Best schools for Art and Design GCSE in England
Ranked by the share of Art and Design GCSE entries graded 5 or above in summer 2025, highest first. Across England 58% of the 172,760 entries reached grade 5 and 22% reached grade 7. Only state secondaries with 20 or more entries are ranked. This is a plain pass rate: it doesn't allow for which children a school takes in, or which ones it puts in for the exam, so grammar schools and schools that only enter their strongest pupils will sit near the top. 100 schools listed.
| # | School | Entries | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 7 | Low income | Ofsted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colchester County High School for GirlsColchester, Essex · Academy (grammar) | 28 | 100% | 100% | 3% | Outstanding 2023 | 99 |
| 1 | The Henrietta Barnett SchoolLondon, Barnet · Academy (grammar) | 25 | 100% | 100% | 4% | Good 2022 | 96 |
| 3 | Colyton Grammar SchoolColyton, Devon · Academy (grammar) | 29 | 100% | 97% | 9% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 4 | Marling SchoolStroud, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 25 | 100% | 96% | 4% | No overall grade 2024 | 94 |
| 5 | St Michael's Catholic Grammar SchoolLondon, Barnet · Roman Catholic (grammar) | 45 | 100% | 96% | 10% | Outstanding 2022 | 98 |
| 6 | Ripon Grammar SchoolRipon, North Yorkshire · Council (grammar) | 47 | 100% | 94% | 4% | Good 2023 | 94 |
| 7 | Sale Grammar SchoolSale, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 31 | 100% | 94% | 3% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 8 | Denmark Road High SchoolGloucester, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 61 | 100% | 93% | 6% | Report card 2026 | 96 |
| 9 | Chelmsford County High School for GirlsChelmsford, Essex · Academy (grammar) | 39 | 100% | 92% | 5% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 10 | Torquay Girls' Grammar SchoolTorquay, Torbay · Academy (grammar) | 37 | 100% | 92% | 6% | Outstanding 2023 | 95 |
| 11 | Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolTunbridge Wells, Kent · Foundation (grammar) | 36 | 100% | 92% | 4% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 12 | Southend High School for GirlsSouthend-on-Sea · Academy (grammar) | 48 | 100% | 90% | 9% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 13 | Melbourn Village CollegeRoyston, Cambridgeshire · Academy | 22 | 100% | 86% | 27% | No overall grade 2025 | 14 |
| 14 | Wirral Grammar School for BoysWirral · Academy (grammar) | 43 | 100% | 86% | 11% | Good 2022 | 90 |
| 15 | Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolStratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · Academy (grammar) | 28 | 100% | 86% | 3% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 16 | Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsAltrincham, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 40 | 100% | 85% | 7% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 17 | Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsSutton Coldfield, Birmingham · Academy (grammar) | 64 | 100% | 84% | 17% | Good 2022 | 97 |
| 18 | Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolLancaster, Lancashire · Academy (grammar) | 44 | 100% | 84% | 7% | Good 2022 | 93 |
| 19 | Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling, Bexley · Academy (grammar) | 29 | 100% | 83% | 4% | Outstanding 2022 | 97 |
| 20 | Bishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolSutton Coldfield, Birmingham · Academy (grammar) | 37 | 100% | 81% | 14% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 21 | Loreto Grammar SchoolAltrincham, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 25 | 100% | 80% | 6% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 22 | Woodford County High SchoolWoodford Green, Redbridge · Council (grammar) | 59 | 100% | 80% | 15% | Good 2022 | 94 |
| 23 | Wirral Grammar School for GirlsWirral · Academy (grammar) | 44 | 100% | 77% | 10% | Outstanding 2022 | 94 |
| 24 | St Clement Danes SchoolRickmansworth, Hertfordshire · Academy | 34 | 100% | 77% | 5% | Outstanding 2024 | 95 |
