Brentside Sixth Form Celebrates Another Year of Outstanding Results 

Brentside's Year 13 students have once again celebrated outstanding success across both academic and vocational qualifications. The vast majority of students secured high grades, with 90% achieving at least one A*-B grade or Distinction*-Merit and almost two-thirds attaining the highest grade of A*/A or Distinction*/Distinction. BTEC students performed particularly strongly, with more than 97% of grades awarded at Merit or above. These achievements reflect the dedication of our students, the expertise of our staff, and the strong partnership between school and families.  These achievements reflect the dedication of our students, the expertise of our staff, and the strong partnership between school and families.

Based on previous years' outcomes, initial value-added measures for A Levels suggest that student progress is likely to be significantly above the national average for the third consecutive year. This would continue Brentside's outstanding track record of eight years of A Level progress averaging in the top 10% nationally, according to ALPS, demonstrating the consistently high levels of progress students make during their time in the Sixth Form. Progress in vocational qualifications also remains excellent and is expected to be significantly above the national average.

"Today's results reflect the ambition, hard work and perseverance of our students. They have achieved excellent outcomes across a wide range of academic and vocational qualifications and should be immensely proud of what they have achieved. We are delighted to see so many progressing to their chosen destinations, including leading universities, higher degree apprenticeships and other exciting opportunities. We congratulate our students on their success, thank our staff and families for their ongoing support, and wish the class of 2026 every success for the future."  Hider Mahdi, Assistant Headteacher (Sixth Form)

Examples of the many individual success stories are: Hamid (AAAAA), Maximillian (A*AAB), Rania (AAAA), Mateen (AAA), Iman (AAAB), Daniel (A*AAB), Roman (A*AAC), Nina (A*ABBB), Maria (AABB), Ibrahim (AABB), Tanisha (AABB), Priya (ABBB), Alina (Di*Di*Di*B), Taskia (Di*Di Di A),Mustafa (Di*Di*Di A), Raahim (Di*Di*Di B), Amra (Di*Di*Di D).

Students are excited to be continuing their learning in their chosen areas of interest, examples of which include:

Law at Queen Mary University of London, City St George's, University of London, University of Greenwich, and Royal Holloway, University of London; Psychology and Biomedical Science at Brunel University of London; Accounting and Finance, Business Management, Economics, Marketing and Management, History and International Relations, Design Innovation and Creative Engineering, and Law at Queen Mary University of London; Business Management, Finance and Accounting, Mathematics and Finance, Law LLB, Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Speech and Language Therapy, and Introduction to Health Sciences at City St George's, University of London; Economics, Accounting and Finance, Management with Accounting, Economics and Management, Marketing, Law with Criminology, and Law with International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London; Data Science at University of Brighton; Economics and Business with East European Studies and Electronic and Electrical Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year at UCL (University College London); Architecture, Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a Year in Industry/Research and Pharmacy at University of Reading; Business Economics at University of Leeds; Economics and Finance at University of Surrey; Physics at King's College London; Fashion Design at Sheffield Hallam University; Forensic Sciences and Diagnostic Radiography at London South Bank University; Psychology with Human Neuroscience at University of Plymouth; Nursing (Adult) at Middlesex University; Interior Design at University of the Arts London; Biology at University of Bath; Medical Science at Anglia Ruskin University; Pharmacology at University of Portsmouth; Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Film and Performance at Buckinghamshire New University; Pharmaceutical Science (with Foundation Year) at Kingston University; Economics at Manchester Metropolitan University; Digital Media Production and Marketing at Oxford Brookes University; Education at Brunel University of London; Degree Apprenticeship with Mars; a Claims Adjuster Apprenticeship; and an Insurance Apprenticeship.

Congratulations to all Brentside Sixth Form students on their excellent achievements and best wishes for the future.

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Celebrating Year 11 Success with the Class of 2026

Congratulations to our Year 11 students on all that they have achieved – not just in the grades they have collected today, but in the people that they have become, the individual progress they have made and the determination, hard work and positivity that has characterised their journeys.

We are delighted to be able to celebrate the significant number of top grades, with 38% of our students achieving between one and thirteen x 7-9 grades. A core group of students, many of whom from our Oxford Inspire group, achieved between eight and thirteen of these! We can’t wait to see what they become and the contribution they will each make to society. In total, our students achieved a remarkable 339 top grades, an accomplishment that speaks to their unwavering commitment to their studies and the ongoing support of our school community.

Success is of course relative to each individual, and today we celebrate and congratulate all students whose qualifications, across the grade spectrum, reflect exceptional progress during their time at Brentside. These results are a testament to the dedication of our students, the encouragement and support of families and carers, and the expertise of our staff. From the arts to the sciences, the results reflect the incredible diversity and rich talents of our students. We are excited to see what the future holds for each of them.

Sarra, pictured here with friend Dora, is returning to Brentside Sixth Form to study product design, maths, history and English Literature. Her jubilant response this morning to achieving 12 top grades was “Being a book worm finally paid off!” Her ambition is to become an architect, and we are confident she will become a leading one. Dora was also delighted with her superb results, achieving 12 GCSEs with 8 top grades, and rejoiced at being able to study four A Levels at Brentside, thanking her teachers for “making that possible”.

 

 

Headteacher, Charlotte Hames, commented:

“We are immensely proud of our students’ individual achievements this year, and of the hard work, talent, and dedication they have shown throughout their journey. We are grateful to our parents and carers for their continued partnership, and to our staff team, whose guidance, support, and inspiration have been instrumental in helping our students flourish.”

 

Sienna, achieving 11 GCSEs, all of which top grades, is returning to study media and wanted to thank the pastoral care she’d been given by her form tutor, “I couldn’t have done it without her”, whilst Sajad, too humble to publish his grades, made truly exceptional progress, and is returning to Brentside to follow a path in medicine. He reflected, “Maybe you don’t realise how far you’ve come because you keep raising the bar.”

Abdalah, who also made a clean sweep of top grades, was “extremely surprised” and ecstatic at now being spoilt for choice as to what to study in September. The world is his oyster.

We pride ourselves in being a team and, in addition to the success of individual students, we wish to celebrate the collective efforts of the staff. There have been some exceptional performances on a subject level with 100% achieving 5-9 grades in physics, (and 78% achieving 6-9 grades,) as well as 98% of students achieving 5-9 grades in Biology, and 95% of students achieving 5-9 grades in Chemistry. Further Mathematics also saw 84% achieving Grade 5-9 and we are extremely proud that the majority of students achieved 5-9 grades in English Language or English Literature. We celebrate citizenship outcomes, (studied by 119 students,) with 53% achieving a grade 5-9, a subject we place great value on, reinforcing British Values and enabling our students to understand and participate in the governance and politics of our country.

 

We look forward to continuing with our students’ journeys through Sixth Form and into their future careers.

 

 

 

 

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Looking Ahead: Sixth Form and Beyond

 

Every year, the majority of our Year 11 students continue their journey with us at Brentside High School Sixth Form, rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2025. Following last week’s exceptional post-16 results, we are excited to welcome our new Year 12 cohort in September and support them as they take their next steps.

To those students moving on to apprenticeships, vocational pathways, or other destinations, we offer our heartfelt congratulations. We are proud of all you have accomplished during your time with us and wish you every success in the next chapter of your journey.

Brentside's entry in the School Performance Tables, published by the Secretary of State on the Department for Education's website, can be accessed here.