Exam Results and Leavers’ Destinations
Benenden students consistently achieve outstanding academic results, in addition to all their co-curricular and personal and professional achievements. Here we summarise the latest exam results:
A Level Results 2015-2025
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A*/A% | 70% | 71% | 57% | 64% | 83%^ | 73%^ | 56% | 63% | 60% | 74% | 66% |
*From 2017, A Levels changed nationally to the more rigorous linear model.
^Grades awarded in the absence of exams being sat due to pandemic.
GCSE Level Results 2015-2025
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 9-7 %* | 79% | 84% | 82% | 90% | 89%^ | 82%^ | 79% | A*/A%(or equivalent*) | 81% | 81% | 83% | 78% |
*Taking into account the national reforms from the A*-G grading system to the 9-1 system.
^Grades awarded in the absence of exams being sat due to pandemic.
Exam results
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33% of grades were A*
70% of grades were A* or A
88% of grades were A*-BRead more about 2025 A Level results.
2025 A Level Results for Six Two (Year 13)
Subject A* A B C D E Total entry Art (Fine Art) 5 2 2 1 10 Biology 7 9 4 5 1 26 Chemistry 8 13 5 1 1 28 Chinese (Pre-U) 8 1 1 10 Chinese 3 1 1 1 6 Computer Science 1 1 Design Technology 3 2 1 6 Drama and Theatre Studies 5 1 6 Economics 7 10 5 2 24 English Language and Literature 1 5 5 2 13 English Literature 1 7 4 1 13 French 1 2 1 4 Geography 7 16 3 1 27 History 2 5 7 2 16 History of Art 2 2 4 8 Italian 1 1 Japanese 1 1 Latin 4 4 Mathematics 14 20 6 4 4 48 Further Mathematics 5 3 8 PE 1 1 1 2 1 6 Physics 9 8 2 3 22 Politics 5 5 1 2 13 Psychology 3 4 8 2 17 Religious Studies 8 6 4 18 Russian 2 2 Spanish 1 1 A Level Extended Project 22 6 3 2 33 -
71% of grades were A* or A
93% of grades were A*-BRead more about 2024 A Level results.
2024 A Level Results for Six Two (Year 13)
Subject A* A B C D E Total entry Art (Fine Art) 1 1 2 Art (Textiles) 1 1 Biology 6 12 5 3 1 27 Chemistry 5 8 3 2 18 Chinese (Pre-U) 3 1 1 5 Chinese 2 2 4 Design Technology 1 3 2 6 Drama and Theatre Studies 3 4 7 Economics 8 9 2 19 English Language and Literature 2 2 1 5 English Literature 5 6 10 3 24 French 2 2 Geography 9 9 8 1 27 German 1 1 Greek 2 2 History 2 11 6 1 20 History of Art 2 2 Japanese 1 1 Latin 7 2 1 10 Mathematics 11 19 7 2 39 Further Mathematics 1 6 3 10 Music 1 1 PE 1 1 Physics 4 6 6 1 17 Politics 5 4 4 1 14 Psychology 10 9 4 2 25 Religious Studies 6 2 1 1 10 Russian 1 1 Spanish 1 1 2 A Level Extended Project 11 9 11 4 1 36 -
57% of grades were A* or A
82 % of grades were A*-BRead more about 2023 A Level results.
2023 A Level Results for Six Two (Year 13)
Subject A* A B C D E Total entry Art (Fine Art) 3 3 1 7 Biology 4 7 6 1 3 21 Chemistry 3 11 2 2 18 Chinese (Pre-U) 3 4 1 1 9 Drama and Theatre Studies 7 2 9 Economics 7 13 6 26 English Language and Literature 2 2 7 1 12 English Literature 2 5 3 4 1 1 16 French 1 2 1 2 1 7 Geography 3 6 6 15 German 1 1 Greek 2 2 History 3 3 10 4 20 History of Art 1 7 2 3 13 Japanese 1 1 2 Latin 5 5 Mathematics 6 13 7 5 2 3 36 Further Mathematics 2 3 2 7 Music 1 1 2 Physics 1 2 3 1 1 1 9 Politics 4 10 4 5 23 Psychology 1 3 2 1 1 8 Religious Studies 3 9 4 2 1 19 Spanish 1 2 1 1 5 A Level Extended Project 12 11 7 2 32 -
67 per cent of grades were A* or A.
35 per cent of all grades were awarded the top A* grade.Read more about 2022 A Level results.
