Results & Destinations

Sixth Form

Our 2025 leavers’ results are outstanding with over half of all exams graded A*/A.

The achievements of our 2025 leavers continue to impress.

More than half of all exam entries received top A*/A grades, and an exceptional 85% were awarded A*/B. These outcomes mark the strongest performance since the A-Level reforms of 2017 (excluding the pandemic years), and pave the way for our boys to embark on a remarkable array of courses at leading universities across the UK and beyond.*

The majority of boys will take up places at top universities and in a huge variety of disciplines (the most popular being degrees in medicine, engineering, physics, economics, philosophy and business), both in the UK and abroad, whilst degree apprenticeships have also become a regular pathway for several leavers each year.

2025 A-Level Results*

50 %

Qualifications were graded A* to A

85 %

Qualifications were graded A* to B

88 %

of boys went on to Russell Group or Times Top 30 universities

*Please note that the results shown above are subject to change due to re-marks and include IB Higher-Level grade equivalents.

“I am thrilled for this excellent group of boys, who have not only worked hard in the classroom, but have taken full advantage of all the extraordinary co-curricular and sporting opportunities that they have here at Bedford School. They leave with an array of interests, and with good friends, as articulate, well-rounded, responsible, kind young men. We are proud of every one of them and I wish them all the very best for their futures.”

James Hodgson, Head Master

Outstanding Destinations Beyond Bedford

The most popular university destinations include Durham, King’s College London, UCL, Bristol, Nottingham, Leeds, Loughborough, Newcastle, Birmingham and Exeter.

International destinations include prestigious universities such as the University of Michigan, South Mountain in Phoenix, Melbourne University, Universidad de Navarra, McGill University in Montreal and the world-renowned Hotelschool in The Hague, among others.

In addition, several boys have earned places on highly competitive Degree Apprenticeship schemes with leading global firms including Airbus, PWC and L’Oréal.

Most Popular University Destinations

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