Best schools for Business GCSE in England
Ranked by the share of Business GCSE entries graded 5 or above in summer 2025, highest first. Across England 51% of the 120,106 entries reached grade 5 and 19% 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 | Wilson's SchoolWallington, Sutton · Academy (grammar) | 162 | 100% | 97% | 6% | Outstanding 2022 | 100 |
| 2 | Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsAltrincham, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 38 | 100% | 87% | 7% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 3 | Sale Grammar SchoolSale, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 98 | 100% | 79% | 3% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 4 | Stroud High SchoolStroud, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 51 | 100% | 78% | 3% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 5 | Southend High School for GirlsSouthend-on-Sea · Academy (grammar) | 61 | 100% | 74% | 9% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 6 | Nishkam School West LondonOsterley, Hounslow · Free school | 28 | 100% | 71% | 13% | Outstanding 2024 | 96 |
| 7 | Highworth Grammar SchoolAshford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 50 | 100% | 68% | 9% | No overall grade 2025 | 97 |
| 8 | West Kirby Grammar SchoolWirral · Academy (grammar) | 30 | 100% | 67% | 8% | Good 2022 | 90 |
| 9 | The Crypt SchoolGloucester, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 49 | 100% | 49% | 4% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 10 | Pate's Grammar SchoolCheltenham, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 98 | 99% | 92% | 6% | Outstanding 2024 | 99 |
| 11 | Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsSutton Coldfield, Birmingham · Academy (grammar) | 98 | 99% | 81% | 17% | Good 2022 | 97 |
| 12 | Alcester Grammar SchoolAlcester, Warwickshire · Academy (grammar) | 79 | 99% | 67% | 2% | Outstanding 2022 | 97 |
| 13 | Beaconsfield High SchoolBeaconsfield, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 71 | 99% | 79% | 2% | Outstanding 2019 | 97 |
| 14 | Sir Thomas Rich's SchoolGloucester, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 66 | 99% | 91% | 6% | Report card 2025 | 97 |
| 15 | Aylesbury Grammar SchoolAylesbury, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 124 | 98% | 75% | 7% | Outstanding 2022 | 96 |
| 16 | Langley Grammar SchoolLangley, Slough · Academy (grammar) | 119 | 98% | 77% | 7% | Report card 2026 | 96 |
| 17 | Kendrick SchoolReading · Academy (grammar) | 106 | 98% | 92% | 11% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 18 | Altrincham Grammar School for BoysAltrincham, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 53 | 98% | 66% | 6% | Outstanding 2022 | 100 |
| 19 | The Latymer SchoolLondon, Enfield · Voluntary (grammar) | 51 | 98% | 75% | 9% | Report card 2026 | 97 |
| 20 | Royal Latin SchoolBuckingham, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 94 | 98% | 84% | 5% | Good 2022 | 94 |
| 21 | Bournemouth SchoolBournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Academy (grammar) | 97 | 98% | 70% | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 99 |
| 22 | Heckmondwike Grammar SchoolHeckmondwike, Kirklees · Academy (grammar) | 143 | 97% | 85% | 6% | Good 2022 | 98 |
| 23 | Dartford Grammar School for GirlsDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 70 | 97% | 83% | 24% | Report card 2026 | 98 |
| 24 | Urmston Grammar AcademyManchester, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 69 | 97% | 65% | 7% | Good 2022 | 96 |
| 25 | Beths Grammar SchoolBexley · Academy (grammar) | 68 | 97% | 49% | 12% | Good 2022 | 94 |
| 26 | Westcliff High School for GirlsWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea · Academy (grammar) | 96 | 97% | 73% | 8% | Outstanding 2024 | 99 |
| 27 | The Rochester Grammar SchoolRochester, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 60 | 97% | 70% | 12% | Good 2023 | 92 |
| 28 | Rugby High SchoolRugby, Warwickshire · Academy (grammar) | 29 | 97% | 52% | 9% | Good 2022 | 94 |
| 29 | Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling, Bexley · Academy (grammar) | 85 | 97% | 57% | 4% | Outstanding 2022 | 97 |
| 30 | Devonport High School for GirlsPlymouth · Academy (grammar) | 56 | 96% | 77% | 10% | Good 2019 | 96 |
