Best schools for Biology GCSE in England
Ranked by the share of Biology GCSE entries graded 5 or above in summer 2025, highest first. Across England 82% of the 148,916 entries reached grade 5 and 44% 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 | Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetBarnet · Academy (grammar) | 171 | 100% | 100% | 3% | Outstanding 2022 | 100 |
| 1 | St George's Catholic SchoolLondon, Westminster · Academy | 28 | 100% | 100% | 37% | No overall grade 2025 | 91 |
| 1 | St Oscar Romero Catholic SchoolWorthing, West Sussex · Roman Catholic | 27 | 100% | 100% | 13% | No overall grade 2025 | 93 |
| 1 | The St Thomas the Apostle CollegeLondon, Southwark · Roman Catholic | 26 | 100% | 100% | 46% | Not inspected | 99 |
| 1 | West London Free SchoolLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Free school | 32 | 100% | 100% | 27% | Good 2022 | 95 |
| 1 | Wilson's SchoolWallington, Sutton · Academy (grammar) | 180 | 100% | 100% | 6% | Outstanding 2022 | 100 |
| 7 | The Henrietta Barnett SchoolLondon, Barnet · Academy (grammar) | 104 | 100% | 98% | 4% | Good 2022 | 96 |
| 8 | Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolBlackburn, Blackburn with Darwen · Academy | 32 | 100% | 97% | 16% | Outstanding 2022 | 100 |
| 9 | Mossbourne Community AcademyLondon, Hackney · Academy | 30 | 100% | 97% | 51% | Report card 2026 | 99 |
| 10 | Eden Girls' School, Waltham ForestLondon, Waltham Forest · Free school | 29 | 100% | 97% | 33% | Outstanding 2022 | 97 |
| 10 | Jane Austen CollegeNorwich, Norfolk · Free school | 29 | 100% | 97% | 28% | Outstanding 2024 | 90 |
| 10 | The Tiffin Girls' SchoolKingston upon Thames · Academy (grammar) | 175 | 100% | 97% | 7% | Report card 2026 | 98 |
| 13 | Gordon's SchoolWoking, Surrey · Academy | 27 | 100% | 96% | 3% | No overall grade 2024 | 97 |
| 14 | Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham EastBirmingham · Free school | 26 | 100% | 96% | 59% | Outstanding 2023 | 97 |
| 14 | Salesian School, ChertseyChertsey, Surrey · Academy | 53 | 100% | 96% | 8% | No overall grade 2024 | 98 |
| 16 | Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, BirminghamBirmingham · Free school | 24 | 100% | 96% | 49% | Outstanding 2024 | 97 |
| 17 | Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolColchester, Essex · Academy (grammar) | 105 | 100% | 94% | 5% | Report card 2026 | 100 |
| 18 | Dartford Grammar SchoolDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 159 | 100% | 93% | 10% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 19 | Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsAltrincham, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 113 | 100% | 93% | 7% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 20 | St Gregory's Catholic Science CollegeHarrow, Brent · Academy | 40 | 100% | 93% | 13% | Not inspected | 92 |
| 20 | Sutton Grammar SchoolSutton · Academy (grammar) | 133 | 100% | 93% | 1% | Good 2022 | 96 |
| 22 | Chiltern AcademyLuton · Free school | 26 | 100% | 92% | 38% | Good 2023 | 65 |
| 22 | Ealing Fields Church of England High SchoolLondon, Ealing · Free school | 39 | 100% | 92% | 20% | Not inspected | 98 |
| 22 | Nishkam School West LondonOsterley, Hounslow · Free school | 26 | 100% | 92% | 13% | Outstanding 2024 | 96 |
| 22 | Prendergast Ladywell SchoolLewisham · Academy | 26 | 100% | 92% | 29% | Not inspected | 62 |
| 26 | Paddington AcademyLondon, Westminster · Academy | 25 | 100% | 92% | 53% | Outstanding 2023 | 97 |
| 27 | Beverley High SchoolBeverley, East Riding of Yorkshire · Council | 24 | 100% | 92% | 21% | Outstanding 2021 | 78 |
| 28 | The Westgate SchoolWinchester, Hampshire · Council | 58 | 100% | 91% | 11% | Outstanding 2023 | 93 |
| 28 | Tiffin SchoolKingston upon Thames · Academy (grammar) | 151 | 100% | 91% | 3% | Good 2022 | 95 |
| 30 | Chatham & Clarendon Grammar SchoolRamsgate, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 46 | 100% | 91% | 17% | No overall grade 2025 | 86 |
| 31 | Eden Girls' School, CoventryCoventry · Free school | 22 | 100% | 91% | 39% | Outstanding 2023 | 100 |
| 31 | Farnham Heath EndFarnham, Surrey · Academy | 33 | 100% | 91% | 19% | Good 2020 | 37 |
| 33 | Reading SchoolReading · Academy (grammar) | 149 | 100% | 91% | 5% | Outstanding 2023 | 99 |
