Students' Outcomes and Examination Results Summer 2026
Our school prides itself on both its breadth of provision and its ambitious academic expectations.
School performance and results can be judged in different ways, but there are standard pieces of information that help you to make comparisons across schools.
Key Stage 2 (Year 6) SATs Outcomes 2026
End of Key Stage 2 (KS2) Attainment 2026 (Provisional Results)
| Preston Manor Results | National Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARE | GD | ARE | GD | |
| Reading | 84% | 34% | 75% | 31% |
| Writing | 81% | 21% | 73% | 13% |
| Maths | 88% | 28% | 75% | 27% |
| Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar, and (SPAG) | 90% | 53% | 74% | 30% |
| Science | 83% | 83% | ||
| Combined | 71% | 14% | 63% | 9% |
*ARE = ARE stands for Age-Related Expectations. It means a child is performing at the level expected for a typical child in their particular year group based on the national curriculum.
*GD = In SATs results, GD stands for "working at greater depth within the expected standard."
Scaled Score interpretation 100 = average score: 110+ = Greater Depth.
Preston Manor Lower School - Value Added Scores
| Preston Manor Lower School - Value Added Scores | |
|---|---|
| Reading | +2.7 |
| Writing | +3.8 |
| Maths | +3.0 |
| Grammar, Punctation and Spelling | +6.1 |
Key Stage 4 – GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 target was achieved once again with 4.68 (+0.06 vs 2025).
- Grade 5+ in English & Maths: 52.7% (+12.3 percentage points vs 2025).
- Grade 4+ in English & Maths: 66.9% (+1.8 percentage points vs 2025).
- 7 of 9 headline measures improved year-on-year – English and Maths grade 5+ now both comfortably exceed the school's own final predictions.
- Final Prediction (English 68.2% vs 56.9% predicted; Maths 57.7% vs 45.6% predicted).
Key Stage 5 - Post 16 Results
- 96% PASS rate and 66% A*-C.
- Average Vocational grade Distinction.
- Improved overall ALPS grade from 2025.
- Very strong performance by Humanities and Social Science subjects, achieving very high ALPS
- 91% of students have gone on to study at Russell Group and TEF Gold & Silver universities
Some of our success stories and destinations
- Wesley, A*, A*, A*, A : Medicine at Oxford
- Kwater A*, A*, A : Social Anthropology at LSE
- Ryan A, A, A: Pharmacy at UCL
- Zakarya A, A, A : Optometry at City
- Ronak A*, A, B, B : Mechanical Engineering at Bath
- Hafsaa 2 Distinctions and a B: Nursing at KCL
- Nadiri A, B, B: Pharmacy at KCL
