83 · C 18 · D 4 · E 0 A level: subject results, 2013
2012	78.9%	440 entries	City of London printed 78.9%, the same figure.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different A-level figures for 2012. It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 347 of 440 A-level entries at A–A. A level: A 129 · A 218 · B 80 · C 10 · D 2 · E 1 A level: subject results, 2012
2011	A*–A figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t yet established which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	A level: City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, October 2011Record and source
2010	A-level 75.24% at A*–AResults for individual qualifications; no combined annual figure		Published by qualification: 75.24% at A*–A (A-level). No whole-year figure is established.	Qualification only	We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	A level: City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, 11 Oct 2010Record and source

Every year Sixth form · A*–B or equivalent

The 17 years covered here, newest first. Missing figures are explained alongside the results we have found. A*–B or equivalent: A-level A*–B and Pre-U D1 to M2, as a share of all entries.

City of London School: Sixth form · A*–B or equivalent, 2026
Year	Grades compared across qualifications	Entries	City of London’s own figure	Status	Note	Sources
2026 · This summer · 2026 results, as each school publishes them.
2026	94%	Not printed	City of London printed 94%, the same figure.	Compared		A level: City of London School: examination resultsSource and calculation

Sixth form · A*–B or equivalent: 16 more years, 2010 to 2025

City of London School: Sixth form · A*–B or equivalent, 2010 to 2025
Year	Grades compared across qualifications	Entries	City of London’s own figure	Status	Note	Sources
2023–25 · Grading as before · Grading returns to its pre-pandemic standard.
2025	93%	546 entries	City of London printed 93%, the same figure.	Compared		A level: City of London School: 2025 examination resultsSource and calculation How it adds up 510 of 546 A-level entries at A–B. A level: A 210 · A 201 · B 99 · C 24 · D 10 · E 2 A level: subject results, 2025
2024	95%	514 entries	City of London printed 95%, the same figure.	Compared		A level: City of London School: 2024 examination resultsSource and calculation How it adds up City of London printed 95% of 514 A-level entries at A*–B. A level: subject results, 2024
2023	95.2%	461 entries	City of London printed 95.16% at A*–B.	Compared		A level: City of London School: 2023 examination results Pre-U: City of London School: 2023 examination resultsSource and calculation How it adds up 433 of 455 A-level entries at A–B, and 6 of 6 Pre-U entries at D1–M2: 439 of 461 in all. A level: A 182 · A 165 · B 86 · C 16 · D 5 · E 1 Pre-U: D1 3 · D2 0 · D3 1 · M1 2 · M2 0 · M3 0 A level: subject results, 2023 Pre-U: subject results, 2023
2022 · The way back · Exams return, graded between the 2019 and 2021 standards.
2022	96.6%	474 entries	City of London printed 97% at A*–B.	Compared	Grades in 2022 were set at a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021, on Ofqual’s account. Ofqual	A level: City of London School: 2022 examination results Pre-U: City of London School: 2022 examination resultsSource and calculation How it adds up 396 of 410 A-level entries at A–B, and 62 of 64 Pre-U entries at D1–M2: 458 of 474 in all. A level: A 254 · A 117 · B 25 · C 10 · D 3 · E 1 · U 0 Pre-U: D1 12 · D2 19 · D3 22 · M1 5 · M2 4 · M3 1 · P1 1 · P2 0 · P3 0 A level: subject results, 2022 Pre-U: subject results, 2022
2020–21 · No exams · Exams were cancelled. Teachers set the grades.
2021	A*–B figure not recovered			No figure	Grades were set by teachers. We haven’t yet established which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	Record and source
2020	A*–B figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t found City of London’s 2020 A-level results yet. The search is still open.
2017–19 · Reformed A levels · New two-year A levels, examined at the end, arrive from 2017.
2019	A*–B figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school A-level or Pre-U figures for 2019, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2018	A*–B figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school A-level or Pre-U figures for 2018, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2017	A*–B figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school A-level figure for 2017, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Pre-U: ISC 2017 examination results: pre-u, boys and girlsRecord and source
2010–16 · A* at A level · A levels gain an A* grade in 2010.
2016	93.6%	423 entries	City of London printed 93.62% at A*–B.	Shown, not compared	It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 396 of 423 A-level entries at A–B. A level: A 133 · A 178 · B 85 · C 23 · D 4 · E 0 · U 0 A level: subject results, 2016
2015	91.0%	433 entries	City of London printed 90.99% at A*–B.	Shown, not compared	It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 394 of 433 A-level entries at A–B. A level: A 160 · A 157 · B 77 · C 22 · D 12 · E 3 A level: subject results, 2015
2014	92.0%	465 entries	City of London printed 92.04% at A*–B.	Shown, not compared	It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 428 of 465 A-level entries at A–B. A level: A 161 · A 181 · B 86 · C 24 · D 9 · E 4 A level: subject results, 2014
2013	94.5%	403 entries	City of London printed 94.54% at A*–B.	Shown, not compared	It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 381 of 403 A-level entries at A–B. A level: A 148 · A 150 · B 83 · C 18 · D 4 · E 0 A level: subject results, 2013
2012	97.0%	440 entries	City of London printed 97.0%, the same figure.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different A-level figures for 2012. It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 427 of 440 A-level entries at A–B. A level: A 129 · A 218 · B 80 · C 10 · D 2 · E 1 A level: subject results, 2012
2011	A*–B figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t yet established which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	A level: City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, October 2011Record and source
2010	A-level 93.1% at A*–BResults for individual qualifications; no combined annual figure		Published by qualification: 93.1% at A*–B (A-level). No whole-year figure is established.	Qualification only	We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	A level: City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, 11 Oct 2010Record and source

Every year GCSE · A* / 9–8

The 32 years covered here, newest first. Missing figures are explained alongside the results we have found. A* (letter grades) or 9–8 (number grades), as a share of all entries.

City of London School: GCSE · A* / 9–8, 2016 to 2026
Year	Grades compared across qualifications	Entries	City of London’s own figure	Status	Note	Sources
2026 · This summer · 2026 results, as each school publishes them.
2026	A* / 9–8 figure not recovered			No figure	City of London’s 2026 ISC return does not give A* separately for its lettered GCSEs. Its numbered results also remain unresolved: the school’s page gives 60% at grade 9, against 57.79% in the ISC return. We cannot yet combine the grading scales.	A*–G: ISC 2026 examination results: gcse, boys and girlsRecord and source
2023–25 · Grading as before · Grading returns to its pre-pandemic standard.
2025	A* / 9–8 figure not recovered		City of London printed 86%, counting a different group.	No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2025, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2024	A* / 9–8 figure not recovered		City of London printed 75%, counting a different group.	No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2024, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2023	A* / 9–8 figure not recovered		City of London printed 79.08%, not compared.	No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2023, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2022 · The way back · Exams return, graded between the 2019 and 2021 standards.
2022	A* / 9–8 figure not recovered		City of London printed 86.19%, not compared.	No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2022, so we cannot give a combined annual figure. Grades in 2022 were set at a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021, on Ofqual’s account. Ofqual	Record and source
2020–21 · No exams · Exams were cancelled. Teachers set the grades.
2021	A* / 9–8 figure not recovered			No figure	Grades were set by teachers. We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	Record and source
2020	A* / 9–8 figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t found City of London’s 2020 GCSE results yet. The search is still open.
2017–19 · Numbers arrive · GCSEs move to grades 9 to 1, English and maths first, in 2017.
2019	A* / 9–8 figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	Record and source
2018	A* / 9–8 figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2018, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2017	lettered GCSE 68% at A*Results for individual qualifications; no combined annual figure		Published by qualification: 68% at A* (lettered GCSE). No whole-year figure is established.	Qualification only	We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	A*–G: City of London School / John Carpenter Club Gazette Issue 312 - Autumn 2017 PDFRecord and source
2010–16 · Lettered GCSEs · GCSEs are still graded from A* down to G.
2016	72.6%	1,395 entries		Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2016. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 1,013 of 1,395 lettered GCSE entries at A. Lettered GCSE: A 1,013 · A 279 · B 84 · C 17 · D 2 A*–G: subject results, 2016

