Results, Higher Education and Careers
Celebrating the success of the individual
At Cokethorpe, we place great store in the ‘value-added’. But what does this mean in practice? We are a broadly selective school and believe that, through the quality of our teaching and the bespoke learning experience offered, we can help our pupils strive further, reach higher and achieve more than they might otherwise have been able or expected to do.
As such, we are a school which celebrates the successes of the individual, not simply of the collective: one person’s four A* results might be another’s three A’s. We are proud of the achievements of all our pupils and provide an educational environment that stretches the brightest and delivers tangible benefits to all.
Whilst academic results are important, it is not always a meaningful representation of how much hard work and effort pupils have put into their education – beyond the raw statistics are individual tales of triumph.
Nevertheless, the strength of our pupils’ performances is self-evident. Below, you can read the latest results at GCSE and A Level.
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).
Higher Education and Careers
The Higher Education and Careers programme at Cokethorpe runs throughout the Senior School, not just in the Sixth Form.
Led by our Head of Careers, Mrs Bignell, the Department makes use of the latest software and methodology, alongside more traditional activities, such as work experience, to ensure that our students are able to move seamlessly and preparedly on to the next stages of their education and, ultimately, careers.
Working in conjunction with Housemasters and tutors, the Head of Careers supports and guides the decision-making processes for our pupils, whether that be for GCSE course choices, A Levels or the BTEC Extended Diploma, or university and career options.
Cokethorpe hosts a biennial Higher Education and Careers Fair attracting leading local and international universities and employers. The Fair provides an excellent opportunity for pupils to speak with representatives and hear directly about what they look for in applications. Fourth Form through to Upper Sixth as well as parents are invited to attend this event.
Our Careers Approach
Morrisby is a specialist online testing platform that is used throughout a pupil’s time at Cokethorpe. Starting in the Second Form, pupils start with aspiration testing that is revisited annually. Once in the Fifth Form aptitude tests are introduced and added to a pupil’s individual profile. All of the results are saved within a pupils profile and remain accessible even once they have left school.
Fifth Form pupils visit a university in the Lent Term to engage in thinking about future options.
Preparations for making applications to university via UCAS start in the Michaelmas Term of Lower Sixth, including a visit to a university with a tour of the campus and appropriate talk regarding applications. This is followed up with a UCAS morning in the Summer Term, when a visiting speaker from a top university introduces students to preparing their personal statement. Students are supported throughout the UCAS process through to A Level results day and beyond.
Aspiring Application Programme
Lower Sixth students who plan to make applications to highly competitive universities, including Oxbridge, or for highly competitive courses may join the Aspiring Applications Programme.
This programme aims to prepare students for continuing their studies at university by broadening their understanding of a subject and taking them well beyond the A Level syllabus. It also aims to deepen their enjoyment of a subject by engaging in mature research and debate with knowledgeable staff.
Each student is paired with a supervisor with a shared interest in a subject area. Reading, research projects and extension work is set and discussed during one-to-one tutorials.
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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