Exam Results & Student Destinations

Academic success at KAS

KAS stands out from most other educational environments by achieving academic success without excessive pressure.

Over the last few years, our public exam results have been excellent, and this was recognised in our ISI Inspection Report of March 2022. This is in terms of the grades students achieved, which are well above national averages and in line with averages for the independent sector (despite the prevalence of highly academically selective schools).

A key metric for us is not just how well students do in terms of the ‘raw’ exam grades, but the progress that they make while at KAS. This is captured by our ‘value-added’ scores which are generated by The Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring, owned by Cambridge University Press. This is the industry standard across independent and international sectors, and in recent years, KAS consistently scored in the top quartile compared to other independent schools.

Exam results 2024

GCSE

Our GCSE students performance was equally impressive with well over half (55.4%) of grades earned 7/A and above. This is well over double the national average of 22% and well above the Independent School average of 48%.

94.3% of grades were at 4/C and above, which again compares favourably to the National and Independent School picture.

A key metric for us is our ‘value-added’ [VA] score, which shows how well students do in relation to their starting point.  We were delighted to see that was very positive [+ 0.4] and our second highest VA score on record.

Find out more and hear from the students themselves in our news story.

A level

Our Year 13 students received an outstanding set of results. Our % of A & A* grades at A level, including UAL Performing Arts, is over double the national average (24%) and well above the independent school average (49%). A quarter of all grades were A*, 4 out of 5 were A*-B, and there was a 99% pass rate.

At A level, value added is calculated in greater detail using ALIS predictions. I was delighted that our VA score was in the top 7% of schools nationally as well as in the top 7% of Independent Schools.

Year 13 students were very successful in getting into their chosen courses and universities. Degrees ranged from neuroscience to comparative literature, artificial intelligence to politics, and theatre studies to law. In terms of locations, our KAS graduates will travel far and wide across the country and beyond – including the US, Canada and Europe. In addition, some embarked on work-based internships in the music, film and fashion industries.

You can read all about A level results day, including reaction from students, by clicking on our news story.

Head Robert Lobatto said: “Congratulations to all the students, families and teachers. These are impressive outcomes which demonstrate that you can have both outstanding academic results and a holistic education – it does not have to be a choice.”

Exam results 2024

Click below for summary and analysis of last year’s exam results and their destinations post-KAS:

2024 leavers destinations

Below are the destinations of students who applied through UCAS in 2024

Institution  Course
University of Amsterdam Liberal Arts
University of the Arts London Culture, Criticism and Curation
Fashion Journalism and Content Creation
Film Practice
Public Relations
University of Bath Economics
Mathematics and Economics
University of Birmingham Liberal Arts and Sciences
Arts University Bournemouth Photography
University of Bristol Drama and Theatre Studies
Economics
English
English and Philosophy
Bristol, University of the West of England Nursing (Children and Young People)
Professional Policing
Brunel University Mathematics & Finance
Central Saint Martins Art Foundation
Conde Nast College Fashion
Coventry University Architectural Technology (with foundation year)
Durham University Natural Sciences
Sociology
University of East Anglia (UEA) Creative Writing & English Literature
Economics
University of Exeter Geography
Economics
Falmouth University Fashion Photography
University of Glasgow Politics (SocSci)
Glasgow School of Art Fashion Design
Goldsmiths, University of London Computer Science
Imperial College London Psychology
Modern Languages
King’s College London, University of London Kings Culture, Media and Creative Industries
Geography and Environmental Science
Social Sciences
University of Leeds Fine Art
Liberal Arts
Philosophy and Politics
University of Liverpool Geography (Science)
Loughborough University Criminology
International Business (with placement year)
University of Manchester American Studies
History
History of Art
Politics and International Relations
Manchester Metropolitan University International Business Management (Foundation Year)
Fashion Art Direction
Textiles in Practice
Nottingham Trent University Psychology
Oxford Brookes University Business Management and Geography
Queen Mary University of London Computer Science
Economics and International Relations with a Year in Industry
Ravensbourne Art Foundation
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Acting
The University of Edinburgh Politics, Philosophy and Economics
UCL (University College London) Architecture
English
French and Spanish
University of Sussex Engineering
English and Creative Writing
Mathematics
Music Technology
University of Vermont Pre-Med
University of Warwick History
History and Politics
University of York Computer Science
English/Philosophy (Equal)
Psychology

There is a growing appetite from young people to look for opportunities outside of the university route and support is there for Year 13 students to look for placements in their preferred industries or to go straight into work. We are proud to see KAS students using all the skills they’ve learnt here to take on new challenges.

Where Next?