In AP exams, which enable students to earn credits
and/or advanced standing at many colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada, the average AP subject score was 4.1 out of a possible 5 points. 83% percent of ISKL students scored either 4 or 5, indicating they are very well qualified or extremely well qualified, respectively. Reflecting on this year’s results, ISKL’s Head of School, Mr Rami Madani, shared: “We offer a range of pathways to empower students to explore their passions, develop their competencies, and use them to make a positive impact. Today, we celebrate not only these impressive IB and AP results, but also the learning journey each student has taken to get there.” TASIS England’s AP candidates achieved an
impressive 91% exam pass rate, and an average mean score of 4.01 out of a maximum of 5, significantly higher than the world averages of 60% and 3.32, respectively. Head of School Bryan Nixon commented, “These stellar AP results reflect not only our students’ hard work but also their readiness to embrace the challenges and opportunities ahead…”
RECORD A* & A GRADES OUTSIDE THE PANDEMIC & FIRST-CHOICE PLACES AT UNIVERSITIES. Top A-level results have risen again in 2025 in the UK, up 27.8% on last year. 28.3% of all grades across England, Wales and Northern Ireland were marked at A* or A. The percentage of top grades rose from 27.6% to 28.2% in England, and from 30.3% to 30.4% in Northern Ireland. Wales saw a slight drop from 29.9% to 29.5%. At Kings Ely, almost one-fifth of all A-Level results
achieved by Sixth Form students are the top A* grade. Around half of all grades attained are A*-A, and nearly three-quarters of results are grades A*-B. The overall pass rate is 99.5%. 92% of the Year 13 cohort achieved an immediate place at their first-choice university or institution, not just in the UK, but across the globe. Jonathan Shaw, Head of King’s Ely Senior, said: “ An impressive number of pupils have achieved three or more A* grades, but most importantly, many have exceeded their own personal expectations...” A record number of 18-year-olds secured a place
at their first-choice university. Meanwhile, universities have been offering enticing scholarships and broadening access via T-Level qualifications in the UK, as the reality of cost and fewer international students sets in.
“ In a time of uncertainty & transformation, the awareness & perspective that an international education provides is not just an advantage, it’s a necessity…”
ROD SMITH, GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AT CAMBRIDGE.
56 Joe Saxton, Chief Executive of Admissions Service
UCAS, speaking to the BBC Radio Four’s Today Programme, on subject trends for university applications, said, “All things STEM are definitely increasing. And interestingly, when I talk to my colleagues who run the other equivalents of UCAS of the world, it’s a trend that they’re seeing too”.
DEMAND RISING ACROSS ALL REGIONS & DIFFERENT EDUCATION SYSTEMS The demand for Cambridge qualifications is increasing globally among a diverse range of schools, with Cambridge seeing particularly strong growth in state schools in the US (exam entries up 15%), and international and bilingual schools in China (entries up 11%). In total, 5507 Cambridge International Schools in 149 countries made exam entries for the June 2025 series. “In a time of uncertainty and transformation,
the awareness and perspective that an international education provides is not just an advantage, it’s a necessity…” Rod Smith, Group Managing Director for International Education at Cambridge.
GCSE PUPILS MOST DISRUPTED TRANSITION OF ANY GENERATION This year’s cohort for GCSE pupils who began their secondary schooling in autumn 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, faced perhaps the most disrupted transition of any generation. Pupils in this cohort missed at least 10 per cent of schooling compared to pre-pandemic years. Education leaders commended the fortitude of the
2025 cohort. Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, speaking on BBC Radio 4, said students had shown “grit, determination and resilience” during uniquely challenging times. “They had to face many issues that other year groups will never have to face.”
GCSE RESULTS 2025 Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, GCSE results this summer have largely stabilised at pre-pandemic levels. According to the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), 67.2 per cent of entries in England were awarded grade 4 or above, broadly in line with 2024 and just below the 2019 figure. Outcomes at grade 7 and above remain steady at 21.6 per cent, also close to pre-pandemic levels.
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