2022 A Level Results for Six Two (Year 13)
Subject A* A B C D E Total entry Art (Fine Art) 6 4 1 11 Biology 1 9 4 2 1 3 20 Chemistry 2 3 3 2 10 Chinese (Pre-U) 2 2 Drama and Theatre Studies 3 2 5 Economics 10 13 1 24 English Language and Literature 1 3 13 2 19 English Literature 7 3 6 2 18 French 1 4 1 6 Geography 6 4 2 12 German 1 1 Greek 1 1 History 5 8 3 1 17 History of Art 10 2 1 1 1 16 Italian 1 1 Japanese 1 1 Latin 4 1 5 Mathematics 12 13 7 3 4 39 Further Mathematics 4 2 1 7 Music 2 2 4 Physical Education 2 2 Physics 2 1 5 3 2 13 Politics 11 4 4 2 21 Psychology 7 8 3 4 22 Religious Studies 8 11 8 3 1 31 Spanish 2 3 5 A Level Extended Project 4 16 6 1 1 1 29 -
83 per cent of grades were A*/A.
50 per cent of all grades were awarded the top A* grade.Read more about 2021 A Level results.
2021 A Level Results for Six Two (Year 13)
Subject A* A B C D E Total entry Art 6 4 10 Biology 7 3 2 12 Chemistry 7 3 4 14 Chinese 2 1 1 4 Drama 3 2 5 Design and Technology 1 1 2 Economics 5 6 4 1 16 English Language and Literature 2 5 5 1 13 English Literature 18 3 1 1 23 French 2 3 5 Geography 6 9 1 16 Greek 1 1 German 1 1 History 11 5 7 23 History of Art 4 2 3 1 10 Latin 1 2 3 Mathematics 14 11 6 1 1 33 Further Mathematics 2 1 1 4 Music 1 1 Philosophy and Religion 10 16 2 28 Physical Education 1 1 2 Physics 7 1 1 9 Politics 9 12 4 25 Psychology 4 3 5 12 Spanish 2 4 6 Extended Project Qualification 37 13 1 51 -
2025 GCSE Results for Upper Fifth (Year 11)
40% of grades were Level 9
62% of grades were Levels 8 to 9
79% of grades were Levels 7 to 9Read more about the 2025 GCSE results.
Subjects graded by 9 to 1
GCSE Subject 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Total entry Art and Design (Fine Art) 9 5 6 3 23 Biology 33 15 7 7 4 66 Chemistry 26 17 8 10 2 3 66 Chinese 14 5 5 1 25 Classical Civilisation 6 1 1 1 9 Computer Science 3 6 2 1 1 13 DT – Art and Design (3D Design) 5 3 4 5 17 Double Science 4 6 7 2 6 2 27 Double Science 2 6 7 3 6 3 27 Drama 9 4 3 4 20 English Language 36 28 16 11 1 1 93 English Literature 51 11 10 15 5 1 93 Further Maths 7 6 4 4 1 22 French 16 5 6 4 4 1 36 Geography 40 17 5 4 66 German 1 1 Greek 2 2 History 19 6 3 2 3 1 1 35 Italian 3 3 Japanese 1 1 Latin 8 4 12 Mathematics 17 27 22 19 6 2 93 Music 7 1 2 1 11 PE 3 4 5 3 3 18 Physics 23 23 13 3 3 1 66 RS 14 5 3 1 23 Russian 2 2 Spanish 5 8 7 2 3 1 26 -
2024 GCSE Results for Upper Fifth (Year 11)
Read more about the 2024 GCSE results.
Subjects graded by 9 to 1
GCSE Subject 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Total entry Art and Design (Fine Art) 4 4 6 4 1 19 Biology 34 12 13 2 2 63 Chemistry 22 23 10 4 2 61 Chinese 22 4 26 Classical Civilisation 3 1 2 2 2 10 Computer Science 3 1 4 2 2 12 DT (Product Design) 1 3 4 3 11 Double Science 2 9 3 2 2 2 20 Double Science 1 6 5 4 2 1 20 Drama 4 7 4 15 English Language 40 22 11 8 2 83 English Literature 43 17 15 5 3 83 Further Maths 13 5 7 5 1 1 32 French 17 4 9 1 4 35 Geography 22 16 3 2 43 German 1 1 Greek 1 1 History 20 11 10 2 1 1 45 Latin 5 2 1 8 Mathematics 25 16 17 18 5 2 83 Music 9 2 2 1 14 PE 7 4 3 1 2 17 Physics 28 21 8 4 1 62 RS 11 5 5 4 25 Russian 1 1 Spanish 8 7 7 1 5 2 30 Turkish 1 1 -
2023 GCSE Results for Upper Fifth (Year 11)
Read more about the 2023 GCSE results.