| 31 | Herschel Grammar SchoolSlough · Academy (grammar) | 82 | 96% | 67% | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 32 | Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolStratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · Academy (grammar) | 52 | 96% | 81% | 3% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 33 | Devonport High School for BoysPlymouth · Academy (grammar) | 124 | 96% | 54% | 8% | Good 2023 | 89 |
| 34 | Wirral Grammar School for GirlsWirral · Academy (grammar) | 96 | 96% | 63% | 10% | Outstanding 2022 | 94 |
| 35 | King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysBirmingham · Academy (grammar) | 90 | 96% | 64% | 19% | Good 2024 | 94 |
| 36 | The Blue Coat SchoolLiverpool · Academy (grammar) | 133 | 96% | 75% | 13% | Good 2022 | 97 |
| 37 | Holcombe Grammar SchoolChatham, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 43 | 95% | 51% | 13% | Good 2024 | 87 |
| 38 | St Bernard's Catholic Grammar SchoolSlough · Roman Catholic (grammar) | 125 | 95% | 75% | 4% | Outstanding 2023 | 99 |
| 39 | Fort Pitt Grammar SchoolChatham, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 21 | 95% | 71% | 14% | Outstanding 2022 | 95 |
| 40 | John Hampden Grammar SchoolHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 105 | 95% | 68% | 5% | Outstanding 2022 | 97 |
| 41 | Stretford Grammar SchoolManchester, Trafford · Foundation (grammar) | 58 | 95% | 55% | 17% | Good 2024 | 96 |
| 42 | Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolWalsall · Academy (grammar) | 109 | 95% | 71% | 28% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 43 | Burnham Grammar SchoolSlough, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 101 | 94% | 55% | 13% | Good 2022 | 92 |
| 44 | Colyton Grammar SchoolColyton, Devon · Academy (grammar) | 80 | 94% | 76% | 9% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 45 | Aylesbury High SchoolAylesbury, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 78 | 94% | 50% | 6% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 46 | Wallington High School for GirlsWallington, Sutton · Academy (grammar) | 76 | 93% | 67% | 13% | No overall grade 2025 | 99 |
| 47 | Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolTonbridge, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 136 | 93% | 63% | 4% | No overall grade 2024 | 90 |
| 48 | Invicta Grammar SchoolMaidstone, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 75 | 93% | 57% | 8% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 49 | Southend High School for BoysSouthend-on-Sea · Academy (grammar) | 44 | 93% | 68% | 8% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 50 | The King's School, GranthamGrantham, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 128 | 93% | 53% | 8% | Good 2022 | 97 |
| 51 | Parkstone Grammar SchoolPoole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Academy (grammar) | 84 | 93% | 58% | 7% | No overall grade 2025 | 90 |
| 52 | Parmiter's SchoolWatford, Hertfordshire · Academy | 55 | 93% | 56% | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 95 |
| 53 | Churston Ferrers Grammar School AcademyBrixham, Torbay · Academy (grammar) | 68 | 93% | 60% | 10% | Good 2022 | 89 |
| 54 | Manor High SchoolLeicester, Leicestershire · Academy | 64 | 92% | 63% | 12% | Good 2024 | 83 |
| 55 | Harris Academy MertonMitcham, Merton · Academy | 25 | 92% | 64% | 38% | Outstanding 2022 | 91 |
| 56 | Borden Grammar SchoolSittingbourne, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 37 | 92% | 41% | 11% | Report card 2026 | 90 |
| 57 | The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolGreenford, Ealing · Roman Catholic | 49 | 92% | 63% | 19% | Outstanding 2024 | 94 |
| 58 | Hazel Grove High SchoolStockport · Academy | 48 | 92% | 73% | 18% | Report card 2026 | 59 |
| 59 | Maidstone Grammar SchoolMaidstone, Kent · Foundation (grammar) | 96 | 92% | 57% | 9% | Not inspected | 96 |
| 60 | Wirral Grammar School for BoysWirral · Academy (grammar) | 107 | 92% | 39% | 11% | Good 2022 | 90 |
| 61 | Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar SchoolSalisbury, Wiltshire · Academy (grammar) | 34 | 91% | 38% | 4% | Report card 2026 | 96 |
| 62 | Salesian School, ChertseyChertsey, Surrey · Academy | 100 | 91% | 61% | 8% | No overall grade 2024 | 98 |
| 63 | Sir Roger Manwood's SchoolSandwich, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 78 | 91% | 47% | 13% | Good 2022 | 84 |
| 64 | Skipton Girls' High SchoolSkipton, North Yorkshire · Academy (grammar) | 55 | 91% | 49% | 8% | Good 2022 | 90 |
| 65 | Denmark Road High SchoolGloucester, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 64 | 91% | 58% | 6% | Report card 2026 | 96 |
