Best schools for Engineering GCSE in England

Ranked by the share of Engineering GCSE entries graded 5 or above in summer 2025, highest first. Across England 46% of the 2,173 entries reached grade 5 and 17% 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. 51 schools listed.

#	School	Entries	Grades 9 to 5	Grades 9 to 7	Low income	Ofsted	Score
1	The Crossley Heath SchoolHalifax, Calderdale · Academy (grammar)	32	100%	69%	11%	Good 2023	95
2	Chiltern AcademyLuton · Free school	23	100%	39%	38%	Good 2023	65
3	Dartford Grammar SchoolDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar)	44	93%	23%	10%	Outstanding 2022	99
4	Townley Grammar SchoolBexleyheath, Bexley · Academy (grammar)	49	92%	59%	9%	Outstanding 2023	98
5	Aylesbury Grammar SchoolAylesbury, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar)	44	86%	39%	7%	Outstanding 2022	96
6	East Barnet SchoolBarnet · Academy	20	85%	65%	24%	Report card 2026	77
7	The West Bridgford SchoolNottingham, Nottinghamshire · Academy	45	84%	47%	7%	Outstanding 2024	96
8	Westcliff High School for GirlsWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea · Academy (grammar)	34	82%	24%	8%	Outstanding 2024	99
9	Fortismere SchoolLondon, Haringey · Foundation	48	79%	35%	14%	Good 2022	83
10	The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC SchoolLondon, Kensington and Chelsea · Academy	37	78%	30%	18%	Report card 2026	96
11	Chesham Grammar SchoolChesham, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar)	33	76%	24%	3%	No overall grade 2025	99
12	Dronfield Henry Fanshawe SchoolDronfield, Derbyshire · Voluntary	42	74%	24%	20%	Good 2023	61
13	Taverham High SchoolNorwich, Norfolk · Academy	38	71%	18%	15%	Good 2023	67
14	Henry Beaufort SchoolWinchester, Hampshire · Council	23	70%	30%	16%	Good 2023	71
15	Durham Johnston Comprehensive SchoolDurham, County Durham · Council	34	68%	50%	16%	No overall grade 2025	79
16	Selly Park Girls' SchoolBirmingham · Council	26	58%	23%	58%	Good 2022	80
17	Tomlinscote SchoolCamberley, Surrey · Academy	23	57%	35%	7%	Outstanding 2023	86
18	Park High SchoolStanmore, Harrow · Academy	29	55%	24%	31%	No overall grade 2024	61
19	Titus Salt SchoolBradford · Council	24	54%	8%	28%	Report card 2026	8
20	Court Moor SchoolFleet, Hampshire · Council	28	54%	11%	9%	Good 2022	75
21	Thornden SchoolEastleigh, Hampshire · Academy	40	53%	30%	7%	Report card 2026	93
22	Haybridge High School and Sixth FormStourbridge, Worcestershire · Academy	25	52%	12%	13%	Good 2022	88
23	South Bromsgrove HighBromsgrove, Worcestershire · Academy	31	52%	19%	16%	Good 2023	43
24	Linton Village CollegeCambridge, Cambridgeshire · Academy	20	50%	25%	16%	Good 2024	63
25	Swanmore CollegeSouthampton, Hampshire · Council	39	49%	33%	21%	Good 2023	64
26	Richard Hale SchoolHertford, Hertfordshire · Academy	53	47%	23%	10%	Good 2024	81
27	Robert May's SchoolHook, Hampshire · Academy	53	47%	9%	15%	Good 2022	51
28	The Chalk Hills AcademyLuton · Academy	40	43%	8%	36%	Good 2023	49
29	Nailsea SchoolBristol, North Somerset · Academy	24	42%	8%	15%	Good 2024	66
30	Samuel Whitbread AcademyShefford, Central Bedfordshire · Academy	65	40%	12%	13%	Good 2023	41
31	Penryn CollegePenryn, Cornwall · Academy	26	39%	15%	20%	Good 2022	52
32	Uckfield CollegeUckfield, East Sussex · Council	35	37%	17%	15%	Outstanding 2024	69
33	Ashby SchoolAshby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire · Academy	75	32%	9%	13%	Good 2024	54
34	Holmfirth High SchoolHolmfirth, Kirklees · Council	63	32%	3%	18%	Outstanding 2023	95
35	Neston High SchoolNeston, Cheshire West and Chester · Academy	34	29%	0%	18%	Good 2022	53
36	The John Warner SchoolHoddesdon, Hertfordshire · Academy	46	28%	2%	20%	Inadequate 2022	2
37	Wales High SchoolSheffield, Rotherham · Academy	39	28%	3%	25%	Good 2023	45
38	Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form CentreDroitwich Spa, Worcestershire · Academy	71	27%	7%	25%	Good 2024	38
39	The FitzWimarc SchoolRayleigh, Essex · Academy	54	20%	2%	13%	Good 2022	40
40	Isleworth and Syon School for BoysIsleworth, Hounslow · Academy	61	20%	7%	28%	Good 2023	33
41	Futures Institute BanburyBanbury, Oxfordshire · Studio schools	24	17%	8%	26%	Good 2022	19
42	Spalding Grammar SchoolSpalding, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar)	43	16%	0%	8%	Good 2024	84
43	Torquay AcademyTorquay, Torbay · Academy	39	15%	0%	36%	Not inspected	60
44	Hawkley Hall High SchoolWigan · Academy	41	15%	7%	27%	No overall grade 2024	33
45	St Josephs Catholic High School, WorkingtonWorkington, Cumberland · Academy	38	13%	0%	43%	Requires improvement 2023	18
46	Graham SchoolScarborough, North Yorkshire · Academy	24	13%	4%	43%	Report card 2026	13
47	The UCL AcademyCamden · Academy	33	9%	6%	50%	Good 2024	34
48	Trinity High School and Sixth Form CentreRedditch, Worcestershire · Academy	40	5%	0%	32%	Good 2024	29
49	Brook Sixth Form and AcademyDagenham, Barking and Dagenham · University technical college	25	4%	0%	43%	No overall grade 2024	28
49	Wadham SchoolCrewkerne, Somerset · Church of England	25	4%	0%	20%	No overall grade 2025	28
51	Space Studio West LondonHounslow · Studio schools	49	2%	0%	28%	Good 2023	8

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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

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.