GCSE · A* / 9–8: 21 more years, 1995 to 2015

City of London School: GCSE · A* / 9–8, 1995 to 2015
Year	Grades compared across qualifications	Entries	City of London’s own figure	Status	Note	Sources
2010–16 · Lettered GCSEs · GCSEs are still graded from A* down to G.
2015	72.9%	Not printed	City of London printed 72.9%, the same figure.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2015. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	A*–G: City of London School / John Carpenter Club Gazette Issue 310 - Autumn 2015 PDFSource and calculation
2014	63.2%	1,472 entries		Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2014. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 930 of 1,472 lettered GCSE entries at A. Lettered GCSE: A 930 · A 362 · B 148 · C 27 · D 4 A*–G: subject results, 2014
2013	68.5%	1,316 entries	City of London printed 68.5%, the same figure.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2013. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 901 of 1,316 lettered GCSE entries at A. Lettered GCSE: A 901 · A 290 · B 97 · C 22 · D 3 A*–G: subject results, 2013
2012	55.6%	1,418 entries		Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2012. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 789 of 1,418 lettered GCSE entries at A. Lettered GCSE: A 789 · A 406 · B 168 · C 50 · D 3 A*–G: subject results, 2012
2011	54.3%	1,450 entries		Compared		A–G: City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, October 2011Source and calculation How it adds up 787 of 1,450 lettered GCSE entries at A. Lettered GCSE: A* 787 · A 448 · B 167 · C 38 · D 10 A*–G: subject results, 2011
2010	61.1%	1,297 entries		Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2010. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	A–G: City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, 11 Oct 2010Source and calculation How it adds up 793 of 1,297 lettered GCSE entries at A. Lettered GCSE: A* 793 · A 379 · B 101 · C 24 · D 0 A*–G: subject results, 2010
1995–2009 · The A* arrives · GCSE’s A* grade is first awarded in 1994.
2009	49.2%	Not printed	City of London printed 49.2%, the same figure.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2009. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation
2008	48.6%	Not printed	City of London printed 48.6%, the same figure.	Compared		Source and calculation
2007	A* figure not recovered Other grade bands: A*–A / 9–7 82.2%			No figure	City of London’s 2007 lettered GCSE table doesn’t give A* on its own.	Record and source
2006	A* figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE figure for 2006.	Record and source
2005	A* figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE figure for 2005.	Record and source
2004	31.8%	Not printed	City of London printed 31.8%, the same figure.	Compared		A*–G: City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 285 / Autumn 2005Source and calculation
2003	A* figure not recovered			No figure	We have found City of London’s 2003 GCSE results, but not as percentages covering all subject entries. The result cannot be included in this comparison.
2002	A* figure not recovered			No figure	We have found City of London’s 2002 GCSE results, but not as percentages covering all subject entries. The result cannot be included in this comparison.
2001	A* figure not recovered Other grade bands: A*–A / 9–7 68%			No figure	City of London’s 2001 lettered GCSE table doesn’t give A* on its own.	Record and source
2000	A* figure not recovered			No figure	We have found City of London’s 2000 GCSE results, but not as percentages covering all subject entries. The result cannot be included in this comparison.
1999	25.7%	Not printed	City of London printed 25.7%, the same figure.	Compared		A*–G: City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 268 / January 2000Source and calculation
1998	A* figure not recovered			No figure	We have found City of London’s 1998 GCSE results, but not as percentages covering all subject entries. The result cannot be included in this comparison.
1997	A* figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t found City of London’s 1997 GCSE results yet. The search is still open.
1996	16.1%	1,339 entries		Compared		Source and calculation How it adds up 215 of 1,339 lettered GCSE entries at A. Lettered GCSE: A 215 · A 438 · B 439 · C 206 · D 25 A*–G: subject results, 1996
1995	A* figure not recovered Other grade bands: A*–A / 9–7 57%			No figure	City of London’s 1995 lettered GCSE table doesn’t give A* on its own.	Record and source

Every year GCSE · A*–A / 9–7

The 32 years covered here, newest first. Missing figures are explained alongside the results we have found. A*–A / 9–7: A*–A on lettered GCSEs and 9 to 7 on numbered ones, as a share of all entries.

City of London School: GCSE · A*–A / 9–7, 2016 to 2026
Year	Grades compared across qualifications	Entries	City of London’s own figure	Status	Note	Sources
2026 · This summer · 2026 results, as each school publishes them.
2026	lettered GCSE 100% at A*–AResults for individual qualifications; no combined annual figure		City of London printed 96.47%, not compared. Published by qualification: 100% at A*–A (lettered GCSE). No whole-year figure is established.	Qualification only	City of London printed percentages without the number of grades, so we cannot combine its different qualifications. We don’t have City of London’s whole-school numbered GCSE figure for 2026.	A*–G: ISC 2026 examination results: gcse, boys and girlsRecord and source
2023–25 · Grading as before · Grading returns to its pre-pandemic standard.
2025	A*–A / 9–7 figure not recovered		City of London printed 96%, counting a different group.	No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2025, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2024	A*–A / 9–7 figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2024, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2023	A*–A / 9–7 figure not recovered		City of London printed 92.42%, not compared.	No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2023, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2022 · The way back · Exams return, graded between the 2019 and 2021 standards.
2022	A*–A / 9–7 figure not recovered		City of London printed 96.95%, not compared.	No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2022, so we cannot give a combined annual figure. Grades in 2022 were set at a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021, on Ofqual’s account. Ofqual	Record and source
2020–21 · No exams · Exams were cancelled. Teachers set the grades.
2021	A*–A / 9–7 figure not recovered			No figure	Grades were set by teachers. We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	Record and source
2020	A*–A / 9–7 figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t found City of London’s 2020 GCSE results yet. The search is still open.
2017–19 · Numbers arrive · GCSEs move to grades 9 to 1, English and maths first, in 2017.
2019	A*–A / 9–7 figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	Record and source
2018	A*–A / 9–7 figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2018, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2017	lettered GCSE 89% at A*–AResults for individual qualifications; no combined annual figure		Published by qualification: 89% at A*–A (lettered GCSE). No whole-year figure is established.	Qualification only	We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	A*–G: City of London School / John Carpenter Club Gazette Issue 312 - Autumn 2017 PDFRecord and source
2010–16 · Lettered GCSEs · GCSEs are still graded from A* down to G.
2016	92.6%	1,395 entries	City of London printed 92.62% at A*–A.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2016. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 1,292 of 1,395 lettered GCSE entries at A–A. Lettered GCSE: A 1,013 · A 279 · B 84 · C 17 · D 2 A*–G: subject results, 2016

