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CGA students posted a 44.0% A*-A rate in this year's A2 results - making them almost one and a half times more likely than UK domestic students to achieve a top grade, against a national average of 29.9%.
Across the school, 33 A* grades were awarded and the overall pass rate held at 95.2%. It's one of the strongest results sets CGA has produced, continuing a trend the school has built over recent years, and it's spread across 125 students, two campuses, and subjects from Psychology to Further Mathematics.
Summer 2026 Results at a Glance
A2
| Grade | % of CGA Students Who Achieved The Grades | UK Domestic |
|---|---|---|
| A* | 26.4% | - |
| A* - A | 44% | 29.9% |
| A* - B | 64.8% | - |
| A* - C | 82.4% | - |
UK domestic comparison figures are from Pearson's June 2026 UK-only GCE A Level statistics. A UK domestic A figure had not been released at time of writing.*
Across every grade band we can compare, CGA students are ahead of the UK domestic average - most notably at A*-A, where CGA's rate is almost 1.5 times the national figure.
AS
| Grade | % of CGA Students Who Achieved The Grades |
|---|---|
| A | 30% |
| A - B | 49.4% |
| A - C | 64% |
UK domestic AS-level comparison data was not available at time of writing.
A Note From Our Principal
Siobhan, who joined CGA as Principal this year, shared this reflection on the results:
These excellent A Level results are a wonderful achievement for our students. With 33 A* grades and a strong overall pass rate of 95%, the results reflect the tenacity, determination and ambition of our graduating students.
As a new Principal joining the school, I am particularly pleased to be celebrating the outcomes of a year of work that began well before my arrival. These results are a testament to the commitment and dedication of our students, their families and, importantly, the teaching and support teams who have guided them throughout their A Level journey. I would like to recognise the leadership and contribution of my predecessor, whose work has helped create the foundations for these successes.
It is a privilege to join the school community at such a positive moment. I look forward to building on this strong foundation and continuing to support our students in achieving their ambitions. We wish our graduating students every success as they take their next steps and begin an exciting new chapter.
Building on a Strong Track Record
This year's results don't stand alone. In 2025, 16% of CGA students achieved an A*, more than double the UK domestic average of 9.4% that year. Two years running, CGA's top-grade rates have significantly outpaced the national average - a consistent pattern rather than a one-off result.
Which Subjects Stood Out
Psychology had a standout year: all 12 of CGA's A2 Psychology entries passed, and three in four came back A*-A, a 75% rate built on a full cohort, not a handful of exceptions.
The STEM subjects weren't far off. Further Mathematics reached 62.5% A*-A across 8 entries, every one a pass. Mathematics, a much larger group of 25, held at 56.0% A*-A with a 92.0% pass rate. Physics students went 13 for 13.
Business students weren't far behind either, with 50.0% A*-A across 8 entries. In the IAS cohort, English Literature and History both posted full 100% pass rates (12 and 10 entries), and IAS Further Mathematics added 47.4% at grade A with an 89.5% pass rate.
Two Campuses, Both Contributing
Split the A2 results by campus and both sides held their own. Greenwich campus has 100 entries landed at 42.0% A*-A. While in Aoraki, a smaller cohort of 25, came in at 52.0%. Both sit comfortably ahead of the 29.9% national average.
That's two different teaching teams, working with students across very different schedules, arriving at similar outcomes. It says something about consistency as much as it does about any one campus.
Why Students Learning Online Are Landing These Grades
Two things truly matter here. The first is the teachers. Teaching A2 Further Maths well to 8 students, or IAS History to 10, takes someone who genuinely knows the subject at that level. Because CGA recruits from anywhere rather than from wherever a physical campus happens to sit, a small class gets a specialist rather than whoever was available that period.
The second is the students. Without the corridor noise, the pace set by a room of thirty, or time spent re-covering material a student already understands, there's simply more room for the parts that are genuinely hard, and more responsibility for making good use of that time. Students who settle into that rhythm tend to build real independent study habits, and those habits show up on results day.
Student Spotlights
Two students summed up what this results season looked like on an individual level.
Maeve sat exams across two exam boards this summer. A Level Computer Science (9618): A*, and AS Level English Language (9093): A. These results sit outside the Pearson figures above, and moving cleanly between two boards while landing top grades on both speaks to real depth in the material.
Koko, Head Student at CGA's Greenwich campus, is heading to The University of Cambridge this autumn. Asked to reflect on the journey, her advice to other students was simple:
The only real regret is never giving yourself a real try.
Congratulations to the Class of 2026
To everyone in this year's graduating class heading off to university in the months ahead: congratulations, and well earned. These results reflect a lot of people, students who put in the work, families who supported them through some unusual hours, and teachers and support staff who guided them the whole way.
If you're a parent considering whether an online school could work for your child, we'd love to talk you through what a CGA education looks like day to day. Get in touch to find out more.