Examination Results

Our pupils achieve excellent A level results. In 2024 with 31% of grades at A* and 63% achieving A*/A. Over 80 pupils achieved all A* and A grades, including 26 who achieved three, four or five A* grades.

Similarly excellent GCSE results are achieved by our Year 11 pupils. 44% of the grades achieved at the highest level (Grade 9) and 91% of grades are Grade 7 and above in 2024, with 63 pupils achieving all 9 or 8 grades.

10 Year Synopsis

	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	2024
A Level
Candidate Numbers	210	208	198	234	224	230	234	251	227	239
% A*	27.5	26	32.1	26.4	29.8	26.8	28.3	51.9	30.4	32.3
*% A/A**	67.9	62.6	63.2	62.8	62.3	61.5	63.4	81.8	66	64.6
% Pass	100	100	100	99.9	100	99.3	99.3	100	99.6	99.5
Number with 3 As or better	104	83	82	98	101	93	97	173	110	104
*Number with 100% A/A**	89	73	78	91	94	79	89	159	100	97

GCSE
Candidate Numbers	200	219	207	208	214	209	215	222	225	220
% 9	51.5	54.8	54.1	55.4	57.8	56.7	35.8	51.9	47.8	46.2
% 9-8	83.1	87.2	85.9	86.4	86.7	83.7	64	78	75.6	77.2
% 9-7	97	97.8	97.2	98.2	98.2	97.2	83.9	92.7	92.3	91.7
Number with 8 grades 9-8	61	74	67	71	74	72	33	70	81	139
Number with 8 grade 7	136	166	156	162	164	151	46	144	146	193

We were delighted by the academic progress and results of our A level and GCSE cohorts of pupils in 2020 and 2021, however, in line with a clear majority of other schools, we have decided not to publish statistics relating to their public examination results. These 'Covid-19' years were exceptional in terms of pupils’ experience of remote and hybrid learning, and examination content, preparation and grading, and cannot, therefore, be usefully compared to previous years' outcomes. Do refer to our Leavers' Destinations section which further illustrates the success of our cohorts after leaving Dulwich.