Learners from across Weston College studying A Levels, T Levels, BTECs and University Arts London (UAL) qualifications came together to celebrate exceptional achievements on results day 2026.
The results demonstrated significant progress across the college, with improvements in high grades, increased pass rates and an impressive number of subjects achieving 100% pass rates.
A Level students achieved an impressive 95.0% overall pass rate, with high grades (A-B*) increasing by 4.1 percentage points compared with 2025. 14 out of 23 subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, highlighting the strength of teaching and learning across a broad range of academic disciplines. 
Across the wider sixth form provision, which included A Levels, the Diploma in Criminology, BTEC Sport and Exercise Science and the Extended Project Qualification, 95.2% of learners successfully achieved their qualifications.
Students studying T Levels achieved a 91.2% pass rate, with particularly impressive growth in high grades. The proportion of learners achieving the top Distinction and Distinction* grades increased by almost 10 percentage points, rising by 9.9% compared with 2025.
A remarkable seven out of nine T Level subject areas achieved a 100% pass rate.
T Levels combine classroom learning with substantial industry placements, enabling learners to develop valuable workplace experience alongside their studies and preparing them for highly skilled careers.
BTEC learners achieved outstanding results across a wide range of vocational subject areas, with an overall pass rate of 97.7%, up 2.3 percentage points on the previous year.
High grades increased by an impressive 9.1 percentage points, with particularly strong improvements in learners achieving the very highest outcomes.
Students excelled across a wide range of sectors including animal management, business, construction, education and early years, hair and beauty, health and social care, hospitality and catering, motor vehicle, protective services, travel and tourism, and sport.
Creative and Performing Arts learners studying UAL qualifications celebrated exceptional success, with 100% of students achieving their qualification, an increase on the previous year.
The results spanned 13 different subject areas, while the number of learners achieving the highest grades increased by 4.1 percentage points.
Many of the Level 3 learners secured places at university, representing a 6.7% point increase on 2025 and more than double the national rate of increase. Of those progressing to higher education, an impressive 95.2% had been accepted by their first-choice university.
There was also a more than 30% increase in the number of learners who secured places at Russell Group universities, including two sixth form students who will be progressing to the University of Oxford.
Weston College’s Principal and Chief Executive, Pat Jones, said: “This year’s results are a tremendous achievement and demonstrate the exceptional talent, determination and ambition of our learners.
We are particularly pleased to see significant increases in high grades across A Levels, T Levels and BTEC programmes, alongside an outstanding number of subject areas achieving 100% pass rates. These results show that our students are not only succeeding but excelling.
“Behind every result is a story of hard work and perseverance. I would like to thank our dedicated staff, employer partners and families who have played such an important role in helping our learners achieve their goals.
“Whether progressing to university, apprenticeships or employment, our students leave Weston College with the skills and confidence needed to succeed. We are particularly proud to see learners progressing onto a wide range of exciting destinations, including Russell Group universities, Medicine and Veterinary Science degree programmes, apprenticeships and skilled careers.
“Congratulations to the Class of 2026. We are incredibly proud of everything you have achieved and look forward to seeing what you accomplish next.”
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