Best schools for Economics GCSE in England
Ranked by the share of Economics GCSE entries graded 5 or above in summer 2025, highest first. Across England 70% of the 6,771 entries reached grade 5 and 34% 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) | 178 | 100% | 97% | 3% | Outstanding 2022 | 100 |
| 2 | Reading SchoolReading · Academy (grammar) | 87 | 100% | 93% | 5% | Outstanding 2023 | 99 |
| 3 | Wallington County Grammar SchoolWallington, Sutton · Academy (grammar) | 90 | 100% | 70% | 7% | Outstanding 2022 | 100 |
| 4 | Dame Alice Owen's SchoolPotters Bar, Hertfordshire · Academy | 60 | 98% | 67% | 4% | Outstanding 2023 | 99 |
| 5 | King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordChelmsford, Essex · Academy (grammar) | 102 | 98% | 71% | 3% | Report card 2026 | 99 |
| 6 | Sir Thomas Rich's SchoolGloucester, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 50 | 98% | 70% | 6% | Report card 2025 | 97 |
| 7 | Southend High School for BoysSouthend-on-Sea · Academy (grammar) | 57 | 97% | 60% | 8% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 8 | The St Thomas the Apostle CollegeLondon, Southwark · Roman Catholic | 27 | 96% | 70% | 46% | Not inspected | 99 |
| 9 | Bishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolSutton Coldfield, Birmingham · Academy (grammar) | 105 | 96% | 67% | 14% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 10 | Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling, Bexley · Academy (grammar) | 52 | 96% | 54% | 4% | Outstanding 2022 | 97 |
| 11 | Bohunt SchoolLiphook, Hampshire · Academy | 25 | 96% | 48% | 11% | Good 2024 | 82 |
| 12 | Invicta Grammar SchoolMaidstone, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 23 | 96% | 52% | 8% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 13 | Altrincham Grammar School for BoysAltrincham, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 68 | 96% | 72% | 6% | Outstanding 2022 | 100 |
| 14 | Highlands SchoolLondon, Enfield · Council | 22 | 96% | 73% | 19% | No overall grade 2024 | 92 |
| 15 | St George's SchoolHarpenden, Hertfordshire · Academy | 53 | 94% | 47% | 5% | No overall grade 2025 | 93 |
| 16 | Rushcliffe Spencer AcademyNottingham, Nottinghamshire · Academy | 34 | 94% | 44% | 12% | No overall grade 2025 | 92 |
| 17 | Ashcroft Technology AcademyLondon, Wandsworth · Academy | 30 | 93% | 73% | 40% | Report card 2025 | 100 |
| 18 | Aylesbury High SchoolAylesbury, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 51 | 92% | 49% | 6% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 19 | Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolTunbridge Wells, Kent · Foundation (grammar) | 25 | 92% | 64% | 4% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 20 | West Hatch High SchoolChigwell, Essex · Academy | 31 | 90% | 48% | 14% | Good 2023 | 67 |
| 21 | Wembley High Technology CollegeNorth Wembley, Brent · Academy | 31 | 90% | 42% | 17% | Outstanding 2022 | 100 |
| 22 | The Skinners' SchoolTunbridge Wells, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 79 | 90% | 57% | 5% | Report card 2026 | 98 |
| 23 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysBirmingham · Academy (grammar) | 49 | 90% | 37% | 28% | Outstanding 2023 | 100 |
| 24 | Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea · Academy (grammar) | 105 | 90% | 61% | 5% | Outstanding 2023 | 99 |
| 25 | Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolRochester, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 119 | 89% | 46% | 12% | Outstanding 2023 | 99 |
| 26 | Sandringham SchoolSt Albans, Hertfordshire · Academy | 34 | 88% | 56% | 8% | Outstanding 2024 | 98 |
| 27 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolFaversham, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 51 | 88% | 39% | 8% | Good 2023 | 89 |
| 28 | The Charter School North DulwichLondon, Southwark · Academy | 39 | 87% | 41% | 20% | Report card 2026 | 95 |
| 29 | Parkstone Grammar SchoolPoole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Academy (grammar) | 23 | 87% | 39% | 7% | No overall grade 2025 | 90 |