GCSE · A*–A / 9–7: 21 more years, 1995 to 2015

City of London School: GCSE · A*–A / 9–7, 1995 to 2015
Year	Grades compared across qualifications	Entries	City of London’s own figure	Status	Note	Sources
2010–16 · Lettered GCSEs · GCSEs are still graded from A* down to G.
2015	90.9%	Not printed	City of London printed 90.9%, the same figure.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2015. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	A*–G: City of London School / John Carpenter Club Gazette Issue 310 - Autumn 2015 PDFSource and calculation
2014	87.8%	1,472 entries	City of London printed 87.77% at A*–A.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2014. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 1,292 of 1,472 lettered GCSE entries at A–A. Lettered GCSE: A 930 · A 362 · B 148 · C 27 · D 4 A*–G: subject results, 2014
2013	90.5%	1,316 entries	City of London printed 90.5%, the same figure.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2013. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 1,191 of 1,316 lettered GCSE entries at A–A. Lettered GCSE: A 901 · A 290 · B 97 · C 22 · D 3 A*–G: subject results, 2013
2012	84.3%	1,418 entries	City of London printed 84.27% at A*–A.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2012. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation How it adds up 1,195 of 1,418 lettered GCSE entries at A–A. Lettered GCSE: A 789 · A 406 · B 168 · C 50 · D 3 A*–G: subject results, 2012
2011	85.2%	1,450 entries	City of London printed 85.17% at A*–A.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2011. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	A–G: City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, October 2011Source and calculation How it adds up 1,235 of 1,450 lettered GCSE entries at A–A. Lettered GCSE: A* 787 · A 448 · B 167 · C 38 · D 10 A*–G: subject results, 2011
2010	90.4%	1,297 entries	City of London printed 90.36% at A*–A.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2010. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	A–G: City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, 11 Oct 2010Source and calculation How it adds up 1,172 of 1,297 lettered GCSE entries at A–A. Lettered GCSE: A* 793 · A 379 · B 101 · C 24 · D 0 A*–G: subject results, 2010
1995–2009 · The A* arrives · GCSE’s A* grade is first awarded in 1994.
2009	83.1%	Not printed	City of London printed 83.1%, the same figure.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2009. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation
2008	80.9%	Not printed	City of London printed 80.9%, the same figure.	Compared		Source and calculation
2007	82.2%	Not printed	City of London printed 82.2%, the same figure.	Shown, not compared	City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2007. We show the figure but don’t compare it.	Source and calculation
2006	A*–A figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE figure for 2006.	Record and source
2005	A*–A figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE figure for 2005.	Record and source
2004	69.2%	Not printed	City of London printed 69.2%, the same figure.	Compared		A*–G: City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 285 / Autumn 2005Source and calculation
2003	A*–A figure not recovered			No figure	We have found City of London’s 2003 GCSE results, but not as percentages covering all subject entries. The result cannot be included in this comparison.
2002	A*–A figure not recovered			No figure	We have found City of London’s 2002 GCSE results, but not as percentages covering all subject entries. The result cannot be included in this comparison.
2001	68%	Not printed	City of London printed 68%, the same figure.	Compared		A*–G: City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 274 / Spring 2002Source and calculation
2000	A*–A figure not recovered			No figure	We have found City of London’s 2000 GCSE results, but not as percentages covering all subject entries. The result cannot be included in this comparison.
1999	A–A figure not recovered Other grade bands: A / 9–8 25.7%			No figure	City of London’s 1999 lettered GCSE table doesn’t give A*–A on its own.	Record and source
1998	A*–A figure not recovered			No figure	We have found City of London’s 1998 GCSE results, but not as percentages covering all subject entries. The result cannot be included in this comparison.
1997	A*–A figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t found City of London’s 1997 GCSE results yet. The search is still open.
1996	48.8%	1,339 entries		Compared		Source and calculation How it adds up 653 of 1,339 lettered GCSE entries at A–A. Lettered GCSE: A 215 · A 438 · B 439 · C 206 · D 25 A*–G: subject results, 1996
1995	57%	Not printed	City of London printed 57%, the same figure.	Compared		A*–G: City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 256 / January 1996Source and calculation

Every year GCSE · A*–C / 9–4

The 32 years covered here, newest first. Missing figures are explained alongside the results we have found. A*–C / 9–4: A*–C on lettered GCSEs and 9 to 4 on numbered ones, as a share of all entries.

City of London School: GCSE · A*–C / 9–4, 2016 to 2026
Year	Grades compared across qualifications	Entries	City of London’s own figure	Status	Note	Sources
2026 · This summer · 2026 results, as each school publishes them.
2026	lettered GCSE 100% at A*–CResults for individual qualifications; no combined annual figure		City of London printed 100%, not compared. Published by qualification: 100% at A*–C (lettered GCSE). No whole-year figure is established.	Qualification only	City of London printed percentages without the number of grades, so we cannot combine its different qualifications. We don’t have City of London’s whole-school numbered GCSE figure for 2026.	A*–G: ISC 2026 examination results: gcse, boys and girlsRecord and source
2023–25 · Grading as before · Grading returns to its pre-pandemic standard.
2025	A*–C / 9–4 figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2025, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2024	A*–C / 9–4 figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2024, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2023	A*–C / 9–4 figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2023, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2022 · The way back · Exams return, graded between the 2019 and 2021 standards.
2022	A*–C / 9–4 figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2022, so we cannot give a combined annual figure. Grades in 2022 were set at a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021, on Ofqual’s account. Ofqual	Record and source
2020–21 · No exams · Exams were cancelled. Teachers set the grades.
2021	A*–C / 9–4 figure not recovered			No figure	Grades were set by teachers. We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	Record and source
2020	A*–C / 9–4 figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t found City of London’s 2020 GCSE results yet. The search is still open.
2017–19 · Numbers arrive · GCSEs move to grades 9 to 1, English and maths first, in 2017.
2019	A*–C / 9–4 figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	Record and source
2018	A*–C / 9–4 figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2018, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2017	A*–C / 9–4 figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	A*–G: City of London School / John Carpenter Club Gazette Issue 312 - Autumn 2017 PDFRecord and source
2010–16 · Lettered GCSEs · GCSEs are still graded from A* down to G.
2016	99.9%	1,395 entries		Compared		Source and calculation How it adds up 1,393 of 1,395 lettered GCSE entries at A–C. Lettered GCSE: A 1,013 · A 279 · B 84 · C 17 · D 2 A*–G: subject results, 2016

GCSE · A*–C / 9–4: 21 more years, 1995 to 2015

City of London School: GCSE · A*–C / 9–4, 1995 to 2015
Year	Grades compared across qualifications	Entries	City of London’s own figure	Status	Note	Sources
2010–16 · Lettered GCSEs · GCSEs are still graded from A* down to G.
2015	A–C figure not recovered Other grade bands: A / 9–8 72.9%A*–A / 9–7 90.9%			No figure	City of London’s 2015 lettered GCSE table doesn’t give A*–C on its own.	A*–G: City of London School / John Carpenter Club Gazette Issue 310 - Autumn 2015 PDFRecord and source
2014	99.7%	1,472 entries		Compared		Source and calculation How it adds up 1,467 of 1,472 lettered GCSE entries at A–C. Lettered GCSE: A 930 · A 362 · B 148 · C 27 · D 4 A*–G: subject results, 2014
2013	99.5%	1,316 entries		Compared		Source and calculation How it adds up 1,310 of 1,316 lettered GCSE entries at A–C. Lettered GCSE: A 901 · A 290 · B 97 · C 22 · D 3 A*–G: subject results, 2013
2012	99.6%	1,418 entries		Compared		Source and calculation How it adds up 1,413 of 1,418 lettered GCSE entries at A–C. Lettered GCSE: A 789 · A 406 · B 168 · C 50 · D 3 A*–G: subject results, 2012
2011	99.3%	1,450 entries		Compared		A–G: City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, October 2011Source and calculation How it adds up 1,440 of 1,450 lettered GCSE entries at A–C. Lettered GCSE: A* 787 · A 448 · B 167 · C 38 · D 10 A*–G: subject results, 2011
2010	100.0%	1,297 entries		Compared		A–G: City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, 11 Oct 2010Source and calculation How it adds up 1,297 of 1,297 lettered GCSE entries at A–C. Lettered GCSE: A* 793 · A 379 · B 101 · C 24 · D 0 A*–G: subject results, 2010
1995–2009 · The A* arrives · GCSE’s A* grade is first awarded in 1994.
2009	A–C figure not recovered Other grade bands: A / 9–8 49.2%A*–A / 9–7 83.1%			No figure	City of London’s 2009 lettered GCSE table doesn’t give A*–C on its own.	Record and source
2008	A–C figure not recovered Other grade bands: A / 9–8 48.6%A*–A / 9–7 80.9%			No figure	City of London’s 2008 lettered GCSE table doesn’t give A*–C on its own.	Record and source
2007	A–C figure not recovered Other grade bands: A–A / 9–7 82.2%			No figure	City of London’s 2007 lettered GCSE table doesn’t give A*–C on its own.	Record and source
2006	A*–C figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE figure for 2006.	Record and source
2005	A*–C figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE figure for 2005.	Record and source
2004	98.2%	Not printed	City of London printed 98.2%, the same figure.	Compared		A*–G: City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 285 / Autumn 2005Source and calculation
2003	A*–C figure not recovered			No figure	We have found City of London’s 2003 GCSE results, but not as percentages covering all subject entries. The result cannot be included in this comparison.
2002	A*–C figure not recovered			No figure	We have found City of London’s 2002 GCSE results, but not as percentages covering all subject entries. The result cannot be included in this comparison.
2001	A–C figure not recovered Other grade bands: A–A / 9–7 68%			No figure	City of London’s 2001 lettered GCSE table doesn’t give A*–C on its own.	Record and source
2000	A*–C figure not recovered			No figure	We have found City of London’s 2000 GCSE results, but not as percentages covering all subject entries. The result cannot be included in this comparison.
1999	A–C figure not recovered Other grade bands: A / 9–8 25.7%			No figure	City of London’s 1999 lettered GCSE table doesn’t give A*–C on its own.	Record and source
1998	A*–C figure not recovered			No figure	We have found City of London’s 1998 GCSE results, but not as percentages covering all subject entries. The result cannot be included in this comparison.
1997	A*–C figure not recovered			No figure	We haven’t found City of London’s 1997 GCSE results yet. The search is still open.
1996	96.9%	1,339 entries		Compared		Source and calculation How it adds up 1,298 of 1,339 lettered GCSE entries at A–C. Lettered GCSE: A 215 · A 438 · B 439 · C 206 · D 25 A*–G: subject results, 1996
1995	A–C figure not recovered Other grade bands: A–A / 9–7 57%			No figure	City of London’s 1995 lettered GCSE table doesn’t give A*–C on its own.	Record and source

