Best schools for Combined Science GCSE in England
Ranked by the share of Combined Science GCSE entries graded 5 or above in summer 2025, highest first. Across England 36% of the 440,888 entries reached grade 5 and 9% 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) | 21 | 100% | 100% | 3% | Outstanding 2022 | 100 |
| 2 | Tiffin SchoolKingston upon Thames · Academy (grammar) | 28 | 100% | 89% | 3% | Good 2022 | 95 |
| 3 | Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolColchester, Essex · Academy (grammar) | 23 | 100% | 87% | 5% | Report card 2026 | 100 |
| 4 | Dartford Grammar SchoolDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 20 | 100% | 85% | 10% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 5 | Rugby High SchoolRugby, Warwickshire · Academy (grammar) | 52 | 100% | 77% | 9% | Good 2022 | 94 |
| 6 | Altrincham Grammar School for BoysAltrincham, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 43 | 100% | 77% | 6% | Outstanding 2022 | 100 |
| 7 | Stroud High SchoolStroud, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 62 | 100% | 69% | 3% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 8 | Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolAylesbury, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 40 | 100% | 53% | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 97 |
| 9 | St Michael's Catholic Grammar SchoolLondon, Barnet · Roman Catholic (grammar) | 65 | 99% | 80% | 10% | Outstanding 2022 | 98 |
| 10 | King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolBirmingham · Academy (grammar) | 60 | 98% | 85% | 17% | Good 2023 | 96 |
| 11 | Saint Ambrose CollegeAltrincham, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 55 | 98% | 56% | 6% | Report card 2025 | 99 |
| 12 | Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsAltrincham, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 95 | 98% | 88% | 7% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 13 | Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolSidcup, Bexley · Academy (grammar) | 96 | 98% | 72% | 2% | Good 2022 | 96 |
| 14 | Stretford Grammar SchoolManchester, Trafford · Foundation (grammar) | 47 | 98% | 66% | 17% | Good 2024 | 96 |
| 15 | Sale Grammar SchoolSale, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 79 | 98% | 71% | 3% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 16 | The Crypt SchoolGloucester, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 27 | 96% | 63% | 4% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 17 | Loreto Grammar SchoolAltrincham, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 82 | 96% | 56% | 6% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 18 | Southend High School for BoysSouthend-on-Sea · Academy (grammar) | 106 | 96% | 74% | 8% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 19 | West Kirby Grammar SchoolWirral · Academy (grammar) | 62 | 95% | 48% | 8% | Good 2022 | 90 |
| 20 | Southend High School for GirlsSouthend-on-Sea · Academy (grammar) | 20 | 95% | 35% | 9% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 21 | Michaela Community SchoolLondon, Brent · Free school | 114 | 95% | 75% | 40% | Outstanding 2023 | 100 |
| 22 | Torquay Boys' Grammar SchoolTorquay, Torbay · Academy (grammar) | 54 | 94% | 37% | 6% | Report card 2026 | 91 |
| 23 | Highworth Grammar SchoolAshford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 68 | 94% | 34% | 9% | No overall grade 2025 | 97 |
| 24 | Burnham Grammar SchoolSlough, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 33 | 94% | 55% | 13% | Good 2022 | 92 |
| 25 | Torquay Girls' Grammar SchoolTorquay, Torbay · Academy (grammar) | 63 | 94% | 60% | 6% | Outstanding 2023 | 95 |
| 26 | Urmston Grammar AcademyManchester, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 93 | 94% | 60% | 7% | Good 2022 | 96 |
| 27 | Wirral Grammar School for GirlsWirral · Academy (grammar) | 60 | 93% | 22% | 10% | Outstanding 2022 | 94 |
| 28 | Bourne Grammar SchoolBourne, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 75 | 93% | 16% | 7% | Good 2022 | 93 |
| 29 | Sir William Borlase's Grammar SchoolMarlow, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 23 | 91% | 26% | 3% | Outstanding 2024 | 97 |
| 30 | Maidstone Grammar SchoolMaidstone, Kent · Foundation (grammar) | 88 | 91% | 48% | 9% | Not inspected | 96 |
| 31 | Denmark Road High SchoolGloucester, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 43 | 91% | 56% | 6% | Report card 2026 | 96 |
| 32 | The North Halifax Grammar SchoolHalifax, Calderdale · Academy (grammar) | 32 | 91% | 53% | 6% | Good 2023 | 88 |
