Britain’s strictest headmistress is celebrating her pupils attaining virtually 70 per cent A and A* grades – greater than double the nationwide common.
Katharine Birbalsingh runs Michaela Group College in Brent, north-west London, which prides itself on specializing in educational topics and a no-nonsense strategy to self-discipline.
Her faculty outperformed by far the nationwide common of simply 28.5 per cent of outcomes being A and A*, regardless of serving some of the disadvantaged communities of the nation.
It comes after the brand new Schooling Secretary, Lucy Powell, stated forcing faculties to prioritise educational studying was ‘letting down’ deprived pupils.
Reacting this morning, Tory schooling spokesman Laura Trott stated on X: ‘Wanting ahead to Lucy Powell explaining how these outcomes will likely be detrimental to the kids concerned.’
Figures launched by the varsity this morning present a 3rd of entries have been graded A* – in opposition to a nationwide common of 9.6 per cent.
And 10 per cent of Ms Birbalsingh’s pupils received all A*s, with two securing locations at Oxbridge.
Some 90 per cent of entries have been graded at A* to B, and college students achieved a median of AAA throughout all topics.
Britain’s strictest headmistress, Katharine Birbalsingh, is celebrating after her pupils acquired virtually 70 per cent A and A* grades – greater than double the nationwide common.
It comes after the brand new Schooling Secretary, Lucy Powell, stated forcing faculties to prioritise educational studying was ‘letting down’ deprived pupils. Tory schooling spokesman Laura Trott stated on X: ‘Wanting ahead to Lucy Powell explaining how these outcomes will likely be detrimental to the kids concerned’
Michaela Group College college students Hossein, Ziyad and Redha are off to review medication
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Ms Birbalsingh stated this morning: ‘We’re delighted with these implausible outcomes. 11 per cent of scholars are going to review medication. 85 per cent will likely be going off to Russell Group universities.’
Michaela’s extraordinary outcomes means it’s in the identical league as a few of Britain’s prime non-public faculties.
In 2025, the proportion of outcomes at Eton School graded A and A* was 78.2 per cent, whereas for A* solely it was 40.2 per cent.
Michaela was solely ten share factors behind each of those figures this 12 months.
Regardless of serving one in all London’s poorest communities, Michaela constantly beats these serving essentially the most privileged.
In earlier years, it has had the nation’s prime ‘Progress 8’ rating – measuring how nicely pupils do in contrast with prior attainment.
Its success has been attributed to its powerful self-discipline and ‘no excuses’ strategy, with all new college students collaborating in a behaviour ‘boot camp’.
Nevertheless, these on the Left of the academic institution have criticised her back-to-basics strategy to self-discipline and for focusing too narrowly on educational topics.
The New Zealand-born head trainer, who went to Oxford, caught the general public’s consideration in 2010 when she addressed the Tory social gathering convention concerning the dire state of Britain’s faculties.
She later arrange Michaela, with the goal of giving deprived youngsters the identical educational schooling that non-public schoolchildren get pleasure from – a mannequin the Tories then tried to copy in different faculties.
Nevertheless, final week, Ms Powell claimed faculties that take this strategy are caught in a ‘straitjacket’ of educational prioritisation, hindering youngsters’s potential.
In an article for The Instances, she stated specializing in the standard topics had led to thousands and thousands of kids being branded a ‘failure time and again’.
Michaela pupil Maryam, who received two A* and an A and is off to review at Merton School, Oxford
Aryan, who can also be at Michaela, received straight A* grades and is off to review at Wadham School, Oxford
The college launched its outcomes on social media this morning
Additionally celebrating was Brampton Manor in London, often called the ‘Eton of the East Finish’ as a result of it sends so many pupils to Oxbridge (pictured: a social media submit by employees)
And she or he stated this was the rationale for latest figures exhibiting one million younger individuals not in formal examine, coaching or work.
That is regardless of maths, English and the sciences being favoured by each prime universities and employers.
Final 12 months, Ms Birbalsingh accused former schooling secretary Bridget Phillipson of being ‘blinded by Marxist ideology’ following a transfer to curb the freedoms of academies like hers.
Among the many different state faculties with prime outcomes was Brampton Manor, in East London, often called the ‘Eton of the East Finish’ after beforehand beating the highest non-public faculty by way of sending pupisl to Oxbridge.
Yesterday, employees posted on X: ‘Brampton Manor Success: class of 2026 – 35 confirmed Oxbridge presents to date and 45 medication/dentistry/vet medication presents. Enormous congratulations to the category of 2026. We’re pleased with all of you.’
A whole lot of 1000’s of pupils throughout England, Wales and Northern Eire acquired their examination outcomes this morning.
Throughout the nation, pupils celebrated their greatest ever A-level outcomes exterior of the pandemic after prime grades rose for the third 12 months operating.
Boys additionally prolonged their lead over women, with 28.9 per cent of male entries getting no less than an A grade, in contrast with 28 per cent of feminine entries.
General, one in 4 entries – 28.5 per cent – received no less than an A, which is a document excessive from 28.3 per cent final 12 months, 27.8 per cent in 2024 and 27.2 in 2023.
In the meantime, 9.6 per cent received an A*, in contrast with 9.4 per cent final 12 months, 9.3 per cent in 2024 and eight.9 per cent in 2023.
Outdoors of the Covid years between 2020 and 2022 when grades have been vastly inflated as a consequence of trainer evaluation within the place of conventional exams, right now’s grades are the best ever recorded.
In 2019, 25.4 per cent of entries received no less than an A, with 7.7 receiving an A*.
This morning a document variety of candidates – 446,690 – have been additionally accepted on to college programs, up on 439,180 final 12 months, based on admissions physique Ucas.
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