| 25 | Parkstone Grammar SchoolPoole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Academy (grammar) | 38 | 100% | 76% | 7% | No overall grade 2025 | 90 |
| 25 | The Blue Coat SchoolLiverpool · Academy (grammar) | 38 | 100% | 76% | 13% | Good 2022 | 97 |
| 25 | Wallington High School for GirlsWallington, Sutton · Academy (grammar) | 38 | 100% | 76% | 13% | No overall grade 2025 | 99 |
| 28 | Dr Challoner's High SchoolAmersham, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 54 | 100% | 76% | 3% | Outstanding 2023 | 99 |
| 29 | Churston Ferrers Grammar School AcademyBrixham, Torbay · Academy (grammar) | 28 | 100% | 75% | 10% | Good 2022 | 89 |
| 29 | The Fulham Boys SchoolLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Free school | 20 | 100% | 75% | 27% | Good 2022 | 87 |
| 29 | The Holy Cross SchoolNew Malden, Kingston upon Thames · Academy | 32 | 100% | 75% | 13% | Good 2022 | 90 |
| 32 | The Tiffin Girls' SchoolKingston upon Thames · Academy (grammar) | 30 | 100% | 73% | 7% | Report card 2026 | 98 |
| 33 | Newport Girls' High School AcademyNewport, Telford and Wrekin · Academy (grammar) | 22 | 100% | 73% | 7% | Outstanding 2022 | 98 |
| 33 | Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea · Academy (grammar) | 33 | 100% | 73% | 5% | Outstanding 2023 | 99 |
| 35 | Wolverhampton Girls' High SchoolWolverhampton · Academy (grammar) | 32 | 100% | 72% | 16% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 36 | Simon Langton Grammar School for BoysCanterbury, Kent · Foundation (grammar) | 35 | 100% | 71% | 8% | No overall grade 2024 | 89 |
| 37 | Aylesbury High SchoolAylesbury, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 38 | 100% | 68% | 6% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 37 | Beaconsfield High SchoolBeaconsfield, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 57 | 100% | 68% | 2% | Outstanding 2019 | 97 |
| 39 | The Judd SchoolTonbridge, Kent · Voluntary (grammar) | 22 | 100% | 68% | 3% | No overall grade 2025 | 99 |
| 40 | Nonsuch High School for GirlsSutton · Academy (grammar) | 88 | 100% | 67% | 10% | Report card 2026 | 97 |
| 41 | Highworth Grammar SchoolAshford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 51 | 100% | 67% | 9% | No overall grade 2025 | 97 |
| 41 | Plymouth High School for GirlsPlymouth · Academy (grammar) | 30 | 100% | 67% | 14% | Good 2024 | 86 |
| 41 | Sacred Heart High SchoolLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Academy | 27 | 100% | 67% | 18% | Outstanding 2023 | 90 |
| 44 | Dartford Grammar School for GirlsDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 38 | 100% | 63% | 24% | Report card 2026 | 98 |
| 45 | Heckmondwike Grammar SchoolHeckmondwike, Kirklees · Academy (grammar) | 34 | 100% | 59% | 6% | Good 2022 | 98 |
| 46 | Bournemouth School for GirlsBournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Academy (grammar) | 24 | 100% | 58% | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 96 |
| 47 | De Lisle College Loughborough LeicestershireLoughborough, Leicestershire · Academy | 35 | 100% | 57% | 16% | Good 2022 | 84 |
| 48 | Drayton Manor High SchoolLondon, Ealing · Academy | 23 | 100% | 57% | 40% | Outstanding 2023 | 93 |
| 49 | Stretford Grammar SchoolManchester, Trafford · Foundation (grammar) | 38 | 100% | 55% | 17% | Good 2024 | 96 |
| 50 | The King's (The Cathedral) SchoolPeterborough · Academy | 29 | 100% | 52% | 14% | Outstanding 2024 | 94 |
| 51 | Waldegrave SchoolTwickenham, Richmond upon Thames · Academy | 52 | 100% | 48% | 10% | Not inspected | 96 |
| 52 | St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form CollegeNuneaton, Warwickshire · Academy | 28 | 100% | 43% | 21% | Good 2023 | 51 |
| 53 | Invicta Grammar SchoolMaidstone, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 88 | 99% | 81% | 8% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 54 | The Holt SchoolWokingham · Academy | 84 | 99% | 81% | 5% | Outstanding 2023 | 95 |
