Examination Results

A Level Results 2026

We are delighted to announce that the Class of 2026 has achieved exceptional A-level results, with students securing places at top universities across the UK and beyond.

• 90% of students secured their first-choice university.
• 93% achieved A*-C (against a national average of 78%)
• 100% pass rate across the entire cohort 
• 1 in 6 of all grades were A*
• Results in French, Art, Sociology, Computer Science, Drama, Economics, Music, PE, RS and Spanish were 100% A*-B.

 Destinations and course list below:

• Law at University of Sheffield
• French and Spanish at Christ Church, University of Oxford
• Architecture at Oxford Brookes University
• Liberal Arts at University of Warwick
• History at University of Leeds
• Marketing with Placement Year at University of Southampton
• Film and Television Production at University of York
• Electronic and Electrical Engineering at UCL (University College London)
• Religion and Theology at University of Bristol
• Game Design at University of Liverpool
• Accounting and Finance with Placement Year at University of Warwick
• Biomedical Science at Kingston University
• Software Engineering at University of Southampton
• Outdoor Leadership at University of Cumbria
• Sport and Exercise Sciences at Durham University
• Zoology at University of Sheffield
• Physiotherapy at University of Birmingham
• Furniture and Product Design at Northumbria University, Newcastle
• Social Anthropology at University of Manchester
• Pharmacy at UCL (University College London)
• Psychology at City St George’s
• Optometry at City St George’s
• Zoology at University of Reading
• Architectural Environment Engineering at University of Nottingham
• Law at University of Birmingham
• Psychology in Education at University of York
• Environmental Change and Sustainability at University of Birmingham
• Psychology, Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience at Royal Holloway
• Biomedical Science with Industrial Placement at University of Warwick
• Physiotherapy at King’s College London
• Psychology at University of Greenwich
• Media Studies at University of Brighton
• Economics with Data Science at University of Southampton
• History at The University of Edinburgh
• Business Management with a Professional Placement Year at Cardiff University
• Psychology at Royal Holloway
• Civil Engineering with professional placement at Loughborough University
• Liberal Arts at King’s College London, University of London
• Psychology at University of Leicester
• Mathematics with Management with a Professional Placement at Queen Mary University of London
• Fashion Management at University of the Arts London
• Food Science and Nutrition at University of Surrey
• Accounting and Finance with foundation year at University of Leicester
• French at UCL (University College London)

Read more here.

GCSE Results 2026

An outstanding 23% of all grades were awarded at Grade 9 (4 times the national average), while more than two-thirds of all results were at Grades 9-7 (equivalent to A/A*). Almost half of all grades achieved were at Grades 9-8, the equivalent of the former A.

There was also plenty of individual success to celebrate, with ten students achieving straight Grade 9s and a further twenty students securing a clean sweep of Grades 9-7.

The results reflect Sutton High School’s commitment to offering a broad and ambitious curriculum, with particularly strong performances across STEM subjects. In Computer Science, 75% of grades were awarded at Grade 9, while across Biology, Chemistry and Physics, 50% of grades achieved were Grade 9s. Mathematics students also excelled, with 55% of grades awarded at Grade 9.

Success extended across the humanities and creative subjects too, with more than half of all grades achieved at Grade 9 in:

History (65%)
Music (66%)
Geography (61%)
Religious Studies (57%)
Business (50%)

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Value Added

Our most important examination statistic is for ‘Value Added’. This is the measure of improvement that our pupils make from joining the school in Year 7 to achieving their A Level results. We admit girls with a wide range of ability to Sutton High School, and we challenge them to achieve their own personal best.

On their first day of Year 7, all pupils (across the country) take a baseline test which uses statistical analysis to predict, based on their ability scores, the results they have the potential to obtain for GCSE. A school’s ‘Value Added’ score is the difference between these initial predictions of potential and the actual results obtained by pupils for GCSE or A Level.

At Sutton High this score is high, meaning that, on average, girls here attain higher grades, in every subject, than their ability score on entry to our school and pupils with lower starting points make particularly strong progress. As an example, in History, our ‘Value Added’ score is 1.1, meaning that a pupil arriving at Sutton High School with a prediction of a 6 in History, is likely to attain a 7 or above at GCSE. This is referred to as the value we add, through teaching and through the education we offer. We believe this reflects the dedicated work of our pupils and the excellent, personalised support they are given by our staff.