Celebrating Success: Examinations Results and Destinations 2025

Above: Five out of the ten students who have been at Harrodian since Reception (aged 4 years old) celebrate their results with 6 x A*s and 5 x As between them

Harrodian is delighted to be to be able to announce another outstanding set of public examination results this year, with students performing well across no fewer than 31 different subjects at A Level and 26 in GCSE exams.

A Levels

This year’s A Level results day saw Harrodian Sixth Formers achieve their best (non Covid era) examination results ever.

Harrodian Sixth Formers were in buoyant mood when they gathered at the school on results day to find out their A Level grades. And no wonder. This year 68% of all grades achieved by Harrodians were either A* or A.

This high point for the school was firmly founded on strong achievement across all subject areas. No fewer than 41 students (44 %) achieved all A* or A grades; 50 students (53 %) achieved the equivalent of 3 As or better; and 82 of the 94 (87 %) achieved at least one A or A* grade.

Naturally, strong examination results across the board also fed into strong UCAS performance. 84% of Harrodians were accept by their first-choice university or college with 94% succeeding with either their first or their ‘insurance’ application.

Above - A level historians and art historians with their teachers.

"I’m thrilled that so many of our students have seen their hard work and their dedication to our Sixth Form ethos rewarded," said Head of Sixth Form Ms Alison Heller. ‘As well as being ambitious, industrious and determined, Harrodian Sixth Formers also stand out for the pleasure they take in each other’s achievements.  This mutual support manifests itself in the form of fabulous results for everyone.

Headmaster James Hooke also believes the distinctive character of Harrodian Sixth Form culture is a major factor in the steady upward curve of the school’s A Level performance across the board. ‘We provide a lot of subject choice in the Sixth Form but whatever classroom you’re in, you can be sure of finding ambitious students collaborating harmoniously with excellent, hard-working and highly-invested teachers willing to go the extra mile,’ he says. ‘It’s very exciting and rewarding to see this co-operative approach driving A level success in every one of the 31 subjects we offer in the Sixth Form, all the way from Maths  and Economics, across science and Business to  creative fields like Art, Design and Music.’

Leavers' Destinations

This year, 71% of UK university destinations were Russell Group institutions, while 9% of students chose to study overseas, with IE Madrid in Spain proving a popular choice; degree subject choices ranged from Science, Medicine, and Engineering through Business and Economics to Politics and Sport. To read more, please click on the link below:

GCSE Results

This year's GCSE results also revealed another outstanding set of achievements across the board.

Building on the momentum of the A Level triumphs, our GCSE cohort delivered the school’s strongest results yet (not including Covid years). Headline figures include an Average Point Score (APS) of 7.5, up from 7.3 in 2019, and 77% of all grades at 9–7, an increase from 72% pre-Covid.

Amongst the many highlights, one pupil achieved 10 straight grade 9s and a further five pupils gained all 9s and 8s across their subjects. Yet it is the success across the year group as a whole that is most striking, with a wide range of individual achievements reflecting the determination of our pupils — something that Headmaster Mr Hooke is keen to emphasise when he says: 

“We are immensely proud of our pupils, not only for their dedication to their studies but also for the way they balance such academic commitment alongside a wide spectrum of extracurricular pursuits and personal passions. Harrodians are consistently recognised as well-rounded, personable, and valued members of the school community — qualities that make their academic success all the more impressive.”

What also makes these outcomes notable is that they have been achieved across a broad curriculum and within an inclusive community. With 26 subjects offered at GCSE, pupils succeed across a wide range of disciplines, supported by a school culture that nurtures ambition and achievement for every child, including those who begin their Harrodian journey in the earliest years and progress all the way through to our Seniors.

In compulsory subjects taken by the whole cohort, such as English Literature and Mathematics, pupils achieved outstanding results, with around 85% attaining grades 9–7 in English Literature and 80% in Mathematics. Performance was also strong in other high-entry subjects: in Geography, more than 83% of grades were at 9–7. Across the separate sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics), close to 80% of grades were at 9–7, while pupils who took Combined Science also performed strongly, with more than half of grades at this level. In addition, pupils excelled in a wide range of optional subjects, with Latin, Classics, Music, Film Studies and Religious Studies all recording exceptional success, including 100% of pupils attaining grades 9–7 in several of these disciplines.

Reflecting on the results, Head of Seniors Rob Stewart adds, “This year’s results demonstrate the application, resolve, hard work, and mutual support that define our school. Our students are not only high achievers, but part of a strong, supportive academic Seniors community - we are incredibly proud of all of them.”