Every year GCSE · Grade 9

The 10 years covered here, newest first. Missing figures are explained alongside the results we have found. Grade 9, as a share of entries graded 9–1 only. Lettered GCSE entries are excluded.

City of London School: GCSE · Grade 9, 2026
Year	Grade 9	Entries graded 9–1	City of London’s own figure	Status	Note	Sources
2026 · This summer · 2026 results, as each school publishes them.
2026	Grade 9 figure not recovered			No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school numbered GCSE figure for 2026, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source

GCSE · Grade 9: 9 more years, 2017 to 2025

City of London School: GCSE · Grade 9, 2017 to 2025
Year	Grade 9	City of London’s own figure	Status	Note	Sources
2023–25 · Grading as before · Grading returns to its pre-pandemic standard.
2025	Grade 9 figure not recovered	City of London printed 62%, on its own convention.	No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2025, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2024	Grade 9 figure not recovered		No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2024, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2023	Grade 9 figure not recovered		No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2023, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2022 · The way back · Exams return, graded between the 2019 and 2021 standards.
2022	Grade 9 figure not recovered		No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2022, so we cannot give a combined annual figure. Grades in 2022 were set at a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021, on Ofqual’s account. Ofqual	Record and source
2020–21 · No exams · Exams were cancelled. Teachers set the grades.
2021	Grade 9 figure not recovered		No figure	Grades were set by teachers. We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	Record and source
2020	Grade 9 figure not recovered		No figure	We haven’t found City of London’s 2020 GCSE results yet. The search is still open.
2017–19 · Numbers arrive · GCSEs move to grades 9 to 1, English and maths first, in 2017.
2019	Grade 9 figure not recovered		No figure	We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	Record and source
2018	Grade 9 figure not recovered		No figure	We don’t have City of London’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2018, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.	Record and source
2017	Grade 9 figure not recovered		No figure	We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.	Record and source

The original grades, subject by subject

Start with the summary, or open a qualification and year below to look at individual subjects. Government tables and other qualifications have their own pages too.

132 records in 25 tables.

These tables keep the school’s original A-level, Pre-U, IB and GCSE results separate. A combined figure appears only where the school published one. Our own comparisons bring qualifications together according to their subject-entry counts, rather than simply averaging percentages (how comparable figures work). A dash means no figure, not zero. 2020–21 grades were teacher-assessed (exams cancelled).

A level · summary

A-level subject entries

City of London · A level · Examination results, 2022–2026
Year	Entries	A*	A*–A	A*–B	A* count	A count	B count	C count
2026 1	—	42	83	94	—	—	—	—
2025 2	546	39	75	93	210	201	99	24
2024 3	514	42	81	95	—	—	—	—
2023 4	455	—	76.26	95.16	182	165	86	16
2022 5	410	—	90	97	254	117	25	10

Notes on this table (5)

Every row: What it counts: A-level subject entries Where it’s from: Original publication

Worth knowing: Pupil/entry counts are not given in this 2026 summary. How the source defines it: Share of A-level grades; headline percentages.
Also printed: D count 10 · E count 2. Subject entries: 546 Worth knowing: Published percentages retained even where rounding differs from count-derived percentages. In 2022–2023 page-level combined A-level/Pre-U headlines are excluded. How the source defines it: A-level subject entries; excludes separately printed Pre-U.
Subject entries: 514 Worth knowing: Published percentages retained even where rounding differs from count-derived percentages. In 2022–2023 page-level combined A-level/Pre-U headlines are excluded. How the source defines it: A-level subject entries; excludes separately printed Pre-U.
Also printed: D count 5 · E count 1. Subject entries: 455 Worth knowing: Published percentages retained even where rounding differs from count-derived percentages. In 2022–2023 page-level combined A-level/Pre-U headlines are excluded. How the source defines it: A-level subject entries; excludes separately printed Pre-U.
Also printed: D count 3 · E count 1 · U count 0. Subject entries: 410 Worth knowing: Published percentages retained even where rounding differs from count-derived percentages. In 2022–2023 page-level combined A-level/Pre-U headlines are excluded. How the source defines it: A-level subject entries; excludes separately printed Pre-U.

GCSE · summary

Numbered grade entries

City of London · GCSE · Examination results, 2026
Year	grade 9	grades 9–8	grades 9–7
2026 1	59	84	97

Notes on this table (1)

What it counts: Numbered grade entries Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: No pupil denominator is supplied by these headline bands. How the source defines it: Share of GCSE grades; headline percentages.

GCSE · summary

Combined full and short GCSE courses, A*-G scale only · A*-G

City of London · GCSE · Examination results, 2017–2026
Year	A*	A*–A	A*–B grades	A*–C grades	A* weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils	A weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils	B weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils	C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
2026 1	—	100	100	100	26	0	0	0
2017 2	68.66	88.76	97.26	98.99	953	279	118	24

Notes on this table (2)

Every row: This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. What it counts: Legacy 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 qualification section filled with zeros, does not tell us whether the school offered the qualification. 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, A*-G scale only

Also printed: D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 26 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0.
Also printed: D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 9 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 1 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1388 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 4 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0.

