Results & destinations
King Edward’s takes pride in its academic, socio-economic and cultural diversity. The School ensures that all pupils are congratulated for their effort and dedication to achieving personal success. Behind the statistics and results each child has a unique story. King Edward’s Sixth Form offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB) and A-levels.
International Baccalaureate (IB) results 2021
The IBDP is followed by 89%* of King Edward’s Sixth Form pupils. This year, pupils achieved an average points score of 35.9 points out of a possible 45, world average is 33.02. The full news story is available to read here.
Pupils achieving grades 7 – 6 (A* & A): 61.8%
Pupils achieving grades 7 – 5 (A* – B): 89.2%
Pupils achieving grades 7 – 2 (A* – E): 100%
| Year | Number of candidates | 7 – 5 | 7 – 4 | 7 – 2 |
| 2021 | 31 | 89.2% | 99.5% | 100% |
| 2020 | 43 | 80.9% | 96.5% | 100% |
| 2019 | 34 | 88.2% | 98.5% | 100% |
| 2018 | 56 | 73.0% | 90.5% | 100% |
| 2017 | 66 | 67.7% | 92.2% | 99.8% |
* 81% of the Upper Sixth Form pupils in the 2021-22 academic year will be following the IBDP programme.
A-level results 2021
In 2021 we had a small cohort of 2 pupils studying the full programme of 3 A-levels, achieving A*AB and ABB. Due to the small cohort size this year*, we are not reporting overall percentages but would like to congratulate these A-level candidates as well as their peers studying hybrid courses on their impressive results. The School appreciates the determination and dedication shown by pupils and staff and is committed to being aspirational for the individual. Please read the full news story here.
Please find our previous years’ results below.
| Year | Number of candidates | A* – A | A* – B | A* – E |
| 2020 | 18 | 35.3% | 58.8% | 100% |
| 2019 | 38 | 20.5% | 42.8% | 97.3% |
| 2018 | 31 | 16.9% | 42.7% | 89.7% |
| 2017 | 18 | 28.8% | 52.5% | 93.2% |
* 19% of the Upper Sixth Form pupils in the 2021-22 academic year will be following the A-level programme, a cohort of 11.
GCSE /IGCSE results 2021
We are delighted to say that our GCSE and IGCSE candidates have been awarded grades that reflect their hard work and commitment throughout the two years of the courses they undertook. Our teachers prepared, analysed and evaluated a wide range of data which allowed us to predict grades with rigour and integrity, and our pupils have been rewarded accordingly. Please read the full news story here.
Subjects graded 9-7 (A* – A): = 61.5%
Subjects graded 9-6 (A* – B) = 81%
Pupils gaining 5 or more GCSEs graded 9-4 (A* – C) =: 96.7%
The table below includes our Pre-Sixth Form candidates.
| Year | Number of candidates | 9 – 7 | 9 – 6 | 9 – 4 |
| 2021 | 73 | 64.5% | 81% | 96.7% |
| 2020 | 83 | 57.2% | 79.3% | 99.6% |
| Previous Grading System | A* – A | A* – B | A* – C | |
| 2019 | 53 | 39% | 61.2% | 87.1% |
| 2018 | 69 | 45.6% | 67.2% | 93.1% |
| 2017 | 85 | 31.6% | 61.0% | 88.8% |
The table below excludes our Pre-Sixth Form candidates.
| Year | Number of candidates | 9 – 7 | 9 – 6 | 9 – 4 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62.6% | 81.4% | 96.6% |
| 2020 | 63 | 57.5% | 80.2% | 99.8% |
| Previous Grading System | A* – A | A* – B | A* – C | |
| 2019 | 37 | 36.0% | 59.6% | 85.8% |
| 2018 | 44 | 43.0% | 64.4% | 92.2% |
| 2017 | 60 | 30.0% | 60.7% | 88.4% |
Pupil destinations 2021
| University | Course |
| City, University of London | Business Management |
| Economics | |
| Investment and Financial Risk Management | |
| Psychology | |
| Birmingham | Politics and Sociology |
| Law | |
| Birmingham City | Psychology and Counselling |
| Durham | Finance |
| Exeter | Business and Management |
| Economics | |
| Law | |
| King’s College London | Computer Science with Management |
| Pharmacology (2) | |
| Leeds Beckett | History |
| Loughborough | Mechanical Engineering |
| Manchester | Architecture |
| Biosciences | |
| Politics and International Relations | |
| Nottingham | Finance, Accounting and Management |
| Oxford | History and Politics |
| Queen Mary University of London | Business Management |
| International Business | |
| Reading | Psychology and Language Sciences |
| Surrey | English Literature |
| Biomedical Science | |
| Warwick | Economics |
| Liberal Arts | |
| Management | |
| Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) | |
| Theatre and Performance Studies |