| 33 | Ribston Hall High SchoolGloucester, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 42 | 91% | 36% | 8% | Report card 2026 | 86 |
| 34 | Gravesend Grammar SchoolGravesend, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 99 | 90% | 32% | 11% | No overall grade 2025 | 90 |
| 35 | Devonport High School for GirlsPlymouth · Academy (grammar) | 56 | 89% | 52% | 10% | Good 2019 | 96 |
| 36 | The Norton Knatchbull SchoolAshford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 87 | 89% | 40% | 9% | Good 2023 | 90 |
| 37 | West London Free SchoolLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Free school | 100 | 88% | 62% | 27% | Good 2022 | 95 |
| 38 | Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolBlackburn, Blackburn with Darwen · Academy | 92 | 88% | 60% | 16% | Outstanding 2022 | 100 |
| 39 | Hasmonean High School for GirlsLondon, Barnet · Academy | 72 | 86% | 64% | 7% | Good 2023 | 91 |
| 40 | Chatham & Clarendon Grammar SchoolRamsgate, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 143 | 86% | 33% | 17% | No overall grade 2025 | 86 |
| 41 | Poole Grammar SchoolPoole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Academy (grammar) | 21 | 86% | 67% | 6% | No overall grade 2025 | 93 |
| 42 | Plymouth High School for GirlsPlymouth · Academy (grammar) | 63 | 86% | 37% | 14% | Good 2024 | 86 |
| 43 | The Rochester Grammar SchoolRochester, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 49 | 86% | 12% | 12% | Good 2023 | 92 |
| 44 | The King's School, GranthamGrantham, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 21 | 86% | 10% | 8% | Good 2022 | 97 |
| 45 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyAlford, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 21 | 86% | 0% | 16% | Report card 2026 | 89 |
| 46 | The Queen Elizabeth's High School, GainsboroughGainsborough, Lincolnshire · Council (grammar) | 117 | 86% | 30% | 12% | Good 2023 | 86 |
| 47 | Furness AcademyBarrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness · Academy | 47 | 85% | 13% | 29% | Good 2023 | 31 |
| 48 | Ark Greenwich Free SchoolLondon, Greenwich · Free school | 86 | 85% | 38% | 41% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 49 | Menorah High School for GirlsLondon, Barnet · Jewish | 59 | 85% | 48% | 4% | Not inspected | 96 |
| 50 | Wolverhampton Girls' High SchoolWolverhampton · Academy (grammar) | 26 | 85% | 46% | 16% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 51 | King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysBirmingham · Academy (grammar) | 25 | 84% | 4% | 19% | Good 2024 | 94 |
| 52 | Eden Girls' School, CoventryCoventry · Free school | 93 | 84% | 26% | 39% | Outstanding 2023 | 100 |
| 53 | Highsted Grammar SchoolSittingbourne, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 89 | 83% | 15% | 13% | Good 2023 | 81 |
| 54 | King Edward VI Grammar SchoolLouth, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 76 | 83% | 13% | 13% | Good 2024 | 87 |
| 55 | The Holt SchoolWokingham · Academy | 184 | 83% | 38% | 5% | Outstanding 2023 | 95 |
| 56 | Spalding High SchoolSpalding, Lincolnshire · Council (grammar) | 107 | 82% | 26% | 14% | Outstanding 2023 | 94 |
| 57 | St Clement Danes SchoolRickmansworth, Hertfordshire · Academy | 174 | 82% | 37% | 5% | Outstanding 2024 | 95 |
| 58 | Dane Court Grammar SchoolBroadstairs, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 47 | 81% | 23% | 19% | Good 2022 | 93 |
| 59 | Twyford Church of England High SchoolLondon, Ealing · Academy | 130 | 81% | 39% | 18% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 60 | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolGrantham, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 26 | 81% | 12% | 9% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 61 | Spalding Grammar SchoolSpalding, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 83 | 81% | 27% | 8% | Good 2024 | 84 |
| 62 | Hinchley Wood SchoolEsher, Surrey · Academy | 160 | 80% | 43% | 7% | Outstanding 2023 | 96 |
| 63 | Sandringham SchoolSt Albans, Hertfordshire · Academy | 137 | 80% | 29% | 8% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 64 | Waldegrave SchoolTwickenham, Richmond upon Thames · Academy | 121 | 79% | 35% | 10% | Not inspected | 96 |
| 65 | The Steiner Academy HerefordHereford, Herefordshire, County of · Academy | 24 | 79% | 33% | 22% | Good 2023 | 73 |
| 66 | Ashcroft Technology AcademyLondon, Wandsworth · Academy | 177 | 79% | 33% | 40% | Report card 2025 | 100 |
| 67 | The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC SchoolLondon, Kensington and Chelsea · Academy | 94 | 79% | 43% | 18% | Report card 2026 | 96 |