| 30 | The West Bridgford SchoolNottingham, Nottinghamshire · Academy | 37 | 87% | 49% | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 96 |
| 31 | Graveney SchoolLondon, Wandsworth · Academy | 93 | 86% | 50% | 19% | Outstanding 2022 | 95 |
| 32 | Beths Grammar SchoolBexley · Academy (grammar) | 78 | 86% | 40% | 12% | Good 2022 | 94 |
| 33 | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolGrantham, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 37 | 84% | 60% | 9% | Outstanding 2023 | 98 |
| 34 | Beauchamp CollegeLeicester, Leicestershire · Academy | 47 | 83% | 36% | 12% | Good 2022 | 78 |
| 35 | Greenshaw High SchoolSutton · Academy | 127 | 83% | 39% | 29% | No overall grade 2024 | 88 |
| 36 | Camborne Science and International AcademyCamborne, Cornwall · Academy | 22 | 82% | 23% | 26% | Good 2024 | 48 |
| 37 | Woolmer Hill SchoolHaslemere, Surrey · Academy | 31 | 81% | 36% | 11% | Good 2023 | 91 |
| 38 | Rivers Academy West LondonFeltham, Hounslow · Academy | 25 | 80% | 60% | 30% | No overall grade 2024 | 86 |
| 39 | Rainham Mark Grammar SchoolGillingham, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 49 | 80% | 43% | 11% | Good 2022 | 87 |
| 40 | Avanti House SchoolStanmore, Harrow · Free school | 67 | 79% | 46% | 5% | No overall grade 2025 | 97 |
| 41 | The Harvey Grammar SchoolFolkestone, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 33 | 79% | 30% | 15% | Outstanding 2022 | 93 |
| 42 | Vyners SchoolUxbridge, Hillingdon · Academy | 32 | 78% | 28% | 15% | Not inspected | 78 |
| 43 | Rutlish SchoolLondon, Merton · Voluntary | 86 | 78% | 35% | 24% | No overall grade 2024 | 94 |
| 44 | The Sydney Russell SchoolDagenham, Barking and Dagenham · Academy | 86 | 78% | 29% | 27% | Report card 2026 | 86 |
| 45 | Parmiter's SchoolWatford, Hertfordshire · Academy | 54 | 78% | 48% | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 95 |
| 46 | Denmark Road High SchoolGloucester, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar) | 35 | 77% | 34% | 6% | Report card 2026 | 96 |
| 47 | The UCL AcademyCamden · Academy | 26 | 77% | 23% | 50% | Good 2024 | 34 |
| 48 | Pinner High SchoolPinner, Harrow · Free school | 30 | 77% | 43% | 12% | Not inspected | 90 |
| 49 | Roundwood Park SchoolHarpenden, Hertfordshire · Academy | 34 | 77% | 47% | 8% | Outstanding 2023 | 92 |
| 50 | Riddlesdown CollegiatePurley, Croydon · Academy | 38 | 76% | 42% | 14% | Outstanding 2023 | 77 |
| 51 | Greenford High SchoolSouthall, Ealing · Foundation | 38 | 76% | 24% | 46% | Report card 2026 | 60 |
| 52 | Glyn SchoolEpsom, Surrey · Academy | 46 | 76% | 33% | 8% | Outstanding 2023 | 90 |
| 53 | Penistone Grammar SchoolSheffield, Barnsley · Council | 25 | 76% | 32% | 15% | Good 2023 | 72 |
| 54 | Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary SchoolRichmond, Richmond upon Thames · Church of England | 29 | 76% | 45% | 23% | Report card 2026 | 79 |
| 55 | St Gregory's Catholic Science CollegeHarrow, Brent · Academy | 27 | 74% | 33% | 13% | Not inspected | 92 |
| 56 | King James's SchoolKnaresborough, North Yorkshire · Council | 27 | 74% | 30% | 19% | Good 2023 | 44 |
| 57 | The Charter School East DulwichLondon, Southwark · Free school | 42 | 74% | 31% | 28% | Good 2024 | 74 |
| 58 | The John Fisher SchoolPurley, Sutton · Roman Catholic | 53 | 74% | 23% | 16% | Good 2023 | 81 |
| 59 | Hutton Church of England Grammar SchoolPreston, Lancashire · Church of England | 30 | 73% | 27% | 15% | Report card 2026 | 58 |
| 60 | Beal High SchoolIlford, Redbridge · Academy | 81 | 73% | 22% | 22% | Report card 2026 | 79 |
| 61 | Highworth Grammar SchoolAshford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 44 | 73% | 43% | 9% | No overall grade 2025 | 97 |
| 62 | Elizabeth Garrett Anderson SchoolLondon, Islington · Council | 22 | 73% | 41% | 62% | No overall grade 2025 | 84 |
| 63 | Ark Blake AcademyCroydon · Free school | 29 | 72% | 21% | 50% | Good 2023 | 50 |
| 64 | Maiden Erlegh SchoolReading, Wokingham · Academy | 47 | 72% | 34% | 7% | Outstanding 2020 | 87 |
