Results & Success
Newcastle & Stafford Colleges Group extends huge congratulations to the 'Class of 2025', whose record-breaking results once again outperform national averages and position NSCG as 'Staffordshire's Leading College'.
At NSCG, we recognise that results matter to young people and their parents, and we are exceptionally proud of the students who've shown resilience, drive, determination and ambition to secure these outstanding results.
Achieving three or more substantial qualifications is key to unlocking progression on to university and into a good career. For several consecutive years NSCG has been the biggest provider of students to higher education in Staffordshire, with 1111 students progressing to 98 different universities last year.
This is just one of the many reasons why we’re Staffordshire's Leading College.
A Level Results 2025
In 2025, 1524 A Level entries were made with a pass rate of 99.7%.
- 58% achieved high grades of A*-B
- 24.4% being A*-A.
- 85.3% achieved A*-C grades
- A Level subjects reporting a 100% pass rate, include: Animation, Art & Design, Business Studies, Computing, Economics, English Language, English Literature, Film Studies, Graphic Design, Further Maths, Geography, History, Media Studies, Physics, Philosophy, Ethics & Religion, Physical Education, Politics, Sociology, and Theatre Studies.
- 85% students A*-B on their Extended Project Qualification with 98.5% achieving A*-C
- 74.5% of A+ Programme entries achieved distinction star or distinction grades and 97.9% achieved merit or above as part of their A Level Programme.
T Level & Vocational Results 2025
- 96% pass rate on our all T Level programmes. With 73% of T Level students achieving merit grades or above (equivalent to B or above at A Level).
- 1169 BTEC Extended Diploma entries with 99.7% pass rate.
- 80.2% of Vocational (BTEC) entries achieved high grades DMM or above (equivalent to A* - B at A Level)
- 56.2% of Vocational (BTEC) entries achieved DDD grades or higher (equivalent to A or above at A Level)
BTEC Extended Diploma subjects with particularly strong grade profiles are as follows:
- Health & Social Care: 80%
- Applied Science: 79.4%
- Travel & Tourism: 76.9%
- Games Design: 75%
- Graphic Design: 73.9%
- Dance: 66.7%
- Uniformed Protective Services: 66.7%
- Creative Media: 66.7%
- Sport & Exercise Science: 66.1%
Apprenticeship Results
NSCG’s overall achievement rate for apprenticeships during the last academic year (23/4) was 73.9% against a FE College national average of 62.3%, placing us at No.1 in the West Midlands and one the top 5 Colleges in the UK.
We currently work with more than 900 employers across Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire, supporting more than 2300 apprentices in a wide range of industries to "earn whilst they learn".
