Sixth Form

Results and Destinations

2023 Results


Highlights from this year’s A level results include: Almost a third of all our A Levels were graded A* and A and overall 74% of grades were awarded from A* to C. Value Added Progress was above average. Students had particular success in Further Maths and Chemistry with 100% of grades awarded A* to C; almost half of all students taking Maths A level were awarded A* and A; in Psychology 90% of grades were awarded A* to C (60% of which were A* and A); there were also commendable outcomes in History where 86% gained A* to C. The results mean that students will be enabled to enter top university destinations, including many Russell Group universities. 


We are also delighted to receive another strong set of results in the Extended Project Qualification where all students passed and almost half were awarded grade A. 

2022 Results

The Year 13 students achieved a strong set of A level results today. The examinations were the school’s first set of A levels to be externally marked following teacher assessed grades in 2021 due to the pandemic. 

Overall 74% of A Level grades were awarded from A* to C with more than a quarter of all grades A* and A. Students had particular success in Maths with 100% of grades awarded A* to C (63% of which were A* and A); there were also commendable outcomes in Computer Science, Physics, Further Maths and English Literature with 100% of grades awarded A* to C; in Business 83% A* to C and in Geography 71% A* to C. The results mean that students will be enabled to enter top university destinations, including: Warwick, Exeter, and Birmingham University Medical School. 

2021 Results

The superb A Levels outcomes will have secured the first cohort of Year 13 students with places at top leaving destinations. These include 13% achieving straight A*s and two students gaining entrance to medical school, with the majority of other students obtaining access to top Russell Group universities.


Across all subjects there was 89% A* - C pass rate, with 44% of grades being A* and A. Students performed exceptionally well in geography with 100% achieving A* - A, in maths with 83% A* - A, and in economics, with 80% A* - A.  More than half the cohort completed and achieved superb results in the Extended Project Qualification.

Some of our University destinations, 2021 and 2022

Holly - Education at Newcastle University

A Levels studied at CFS:

• English Literature

• History

• Psychology

• EPQ

Angelie - Medicine at Keele University

A Levels studied at CFS:

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Maths

• EPQ

Sami - Mathematics at University of Southampton

A Levels studied at CFS:

• Maths

• Physics

• Economics

Will - Software Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University

A Levels studied at CFS:

• Maths

• Computer Science

• Economics

Ben - Politics, Philosophy and Law at University of Warwick

A Levels studied at CFS:

• English Literature

• Geography

• Philosophy

• Psychology

Shi Zhan - Pharmacy at University of Brighton

A Levels studied at CFS:

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Maths

• EPQ

Cameron - Finance and Accounting, Warwick University 


A Levels studied at CFS:

Maths, Business, Economics, EPQ.

Ella - Maths, Exeter University


A Levels studied at CFS:

Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Spanish.

Poppy - Marketing, University of York 


A Levels studied at CFS:

Geography, Business, Psychology, EPQ.

Kieran - Robotic Engineering, Central Lancashire 


A Levels studied at CFS:

Computer Science, Maths, Physics, EPQ.

Jasmine - Medicine, Birmingham University 


A Levels studied at CFS:

Geography, Biology, Chemistry, EPQ.

Ollie - Computer Science and Mathematics, Exeter University


A Levels studied at CFS:

Computer Science, Maths, Further Maths Levels studied at CFS:

English Literature, Psychology, Business.

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