THE BRIT SCHOOL CELEBRATES EXCELLENT GCSE, A-LEVEL AND VOCATIONAL RESULTS AS STUDENTS GET PLACES AT TOP UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
In the academic year that saw The BRIT School achieve the highest accolade of Ofsted outstanding in all 5 categories, students at The BRIT School celebrated incredible vocational and academic achievement at both Post 16 and Key Stage 4. At Post 16, students commit to a rigorous curriculum specialising in a performing or creative arts UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma, which is equivalent to 3 A Levels and some students also undertake additional A Levels. We achieved the best set of results to date and well above national benchmarks for the number of Distinctions achieved for the UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma.
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430 students, 84% of the cohort, gained a Distinction at UAL which is the highest possible grade and is the equivalent of three A*s at A Level. This is a 7% increase on 2024 results. Of note, the Level 3 Theatre Course celebrated 100% Distinctions. This is the first time this has been achieved at the School.
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We have seen a 13.5% increase in the number of BRIT Students applying to HE against a national increase of 1.3%.
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99.3% got into their First Choice (Firm Choice) university compared to the national average of 82%.
Top Destinations include: University of the Arts London, Leeds Conservatoire, Urdang, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Rose Bruford, Pinewood Studios and Escape Studios. This demonstrates how the vocational curriculum at Level 3 supports students gaining places into highly selective specialised universities. Students have also gained places studying History, Maths, English, Law, Philosophy and Computer Science. Of note, from our Applied Theatre course- which is the only Level 3 course of its kind in the UK designed specifically to build skills in community arts delivery - Seval Akayoglu is going to study Law at Goldsmiths and Ellie Reid Valentine is going on to study Social Psychology at UEA.
The BRIT School also had exceptionally strong A Level results in English Literature, History and Maths:
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29% A*-A grades (increase of 6% from 2024)- the national average for A*-A in academic A Levels is 25% so we are delighted that in this significant part of the School’s offer, we have outperformed the national average.
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47% A*-B grades (decrease of 13% from 2024)
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76% A*-C grades (decrease of 12.5% from 2024)
Noteworthy achievements of students who have completed a 4 year journey at the School include:
Iggy Gill-Ces achieved a Distinction in Digital Arts and an A* in English Literature.
Holly Morton achieved a Distinction in Digital Arts and A* in A Level Mathematics and an A in A Level Further Mathematics; this is the first time a BRIT School student has achieved so highly in Maths. Holly is going on to study Computer Science and Maths at the prestigious University of Glasgow.
Chloe Chaffin and Bonnie Mintah-Boapeah both achieved an A* in English Literature and Distinction in Theatre.
Key Stage 4
- 30% of students have achieved grades 9-7 across all GCSE subjects (22% in 2024)
- 68% of students have achieved grades 5 and above (64% in 2024)
- 82% of students have achieved grades 4 and above (81% in 2024)
The Core subjects have triumphed including an astonishing 90% achieving a 4 or above in English and 77% achieving grade 4 or above in Maths.
A noteworthy mention to James Coutney who gained a Distinction in RSL Level 2 Musical Theatre and all GCSEs at grade 9-8 and Aadya Rajwanshi who gained a Distinction in RSL Level 2 Music Theatre, GCSEs all at grade 9-8 and a grade 8 in Further Maths.
Stuart Worden, The Principal said:
“We are delighted with our student’s achievements. Our results in performing and creative arts are extraordinary, but there is a bigger story here. We have held our own and improved in Maths, Humanities, English with uplifts in many subjects including Triple Science, Languages, Film, Music Technology and Photography. Our ambition is to give opportunities for all, particularly students who are categorised as coming from low income backgrounds. We are delighted that we are closing the gap down to between 5-10% in terms of attainment. There is also no significant gap between students with and without neurodiversity. Our commitment to diversifying the talent pipeline into the creative industries remains strong.”