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A Level & BTEC Results 2026

A record-breaking 56% of all Year 13 grades were A*–A or Equivalent this year.

A-LEVEL RESULTS

33% of all A Level grades were A* - A and 70% A* - B in 2026

BTEC RESULTS

A massive 89% of our BTEC grades were Distinction or Distinction* in 2026

DESTINATIONS

48% of students going on to Russell Group (compare to 9% nationally), 63% going on to Top third institutions

BEST EVER A-LEVEL & BTEC RESULTS

2026 was a record-breaking year for our Sixth Form, with our best ever combined A-Level and BTEC results. Students achieved an average A-Level grade of B, alongside our strongest ever BTEC results.

Attainment by Subject

  • 71% of students studying A Level History achieved grades A* - A and 100% achieved A* - B
  • 67% of A Level Religious Studies students achieve grades A* - A and 89% achieved A* - B
  • 66% of A Level Spanish students achieved grades A* - A and 100% achieved A* - B
  • 60% of A Level Art students achieved grade A* - A and 100% achieved A* - C
  • 53% of A Level Psychology students achieved grade A* - A, 84% achieved A* - B and 100% achieved A* - C
  • 100% of students studying the Extended Project Qualification achieved A* - A
  • 71% of students studying A Level Mathematics achieved grades A* - B
  • 100% of students studying A Level Further Mathematics achieved A* - B
  • 76% of A Level English Literature grades were A* - B and 100% A* - C.
  • 84% of A Level Sociology grades were A* - B and 95% A* - C.
  • 60% of A Level Chemistry grades were A* - B and 90% A* - C
  • 97% of students studying BTEC Health and Social Care achieved Distinction* - Distinction. 100% achieved Distinction* - Merit
  • 94% of students studying BTEC Sport achieved Distinction* - Distinction. 100% achieved Distinction* - Merit
  • 84% of students studying BTEC Business achieved Distinction* - Distinction. 100% achieved Distinction* - Merit
  • 67% of students studying BTEC Music Performance achieved Distinction* - Distinction. 100% achieved Distinction* - Merit.

 

Student destinations 2026

Bohdan A*A*A in Psychology, Religious Studies and Biology
University of Oxford
Wadham College
Experimental Psychology

Zainab D*D*D* in BTEC Health and Social Care
King’s College London
Midwifery

Ismahil A*AA in Maths, Further Maths and Physics
University of Bath
Mathematics

Ruby A*A*A in Sociology, Religious Studies and History
University of Manchester
Politics & Modern History

Sharmarke D*D*D in BTEC Business
University of Exeter
Finance & Business Management

Remy-Lee A*A*A in History, English Literature and Psychology
King’s College London
Law with Criminology

To read more about our Year 13 destinations in 2026 and previous years, visit our Destinations page.

GSCE Results 2025

This year, nearly half of Year 11s (49%) achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, with three-quarters (75%) achieving at least a grade 4 in the two subjects. In English alone, an impressive 80% of students achieved a grade 5 or higher – with a third of the year group (33%) gaining a higher-level grade of 7 to 9.

Other subjects celebrating particular successes include GCSE Chinese, which has been a popular course at the school and which saw 100% of students achieving at least grade 4 this year. Music and performing arts also recorded 100% of students gaining a grade 5 or higher. Likewise, in History, an impressive 55% of students taking the subject achieved a grade 7 or above.

There were some particularly noteworthy individual performances from students, including:

· Aiden and Zieth, who each achieved eight grade 9s and two grade 8s;

· Jennifer, who achieved five grade 9s, four grade 8s and two grade 7s;

· Raqiya, who achieved four grade 9s, five grade 8s and one grade 7;

· Zahrah, who achieved three grade 9s, six grade 8s and one grade 7;

· Pietra, whose results included two grade 9s, one grade 8 and five grade 7s;

· Malaika, whose results included three grade 9s, five grade 8s and one grade 7;

· Habiba, whose results included two grade 9s, three grade 8s and four grade 7s;

· Airoa, whose results included two grade 9s, one grade 8 and five grade 7s.

Across the morning, as students celebrated many of them reflected on the hard work and determination they had put into their studies. They were also keen to thank staff and teachers for the encouragement they had received to be ambitious for themselves.
Sixth Form Results 2023 – 2025

Students at our Sixth Form have achieved consistently excellent results across 2023, 2024 and 2025. Over this period, our A Level outcomes have remained above both the Lambeth and national averages, with students achieving average grades of around B-/B.

These strong results have been maintained while the Sixth Form has grown significantly in size. BTEC outcomes have also remained exceptionally strong, consistently outperforming Lambeth averages and achieving the highest average point score among Lambeth state schools in 2025. The strength of our outcomes was also recognised in the Sunday Times Parent Power 2025 guide, which placed The Elms Academy among the top 14 non-selective state schools in Greater London.

Most importantly, these results open doors for our students. Nearly half progress to Russell Group universities each year, with an even greater proportion securing places at universities in the top third nationally. Since 2021, ten students have progressed to Oxford or Cambridge.

A-Level success year upon year:

  2023 2024 2025
A* and A grades 31% 36% 25%
A* to B grades 60% 70% 64%
A* to C grades 83% 88% 80%
Our Cohort Size  41 34 59
Our Average Point Score 38.02 40.2 36.8
Our Average Grade B- B B-
Lambeth State Funded Schools / Colleges Average C+

C+

C+
Wandsworth State Schools / College Average C+

C+

C+
Croydon State Schools / College Average C

C

C

 

BTEC success year upon year:

  2023 2024 2025
Distinction* - Distinction grades 86% 64% 82%
Distinction* - Merit grades 97% 92% 98%
Distinction* - Pass grades 100% 95% 100%
Our Cohort Size  31 22 32
Our Average Point Score 37.67 32.97 34.48
Our Average Grade Dist+ Dist+ Dist+
Lambeth State Funded Schools / Colleges Average Merit+

Merit+

Merit+
Wandsworth State Schools / College Average Merit+

Merit+

Merit+
Croydon State Schools / College Average Merit+

Merit+

Merit+
GCSE Results 2023 – 2025

Students at The Elms Academy have consistently achieved excellent GCSE outcomes over the past three years. Attainment has remained consistently strong and above the national average for England, while student progress has been particularly impressive. In 2024, the Academy achieved a Progress 8 score of +0.91, the highest in Lambeth. This means students achieved, on average, almost one grade higher across their subjects than pupils nationally with similar starting points.

The strength of the Academy’s 2024 outcomes was also recognised externally, with The Elms Academy named among the top 14 non-selective state schools in Greater London in The Sunday Times Parent Power 2025 guide.

 

2023

2024

2025

English and Maths at 4+

65%

76%

78%

English and Maths at 5+

50%

59.7% 

48.7%

Progress 8 score

+0.59

+0.91

N/A*

Attainment 8 - The Elms Academy

49.26

53.7

52.8

Attainment 8 - England

46.3

45.9

46.0

EBACC at 4+

37%

48%

44%

EBacc at 5+

29%

36%

25.6%

EBacc average points score

4.37

4.87

4.77

Students entering EBacc

49%

61.1%

57%

Students staying in education or entering employment

91%

91%

84%

*Progress 8 was not published nationally in 2025 because this cohort did not have Key Stage 2 prior-attainment data following the cancellation of assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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