Over 250 students at a London academy have achieved straight A grades as the successful school celebrated its best-ever results.
Over half of the pupils at Brampton Manor on Roman Road in East Ham achieved a full set of A* or A grades, with dozens of pupils securing places at universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and UCL.
Students across the country found out their A-level and T Level exam results on Thursday morning, with the number of A-Level entries awarded top grades reaching a record high outside of the Covid years.
One student at Brampton Manor, Mate-Stefan Berghes, achieved four straight A*s and will study Engineering Science at the University of Oxford.
Congratulations to Nawshad Akbor who achieved A*A*A*A and who will study Mechanical Engineering at Imperial. #ALevel pic.twitter.com/bXpOOQ7uX9
— Brampton Manor (@BramptonManor1) August 14, 2025
Nawshad Akbor achieved three A*s and an A and will now go and study Mechanical Engineering at Imperial.
Meanwhile, Harshan Vigneswaran achieved three A*s and will study Natural Sciences at UCL.
London students have achieved the best A-Level results in the country, with almost a third awarded top grades.
Congratulations to Harshan Vigneswaran who achieved A*A*A* and who will Natural Sciences at UCL #Alevels pic.twitter.com/1l9h2rIYKC
— Brampton Manor (@BramptonManor1) August 14, 2025
On Thursday, it was revealed that 32.1% of exam takers in the capital were allocated A*- A classifications – a 0.8% rise compared to 2024.
It is the second year in a row that London students have been top of the table.
The second-best performing region was the South East with 31.2% getting A*- A grades, while the East of England was third at 28%.
More than a quarter (28.3%) of UK entries were awarded an A or A* grade, up by 0.5 percentage points on last year, when 27.8% achieved the top grades.
It is the highest proportion of entries scoring top grades outside the pandemic-affected years of 2020-22, according to the figures from the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Education Secretary described results day as “a day of celebration” before telling young people getting their results on Thursday to seek support if they do not get the grades they wanted.
Speaking to Sky News, Bridget Phillipson said: “My message to young people is that if you’ve got what you’ve needed to move on to the next step in your journey, that’s fantastic.
“But if you haven’t there’s lots of support and advice that’s available, either from your school or college, but also through Ucas, if you’re considering going to university through clearing, and also the National Career Service, because there are lots of fantastic routes that are out there, whether that’s apprenticeships, university or much more besides.”