| 33 | The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC SchoolLondon, Kensington and Chelsea · Academy | 32 | 100% | 91% | 18% | Report card 2026 | 96 |
| 35 | Clapton Girls' AcademyLondon, Hackney · Academy | 41 | 100% | 90% | 38% | Outstanding 2024 | 93 |
| 35 | The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeBishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire · Academy | 51 | 100% | 90% | 6% | Outstanding 2023 | 90 |
| 37 | Glebelands SchoolCranleigh, Surrey · Academy | 30 | 100% | 90% | 14% | Good 2023 | 82 |
| 37 | Mossbourne Victoria Park AcademyLondon, Hackney · Academy | 30 | 100% | 90% | 48% | Outstanding 2023 | 100 |
| 37 | Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolStratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · Academy (grammar) | 120 | 100% | 90% | 3% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 37 | Swanlea SchoolLondon, Tower Hamlets · Council | 30 | 100% | 90% | 42% | Outstanding 2024 | 94 |
| 41 | Holy Cross Catholic High SchoolChorley, Lancashire · Roman Catholic | 28 | 100% | 89% | 12% | Good 2022 | 82 |
| 41 | King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordChelmsford, Essex · Academy (grammar) | 150 | 100% | 89% | 3% | Report card 2026 | 99 |
| 43 | Ada Lovelace Church of England High SchoolLondon, Ealing · Free school | 55 | 100% | 89% | 26% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 44 | Parmiter's SchoolWatford, Hertfordshire · Academy | 91 | 100% | 89% | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 95 |
| 45 | Avanti Fields SchoolLeicester · Free school | 27 | 100% | 89% | 11% | Good 2023 | 77 |
| 46 | Brampton Manor AcademyLondon, Newham · Academy | 89 | 100% | 89% | 50% | Outstanding 2024 | 90 |
| 47 | Ark Pioneer AcademyBarnet · Free school | 53 | 100% | 89% | 39% | Outstanding 2023 | 89 |
| 47 | Saffron Walden County High SchoolSaffron Walden, Essex · Academy | 62 | 100% | 89% | 10% | Outstanding 2024 | 89 |
| 49 | Ashcroft Technology AcademyLondon, Wandsworth · Academy | 60 | 100% | 88% | 40% | Report card 2025 | 100 |
| 50 | St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademySunderland · Academy | 25 | 100% | 88% | 22% | Good 2023 | 62 |
| 51 | Downlands Community SchoolHassocks, West Sussex · Council | 33 | 100% | 88% | 8% | Good 2022 | 85 |
| 51 | St Philip Howard Catholic SchoolBognor Regis, West Sussex · Academy | 33 | 100% | 88% | 12% | Report card 2026 | 81 |
| 53 | Harris Academy WimbledonLondon, Merton · Free school | 49 | 100% | 88% | 42% | Outstanding 2023 | 93 |
| 53 | Jesmond Park AcademyNewcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne · Academy | 49 | 100% | 88% | 39% | Good 2022 | 74 |
| 55 | Hartismere SchoolEye, Suffolk · Academy | 32 | 100% | 88% | 12% | No overall grade 2025 | 77 |
| 56 | Cotham SchoolBristol, Bristol, City of · Academy | 62 | 100% | 87% | 40% | Good 2023 | 62 |
| 57 | Painsley Catholic CollegeStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · Academy | 61 | 100% | 87% | 14% | Good 2022 | 86 |
| 58 | Hinchley Wood SchoolEsher, Surrey · Academy | 53 | 100% | 87% | 7% | Outstanding 2023 | 96 |
| 59 | Rokeby SchoolLondon, Newham · Academy | 30 | 100% | 87% | 60% | No overall grade 2025 | 69 |
| 60 | St Patrick's RC High SchoolManchester, Salford · Roman Catholic | 37 | 100% | 87% | 21% | Report card 2025 | 78 |
| 61 | Newlands Girls' SchoolMaidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead · Academy | 44 | 100% | 86% | 15% | Outstanding 2024 | 92 |
| 62 | Goffs AcademyWaltham Cross, Hertfordshire · Academy | 29 | 100% | 86% | 20% | Good 2023 | 66 |
| 62 | The Charter School East DulwichLondon, Southwark · Free school | 29 | 100% | 86% | 28% | Good 2024 | 74 |
| 64 | Sydenham SchoolLondon, Lewisham · Council | 36 | 100% | 86% | 28% | Report card 2026 | 62 |
| 65 | Chelmsford County High School for GirlsChelmsford, Essex · Academy (grammar) | 178 | 100% | 86% | 5% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 66 | Sir Christopher Hatton AcademyWellingborough, North Northamptonshire · Academy | 35 | 100% | 86% | 20% | Good 2022 | 70 |
| 67 | Notre Dame High School, NorwichNorwich, Norfolk · Academy | 55 | 100% | 86% | 14% | Good 2024 | 88 |