GCSE · summary

Combined full and short GCSE courses, 9-1 scale only · 9-1

City of London · GCSE · Examination results, 2026
Year	grade 9	grades 9–8	grades 9–7	Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils	Grade 1 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils	Grade 2 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils	Grade 3 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils	Grade 4 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
2026 1	57.79	83.16	96.41	1419	0	0	0	3

Notes on this table (1)

Also printed: Grade 5 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 9 · Grade 6 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 39 · Grade 7 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 188 · Grade 8 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 360 · grades 9–4 100% · grades 9–5 99.79% · grades 9–6 99.15% · Grade 9 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 820 · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. 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 qualification section filled with zeros, does not tell us whether the school offered the qualification. 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

GCSE / IGCSE combined scales · summary, combined qualifications

Whole school GCSE return across separately published A*–G and 9–1 scales

City of London · GCSE / IGCSE combined scales · Examination results, 2017–2026
Year	Candidates	Combined A* a or 9 7	Combined A* c or 9 4	Pupils one or more A* a or 9 7 count	Pupils one or more A* a or 9 7	Pupils one or more A* or 9 8 count	Pupils one or more A* or 9 8
2026 1	146	96.47	100	—	—	—	—
2017 2	131	88.76	98.99	131	100	129	98.47

Notes on this table (2)

Every row: What it counts: Whole school GCSE return across separately published A*–G and 9–1 scales 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 qualification section filled with zeros, does not tell us whether the school offered the qualification. 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

Candidates: 146
Candidates: 131

A level: 7 more tables, 1989 to 2023

A level · summary

The publication doesn’t say what these percentages are of.

City of London · A level · Examination results, 1989–2023
Year	A–B grades
2023 1	No figure for these columns in this record
2018 2	No figure for these columns in this record
2018 3	No figure for these columns in this record
2017 4	No figure for these columns in this record
2016 5	No figure for these columns in this record
2014 6	No figure for these columns in this record
2013 7	No figure for these columns in this record
2012 8	No figure for these columns in this record
2012 9	No figure for these columns in this record
2012 10	No figure for these columns in this record
2011 11	No figure for these columns in this record
2011 12	No figure for these columns in this record
2001 13	75
2000 14	74.5
1999 15	67.5
1998 16	No figure for these columns in this record
1996 17	66.8
1995 18	72
1994 19	69.1
1993 20	67
1992 21	67
1991 22	48.9
1990 23	No figure for these columns in this record
1989 24	No figure for these columns in this record

Notes on this table (24)

Every row: Where it’s from: Original publication

Worth knowing: School leavers collected results in August 2023; this rounded language is separate from precise table versions. Published wording: almost 95%. Kept as a bound/approximation, not converted to an exact percentage. How the source defines it: PDF page 10, 2023 A-level A*–B grade share
Worth knowing: Explicit share of grades. Published wording: over 68%. Kept as a bound/approximation, not converted to an exact percentage. How the source defines it: PDF page 6, A-level A*/A grade percentage
Worth knowing: Published wording: over 70 pupils. Kept as a bound/approximation, not converted to an exact percentage. How the source defines it: PDF page 6, Boys awarded three or more A*/A grades
Worth knowing: The source describes students rather than subject entries; denominator unresolved. Published wording: nearly 90%. Kept as a bound/approximation, not converted to an exact percentage. How the source defines it: PDF page 17, A-level student A*–B claim
Worth knowing: Source describes gaining this band; precise pupil/grade denominator not explicit. Published wording: over 93%. Kept as a bound/approximation, not converted to an exact percentage. How the source defines it: PDF page 19, A-level A*–B result
Also printed: A* 34.6% · A*–B 91.8%. It’s unclear which group this figure counts, so it isn’t compared. This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. Worth knowing: Grades, not pupils. How the source defines it: PDF page 10, A-level grade bands
Also printed: A count 150 · A*–A 73.95% · A*–B 94.54% · A* count 148 · Average points per entry · source-era scale 120.8 · B count 83 · C count 18 · Candidates 116 · D count 4 · E count 0 · Entries 403 · Published pass rate · grade band stated with observation 100.0% · A*–E grade entries 403. It’s unclear which group this figure counts, so it isn’t compared. This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. Subject entries: 403 Candidates: 116 Worth knowing: Do not replace the distinct rounded narrative headlines; 403 subject entries and 116 exam candidates differ from the 125-person leaver population. How the source defines it: A 2 results: published whole-table counts, percentages and candidate count.
Also printed: A*–A 78.6% · A*–B 97%. It’s unclear which group this figure counts, so it isn’t compared. This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. Worth knowing: Percentages of results, not pupils; AS outcomes explicitly separate. How the source defines it: PDF page 6, 2012 A-level grade bands
Also printed: A count 218 · A*–A 78.9% · A*–B 97.0% · A* count 129 · B count 80 · C count 10 · Candidates 130 · D count 2 · E count 1 · Entries 440. It’s unclear which group this figure counts, so it isn’t compared. This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. Subject entries: 440 Candidates: 130 Worth knowing: The narrative on page 2 reports 78.6% A*/A for 2012; the table reports 78.90%. We do not know why the figures differ. How the source defines it: Retrospective A 2 total values as printed.
Worth knowing: Published wording: nearly one third. Kept as a bound/approximation, not converted to an exact percentage. How the source defines it: PDF page 6, A-level A* share
Also printed: A*–A 66.1% · A*–B 90.6%. It’s unclear which group this figure counts, so it isn’t compared. This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. Worth knowing: Explicit previous-year values. Not an additional cohort. How the source defines it: PDF page 6, 2011 A-level grade bands in 2012 comparison
Worth knowing: Senior Sixth result paragraph; AS results reported separately. Published wording: over 90%. Kept as a bound/approximation, not converted to an exact percentage. How the source defines it: PDF page 6, A*–B percentage of papers
Also printed: Published pass rate · definition stated with observation 99.2%. Worth knowing: Spring2002 account of AGM supper describes results from the preceding academic year. Wording75% of those at A and B follows pass rate; denominator wording is not fully explicit, so not comparison eligible. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: a 47.6% · Candidates 117 · Candidates with five A grades · subset 3 · Candidates with four A grades · subset 10 · Published pass rate · definition stated with observation 99.5% · six a · candidates 1. Candidates: 117 Worth knowing: January2001 issue reports preceding autumn prize giving and summer2000 results. Grade rates refer to subjects sat; pupil achievement groups remain separate. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Worth knowing: Reported subject-entry A/B percentage in summary of preceding prize-day address. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: A–B percentage lower bound · see stated inequality 70% · Candidates with five A grades · subset 1 · Candidates with four A grades · subset 12. Worth knowing: Address16October1998 says school reached a target of70% A/B. No exact percentage beyond that threshold is supplied. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: a 40.8% · Average points per candidate · source-era scale 23.9 · b 26.1% · c 16.6% · Candidates 121 · candidates with at least one a 52.9% · candidates with at least three a 27.3% · candidates with at least three passes 89.3% · candidates with at least two a 38.8% · d 9.5% · e 3.9% · combined N/U grades 3.2%. Candidates: 121 Worth knowing: Published summary rates/points; candidate achievement bands overlap and are not summed. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: Published pass rate · definition stated with observation 97.5%. Worth knowing: Headmaster address13October1995; subject entry percentages. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: Published pass rate · definition stated with observation 97.8%. Worth knowing: The address expressly identifies results as1994. Nearly a third with all As is qualitative, not converted to a percentage/count. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: Published pass rate · definition stated with observation 97% · Candidates with straight A grades 21. Worth knowing: Headmaster prize-day address in issue January1994. No candidate denominator. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: Pass percentage upper bound · strictly below 99% · Candidates with straight A grades 23. Worth knowing: Pass rate described as almost99%, not99% exactly. No candidate denominator. The exceptional five A-level equivalent pupil is not used to redefine the whole qualification population. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: Published pass rate · definition stated with observation 94.9%. Worth knowing: Headmaster address dated11October1991; A/B refers to papers taken. No candidate denominator. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: Published pass rate · definition stated with observation 96.5% · Subjects in reported results 18 · Subjects with all entries passing 12. Worth knowing: January1991 Gazette reprints a City Recorder interview with the new headmaster about the preceding summer. Original newspaper issue not retrieved. Pass grade band is not specified in this passage. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: a 36% · Pupils with at least one A grade · strictly greater than (%) 50% · Published pass percentage · approximate; see source band 95%. Worth knowing: Annual report says pass rate about 95%, not exactly 95%; A share 36%; just over 50% of candidates gained at least one A. The last figure is above the stated limit and refers to pupils, rather than exam entries. The dated annual observation extends the initial research window to 1989. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.