Subjects graded by 9 to 1
GCSE Subject 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Total entry Art and Design (Fine Art) 5 7 3 5 1 21 Biology 26 23 15 4 2 1 71 Chemistry 22 22 16 6 1 2 69 Chinese 19 7 8 2 36 Classical Civilisation 5 1 6 Computer Science 3 2 4 1 10 Design and Technology 3 1 4 Dual Science 4 5 5 1 5 1 1 22 Dual Science 2 3 4 5 5 2 1 22 Drama 13 3 6 1 1 24 English as a Second Language 1 1 English Language 45 26 12 9 2 1 95 English Literature 39 25 14 10 5 2 95 Further Maths 10 7 9 6 4 36 French 12 10 11 7 1 1 42 Geography 48 5 4 3 1 61 German 1 1 Greek 2 2 History 18 20 6 1 45 Italian 1 1 2 Japanese 1 1 Latin 13 5 1 19 Maths 25 23 20 9 11 4 2 94 Music 1 2 3 3 1 10 Physical Education 2 2 4 3 1 12 Physics 26 20 17 5 2 70 RS 18 12 6 2 38 Russian 1 1 Spanish 4 4 3 6 5 3 25 -
2022 GCSE Results for Upper Fifth (Year 11)
Read more about the 2022A GCSE results.
Subjects graded by 9 to 1
GCSE Subject 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Total entry Art and Design (Fine Art) 6 6 4 1 17 Art and Design (Textiles) 1 1 Biology 34 26 7 2 69 Chemistry 27 20 16 3 3 69 Chinese 19 5 1 25 Computer Science 3 3 Design and Technology 2 1 3 Dual Science 6 3 5 1 1 16 Dual Science 1 7 3 3 1 1 16 Drama 10 5 4 1 20 English Language 52 20 10 2 1 85 English Literature 65 11 6 2 1 85 Further Maths 10 5 10 5 5 1 36 French 17 9 8 6 2 1 43 Geography 38 9 5 52 German 5 5 Greek 8 2 10 History 19 8 9 1 1 38 Japanese 1 1 Latin 27 5 1 33 Maths 24 22 16 12 7 2 2 85 Music 4 4 3 11 Physical Education 6 4 10 Physics 30 26 10 1 2 69 RS 24 15 1 4 1 45 Spanish 9 10 8 4 31 -
2021 GCSE Results for Upper Fifth (Year 11)
Read more about the 2021 GCSE results.
Subjects graded by 9 to 1
GCSE Subject 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Total entry Art and Design (Fine Art) 6 4 4 14 Biology 32 23 8 7 2 1 73 Chemistry 22 19 23 8 1 73 Classical Civilisation 4 1 5 Chinese 18 3 2 23 Computing 1 3 2 6 Dance 2 1 2 5 Drama 3 13 6 22 Design and Technology 2 1 2 5 Dual Science 2 3 8 2 4 1 20 Dual Science 2 6 6 1 4 1 20 English Language 25 39 23 5 1 93 English Literature 25 45 17 6 93 Finance 8 8 1 17 French 20 15 7 4 1 1 47 Geography 32 12 2 46 Greek 6 2 8 German 2 2 History 28 21 5 3 1 58 Italian 1 1 Japanese 3 3 Latin 18 4 3 1 26 Maths 34 25 15 8 10 1 93 Further Maths 15 9 8 2 1 35 Music 2 5 2 9 Physical Education 4 3 7 Physics 29 23 16 4 72 Photography 1 3 2 1 1 8 Philosophy and Religion 19 23 9 4 2 57 Spanish 10 3 5 4 1 23 Extended Project Qualification 6 4 10
Why we don’t appear in league tables
You won’t see Benenden in the league tables, and we thought it would be helpful to explain why we have chosen not to submit our results for inclusion.
We have not taken this decision because we are not proud of the girls’ results, or that we have anything to hide, or that we lack confidence in how well Benenden would perform – we are incredibly proud of our students’ achievements and of our latest results.
There are three main reasons we have taken this decision.
Firstly, the top HMC schools are increasingly not submitting their results for league tables, which means that a number of Benenden’s peers do not appear in them. Therefore, league tables are increasingly becoming unreliable ways of judging schools against one another.
Secondly, different league tables apply different criteria for assessing schools – some will exclude certain qualifications or choose different measures by which to rank schools – which again can be very confusing for parents who are trying to make an informed choice about a school.
However, there is far more to a Benenden education than just exam grades. The data shows that we add a tremendous amount of value to a girl’s academic potential (on average each girl achieves around one grade higher at Benenden than she would otherwise have expected). League tables do not take this into account, which is why they are such a poor indicator of a school’s performance.