| 67 | The West Bridgford SchoolNottingham, Nottinghamshire · Academy | 117 | 100% | 86% | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 96 |
| 69 | Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England AcademyYork · Academy | 68 | 100% | 85% | 24% | Report card 2026 | 78 |
| 70 | Eden Boys' School, BirminghamBirmingham · Free school | 27 | 100% | 85% | 52% | Not inspected | 100 |
| 70 | Harris Girls' Academy East DulwichLondon, Southwark · Academy | 27 | 100% | 85% | 46% | Outstanding 2023 | 86 |
| 72 | Hasmonean High School for BoysLondon, Barnet · Academy | 20 | 100% | 85% | 9% | Good 2023 | 81 |
| 72 | St Paul's Catholic CollegeSunbury-on-Thames, Surrey · Academy | 60 | 100% | 85% | 13% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 74 | Upton Court Grammar SchoolSlough · Academy (grammar) | 158 | 100% | 85% | 9% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 75 | The Piggott SchoolReading, Wokingham · Academy | 59 | 100% | 85% | 7% | Good 2023 | 87 |
| 76 | Ryedale SchoolYork, North Yorkshire · Academy | 32 | 100% | 84% | 17% | Outstanding 2023 | 81 |
| 76 | St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolOrpington, Bromley · Church of England (grammar) | 128 | 100% | 84% | 6% | No overall grade 2024 | 100 |
| 78 | Maiden Erlegh SchoolReading, Wokingham · Academy | 56 | 100% | 84% | 7% | Outstanding 2020 | 87 |
| 79 | Tonbridge Grammar SchoolTonbridge, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 167 | 100% | 84% | 2% | Outstanding 2019 | 98 |
| 80 | Testbourne Community SchoolWhitchurch, Hampshire · Foundation | 49 | 100% | 84% | 16% | Good 2023 | 61 |
| 81 | Beechen Cliff SchoolBath, Bath and North East Somerset · Academy | 60 | 100% | 83% | 12% | Good 2023 | 78 |
| 81 | JFSHarrow, Brent · Jewish | 84 | 100% | 83% | 5% | Good 2022 | 95 |
| 83 | Dr Challoner's High SchoolAmersham, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 182 | 100% | 83% | 3% | Outstanding 2023 | 99 |
| 84 | Haggerston SchoolLondon, Hackney · Academy | 35 | 100% | 83% | 46% | Good 2022 | 71 |
| 84 | The Swan SchoolOxford, Oxfordshire · Free school | 41 | 100% | 83% | 21% | Good 2023 | 75 |
| 86 | Bolton Muslim Girls SchoolBolton · Academy | 23 | 100% | 83% | 42% | No overall grade 2025 | 86 |
| 86 | Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, ManchesterManchester · Free school | 23 | 100% | 83% | 46% | Report card 2026 | 98 |
| 86 | Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary SchoolHessle, East Riding of Yorkshire · Academy | 23 | 100% | 83% | 26% | Good 2024 | 35 |
| 89 | Sale Grammar SchoolSale, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 113 | 100% | 82% | 3% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 90 | Ark Bolingbroke AcademyLondon, Wandsworth · Free school | 28 | 100% | 82% | 32% | No overall grade 2024 | 95 |
| 91 | Icknield Community CollegeWatlington, Oxfordshire · Academy | 33 | 100% | 82% | 16% | Not inspected | 77 |
| 91 | Riverside SchoolBarking, Barking and Dagenham · Free school | 44 | 100% | 82% | 34% | Outstanding 2022 | 94 |
| 93 | The Crypt SchoolGloucester, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 125 | 100% | 82% | 4% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 94 | St Peter's Catholic SchoolGuildford, Surrey · Academy | 65 | 100% | 82% | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 97 |
| 94 | The Hurlingham AcademyLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Academy | 27 | 100% | 82% | 42% | Outstanding 2024 | 92 |
| 96 | Ashmole AcademyLondon, Barnet · Academy | 80 | 100% | 81% | 14% | Report card 2026 | 92 |
| 96 | The Bishop's Stortford High SchoolBishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire · Foundation | 48 | 100% | 81% | 7% | Outstanding 2023 | 87 |
| 96 | Trumpington Community CollegeCambridge, Cambridgeshire · Academy | 32 | 100% | 81% | 35% | Good 2023 | 76 |
| 99 | Atam AcademyRomford, Redbridge · Free school | 31 | 100% | 81% | 10% | Good 2024 | 73 |
| 99 | Chelsea AcademyLondon, Kensington and Chelsea · Academy | 31 | 100% | 81% | 49% | Good 2023 | 57 |
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 StudiesArt and DesignPhysicsChemistrySpanishBusinessFrenchComputer 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.