A level · summary

pupils

City of London · A level · Examination results, 2012–2018
Year	Measure or group	Count
2018 1	pupils	27
2015 2	pupils	23
2015 3	pupils	11
2015 4	pupils	69
2015 5	pupils	38
2014 6	pupils	71
2013 7	pupils	103
2013 2	pupils	22
2013 8	pupils	40
2013 9	pupils	57
2012 1	pupils	17
2012 2	pupils	17
2012 10	pupils	73

Notes on this table (10)

Every row: What it counts: pupils Where it’s from: Original publication

How the source defines it: PDF page 6, Boys achieving at least three A* grades
How the source defines it: PDF page 8, Boys achieving at least three A* grades
How the source defines it: PDF page 8, Boys achieving four A* grades
How the source defines it: PDF page 8, Boys achieving straight A*/A grades
How the source defines it: PDF page 8, Boys taking at least four A-levels
How the source defines it: PDF page 10, Boys gaining straight A*/A grades
Worth knowing: Reported pupil outcome, not percentage of subject entries. How the source defines it: PDF page 8, Boys achieving at least ABB
Worth knowing: Reported pupil outcome, not percentage of subject entries. How the source defines it: PDF page 8, Boys taking four or more A-levels
Worth knowing: Reported pupil outcome, not percentage of subject entries. How the source defines it: PDF page 8, Boys with straight A*/A grades
How the source defines it: PDF page 6, Boys achieving straight A*/A grades

A level · summary

unresolved

City of London · A level · Examination results, 2017
Year	Percent
2017 1	69

Notes on this table (1)

What it counts: unresolved Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Sentence says nearly 90% of A-level students gained A*–B, 69% of which achieved A*–A. Ambiguous conditional/pupil/grade denominator; not a pure grade percentage. How the source defines it: PDF page 17, A-level A*/A claim under student wording

A level · summary

subject entries and candidates separately

City of London · A level · Examination results, 2015
Year	Candidates	A*	A*–B
2015 1	129	37	91

Notes on this table (1)

It’s unclear which group this figure counts, so it isn’t compared. This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. What it counts: subject entries and candidates separately Candidates: 129 Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Grade percentages and candidate count are separate denominators. How the source defines it: PDF page 8, A-level grade bands and candidate count

A level · summary

year group

City of London · A level · Examination results, 2014
Year	Cohort size
2014 1	137

Notes on this table (1)

What it counts: year group Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Described as year group boys; not a subject-entry count. How the source defines it: PDF page 10, Sixth-form year group size

A level · summary

GCE Alevel excl General Studies Total

City of London · A level · Examination results, 2007–2009
Year	Entries	Candidates	A count	B count	C count	D count	E count
2009 1	403	114	292	81	24	5	1
2008 2	437	133	326	75	31	5	0
2007 3	362	105	271	69	18	2	2

Notes on this table (3)

Every row: What it counts: GCE Alevel excl General Studies Total 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 qualification section filled with zeros, does not tell us whether the school offered the qualification. 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: GCE Alevel excl General Studies Total

Subject entries: 403 Candidates: 114
Subject entries: 437 Candidates: 133
Subject entries: 362 Candidates: 105

A level · summary

GCE A-level excluding General Studies

City of London · A level · Examination results, 2006
Year	Entries	Candidates	A count	B count	C count	D count	E count	U count
2006 1	436	132	276	117	33	9	1	0

Notes on this table (1)

What it counts: GCE A-level excluding General Studies Subject entries: 436 Candidates: 132 Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Published numeric cells are retained. School candidate counts are separate from subject entries. No zero-filled optional qualification column is treated as proof of historical non-provision. General Studies and AS results are kept separate; A* was not a GCE A-level grade in 2006 and is not filled with zero. How the source defines it: GCE A-level excluding General Studies

GCSE and IGCSE: 6 more tables, 1990 to 2018 · sources differ in 1 year

GCSE/IGCSE · summary

The publication doesn’t say what these percentages are of.

City of London · GCSE/IGCSE · Examination results, 1990–2018
Year
2018 1	No figure for these columns in this record
2018 2	No figure for these columns in this record
2018 3	No figure for these columns in this record
2016 4Sources differ	No figure for these columns in this record
2013 5	No figure for these columns in this record
2011 6	No figure for these columns in this record
2005 7	No figure for these columns in this record
1998 8	No figure for these columns in this record
1994 9	No figure for these columns in this record
1993 10	No figure for these columns in this record
1992 11	No figure for these columns in this record
1991 12	No figure for these columns in this record
1990 13	No figure for these columns in this record

Notes on this table (13)

Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Mixed grading systems; not pureA* or9–8. Published wording: almost 70%. Kept as a bound/approximation, not converted to an exact percentage. How the source defines it: PDF page 6, All grades at A*,9 or8
Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Mixed letter and numeric grades during transition. Do not label as pure9–7. Published wording: over 90%. Kept as a bound/approximation, not converted to an exact percentage. How the source defines it: PDF page 6, GCSE A*/A or equivalent
Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Population excludes letter-graded entries; not all GCSE entries. Published wording: almost 40%. Kept as a bound/approximation, not converted to an exact percentage. How the source defines it: PDF page 6, Grade9 share of numerically graded entries
Published sources differ. Read the source notes before using these figures. Where it’s from: Publications differ. We show each version. Worth knowing: Same article also states 92.5% of boys. Definition and difference unresolved. Published wording: over 92.6%. Kept as a bound/approximation, not converted to an exact percentage. How the source defines it: PDF page 19, Second GCSE A*/A claim
Also printed: Mean entries per candidate 10.3. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Do not multiply this rounded average by pupil counts to manufacture total entries. How the source defines it: PDF page 8, Average number of GCSEs taken
Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Published wording: nearly 55%. Kept as a bound/approximation, not converted to an exact percentage. How the source defines it: PDF page 6, GCSE A* percentage of grades
Also printed: at least ten a star · candidates 10. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Preliminary results;10A*grades or better. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: A*/A percentage lower bound · see stated inequality 60%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Address16October1998 says school reached a target of60% A*/A. No exact percentage beyond that threshold is supplied. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: Published pass rate · definition stated with observation 94.4% · Published A/B percentage · band definition unresolved 80.4%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: The source prints grades A/B after GCSE A* introduction. Whether its A/B shorthand includes A* is unresolved; not normalised to A*–B. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: a 53% · Published pass rate · definition stated with observation 97% · Candidates with straight A grades 18. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Published GCSE A grade, before A*; pass grade band not restated in this passage. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: A–B grades 84% · a 52% · Pass percentage upper bound · strictly below 97% · Candidates with straight A grades 17. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Pass rate at A–C described as a shade under97%, not97% exactly. The limit is excluded: the figure lies beyond it, rather than exactly on it. No number of entries per straight-A pupil supplied. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: A–C grades 94.8%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Headmaster address dated11October1991. Grade A–C, not modern A*–C. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: Published pass rate · definition stated with observation 93%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Fourth and Fifth Form combined; pass grade band not defined in this interview. Not a single year-group candidate rate. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.

