Students across Putney, Roehampton and Southfields collected a bumper crop of A-level, IB and BTEC results yesterday, capped by a record year for university places.
Eight Putney High students are heading to Oxbridge. Ashcroft Technology Academy’s IB average jumped to 40 points, from 37.2 last year. Emanuel put roughly six grades in ten at A* or A. Across the UK, a record 262,820 UK 18-year-olds were accepted to university; and London topped every English region on both of the headline measures: 32.7% of grades at A–A and 80.5% at A–C.
The borough’s state schools had their own good news: Wandsworth’s state secondaries posted 79.1% of grades at A*–C, up 3.5 points, a figure the council described as “matching the England average”. On the regulator’s own figures, they beat it: Ofqual puts the England average at 78.1%, and state schools specifically at 76.8%.
Putney High School
| Measure | Putney High result |
|---|---|
| A* grades | 32% |
| A*–B grades | 94% |
| Three or more A*s | 1 in 6 students |
| Oxbridge places | 8 students (around 1 in 10) |
Subject highlights: 100% A–A in French, German, Italian and Latin, 100% A in History of Art, 95% in Geography and 87% in History.
Among those celebrating: Una, heading to Oxford to study Physics with four A*s; Mia, off to St Andrews for International Relations; Katherine, who has a rowing scholarship to Duke; and Annabel, a tennis scholarship to Delaware. Tallula and Veronica are both bound for McGill, Jahnvi and Parisa for medicine degrees, Sophie and Chiara for IE Madrid, and Victoria and Alexandra for Bocconi. Twins Layla and Molly are heading in different directions, to Manchester and Durham respectively.
Head teacher Jo Sharrock described it as a “talented cohort.”
Emanuel School
| Measure | Emanuel result |
|---|---|
| A*–A grades | ~60% |
| A*–B grades | 90% |
| Students with all A*/A grades | 47 |
| Three or more A*s | 8 students |
| Humanities A*–B (115 entries) | 98% |
| EPQ at A*/A | 79.4% |
Ashcroft Technology Academy
The borough’s standout single number this year is an International Baccalaureate one.
| Measure | Ashcroft result |
|---|---|
| Average IB score | 40 points (up from 37.2) |
| Top score | 44 points |
| Grades at 6 or 7 | 79.4% |
| Pass rate | 100% |
Bolingbroke Academy
| Measure | Bolingbroke result |
|---|---|
| A*–A grades | 38% |
| A*–B grades | 71% |
| A*–C grades | 92% |
Ark Putney Academy
Across the Ark network, 73% of grades came in at A*–C; school-level figures for Ark Putney specifically were not yet available. Among its students, Cear Ghafori achieved AABA and, on a bursary place, is heading to King’s College London to study Dentistry.
The borough’s state schools
Wandsworth Council’s roundup covered its state secondaries collectively.
| Measure | Wandsworth state schools |
|---|---|
| A*–C grades | 79.1% (up 3.5 points) |
| A*–E (pass rate) | 98.5% (up 0.8 points) |
| BTEC Distinction or above | 45.6% (up 5.2 points) |
| BTEC pass rate | 99.4% |
At Ernest Bevin College, Ahmed is off to study Medicine at Queen Mary University of London. “I feel really proud of myself,” he said. “I’m off to study Medicine at Queen Mary’s University.”
At Chestnut Grove Academy, Alice said:
“I got exactly what I needed to get! I’m so happy, this is so exciting.” Assistant head Rachael Robinson said she was “absolutely thrilled” for her students, calling it a joy to have taught them over the past seven years.
The council also highlighted its Virtual School, which supports children in care and care-experienced young people. Head of Virtual School Nova Levine praised the achievements of students who had faced additional barriers on the way to results day.
Results awaited
St Cecilia’s CE School, Southfields Academy and Ibstock Place School had not published 2026 figures as this page went live. Last year, St Cecilia’s recorded 34% A–A, 63% A–B and 84% A*–C, with a 100% BTEC pass rate at Distinction or above; Southfields’ 2025 Progress 8 score was +0.48. This page will update with 2026 figures as schools respond.
The race and the premium
Wandsworth’s state schools were 2.4 points behind the England state-funded average in 2024. By 2025 the gap had closed to parity. The independent premium has held near 23 points throughout — the two lines are not converging.
Wandsworth’s state schools were 2.4 points behind the England state-funded average in 2024. By 2025 they had closed the gap to parity. This year’s borough A*–A figure is still awaited from the council but looks like it will surpass the average.
Set against the independent sector, the picture is steadier. England’s independent schools have run roughly 23 points ahead of the state-funded sector on top grades for four years running, a premium that has barely moved: 23.0 points in 2023, 23.8 in 2024, 22.9 in 2025 and 23.2 this year.
Half the independent class. A third of London’s. A quarter of the state class.
Picture a class of 30 students, one from each sector. Eight of the state-school students would have grades at A* or A. Ten of the London-average students would. Fifteen of the independent-school students, half the class, would.
National A*–B not published on results day. Bars are school figures only. More schools added as they report.
At A–B, the measure several local schools favour, Putney High reported 94%, Emanuel 90% and Bolingbroke 71%, with more to add as schools respond. England has not published a national A–B figure for results day this year, so these are shown as local numbers on their own rather than against a national line that doesn't yet exist.
The bigger picture
This is the first year Ofqual has published results-day data down to local authority level, so Wandsworth's results can be set against neighbouring boroughs on the regulator's own figures rather than press releases. We'll add those borough-level readings later.
Nationally, 835,950 A-level results were issued this year to 320,505 students across 2,835 schools and colleges in England. London's lead over the rest of the country reached a record: 9.6 points separated its top-grade rate from the lowest-scoring regions, the North East and East Midlands, both on 23.1%.
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