| 66 | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolGrantham, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 52 | 90% | 54% | 9% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 67 | Marling SchoolStroud, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 51 | 90% | 31% | 4% | No overall grade 2024 | 94 |
| 68 | Wilmington Grammar School for BoysDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 131 | 90% | 44% | 10% | Good 2023 | 89 |
| 69 | Torquay Girls' Grammar SchoolTorquay, Torbay · Academy (grammar) | 49 | 90% | 43% | 6% | Outstanding 2023 | 95 |
| 70 | Wellington SchoolAltrincham, Trafford · Academy | 57 | 90% | 42% | 11% | Good 2022 | 84 |
| 71 | Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysTunbridge Wells, Kent · Council (grammar) | 123 | 89% | 39% | 6% | Report card 2026 | 88 |
| 72 | Sharples SchoolBolton · Academy | 28 | 89% | 21% | 28% | Not inspected | 92 |
| 73 | Moulsham High SchoolChelmsford, Essex · Academy | 65 | 89% | 35% | 12% | Good 2020 | 91 |
| 74 | Rainham Mark Grammar SchoolGillingham, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 55 | 89% | 27% | 11% | Good 2022 | 87 |
| 75 | Loreto Grammar SchoolAltrincham, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 43 | 88% | 61% | 6% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 76 | Gravesend Grammar SchoolGravesend, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 110 | 88% | 38% | 11% | No overall grade 2025 | 90 |
| 77 | Haberdashers' AdamsNewport, Telford and Wrekin · Academy (grammar) | 50 | 88% | 54% | 4% | Good 2022 | 92 |
| 78 | The North Halifax Grammar SchoolHalifax, Calderdale · Academy (grammar) | 58 | 88% | 64% | 6% | Good 2023 | 88 |
| 79 | The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC SchoolLondon, Kensington and Chelsea · Academy | 58 | 88% | 38% | 18% | Report card 2026 | 96 |
| 80 | The Skinners' SchoolTunbridge Wells, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 41 | 88% | 51% | 5% | Report card 2026 | 98 |
| 81 | Tarporley High School and Sixth Form CollegeTarporley, Cheshire West and Chester · Academy | 57 | 88% | 61% | 12% | Good 2023 | 78 |
| 82 | Thomas Telford University Technical CollegeWolverhampton · University technical college | 24 | 88% | 17% | 62% | No overall grade 2024 | 91 |
| 83 | Leigh Stationers' AcademyLondon, Greenwich · Academy | 71 | 87% | 51% | 18% | Good 2023 | 69 |
| 84 | The Market Bosworth SchoolNuneaton, Leicestershire · Academy | 39 | 87% | 62% | 12% | Outstanding 2024 | 95 |
| 85 | Reigate SchoolReigate, Surrey · Academy | 31 | 87% | 36% | 20% | Good 2023 | 79 |
| 86 | Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College SouthamptonSouthampton · Roman Catholic | 23 | 87% | 61% | 19% | Outstanding 2023 | 95 |
| 87 | Chatham GrammarChatham, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 46 | 87% | 48% | 17% | Good 2023 | 87 |
| 88 | Levenshulme High SchoolManchester · Academy | 23 | 87% | 35% | 55% | Outstanding 2022 | 93 |
| 89 | Highsted Grammar SchoolSittingbourne, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 61 | 87% | 36% | 13% | Good 2023 | 81 |
| 90 | The Kingston AcademyKingston upon Thames · Free school | 76 | 87% | 47% | 13% | Outstanding 2024 | 97 |
| 91 | Highlands SchoolLondon, Enfield · Council | 30 | 87% | 20% | 19% | No overall grade 2024 | 92 |
| 92 | Gosforth AcademyNewcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne · Academy | 163 | 87% | 45% | 23% | Good 2022 | 82 |
| 93 | Hitchin Girls' SchoolHitchin, Hertfordshire · Academy | 51 | 86% | 51% | 7% | No overall grade 2024 | 89 |
| 94 | Langtree SchoolReading, Oxfordshire · Academy | 43 | 86% | 63% | 11% | Good 2023 | 85 |
| 95 | Chatham & Clarendon Grammar SchoolRamsgate, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 86 | 86% | 43% | 17% | No overall grade 2025 | 86 |
| 96 | The Priory SchoolShrewsbury, Shropshire · Academy | 28 | 86% | 46% | 13% | Good 2023 | 78 |
| 97 | Gordon's SchoolWoking, Surrey · Academy | 76 | 86% | 49% | 3% | No overall grade 2024 | 97 |
| 98 | Dane Court Grammar SchoolBroadstairs, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 68 | 85% | 47% | 19% | Good 2022 | 93 |
| 98 | Monkwearmouth AcademySunderland · Academy | 34 | 85% | 47% | 29% | Good 2023 | 38 |
| 100 | Dame Alice Owen's SchoolPotters Bar, Hertfordshire · Academy | 33 | 85% | 64% | 4% | Outstanding 2023 | 99 |
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 DesignBiologyPhysicsChemistrySpanishFrenchComputer 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.