| 55 | Stroud High SchoolStroud, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 75 | 99% | 89% | 3% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 56 | Kingsdale Foundation SchoolLondon, Southwark · Academy | 158 | 99% | 60% | 21% | Outstanding 2023 | 93 |
| 57 | Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth FormSurbiton, Kingston upon Thames · Academy | 71 | 99% | 63% | 18% | Outstanding 2023 | 94 |
| 58 | The Morley AcademyLeeds · Academy | 62 | 98% | 48% | 21% | No overall grade 2024 | 90 |
| 59 | Dame Alice Owen's SchoolPotters Bar, Hertfordshire · Academy | 51 | 98% | 77% | 4% | Outstanding 2023 | 99 |
| 60 | Rugby High SchoolRugby, Warwickshire · Academy (grammar) | 49 | 98% | 71% | 9% | Good 2022 | 94 |
| 61 | Tiffin SchoolKingston upon Thames · Academy (grammar) | 47 | 98% | 75% | 3% | Good 2022 | 95 |
| 62 | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolGrantham, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 47 | 98% | 51% | 9% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 63 | Marden High SchoolNorth Shields, North Tyneside · Foundation | 48 | 98% | 35% | 18% | Good 2022 | 82 |
| 64 | Devonport High School for GirlsPlymouth · Academy (grammar) | 44 | 98% | 73% | 10% | Good 2019 | 96 |
| 65 | Twyford Church of England High SchoolLondon, Ealing · Academy | 43 | 98% | 63% | 18% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 66 | Spalding High SchoolSpalding, Lincolnshire · Council (grammar) | 41 | 98% | 78% | 14% | Outstanding 2023 | 94 |
| 67 | Upton Court Grammar SchoolSlough · Academy (grammar) | 39 | 97% | 74% | 9% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 68 | St George's SchoolHarpenden, Hertfordshire · Academy | 76 | 97% | 67% | 5% | No overall grade 2025 | 93 |
| 69 | Chellaston AcademyDerby · Academy | 112 | 97% | 62% | 21% | Good 2023 | 63 |
| 70 | Kendrick SchoolReading · Academy (grammar) | 37 | 97% | 51% | 11% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 71 | The Queen Elizabeth's High School, GainsboroughGainsborough, Lincolnshire · Council (grammar) | 37 | 97% | 43% | 12% | Good 2023 | 86 |
| 72 | Wilmington Grammar School for BoysDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 37 | 97% | 32% | 10% | Good 2023 | 89 |
| 73 | Chesham Grammar SchoolChesham, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 36 | 97% | 69% | 3% | No overall grade 2025 | 99 |
| 74 | Chace Community SchoolEnfield · Council | 36 | 97% | 44% | 44% | Good 2022 | 26 |
| 75 | Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar SchoolSalisbury, Wiltshire · Academy (grammar) | 68 | 97% | 65% | 4% | Report card 2026 | 96 |
| 76 | Bournemouth SchoolBournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Academy (grammar) | 33 | 97% | 70% | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 99 |
| 77 | Nottingham Free SchoolNottingham · Free school | 32 | 97% | 47% | 28% | Good 2022 | 74 |
| 78 | Queen Mary's High SchoolWalsall · Academy (grammar) | 30 | 97% | 77% | 29% | Report card 2026 | 96 |
| 79 | St Edmund Campion Catholic SchoolBirmingham · Academy | 30 | 97% | 60% | 40% | Not inspected | 62 |
| 80 | Downham Market AcademyDownham Market, Norfolk · Academy | 30 | 97% | 43% | 27% | Good 2022 | 42 |
| 81 | Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolSidcup, Bexley · Academy (grammar) | 29 | 97% | 79% | 2% | Good 2022 | 96 |
| 82 | West London Free SchoolLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Free school | 57 | 97% | 51% | 27% | Good 2022 | 95 |
| 83 | Range High SchoolLiverpool, Sefton · Academy | 55 | 96% | 66% | 15% | Good 2022 | 32 |
| 84 | Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetBarnet · Academy (grammar) | 27 | 96% | 70% | 3% | Outstanding 2022 | 100 |
| 85 | Pate's Grammar SchoolCheltenham, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 26 | 96% | 89% | 6% | Outstanding 2024 | 99 |
| 86 | Cranbrook SchoolCranbrook, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 26 | 96% | 65% | 5% | Report card 2026 | 87 |
| 87 | Kings Norton Girls' SchoolBirmingham · Academy | 53 | 96% | 64% | 27% | Not inspected | 89 |
