Best schools for Dance GCSE in England
Ranked by the share of Dance GCSE entries graded 5 or above in summer 2025, highest first. Across England 58% of the 6,293 entries reached grade 5 and 25% 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. 74 schools listed.
| # | School | Entries | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 7 | Low income | Ofsted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thornden SchoolEastleigh, Hampshire · Academy | 22 | 100% | 82% | 7% | Report card 2026 | 93 |
| 2 | Townley Grammar SchoolBexleyheath, Bexley · Academy (grammar) | 46 | 100% | 67% | 9% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 3 | Beaconsfield High SchoolBeaconsfield, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 21 | 100% | 67% | 2% | Outstanding 2019 | 97 |
| 4 | Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsMaidstone, Kent · Foundation (grammar) | 24 | 96% | 46% | 10% | Outstanding 2023 | 95 |
| 5 | Highworth Grammar SchoolAshford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 33 | 94% | 55% | 9% | No overall grade 2025 | 97 |
| 6 | Wirral Grammar School for GirlsWirral · Academy (grammar) | 24 | 92% | 50% | 10% | Outstanding 2022 | 94 |
| 7 | Dartford Grammar School for GirlsDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 20 | 90% | 75% | 24% | Report card 2026 | 98 |
| 8 | Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolAylesbury, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 29 | 90% | 55% | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 97 |
| 9 | Downlands Community SchoolHassocks, West Sussex · Council | 29 | 90% | 31% | 8% | Good 2022 | 85 |
| 10 | The St Marylebone CofE SchoolLondon, Westminster · Academy | 32 | 88% | 66% | 26% | No overall grade 2025 | 92 |
| 11 | Shoreham AcademyShoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex · Academy | 21 | 86% | 62% | 17% | Outstanding 2024 | 92 |
| 12 | Glenthorne High SchoolSutton · Academy | 35 | 86% | 60% | 14% | Report card 2026 | 93 |
| 13 | St Michael's Church of England High SchoolChorley, Lancashire · Academy | 33 | 85% | 42% | 3% | Good 2022 | 88 |
| 14 | Dorothy Stringer SchoolBrighton, Brighton and Hove · Council | 25 | 80% | 36% | 27% | Good 2023 | 63 |
| 15 | Norton Hill AcademyRadstock, Bath and North East Somerset · Academy | 20 | 80% | 30% | 18% | No overall grade 2024 | 75 |
| 15 | St Julie's Catholic High SchoolLiverpool · Roman Catholic | 20 | 80% | 30% | 23% | Good 2023 | 42 |
| 17 | Hillview School for GirlsTonbridge, Kent · Academy | 28 | 79% | 39% | 16% | Good 2023 | 64 |
| 18 | Canon Slade SchoolBolton · Academy | 22 | 77% | 36% | 16% | No overall grade 2024 | 76 |
| 19 | The Hemel Hempstead SchoolHemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · Academy | 22 | 77% | 32% | 19% | Report card 2026 | 48 |
| 20 | Chorlton High SchoolManchester · Academy | 25 | 76% | 28% | 30% | Report card 2025 | 81 |
| 21 | The Folkestone School for GirlsFolkestone, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 28 | 75% | 21% | 14% | Good 2024 | 79 |
| 22 | Varndean SchoolBrighton, Brighton and Hove · Council | 31 | 74% | 42% | 23% | Good 2022 | 68 |
| 23 | Carshalton High School for GirlsCarshalton, Sutton · Academy | 22 | 73% | 27% | 27% | Good 2023 | 79 |
| 24 | LeAF StudioBournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Studio schools | 22 | 73% | 23% | 29% | No overall grade 2024 | 39 |
| 25 | Birmingham Ormiston AcademyBirmingham · Academy | 39 | 72% | 26% | 17% | Good 2023 | 54 |
| 26 | Warden Park Secondary AcademyHaywards Heath, West Sussex · Academy | 21 | 71% | 57% | 12% | Report card 2026 | 77 |
| 27 | The Boswells SchoolChelmsford, Essex · Academy | 24 | 71% | 17% | 16% | Good 2023 | 49 |
| 28 | Cardinal Newman Catholic SchoolHove, Brighton and Hove · Roman Catholic | 27 | 70% | 30% | 22% | No overall grade 2024 | 80 |
| 29 | Trinity SchoolNewbury, West Berkshire · Academy | 37 | 70% | 43% | 24% | Good 2024 | 40 |
| 30 | Herne Bay High SchoolHerne Bay, Kent · Academy | 24 | 67% | 17% | 33% | Good 2022 | 8 |
| 31 | Howard of Effingham SchoolLeatherhead, Surrey · Academy | 21 | 67% | 14% | 11% | Good 2019 | 80 |
| 32 | Redhill AcademyNottingham, Nottinghamshire · Academy | 23 | 65% | 30% | 25% | Outstanding 2024 | 78 |
| 33 | Lord Williams's SchoolThame, Oxfordshire · Academy | 23 | 65% | 22% | 16% | Good 2022 | 46 |
| 34 | Swavesey Village CollegeCambridge, Cambridgeshire · Academy | 20 | 65% | 10% | 16% | Outstanding 2024 | 87 |
| 35 | Sharnbrook AcademyBedford · Academy | 37 | 65% | 22% | 15% | No overall grade 2025 | 71 |