GCSE/IGCSE · summary

pupils

City of London · GCSE/IGCSE · Examination results, 2012–2018
Year	Measure or group	Count
2018 1	pupils	58
2018 2	pupils	90
2017 3	pupils	64
2015 4	pupils	69
2015 5	pupils	86
2014 6	pupils	49
2014 4	pupils	49
2014 7	pupils	4
2013 8	pupils	56
2013 4	pupils	56
2013 9	pupils	78
2013 10	pupils	5
2012 11	pupils	27
2012 8	pupils	27

Notes on this table (11)

Every row: What it counts: pupils Where it’s from: Original publication

Worth knowing: Mixed letter and numeric grade systems. How the source defines it: PDF page 6, Boys with at least nine A*,9 or8 grades
Worth knowing: Mixed letter and numeric grade systems. How the source defines it: PDF page 6, Boys with no grade below A or equivalent
How the source defines it: PDF page 17, Boys achieving at least nine A* grades
Worth knowing: Previous-year counts explicitly printed where applicable; not independent cohorts. How the source defines it: PDF page 8, Boys achieving at least nine A* grades
How the source defines it: PDF page 8, Boys with straight A*/A grades
How the source defines it: PDF page 10, Boys achieving at least nine A* grades
How the source defines it: PDF page 10, Boys achieving twelve A* grades
How the source defines it: PDF page 8, Boys achieving at least nine A* grades
Also printed: Percent 64%. Worth knowing: Count and percentage both printed. No total pupil denominator inferred from the rounded rate. How the source defines it: PDF page 8, Boys achieving straight A*/A grades
How the source defines it: PDF page 8, Boys achieving twelve A* grades
How the source defines it: PDF page 6, Boys achieving at least nine A* grades

GCSE/IGCSE · summary

Legacy grade entries

City of London · GCSE/IGCSE · Examination results, 1995–2017
Year	A*	A*–A
2017 1	68	89
2015 2	72.9	90.9
2014 3	—	87.8
2013 4	68.2	90.3
2013 5	68.5	90.5
2013 6	68.4	90.5
2013 7	68.5	90.3
2012 8	55.6	—
2012 9	55.6	84.3
2012 10	56.5	84.7
2012 6	55.6	84.3
2011 11	54.3	—
2011 6	54.3	85.5
2010 6	61.1	90.4
2009 6	49.2	83.1
2008 6	48.6	80.9
2007 6	—	82.2
2006 6	—	82.8
2005 6	—	79.3
2005 12	38	78.6
2004 13	31.8	69.2
2001 14	—	68
1999 15	25.7	—
1996 16	16.1	—
1995 17	—	57

Notes on this table (17)

Every row: This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. What it counts: Legacy grade entries

Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Explicitly percentages of all grades awarded. How the source defines it: PDF page 17, GCSE grade bands
Also printed: Mean entries per candidate 10.4. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: 72.9% is republished in this original school article with reference to a Telegraph comparison. Ranking omitted; no denominator inferred. How the source defines it: PDF page 8, GCSE grade bands and average entries
Also printed: Mean entries per candidate 10.5. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: No total entries or pupil denominator inferred from mean. How the source defines it: PDF page 10, GCSE A*/A percentage and average entries
Also printed: A*–C 99.5%. Where it’s from: Results day, before re-marks Worth knowing: The article explicitly distinguishes results-day figures before later re-marks. Subject-entry percentages, not pupil success rates. How the source defines it: PDF page 8, GCSE results-day grade bands
Also printed: A count 290 · A* count 901 · B count 97 · C count 22 · Candidates 128 · D count 3 · E count 1 · Entries 1316 · Combined F/G grade entries 2 · Published pass rate · grade band stated with observation 99.5% · A*–C grade entries 1310 · U count 0. Subject entries: 1,316 Candidates: 128 Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: The narrative on page 3 says 68.4% A*, while this table says 68.5%. Do not silently reconcile. The table includes 1,316 award entries for 128 candidates. How the source defines it: Fifth Form cohort total includes three earlier examination-year rows, and double-award science counted as awards.
Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Page is marked August 20 subject to change; its 2012 and 2013 A* figures differ from the table. Original values preserved without selecting a correction. How the source defines it: Narrative GCSE/IGCSE grade-band series.
Also printed: A*–C 99.5% · Average GCSE qualifications per pupil 10.3 · Candidates with at least nine A* grades 56 · Candidates with only A* and A grades 78. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: This later report describes 90.3%as results-day A*/A, while October 2013 report says 90.5%. We do not know why the figures differ; preserve both. The newspaper’s 0%measure excluded CIE English IGCSE and is not a zero exam-pass rate. How the source defines it: Retrospective report of summer 2013 results.
Where it’s from: Original publication How the source defines it: PDF page 8, 2012 GCSE A* percentage repeated in 2013 article
Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Percentage of results. How the source defines it: PDF page 6, GCSE grade bands
Also printed: A 28.2 · B 11.6 · C 3.3 · D 0.2 · Grade E 0.1% · combined F/G grades 0.0% · Published pass rate · grade band stated with observation 99.6% · U grades 0.0%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: 2012 narrative figures on page 3 differ: A*55.6 and A*/A 84.3. Scope or revision explanation is not given. How the source defines it: Prior-year percentages printed below the Fifth Form table.
Where it’s from: Original publication How the source defines it: PDF page 6, 2011 GCSE A* percentage in 2012 comparison
Also printed: A*–C 99.2% · Points per candidate 72.6. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Source marks2005 results preliminary and re-marks pending. Prior2004 values are explicitly printed in brackets. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: A*–C 98.2% · Points per candidate 69.2. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Source marks2005 results preliminary and re-marks pending. Prior2004 values are explicitly printed in brackets. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: Published pass rate · definition stated with observation 99.4%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Spring2002 account of AGM supper describes preceding academic year. No grade-entry/candidate totals supplied. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: A*/A percentage lower bound · see stated inequality 60% · ten a star · candidates 6. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: A*/A expressly exceeded60%; the figure lies beyond the stated limit; no exact percentage is inferred. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: a 32.7% · b 32.8% · c 15.4% · d 1.9% · e 0.6% · f g 0.2% · u 0.4%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Published rounded grade-entry percentages; F/G combined. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Also printed: Published pass rate · definition stated with observation 97.4%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Headmaster address13October1995; A*/A percentages expressly refer to subject entries. How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.

GCSE · summary

Combined full and short GCSE courses, A*–G scale · A*-G

City of London · GCSE · Examination results, 2007–2016
Year	Candidates	A*	A*–A	A*–B grades	A*–C grades	A* weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils	A weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils	B weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
2016 1	136	72.47	92.83	98.64	99.86	1011	284	81
2015 2	136	73.52	91.13	98.24	99.37	1044	250	101
2014 3	140	63.11	87.7	97.76	99.63	929	362	148
2013 4	128	68.24	90.35	97.87	99.54	898	291	99
2012 5	138	55.64	84.27	96.26	99.79	789	406	170
2011 6	140	54.28	85.17	96.69	99.31	787	448	167
2010 7	126	61.14	90.36	98.15	100	793	379	101
2009 8	137	47.3	82.1	96.88	99.22	666	490	208
2008 9	135	48.64	80.86	95.57	99.43	681	451	206
2007 10	118	35.19	79.54	96.73	99.75	430	542	210

Notes on this table (10)

Every row: This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. What it counts: Legacy 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 qualification section filled with zeros, does not tell us whether the school offered the qualification. Fractional totals are retained as weighted full/short-course totals, not whole entries or pupils. Pure full-course comparisons are excluded. How the source defines it: Combined full and short GCSE courses, A*–G scale

Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 17 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 2 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1395 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 136 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 136
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 16 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 7 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 1 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1420 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 1 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 136 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 136
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 27.5 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 4.5 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 1 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1472 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 140 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 140
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 22 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 3 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 1 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1316 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 2 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 128 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 128
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 50 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 3 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1418 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 138 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 138
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 38 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 10 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1450 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 140 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 140
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 24 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1297 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 126 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 126
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 33 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 10 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 1 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1408 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 137 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 137
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 54 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 5 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1400 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 2 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 1. Candidates: 135
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 37 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 3 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1222 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 118

GCSE/IGCSE · summary

boys as printed

City of London · GCSE/IGCSE · Examination results, 2016
Year	Percent
2016 1Sources differ	92.5

Notes on this table (1)

Published sources differ. Read the source notes before using these figures. What it counts: boys as printed Where it’s from: Publications differ. We show each version. Worth knowing: Printed as percentage of boys gaining A*–A. Same article later says over 92.6% at A*–A; definition and difference unresolved. How the source defines it: PDF page 19, First GCSE A*/A claim

GCSE · summary

Combined full and short GCSE courses, as defined in the ISC source · A*-G

City of London · GCSE · Examination results, 2006
Year	Candidates	A*	A*–A	A*–B grades	A*–C grades	A* weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils	A weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils	B weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
2006 1	136	31.26	72.2	94.87	99.49	433	567	314

Notes on this table (1)

Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 64 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 5 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 2 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1385 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 136 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. What it counts: Legacy grade entries Candidates: 136 Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Published numeric cells are retained. School candidate counts are separate from subject entries. No zero-filled optional qualification column is treated as proof of historical non-provision. The source combines full and short courses; fractional grade totals and entries are retained as weighted totals, not pupil or whole-examination counts. This scope is excluded from pure full-course comparisons. How the source defines it: Combined full and short GCSE courses, as defined in the ISC source

Pre-U: 4 more tables, 2017 to 2023

Pre-U · summary

The publication doesn’t say what these percentages are of.

