Results and University Entry

The New School Rome is one of the best performing schools in Europe for exam results.

Academic Year 2025

Congratulations to all of our Sixth Form students who received their A Level results today. Their outstanding performance is testimony to their hard work and determination. With 35% of grades at A* - A, that puts our school well above the UK average and in line with International private schools across the globe. 

We have students heading all over the world to read a plethora of subjects including Aeronautical Engineering, Medicine, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, Dentistry, International Relations, Politics, Philosophy, Sociology, Zoology and Business Management. New School students will be represented at St Andrews, Kings, SOAS, Southampton, Glasgow, Bristol, Lancashire and Reading in the UK, Trinity in Ireland, ESADE in Madrid, PSB in Paris and Toronto in Canada. 

Aggregate outcomes 2022 - 2025

As a small school our cohort is typically 16 to 2o in examination years. In order to provide more statistically relevant outcomes we publish the last three years of results as an aggregate. Our Value Added score measured as the journey from start points to end points, as measured by baseline testing in Year 7 and 10 and final exam grades, is well above average against UK public and private schools demonstrating our commitment to ensuring all of our students make the best possible progress regardless of their start points.

The school has expertise and experience in helping students obtain places at the world’s best universities including Oxford, St Andrews, Cambridge, Luiss and Bocconi in Italy and MIT in America. 

“The great thing about A-levels is that students can focus on the 3-4 subjects they are really interested in. For more breadth, they can add in the EPQ qualification and the International Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, or the Italian ‘corso integrativo’ for entrance to Italian universities or to delve more deeply into Italian culture.

Students are taught in small groups (usually between 3 to 7) students, so they get plenty of opportunities to question and discuss everything.

With 5 hours of directed contact time per subject per week, teachers get to know their students and their strengths and weaknesses very well, and we love it when students pop in for extra help during their study periods.”

- Lucy Michaels, Maths Teacher

Experience & Expertise

The senior school teachers at The New School Rome have a vast experience* of A-level teaching, but can also help support students with extra IGCSEs, SATs, English Language qualifications, etc which might be needed for entry to higher education institutions all over the world. 

Students can choose combinations of subjects at ‘AS’ and ‘A’ level from:

• Art
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Economics
• English Literature
• French
• History
• Italian
• Mathematics
• Further Mathematics
• Physics
• Politics
• Spanish

At the end of the AS or A-level courses, students receive a grade in each subject up to A*. Universities make offers which usually depend on final grades. 

“I felt totally supported throughout the university application process; whenever I had a question, I felt like Ruth really knew what she was doing as she helped me navigate the UCAS application system.”

- David, Year 13 student