Results, Higher Education and Careers
Celebrating the success of the individual
As a broadly selective school, we value ‘value-added’: helping pupils strive further, reach higher, and achieve more than they might have expected. We celebrate individual success, knowing four A* grades for one pupil may equate to three A grades for another. Behind the statistics sit stories of perseverance and triumph; nonetheless, recent GCSE and A Level results speak for themselves.
Our results in 2025
Percent 9-7 Grades at GCSE
2025 (Provisional)
Percent 9-6 Grades at GCSE
2025 (Provisional)
Percent A*-A Grades at A Level
2025 (Provisional)
Percent A*-B Grades at A Level
2025 (Provisional)
GCSE
The GCSE results for 2025, include 74% at 9–6, with 48% of papers sat being awarded 9-7, and 26% achieving 9-8 grades. Over two-thirds of Biology, Chemistry, Drama, History, Physics, and Spanish grades awarded were 9-7.
A Level
Our 2025 A Level students achieved 44% A*/A results, with 69% of grades attained at A*/B. The most common grade awarded was an A. Particular highlights include Physics, Art, Politics and Maths A Levels, where over two thirds of the cohort gained A* or A grades. Meanwhile, over 90% of those following the BTEC Extended Diploma programme received a Distinction* or Distinction (the equivalent of A*/A).
Futures
Led by Head of Futures Mrs Bignell, our Futures provision runs throughout the Senior School, with an awareness of different career paths introduced in the Prep School.
We combine the latest tools with proven experiences (including work experience) to ensure pupils move on confidently. An annual Futures Fair brings leading universities, degree apprenticeship providers and employers to Cokethorpe for Fourth Form to Upper Sixth and parents from the School and local community.
Our Futures Approach
Using Morrisby, pupils begin aspiration testing in Second Form (reviewed annually) and add aptitude testing in Fifth Form, with profiles remaining accessible even after leaving school. Lower Sixth students start UCAS preparations in the Michaelmas Term, including campus visits and a personal-statement workshop led by a visiting speaker from a top university, with support right through results day.
Aspiring Application Programme
Prospective applicants to highly competitive universities (including Oxbridge) or courses can join the Programme, pairing each student with a supervisor for reading, research,
and extension work, broadening understanding and deepening enjoyment well beyond
A Level curricula.
Leavers’ Destinations 2025
The courses our pupils take up after Cokethorpe are reflective of the excellent standards and breadth of teaching at the School, encouraging them to push their horizons and explore opportunities that both excite and inspire.
The next steps chosen by our 2025 leavers demonstrate the exceptional breadth of opportunity on offer at the School and include, among many others: Business Management and Marketing, Accounting and Finance, and Business and Management at UWE Bristol; Sport Coaching at Cardiff Metropolitan University; Philosophy at Cardiff University and the University of Exeter; Computer Science and Mathematics at Durham University and Loughborough University; Marketing at Goldsmiths, University of London and the University of Exeter; Physics at Lancaster University; Events Management at Liverpool John Moores University; Baking Science and Technology at London South Bank University; Sport Management at Loughborough University and Northumbria University; Criminology and History at Oxford Brookes University; Business Diplomas at Oxford Media and Business College; Agricultural Business Management and Rural Land Management at the Royal Agricultural University; Economics at Swansea University, the University of Birmingham, the University of Bristol, the University of Exeter, the University of Liverpool, the University of Nottingham, and the University of York; Geography at Newcastle University, the University of Exeter, and the University of Nottingham; English Literature at the University of Glasgow; Politics, International Relations, and International History and Politics at the University of Leeds; Aerospace Engineering at the University of Sheffield; Pharmacology, Business Management, and Medicine at the University of Southampton; Criminology with Forensic Investigation and Economics and Finance at the University of Surrey; and Business of the Creative Industries and International Relations at the University of York.
A full overview of destinations and courses undertaken can be viewed in the map.
Where next?
Approaches to Learning
Whether at the earliest stages of learning or in the final preparations for A Levels, expert consideration is given to the approaches to learning at each stage of a pupil’s academic development at Cokethorpe.
Open Mornings and Visits
Tours of the Prep School, the Senior School and the Sixth Form Centre are available through the Admissions Office. What better way to Discover Your Cokethorpe?
The Cokethorpe Society
The association for former pupils, staff and governors, the Cokethorpe Society is a global community of thousands of people, with an active events programme for socialising and networking.
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