City of London · Pre-U · Examination results, 2022–2023
Year	Entries	D1–D2	D1–M1	D1 count · reconstructed	D2 count · reconstructed	D3 count · reconstructed	Pre-U M1 awards	Pre-U M2 awards
2023 1	6	50	100	3	0	1	2	0
2022 2	64	48	91	12	19	22	5	4

Notes on this table (2)

Every row: Where it’s from: Original publication

Also printed: Pre-U M3 awards 0. Subject entries: 6 Worth knowing: Do not combine with A-level totals. How the source defines it: Separate Mandarin Pre-U table.
Also printed: Pre-U M3 awards 1 · Pre-U P1 awards 1 · Pre-U P2 awards 0 · Pre-U P3 awards 0. Subject entries: 64 Worth knowing: Not an A-level result. How the source defines it: Separate Pre-U subject entries and school-published cumulative bands.

Pre-U · summary

Pre-U Full Course results

City of London · Pre-U · Examination results, 2017
Year	Entries	D1 count · reconstructed	D2 count · reconstructed	D3 count · reconstructed	Pre-U M1 awards	Pre-U M2 awards	Pre-U M3 awards	Pre-U P1 awards
2017 1	80	15	22	22	10	2	4	4

Notes on this table (1)

Also printed: Pre-U P2 awards 1 · Pre-U P3 awards 0 · U count 0. What it counts: Pre-U Full Course results Subject entries: 80 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 qualification section filled with zeros, does not tell us whether the school offered the qualification. Full course, short course and Global Perspectives and Research are retained separately. No A-level grade equivalence is applied. How the source defines it: Pre-U Full Course results

Pre-U · summary

Printed Pre-U candidate and diploma populations

City of London · Pre-U · Examination results, 2017
Year	Pre-U candidates	Pre-U diplomas awarded
2017 1	73	0

Notes on this table (1)

What it counts: Printed Pre-U candidate and diploma populations 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 qualification section filled with zeros, does not tell us whether the school offered the qualification. Candidates taking any Pre-U examination are not automatically full-course or diploma candidates. How the source defines it: Printed Pre-U candidate and diploma populations

Pre-U · summary

Pre-U candidates

City of London · Pre-U · Examination results, 2017
Year	Percent
2017 1	81

Notes on this table (1)

What it counts: Pre-U candidates Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Head explicitly states this was first year boys entered Pre-U. Candidate-based statement; individual D1/D2/D3 bands and entry counts absent. How the source defines it: PDF page 17, Pre-U candidates achieving a Distinction

Combined qualifications: 3 more tables, 1996 to 2025

GCSE combined grades · summary, combined qualifications

The publication doesn’t say what these percentages are of.

City of London · GCSE combined grades · Examination results, 2025
Year	Entries	Grade 9 7 Or Equivalent	Grade 9 8 Or Equivalent	Grade 9 Or Equivalent	Pass Rate
2025 1	1503	96	86	62	100

Notes on this table (1)

Subject entries: 1,503 Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Includes equivalent old grades and HPQ half-GCSE row; headline rounded percentages retained. How the source defines it: Published GCSE results with old/numeric equivalents explicitly identified.

GCSE combined grades · summary, combined qualifications

Numbered grade entries

City of London · GCSE combined grades · Examination results, 2022–2024
Year	Entries	grades 9–8	grades 9–7	Old A Star Or 9 8	Pass Rate	Old A Star A Or 9 7
2024 1	1803	71	92	75	100	—
2023 2	1635	78.97	91.19	79.08	99.94	92.42
2022 3	1412	86.26	96.03	86.19	100	96.95

Notes on this table (3)

Every row: Some figures here are measured differently from the comparison charts. What it counts: Numbered grade entries Where it’s from: Original publication How the source defines it: Published GCSE results with old/numeric equivalents explicitly identified.

Subject entries: 1,803 Worth knowing: Different old/new grade aggregations are separately labelled; HPQ included in printed table.
Subject entries: 1,635 Worth knowing: Old and numeric grade crosswalk bands are distinct.
Subject entries: 1,412 Worth knowing: Mandarin is graded A*–D; school-published alternative band definitions retained.

A-level/AS combined · summary, combined qualifications

The publication doesn’t say what these percentages are of.

City of London · A-level/AS combined · Examination results, 1996–2005
Year	A–B grades	a	Points per candidate
2005 1	89.6	63.5	404.1
2005 2	No figure for these columns in this record
2004 1	85.6	57.4	398.2
1996 3	No figure for these columns in this record

Notes on this table (3)

Every row: Where it’s from: Original publication How the source defines it: Published school results passage in the original archive publication.

Worth knowing: Section heading explicitly A and AS level. Source marks2005 results preliminary and re-marks pending. Prior2004 figures are comparison values. Never ingested as pure A-level.
Also printed: at least four a · candidates 15 · three a · candidates 41. Worth knowing: Printed beneath combined A and AS heading; not pure A-level by inference. 41 described as further candidates; no denominator.
Also printed: Average points per candidate · source-era scale 25. Worth knowing: Explicit A/AS combined candidate points, not pure A-level.

Subject results and other tables

Each qualification and year has its own page, with every subject the school or the government tables list.

A level

1996
1997, Before A* at A level. No page: no subject tables in the record
1998, Before A* at A level. No page: no subject tables in the record
1999, Before A* at A level. No page: summary result only
2000, Before A* at A level. No page: summary result only
2001, Before A* at A level. No page: summary result only
2002, Before A* at A level. No page: no subject tables in the record
2003, Before A* at A level. No page: no subject tables in the record
2004, Before A* at A level. No page: no subject tables in the record
2005, Before A* at A level. No page: no subject tables in the record
2006, Before A* at A level. No page: summary result only
2007
2008, Before A* at A level. No page: summary result only
2009, Before A* at A level. No page: summary result only
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020, No exams. No page: no figure yet
2021, No exams
2022
2023
2024
2025

No page for 1997–1998 and 2002–2005: no subject tables in the record. No page for 1999–2001, 2006 and 2008–2009: summary result only. No page for 2020: no figure yet.

GCSE and IGCSE

1990
1991, The A* arrives. No page: no subject tables in the record
1992, The A* arrives. No page: no subject tables in the record
1993, The A* arrives. No page: no subject tables in the record
1994, The A* arrives. No page: no subject tables in the record
1995, The A* arrives. No page: summary result only
1996
1997, The A* arrives. No page: no figure yet
1998, The A* arrives. No page: no subject tables in the record
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006, The A* arrives. No page: summary result only
2007, The A* arrives. No page: summary result only
2008, The A* arrives. No page: summary result only
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017, Numbers arrive. No page: summary result only
2018
2019
2020, No exams. No page: no figure yet
2021, No exams
2022
2023
2024
2025

No page for 1991–1994 and 1998: no subject tables in the record. No page for 1995, 2006–2008 and 2017: summary result only. No page for 1997 and 2020: no figure yet.

Pre-U

No page for 2020–2021: no figure yet.

Other qualifications and government tables

No page for 2020: no tables for this year in the record.