Academic Results

AS Level Exam Results 2026

The TBS class of 2027 received their half course report this week in the form of their AS exam results – which represent 50% of the final A level grade. Results were very positive and reflect the hard work that the class has put in over the year.

   

Highlights

  • 29% of grades were the highest grade A
  • 67% of grades were grade C or higher
  • 95% of grade were grade E or higher
  • All of these measurements were higher than our medium term average from the past 3 (post COVID) years.
  • 3 students (11%) scored the maximum grade A in all four subjects whilst a further 2 students scored 3 grade As
  • Two subjects history (67%) and Mathematics (54%) achieved over half of grades at the highest grade A
  • The overall valued added score against CAT final A level grades was +0.06 meaning that on average TBS students are on track to reach their A level CAT targets, even before they drop their weakest subject as they move from 4 AS subjects to the standard 3 A level subjects.
  • Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, History, Literature, Music, Physics and Psychology all returned positive scores against the CAT final A level grades targets. 

A Level Exam Report 2026

The TBS class of 2026 students have been celebrating success in their A level exams this week and looking forward to their future studies at universities across the world.

Highlights:

  • Almost half (46%) of all grades were at grade B or higher
  • Ten students (31%) scored  grade B or higher in all three of their A level subjects
  • Our top performing student scored 4 grades at A or A* and has confirmed their palace at the prestigious Ivy League Cornell University (QS world rank 16)
  • Our top performing subjects include Art (67% grade A*), Drama (100% grade A), together with mathematics, computer science and economics which scored a high proportion of top grades.
  • TBS Class of 2026 graduates are heading for universities across the globe with five regions almost equally represented: 19% of the class are expecting to start university in Australia, The European Union and Asia and 16% of the class heading to each of North America and the United Kingdom.
  • Whilst applications for Australian university are still ongoing, judging from their grades we expect students to be offered places at a number of highly ranked universities including Melbourne (QS world rank 22), Sydney (28), Melbourne Monash (31).

We are very proud of all our students’ achievements and the hard work this represents. As an inclusive school we recognised that success is better measured in terms of their value added achievements, by comparing their final results against their most likely grade based on their CAT test scores.

Art, Computer Science, Drama, Geography, History, Media Studies all recorded positive  value added scores.

18 of the 32 students in the year group achieved an overall positive value-added score across their three A level subjects, with three students averaging over 1.5 grades per subject higher than expected.

University Destinations

GCSE Exam Summary 2026

This week it was the Class of 2028 (current Year12) celebrating success in their IGCSE results. This talented year group has recorded some of the best GCSE results ever recorded by the school. Congratulations to the whole year group for such an impressive achievement.

Some highlights:

  • Almost half (47%) of all grades were  achieved at the highest grades A*/A. compared to the English School average of 23%
  • Three quarters (75%) of grades were grade B or higher.
  • 89% of TBS  entries scored grade C or higher compared to the English schools’ average of 67%
  • Our top performing student scored A* in all nine of their subjects
  • Eight students (almost 1 in 5) scored A or A* in all nine of their subjects
  • The overall valued added score for the year group was + 0.37. 
    • Put simply, the average TBS student has achieved over three full grades higher than expected across their nine GCSE subjects.
  • Our newest subject photography was also our top performing subject with all students scoring A* and returning an unprecedented average value-added score of +3.67 grades per student.
  • Art and Additional Mathematics also had a 100% A/A* pass rate
  • Other subjects with more than 50% A/A* are: maths, biology, chemistry, physics, chinese, history, drama, and music.
  • The following subjects have also exceeded their CAT challenge aspirational value-added targets: business studies, double award science, biology, art, drama, history and photography.