| 88 | Wycombe High SchoolHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 52 | 96% | 64% | 9% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 89 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysBirmingham · Academy (grammar) | 26 | 96% | 50% | 28% | Outstanding 2023 | 100 |
| 90 | Calday Grange Grammar SchoolWirral · Academy (grammar) | 50 | 96% | 76% | 8% | Not inspected | 93 |
| 90 | Durham Johnston Comprehensive SchoolDurham, County Durham · Council | 50 | 96% | 76% | 16% | No overall grade 2025 | 79 |
| 92 | Kearsley AcademyBolton · Academy | 25 | 96% | 68% | 43% | Good 2022 | 74 |
| 93 | Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 25 | 96% | 28% | 6% | Good 2022 | 91 |
| 94 | Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolRossendale, Lancashire · Academy (grammar) | 49 | 96% | 55% | 7% | Inadequate 2022 | 86 |
| 95 | The St Marylebone CofE SchoolLondon, Westminster · Academy | 72 | 96% | 75% | 26% | No overall grade 2025 | 92 |
| 96 | Cockermouth SchoolCockermouth, Cumberland · Academy | 69 | 96% | 77% | 17% | Good 2024 | 65 |
| 97 | King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolBirmingham · Academy (grammar) | 23 | 96% | 61% | 17% | Good 2023 | 96 |
| 98 | The West Bridgford SchoolNottingham, Nottinghamshire · Academy | 112 | 96% | 69% | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 96 |
| 99 | Newstead Wood SchoolOrpington, Bromley · Academy (grammar) | 22 | 96% | 50% | 6% | Outstanding 2022 | 100 |
| 100 | Outwood Academy NewboldChesterfield, Derbyshire · Academy | 67 | 96% | 34% | 39% | Good 2022 | 81 |
Other rankings for England
Secondary results
- Average GCSE score Attainment 8
- Progress from age 11 Progress 8
- Strong pass in English and maths Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
- Standard pass in English and maths Grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
- Core subjects score EBacc average point score
- Taking the core subjects Entering the English Baccalaureate
- Staying in education or work after GCSEs Sustained education, employment or apprenticeship after KS4
Primary results
- Reached the expected level at 11 Reading, writing and maths: expected standard
- Working above the expected level Reading, writing and maths: higher standard
- Reading score Average reading scaled score
- Maths score Average maths scaled score
- Grammar and spelling score Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scaled score
- Reading progress Reading progress (KS1 to KS2)
- Maths progress Maths progress (KS1 to KS2)
Sixth form
- Average A level points per entry A level average points per entry
- AAB or better in subjects universities like AAB or better in at least 2 facilitating subjects
Attendance and behaviour
- Sessions missed (fewest first) Overall absence rate
- Pupils missing a lot of school (fewest first) Persistent absence (10% or more sessions missed)
- Suspensions (fewest first) Suspensions per 100 pupils
Staff
- Pupils per teacher (fewest first) Pupil to teacher ratio
- Teachers who left in the year (fewest first) Teachers leaving the school in the year
GCSE results by subject
Share of entries graded 5 or above.
English LanguageMathematicsEnglish LiteratureCombined ScienceHistoryGeographyReligious StudiesBiologyPhysicsChemistrySpanishBusinessFrenchComputer ScienceDesign & TechnologyPhysical EducationSocial StudiesFood Preparation & NutritionDramaStatisticsOther Modern LanguagesGermanMusicMedia / Film / TVEconomicsDanceFilm StudiesLatinClassical CivilisationEngineeringOther Sciences
How to read this
Source: Department for Education, GCSE results by subject for the summer 2025 exams, published in Explore Education Statistics. A school's figure is the share of its entries in the subject that got grade 5 or above (a "strong pass"). Schools with fewer than 20 entries are left out, because one or two pupils would swing the percentage. Independent schools, special schools and alternative provision are left out too; most independent schools sit IGCSEs, which the government doesn't report. Combined science counts as the lower of its two grades.