GCSE Results 2025

Immanuel College Celebrates record GCSE Success

Immanuel College is delighted to declare an exceptional set of GCSE results for 2025, breaking records on every measure. Under the leadership of Head, Mr Dan Endlar, and the dedication of an outstanding teaching team, students have achieved remarkable success. This year’s results emphasise Immanuel’s ongoing commitment to academic excellence and focus on the personal development of every student. 

This year’s GCSE results demonstrate significant progress across all top-grade boundaries compared to 2024:

• Grade 9:  33.2% (2024: 29.8%, 2023: 26.6%) - Record 
• Grades 9-8 combined:  54.1% (2024: 50.6%, 2023: 49.1%) - Record 
• Grades 9-7 (inclusive):  71.4% (2024: 69.9%, 2023: 66.7%) - Record 
• Grades 9-4 (inclusive): 98.7% (2024: 96.6%, 2023: 97.3%) – Record 

 (Number of Candidates: 88) 

The school’s added value data (a measure of how well a student has done for their initial ability) indicate that Immanuel students achieved more one grade higher than typical students in independent schools. 

Immanuel students have outperformed both Independent and Maintained Sector figures: 

Sources: DfE Data – Published and Accessed 21/08/2025 
JCQ Data – Published and Accessed 21/08/2025 

Notable Achievements

• An impressive 1 in 3 GCSE entries were awarded Grade 9. 
• Five students achieved straight Grade 9s, including one exceptional student who achieved 12 Grade 9s. 
• 14% of the cohort achieved eight Grade 9s, reflecting the remarkable success achieved in GCSEs at the College. 
• The average GCSE grade this year was 7.5, an increase from 7.2 in 2024. 

National Success in Visual Arts

The College is delighted to celebrate continued strength across a range of subjects. 

Visual Arts Excellence 

Art & Design and Photography once again excelled, with Art & Design achieving 100% results at 9-7, up from 94% in 2024. Photography achieved 97% of all grades at 9-7, up from 93% in 2024. 

We are very proud of the results obtained by all our Art & Design and Photography students, one of whom who was congratulated by exam board OCR for achieving one of the top Photography grades in the country. 

Head's Comment

Head of Immanuel College, Mr Dan Endlar, said: 

We are incredibly proud of our GCSE students’ achievements. These record-breaking results reflect our students’ hard work, determination, and resilience and also the resolute support of our dedicated teaching staff. It is particularly pleasing to see so many students excelling across a wide range of subjects, with remarkablenumbers of top grades achieved. Mazel Tov to all our Year 11 students – we look forward to watching them continue to flourish as they progress into Sixth Form and beyond.