The purpose of this research was to investigate the progression outcomes of the June 2020 Key Stage 5 cohort following the completion of their post-16 studies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary interest was to understand whether students from this cohort had progressed differently compared to the previous pre-pandemic cohort of students and, if they had, how they might have been impacted. The progression outcomes analysed were: destinations (e.g., higher education, further education), types of higher education institutions (e.g., Russell Group) and subject areas studied in higher education (e.g., Computing). This research focused on the immediate progression to higher or further education of students who achieved at least an A Level, AS Level, Extended Project Qualification, Applied General, or Tech Level in June 2020. A comparison was made with the June 2019 Key Stage 5 cohort to understand if the outcomes of the June 2020 cohort changed noticeably compared to the pre-pandemic levels. The research also investigated the progression outcomes of specific groups of students to understand whether students from different demographic and socio-economic backgrounds (e.g., disadvantaged students) had been impacted differently.