| 36 | Abbeyfield SchoolNorthampton, West Northamptonshire · Academy | 22 | 64% | 41% | 28% | Report card 2026 | 17 |
| 37 | Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth FormSurbiton, Kingston upon Thames · Academy | 38 | 63% | 24% | 18% | Outstanding 2023 | 94 |
| 38 | Wildern SchoolSouthampton, Hampshire · Academy | 35 | 63% | 31% | 19% | Good 2024 | 51 |
| 39 | Millais SchoolHorsham, West Sussex · Council | 30 | 60% | 33% | 13% | Good 2022 | 67 |
| 40 | Tuxford AcademyNewark, Nottinghamshire · Academy | 20 | 60% | 30% | 23% | Good 2023 | 41 |
| 41 | Uckfield CollegeUckfield, East Sussex · Council | 20 | 60% | 25% | 15% | Outstanding 2024 | 69 |
| 42 | Brentwood Ursuline Convent High SchoolBrentwood, Essex · Academy | 20 | 60% | 20% | 10% | Good 2023 | 92 |
| 43 | Robert Clack SchoolDagenham, Barking and Dagenham · Council | 20 | 60% | 10% | 30% | Good 2023 | 68 |
| 44 | Range High SchoolLiverpool, Sefton · Academy | 20 | 60% | 5% | 15% | Good 2022 | 32 |
| 45 | Avonbourne Girls AcademyBournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Academy | 52 | 60% | 31% | 24% | No overall grade 2024 | 84 |
| 46 | Wollaston SchoolWellingborough, North Northamptonshire · Academy | 23 | 57% | 35% | 20% | Good 2023 | 48 |
| 47 | The King John SchoolBenfleet, Essex · Academy | 25 | 56% | 20% | 13% | Report card 2026 | 72 |
| 48 | Wootton AcademyBedford · Academy | 25 | 56% | 16% | 19% | No overall grade 2024 | 40 |
| 49 | Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form CentreDroitwich Spa, Worcestershire · Academy | 22 | 55% | 36% | 25% | Good 2024 | 38 |
| 50 | Langley Park School for GirlsBeckenham, Bromley · Academy | 37 | 54% | 19% | 8% | Good 2022 | 76 |
| 51 | Wanstead High SchoolLondon, Redbridge · Council | 28 | 54% | 18% | 18% | Not inspected | 73 |
| 52 | Great Western AcademySwindon · Free school | 21 | 52% | 24% | 17% | Good 2023 | 54 |
| 53 | The Thomas Aveling SchoolRochester, Medway · Academy | 21 | 52% | 10% | 33% | Good 2022 | 41 |
| 54 | Windsor High School and Sixth FormHalesowen, Dudley · Academy | 23 | 52% | 26% | 29% | No overall grade 2024 | 74 |
| 55 | Wixams AcademyBedford · Free school | 20 | 50% | 20% | 23% | Report card 2026 | 40 |
| 56 | Homewood School and Sixth Form CentreTenterden, Kent · Academy | 36 | 50% | 11% | 29% | Good 2023 | 21 |
| 57 | Blackfen School for GirlsSidcup, Bexley · Academy | 27 | 48% | 26% | 16% | No overall grade 2025 | 33 |
| 58 | Ratton SchoolEastbourne, East Sussex · Academy | 32 | 47% | 16% | 30% | Report card 2026 | 29 |
| 59 | Shelley College, A Share AcademyHuddersfield, Kirklees · Academy | 39 | 44% | 10% | 13% | No overall grade 2024 | 90 |
| 60 | Bishopshalt SchoolUxbridge, Hillingdon · Academy | 22 | 41% | 14% | 28% | Report card 2026 | 97 |
| 61 | Thomas Tallis SchoolLondon, Greenwich · Council | 27 | 37% | 0% | 31% | Good 2024 | 39 |
| 62 | Prince William SchoolOundle, North Northamptonshire · Academy | 22 | 36% | 9% | 15% | Good 2020 | 78 |
| 63 | Hendon SchoolLondon, Barnet · Academy | 25 | 36% | 0% | 42% | Good 2022 | 38 |
| 64 | Ulverston Victoria High SchoolUlverston, Westmorland and Furness · Council | 21 | 33% | 19% | 16% | No overall grade 2025 | 40 |
| 65 | The Gilberd SchoolColchester, Essex · Academy | 20 | 30% | 10% | 15% | Not inspected | 81 |
| 66 | The Abbey SchoolFaversham, Kent · Academy | 21 | 29% | 5% | 40% | Report card 2026 | 25 |
| 67 | Lincroft AcademyBedford · Academy | 22 | 27% | 5% | 14% | No overall grade 2024 | 63 |
| 68 | The Brakenhale SchoolBracknell, Bracknell Forest · Academy | 20 | 25% | 5% | 22% | Good 2024 | 37 |
| 69 | The Latimer Arts CollegeKettering, North Northamptonshire · Foundation | 21 | 24% | 14% | 21% | Good 2023 | 55 |
| 70 | The Romsey SchoolRomsey, Hampshire · Academy | 26 | 23% | 0% | 25% | Good 2023 | 47 |
| 71 | Pilton Community CollegeBarnstaple, Devon · Academy | 28 | 21% | 4% | 30% | Good 2023 | 38 |
| 72 | Oakwood SchoolHorley, Surrey · Council | 22 | 18% | 0% | 17% | Report card 2026 | 12 |
| 73 | Walderslade SchoolChatham, Medway · Academy | 28 | 18% | 4% | 40% | Inadequate 2023 | 0 |
| 74 | King's Academy Bay HouseGosport, Hampshire · Academy | 31 | 16% | 10% | 23% | No overall grade 2025 | 47 |
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 DesignBiologyPhysicsChemistrySpanishBusinessFrenchComputer ScienceDesign & TechnologyPhysical EducationSocial StudiesFood Preparation & NutritionDramaStatisticsOther Modern LanguagesGermanMusicMedia / Film / TVEconomicsFilm 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.