| 65 | The Petersfield SchoolPetersfield, Hampshire · Academy | 28 | 71% | 25% | 15% | Outstanding 2024 | 88 |
| 66 | Harris Science Academy East LondonLondon, Newham · Free school | 21 | 71% | 10% | 47% | No overall grade 2025 | 91 |
| 67 | Verulam SchoolSt Albans, Hertfordshire · Academy | 62 | 71% | 31% | 15% | Good 2024 | 74 |
| 68 | The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form CollegeSwindon · Academy | 27 | 70% | 41% | 18% | Good 2023 | 74 |
| 69 | Woolwich Polytechnic SchoolLondon, Greenwich · Academy | 57 | 70% | 30% | 36% | Good 2024 | 51 |
| 70 | Moulsham High SchoolChelmsford, Essex · Academy | 60 | 70% | 27% | 12% | Good 2020 | 91 |
| 71 | Five Acres High SchoolColeford, Gloucestershire · Academy | 20 | 70% | 25% | 28% | Report card 2026 | 86 |
| 72 | Claremont High SchoolHarrow, Brent · Academy | 30 | 70% | 13% | 20% | No overall grade 2025 | 88 |
| 73 | King Alfred'sWantage, Oxfordshire · Academy | 29 | 69% | 28% | 19% | Report card 2026 | 16 |
| 74 | Toot Hill SchoolNottingham, Nottinghamshire · Academy | 38 | 68% | 32% | 16% | Good 2022 | 84 |
| 75 | Kingsdale Foundation SchoolLondon, Southwark · Academy | 64 | 67% | 20% | 21% | Outstanding 2023 | 93 |
| 76 | The Compton SchoolLondon, Barnet · Academy | 21 | 67% | 38% | 35% | Outstanding 2024 | 92 |
| 77 | The Minster SchoolSouthwell, Nottinghamshire · Academy | 24 | 67% | 33% | 11% | Good 2023 | 79 |
| 78 | Queensmead SchoolRuislip, Hillingdon · Academy | 44 | 66% | 30% | 23% | Report card 2026 | 87 |
| 79 | Kettering Buccleuch AcademyKettering, North Northamptonshire · Academy | 32 | 66% | 25% | 26% | Report card 2026 | 64 |
| 80 | Leigh Stationers' AcademyLondon, Greenwich · Academy | 32 | 66% | 19% | 18% | Good 2023 | 69 |
| 81 | Highbury Fields SchoolLondon, Islington · Council | 26 | 65% | 27% | 51% | Outstanding 2022 | 91 |
| 82 | Harris Academy Chafford HundredGrays, Thurrock · Academy | 40 | 65% | 25% | 18% | Outstanding 2024 | 95 |
| 83 | Arthur Mellows Village CollegePeterborough · Academy | 40 | 65% | 20% | 20% | No overall grade 2025 | 65 |
| 84 | Goffs AcademyWaltham Cross, Hertfordshire · Academy | 31 | 65% | 23% | 20% | Good 2023 | 66 |
| 85 | Rushey Mead AcademyLeicester · Academy | 45 | 64% | 24% | 22% | Report card 2026 | 91 |
| 86 | Northgate High SchoolIpswich, Suffolk · Council | 28 | 64% | 36% | 20% | No overall grade 2024 | 75 |
| 87 | The Mountbatten SchoolRomsey, Hampshire · Academy | 28 | 64% | 29% | 13% | Good 2024 | 66 |
| 88 | The Rochester Grammar SchoolRochester, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 22 | 64% | 36% | 12% | Good 2023 | 92 |
| 89 | Uckfield CollegeUckfield, East Sussex · Council | 40 | 63% | 35% | 15% | Outstanding 2024 | 69 |
| 90 | Churchill Academy & Sixth FormWinscombe, North Somerset · Academy | 24 | 63% | 33% | 15% | No overall grade 2025 | 60 |
| 91 | Mill Hill County High SchoolLondon, Barnet · Academy | 56 | 63% | 20% | 22% | Report card 2025 | 82 |
| 92 | Nunnery Wood High SchoolWorcester, Worcestershire · Academy | 29 | 62% | 10% | 19% | Good 2022 | 71 |
| 93 | Fortismere SchoolLondon, Haringey · Foundation | 47 | 62% | 30% | 14% | Good 2022 | 83 |
| 94 | Ranelagh SchoolBracknell, Bracknell Forest · Academy | 47 | 62% | 11% | 6% | No overall grade 2024 | 89 |
| 95 | The Gryphon SchoolSherborne, Dorset · Academy | 38 | 61% | 21% | 22% | Good 2023 | 47 |
| 96 | The City of Leicester CollegeLeicester · Academy | 25 | 60% | 24% | 37% | Report card 2026 | 74 |
| 97 | Drayton Manor High SchoolLondon, Ealing · Academy | 45 | 60% | 16% | 40% | Outstanding 2023 | 93 |
| 98 | Tibshelf Community SchoolAlfreton, Derbyshire · Council | 36 | 58% | 22% | 35% | Report card 2026 | 42 |
| 99 | Westminster City SchoolLondon, Westminster · Academy | 31 | 58% | 23% | 47% | Report card 2026 | 71 |
| 100 | Old Swinford HospitalStourbridge, Dudley · Church of England | 21 | 57% | 24% | 6% | Good 2022 | 85 |
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 / TVDanceFilm 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.