Results and Destinations
Every year Abbey DLD Students achieve outstanding results and move on to join some of the world’s most prestigious and highly-ranked universities.
In 2025, 52% of our A Level students and 39% of our Foundation students progressed to Russell Group Universities, and 15 of our students progressed to study at Oxbridge Colleges or Medical School. Here is a summary of our student results and destinations.
2025 Student Academic Results
2025 GCSE Results
Our younger students have performed admirably in GCSE this year, with nearly 80% achieving a ‘good pass’ of 4 and above and 37% of GCSEs taken within the group achieving the top 9-7 grades setting the foundation for success at higher level study.
2025 Abbey DLD Group of Colleges GCSE Results
| Grade 9 (Equivalent A*) | Grades 9-8 | Grades 9-7 (Equivalent A*-A) | Grades 9-6 (Equivalent A*-B) | 9-5/4 (Equivalent A*-C) | |
| All College Average | 14% | 25% | 37% | 51% | 75% |
2025 A-Level Results
The Abbey DLD Group of Colleges have once again achieved a strong set of 2025 A-Level results that outperform the national A-Level grade average.
2025 Abbey DLD Group of Colleges A-Level Results.
| A* | A*-A | A*-B | A*-C | A*-E | |
| All College Average | 14% | 34% | 61% | 80% | 97% |
2025 International Foundation Programme Results
This year our International Foundation students achieved an average score of 65% across all pathways and all colleges, a score that will help them to meet the conditions of their offers at a wide range of top-ranked universities. Across all pathways at all colleges, 99% of students passed their foundation course.
2025 Abbey DLD Group of Colleges International Foundation Programme Results
| Abbey College Cambridge | DLD College London | Abbey College Manchester | |
| Overall Score (All Pathways) | 66% | 63% | 67% |
2025 BTEC Results
2025 Abbey DLD Group of Colleges BTEC Results
| DISTINCTION | DISTINCTION – MERIT | |
| % of students achieving | 66% | 100% |
2025 Student Destinations
2025 A-Level and International Foundation Programme Students University Destinations
2025 A-Level and International Foundation Students, University Destinations*
| University | Ranking |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | 1 |
| Durham University | 3 |
| University of Cambridge | 4= |
| Imperial College London | 6 |
| University of Bath | 7 |
| University of Warwick | 8 |
| University College London | 9 |
| University of Bristol | 10 |
| Loughborough University | 12 |
| University of Sheffield | 13 |
| University of Exeter | 14 |
| Lancaster University | 15 |
| University of Birmingham | 16 |
| University of Southampton | 17 |
| University of Liverpool | 18 |
| King’s College London | 19 |
| University of York | 20 |
| University of Glasgow | 22 |
| University of Aberdeen | 23= |
| University of Dundee | 23= |
| University of Edinburgh | 25 |
| University of Leeds | 26 |
| University of Manchester | 27 |
| University of Leicester | 27 |
| Cardiff University | 28 |
| University of Nottingham | 30 |
| University of Surrey | 31 |
| Royal Holloway University of London | 32 |
| University of Reading | 33 |
| Newcastle University | 34 |
| Queen Mary University of London | 35 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | 38 |
| University of the Arts London | 40 |
| Aston University | 41 |
| Nottingham Trent University | 46 |
| City St George’s, University of London | 48 |
| Oxford Brookes University | 50 |
| Liverpool John Moores University | 61 |
| University of West London | 64 |
| University of Hertfordshire | 67 |
| St Mary’s University, Twickenham | 68 |
| University of Salford | 72 |
*Ranking Source: Times Good University Guide 2026.
