Winchester College | Independent Boarding School

Learning

Exam Results & Futures

We are proud of our reputation for academic success, but a Winchester education provides more than just academic results. Pupils explore ideas and see connections well beyond the syllabus, developing the ability to understand and tackle the complexities of further education and a life of learning.

Exam Results 2025

93 % GCSE grades 9-7
81 % GCSE grades 9-8
50 % GCSE grades awarded 9
44 % A-Level grades awarded A*
92 % A-Level grades A*-B
75 % A-Level grades A*-A
99 % A-Level grades A*-A (academic scholars)
96 % GCSE grades 9-8 (academic scholars)

University offers 2025

Our pupils consistently earn places at the world’s most prestigious universities.

In 2024/2025, 39 pupils received offers to study at the University of Oxford and Cambridge. Other popular UK destinations included Imperial College London, Durham, UCL, Bristol, and Edinburgh.

Additionally, 47 pupils secured offers from leading universities in the United States. Among these were 9 offers from Ivy League universities, including Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, and Yale University. A further 13 offers were received from other top American universities such as Duke University, UCLA, and Stanford University.

39 Oxbridge offers
47 US university offers
9 Ivy League offers
13 Top US university offers

Destinations 2025

Winchester College | Independent Boarding School
Winchester College | Independent Boarding School
Winchester College | Independent Boarding School
Winchester College | Independent Boarding School

Life After Winchester

Our highly experienced Futures department provides expert guidance to support pupils in getting where they want to go next.

Offering comprehensive support throughout the school for their career ambitions, our Futures team advises pupils on university choices, course applications, apprenticeships, gap years and future career options.


Wykeham Links is our networking platform for pupils to connect with Old Wykehamists, as well as current and former parents to access valuable careers advice. Experts in their fields can offer CV advice, university insight, and mentoring.

There are also regular opportunities to hear from and connect with professionals in business, government, industry, not-for-profit and other sectors.

Winchester College | Independent Boarding School
Discovering key strengths
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Progress through an in-depth careers programme
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University preparation
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