Exam Results

Paddington Academy has a history of outstanding exam results. We are frequently in the top 10% of schools nationally for our results. In 2025, our GCSE results were the highest in the school's nineteen year history.

Our Best Results Ever 2025

12% of all grades were grade 9 (5% nationally)

38% of students gained 7+ in English and Maths

77% achieved 5+ in English and Maths

86% achieved at least a 4+ in English and Maths

10 students gained at least seven grade 9s

A Level Results 2025

66% of A Levels graded A*-B

85% A* - C

100% pass rate

BTEC Results 2025

72% of students achieved Distinction or D* in 2025

These fantastic results continue our strong track record of 95% of students attending university each year for the last three years

GCSE Results 2025

61.5% of GCSE achieved an attainment of 8 in 2025

38% achieved a 7+ in English and Maths

77% achieved a 5+ in English and Maths

86% achieved a 4+ in English and Maths

A few of our top achievers

A Level

Areen who gained three A*s and one A and will study Economics and Management at King’s College London
Alex who gained two A* and one B and will study Accounting and Finance at Queen Mary University of London
Melika who achieved three As and one B grade and will study Social Anthropology at London School of Economics
Assma who achieved one A* grade and two As and will study Pharmacy at Kings College London
Faris who achieved three A grades and will study medicine at the University of Birmingham
Samah who achieved three Distinction* grades and will study Radiography at London South Bank University
Dalia who achieved three Distinction* grades and will study Dentistry at King’s College London

GCSE

Amel, Abbas, Gabriel, Saif and Yusuf achieved at least nine Grade 9 GCSEs, something achieved by only 350 students nationally last year
Haidar, Soham, Saif, Gabriel, Luna, Yusuf, Abbas, Aisha, Amel and Mohammed T achieved at least seven grade 9s in their GCSEs

Key Information for 2025 results

KS4 pupils entering EBacc	83.78%
Pupils staying in education or entering employment in 2025 – KS4	99%
Key Stage 4 EBacc Average Points Score (APS)	5.89
Attainment 8	61.56
Key Stage 5 Average Points Score (APS)	38.09
A Level average grade	B
Retention rate from Year 11 into 12	70%

2024 Exam Results

Progress 8	0.85
KS4 pupils entering EBacc	77.6%
Pupils staying in education or entering employment in 2024 – KS4	90%
Key Stage 4 EBacc Average Points Score (APS)	5.45
Attainment 8	57.66
Key Stage 5 Average Points Score (APS)	39.38
A Level average grade	B
Retention rate	75%

2023 Exam Results

Key Stage 5 Exam Results 2023

40% of all A Level grades were A*-A
95% of A Level grades were A*-C
72% of BTEC/vocational entries achieved grade Distinction or Distinction and 93% were graded at Merit or above.
More than two thirds of Year 11 students (68%) achieved a grade 5 or above in both GCSE English and maths, whilst a quarter of the cohort (26%) were awarded a grade 7 or higher in the two subjects.

	2022
A* - A	55%
A* -B	86%
A* - C	97%
Percentage of students progress to higher education or training	95% to University 49% to Russell Group University

Key Stage 4 (GCSE) Exam Results 2023

YEAR 11	2022	2023
English and Maths at 4+	84%	83%
English and Maths at 5+	72%	68%
English and Maths at 5+	0.96	0.78
Attainment 8	60.38	57.3
EBACC entry	83%	82%
EBACC at 4+	68%	65%
EBACC at 5+	55%	50%

2022 Exam Results

Nearly three quarters of students achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths in 2022

A high percentage (83%) of students at the academy take the English Baccalaureate (which covers five key subjects – English, maths, sciences, a language and history/geography) and 55% of them achieved this at a grade 5 or above in all subjects taken as part of this.

Read the full 2022 report.

Students Celebrate Brilliant A Level Results

55% of entries achieve the top A* and A grades
72 Year 13 students (49%) are attending a Russell Group university in 2022!
All details about our 2022 A Level results.

Year 11 2022 Data

English and Maths at 4+	84%
English and Maths at 5+	72%
Progress 8 score	0.96
Attainment 8	60.38
EBACC entry	83%
EBACC at 4+	68%
EBACC at 5+	55%

Year 13 2022 Data

A*- A	55%
A* - B	86%
A* - C	97%
Percentage of students progress to higher education or training	95% to University 49% to Russell Group University

Given the uneven impact of the pandemic on school and college performance data, the government has said you should not make direct comparisons between the performance data for one school or college and another, or to data from previous years.

Find out more on the School Performance Tables website

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