The RGS is consistently one of the top boys’ schools in the country at both A Level and GCSE according to the national league tables. These foundations provide the springboard for our students to have the most ambitious of aspirations with regard to A Level choices and subsequent Higher Education.
Exam Results
The Sunday Times Parent Power 2025 ReportRanked as the number 8 independent boys’ school nationally.
ISI Report 2025Pupils achieve highly in standardised assessments and public examinations.
ISI Report 2025Strong academic culture leads to pupils who readily engage in critical thinking and deep learning and display intellectual curiosity.
Outstanding results
The most common grade achieved by GCSE students was the gold-standard grade 9; in total 703 grade 9s were achieved. 70 students achieved nine or more grade 8 and 9s; 19 students secured the remarkable profile of 10 or more grade 9s.
36% of all A Level grades were the gold standard A*; in total, 358 A* and A grades were secured by our hard-working cohort. 73 students achieved a clean sweep of grades at A or A*, 22 of those achieved 3 or more A* grades.
Results 2025
GCSE
| Subject | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 18 |
| Biology | 72 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 144 |
| Chemistry | 60 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 143 |
| Chinese | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Computer Science | 21 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | 37 |
| Design & Technology | 13 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | – | 44 |
| Drama & Theatre Studies | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 5 |
| Economics | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| English Language | 101 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 144 |
| English Literature | 19 | 34 | 39 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 144 |
| French | 37 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | – | 68 |
| Geography | 26 | 21 | 11 | 5 | – | – | 63 |
| German | 6 | 3 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 19 |
| Greek | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| History | 28 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | – | 77 |
| Japanese | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Latin | 23 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | – | 42 |
| Mathematics | 87 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | – | 144 |
| Mathematics (Further) | 47 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 81 |
| Music | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 22 |
| Physical Education | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | – | 1 | 41 |
| Physics | 72 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 4 | – | 143 |
| Religious Studies | 31 | 15 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 57 |
| Russian | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Spanish | 23 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 72 |
| Totals | 703 | 377 | 265 | 116 | 46 | 8 | 1517 |
A Level
| Subject | A* | A | B | C | D | E/U | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Ancient History | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Biology | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 29 |
| Chemistry | 13 | 16 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 39 |
| Computer Science | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 21 |
| Design & Technology | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Economics | 25 | 25 | 17 | 1 | – | 2 | 70 |
| Electronics | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| English Literature | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 11 |
| French | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Further Mathematics | 13 | 12 | 14 | 2 | – | – | 41 |
| Geography | 4 | 8 | 7 | – | – | – | 19 |
| German | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Government & Politics | 2 | 6 | 7 | – | – | 1 | 16 |
| Greek | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| History | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 13 |
| Latin | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Mathematics | 50 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 2 | – | 118 |
| Music | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Physics | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | – | – | 45 |
| Physical Education | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 |
| Religious Studies | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Russian | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Spanish | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Totals | 171 | 187 | 98 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 479 |