| 68 | Churston Ferrers Grammar School AcademyBrixham, Torbay · Academy (grammar) | 42 | 79% | 21% | 10% | Good 2022 | 89 |
| 69 | Mercia SchoolSheffield · Free school | 107 | 79% | 38% | 24% | Outstanding 2023 | 100 |
| 70 | Holcombe Grammar SchoolChatham, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 93 | 79% | 30% | 13% | Good 2024 | 87 |
| 71 | The Harvey Grammar SchoolFolkestone, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 93 | 79% | 13% | 15% | Outstanding 2022 | 93 |
| 72 | Weydon SchoolFarnham, Surrey · Academy | 215 | 78% | 26% | 8% | Good 2023 | 87 |
| 73 | Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolTonbridge, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 36 | 78% | 3% | 4% | No overall grade 2024 | 90 |
| 74 | Dartford Grammar School for GirlsDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 22 | 77% | 18% | 24% | Report card 2026 | 98 |
| 75 | Mossbourne Community AcademyLondon, Hackney · Academy | 175 | 77% | 45% | 51% | Report card 2026 | 99 |
| 76 | Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 70 | 77% | 29% | 6% | Good 2022 | 91 |
| 77 | Salesian School, ChertseyChertsey, Surrey · Academy | 222 | 76% | 37% | 8% | No overall grade 2024 | 98 |
| 78 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, HorncastleHorncastle, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 46 | 76% | 15% | 12% | Good 2024 | 90 |
| 79 | Cranbrook SchoolCranbrook, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 25 | 76% | 28% | 5% | Report card 2026 | 87 |
| 80 | Upton Hall School FCJWirral · Academy (grammar) | 50 | 76% | 18% | 10% | Outstanding 2022 | 99 |
| 81 | St George's SchoolHarpenden, Hertfordshire · Academy | 158 | 76% | 47% | 5% | No overall grade 2025 | 93 |
| 82 | Invicta Grammar SchoolMaidstone, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 29 | 76% | 7% | 8% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 83 | Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolRochester, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 62 | 76% | 27% | 12% | Outstanding 2023 | 99 |
| 84 | Dover Grammar School for BoysDover, Kent · Foundation (grammar) | 66 | 76% | 21% | 21% | No overall grade 2025 | 96 |
| 85 | Dame Alice Owen's SchoolPotters Bar, Hertfordshire · Academy | 61 | 75% | 34% | 4% | Outstanding 2023 | 99 |
| 86 | Chesterton Community CollegeCambridge, Cambridgeshire · Academy | 108 | 75% | 43% | 18% | No overall grade 2025 | 99 |
| 87 | Parmiter's SchoolWatford, Hertfordshire · Academy | 116 | 75% | 33% | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 95 |
| 88 | Ark Bolingbroke AcademyLondon, Wandsworth · Free school | 80 | 75% | 23% | 32% | No overall grade 2024 | 95 |
| 89 | Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolMaidstone, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 36 | 75% | 19% | 8% | Good 2024 | 94 |
| 90 | Valentines High SchoolIlford, Redbridge · Council | 147 | 75% | 31% | 29% | Report card 2026 | 96 |
| 91 | Gordon's SchoolWoking, Surrey · Academy | 98 | 75% | 38% | 3% | No overall grade 2024 | 97 |
| 92 | Dover Grammar School for GirlsDover, Kent · Council (grammar) | 82 | 74% | 17% | 20% | No overall grade 2025 | 85 |
| 93 | Eden Girls' School, Waltham ForestLondon, Waltham Forest · Free school | 93 | 74% | 26% | 33% | Outstanding 2022 | 97 |
| 94 | The St Thomas the Apostle CollegeLondon, Southwark · Roman Catholic | 131 | 74% | 33% | 46% | Not inspected | 99 |
| 95 | Thornden SchoolEastleigh, Hampshire · Academy | 209 | 74% | 23% | 7% | Report card 2026 | 93 |
| 96 | Orleans Park SchoolTwickenham, Richmond upon Thames · Academy | 151 | 74% | 35% | 9% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 97 | Winton AcademyBournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Academy | 150 | 73% | 17% | 19% | Outstanding 2024 | 95 |
| 98 | Mayfield Grammar School, GravesendGravesend, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 77 | 73% | 9% | 12% | Outstanding 2024 | 93 |
| 99 | Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' SchoolUpminster, Havering · Academy | 91 | 73% | 36% | 14% | No overall grade 2024 | 93 |
| 100 | Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective AcademySleaford, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 40 | 73% | 13% | 10% | No overall grade 2024 | 96 |
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 LiteratureHistoryGeographyReligious StudiesArt and DesignBiologyPhysicsChemistrySpanishBusinessFrenchComputer 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.