In total, 7,264 students sat exams in November, and achieved the following pass rates:
- Case Study: 87.3%
- Corporate Reporting: 80.5%
- Strategic Business Management: 87.0%
Will Holt, ICAEW Managing Director for Education and Training, said:
“Well done to all ICAEW students who passed their Advanced Level exams, and an additional congratulations to everyone that attained a Subject or Annual Order of Merit prize.”
“We wish all of our students many successes in their future studies and careers.”
ADVANCED LEVEL
INTERNATIONAL SUBJECT ORDER OF MERIT
November 2025
Case Study
First place and the Whinney prize
- Sofea Johan, London (Forvis Mazars LLP)
Corporate Reporting
First place and the Quilter prize
- Amber Greaves, Guildford (S&W Partners LLP)
Strategic Business Management
First place and the Walton prize
- Alison Bell, Barnstaple (KPMG LLP)
ADVANCED LEVEL
INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL ORDER OF MERIT
November 2025
First place and the Peat prize
- Holly Riches, London (Grant Thornton UK LLP)
Second place and the Deloitte prize
- Thomas Cribb, Surrey (Menzies LLP)
Joint third place and the Fletcher prize
- Jeremy Gibbons, Kent (Grant Thornton UK LLP)
- Alicia Evans, Kent (Moore Kingston Smith LLP)
Joint fifth place and the William G Frazer prize
- Jack Smith, Watford (Ecovis Wingrave Yeats LLP)
- Rhianna Cratchley, Leeds (KPMG LLP)
- Ewa Glit, London (Ernst & Young LLP)
- Ben Atkins, Birmingham (S&W Partners LLP
Joint ninth place
- Alexander Vernon, St Albans (TC Citroen Wells Limited)
- Constantin Waquet, Cambridge (Deloitte LLP)
- Max Coen, Birmingham (Deloitte LLP)
- James Boughtflower, London (BDO LLP)
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* includes parent companies. Source: ICAEW member data March 2025, Interbrand, Best Global Brands 2024.