Further, league tables do not take into account the impressive higher education destinations of leavers; the wonderful array of leadership opportunities they experience here; the exceptional co-curricular experience they receive; how prepared Benenden girls are for the workplace and later life; the compassion, confidence and enthusiasm they have for life, for their careers, their friends and their families.
Independent schools, and especially a boarding environment such as ours, are about so much more than sheer academic results. We will help girls to achieve the very best they are capable of, but we strongly believe that schools should not be judged purely on exam results – nor indeed should young people. It is important not to confuse an education with a syllabus.
Leavers’ Destinations
2025 Leavers’ Destinations
85% gained First Choice Institution
72% Russell group Institution
10% International destination
38% Top 10 UK University*
18% Top 10 World University**
*THES University tables 2025,
**QS World University rankings 2025
For more information, contact our Careers Department.
The higher education destinations of our 2025 leavers are listed below:
| Institution | Subject |
|---|---|
| Oxford Brookes | Business and Management |
| Newcastle | Biomedical Sciences |
| Loughborough | Politics and International Relations |
| Sheffield | Law |
| UCL | Biomedical Engineering |
| Edinburgh | Film and Television |
| Durham | Natural Sciences |
| Newcastle | Natural Sciences |
| Cambridge, Queens’ | Medicine |
| Exeter | International Relations |
| Newcastle | Business, Accounting and Finance |
| St Andrews | Medicine |
| Abertay | Game Design and Production |
| Durham | Chemistry |
| King’s | Psychology |
| UCL | Architecture and Interdisciplinary Studies |
| LSE | Management |
| King’s | Economics and Management |
| Imperial | Medical Biosciences |
| UCL | Pharmacy |
| Durham | Social Sciences |
| Imperial | Medicine |
| Cambridge, Trinity Hall | Geography |
| Exeter | Liberal Arts |
| Edinburgh | Global Law |
| Birmingham | Psychology |
| Manchester | Social Anthropology |
| St Andrews | Medicine |
| Leicester | Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience |
| Leeds | Fashion Design and Innovation |
| King’s | Digital Media and Culture |
| Oxford Brookes | Business and Management |
| NYU-TISCH, USA | Film and Television Production |
| Imperial | Biochemistry |
| Bristol | Physics |
| Manchester Met | Criminology |
| Northwestern, USA | School of Arts and Sciences |
| Edinburgh | Theology |
| Durham | Geography |
| Durham | Combined Honours in Social Sciences |
| Edinburgh | Cognitive Science |
| Durham | Mathematics |
| Exeter | English Literatures and Cultures |
| USC, USA | Liberal Arts |
| Strathclyde | Prosthetics and Orthotics |
| Plymouth | Occupational Therapy |
| Barnard/Columbia, USA | Liberal Arts |
| St Andrews | Theology |
| Warwick | Law |
| Oxford Brookes | Biomedical Science |
| Chicago, USA | Economics Business Climate |
| Carnegie Mellon, USA | Liberal Arts |
| LSE | Actuarial Science |
| Trinity College, Dublin | English |
| LSE | Politics and Economics |
| Exeter | Finance: Business Management |
| Exeter | Liberal Arts |
| Exeter | Flexible Combined Honours |
| Durham | Finance |
| Leeds | Economics |
| Edinburgh | Veterinary Medicine |
| EHL, Switzerland | Hospitality Management |
| Queen’s | Medicine |
| Bath | Economics |
| UCL | History of Art |
| UCL | Politics and International Relations |
| Manchester | Politics and Modern History |
| Cornell, USA | Nolan Hospitality |
| Oxford, Exeter | Classics |
| King’s | Biomedical Science |
| Oxford, New College | Medicine |
| Oxford Brookes | Marketing and Events Management |
| Bristol | Geography |
| UCL | Biomedical Engineering |
| Durham | Anthropology and Psychology |
| Durham | Visual Arts and Film |
| Exeter | Business and Management |
| UCL | Arts and Sciences |
| Edinburgh | Theology |
| Exeter | Geography |
| Oxford Brookes | Marketing and Events Management |
| UCL | Data Science |
| UCL | Architecture |
| Kingston | Art Foundation |
| Edinburgh | Cognitive Sciences (Humanities) |
| Warwick | Global Sustainable Development |
| Nottingham | Industrial Economics |
| Durham | Modern Languages and History |
| HKU, Hong Kong | Computer Science |
| Kingston | Art Foundation |
| King’s | European Politics |
| York | Education |
| Birmingham | Psychology |
| Winchester | Education |
| Edinburgh | History of Art |
| Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA | Engineering |
| Royal Central | Performance Design |
| Imperial | Mechanical Engineering |
| King’s | Natural Sciences |
