Academic Results
As policy, UCS does not measure academic success by exam result league tables. However the school is firmly based in the top of the national league tables as shown below;
2011
502 examinations were entered this year and 18 students scored three or more A*s in their A Levels.
76% of exams were graded at A*/A, and 31% at A* alone.
For the fourth consecutive year the A*/B pass rate was over 90%.
2009
90% of A Level results graded A or B. Just under 70% of results were A grades, and, once again, over half of the students achieved 3 A grades or better.
85% of GCSE passes at A or A*, and well over 40% at A* alone. Roughly half of UCS students passed all ten of their GCSEs at A or A*.
2008
93.7% of A level exams were graded A/B and 81.1% of GCSEs (including IGCSE maths and science) were graded A*/A.
UCS came 25th of all schools nationally according to The Times. In terms of schools which were for boys only, UCS came 5th.
The Financial Times rated UCS the 17th Best School in England in its September 2008 report.
2006
93% of A level exams were graded A/B and 83% of GCSEs were graded A*/A.
UCS came 25th in the Telegraph independent school A-Level league table (within the 'Premier League').
In terms of independent schools for boys, UCS came within the top 10 schools nationally.
The Times ranked UCS as the 45th best School in England for GCSE results 2006. This ranked the school as 19th in terms of schools where boys can attend. For schools which accept only boys the school was ranked 15th.
The Times 'Parent Power' 2006 Survey ranked UCS 27th in the secondary school category for independent schools. For boys schools UCS was ranked 10th. It was also wrongly labelled as mixed.
The Good Schools Guide named UCS as the best English school (points score) for any pupils taking classical Greek A-level in 2006.
UCS was separately named best boys independent school for classical Greek A-Level 2006.
UCS was also named best independent school (points score) for boys for Logic / Philosophy A-Level 2006.
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