Best schools for Film Studies GCSE in England

Ranked by the share of Film Studies GCSE entries graded 5 or above in summer 2025, highest first. Across England 52% of the 5,133 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	Sheldon SchoolChippenham, Wiltshire · Academy	23	96%	22%	20%	Good 2024	37
2	Fort Pitt Grammar SchoolChatham, Medway · Academy (grammar)	22	96%	82%	14%	Outstanding 2022	95
3	Maidstone Grammar SchoolMaidstone, Kent · Foundation (grammar)	41	95%	39%	9%	Not inspected	96
4	Kingsbridge AcademyKingsbridge, Devon · Academy	20	90%	55%	14%	Good 2023	47
5	Enfield County School for GirlsEnfield · Council	26	89%	27%	37%	Good 2023	70
6	Thomas Tallis SchoolLondon, Greenwich · Council	21	86%	52%	31%	Good 2024	39
7	Dorothy Stringer SchoolBrighton, Brighton and Hove · Council	27	85%	59%	27%	Good 2023	63
8	St Bartholomew's SchoolNewbury, West Berkshire · Academy	32	84%	31%	14%	Report card 2026	77
9	Stoke Newington School and Sixth FormLondon, Hackney · Council	22	82%	36%	41%	Good 2022	60
10	Priestnall SchoolStockport · Academy	21	81%	33%	14%	Requires improvement 2019	58
10	Rickmansworth SchoolRickmansworth, Hertfordshire · Academy	21	81%	33%	6%	Outstanding 2023	92
12	Denefield SchoolReading, West Berkshire · Academy	21	81%	24%	19%	Good 2023	58
13	Sir Jonathan North Girls' CollegeLeicester · Academy	25	80%	68%	32%	No overall grade 2025	85
14	Ashlyns SchoolBerkhamsted, Hertfordshire · Foundation	45	80%	33%	12%	Good 2023	82
15	AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUKSalford · University technical college	20	80%	10%	43%	Good 2023	9
16	Mulberry School for GirlsLondon, Tower Hamlets · Academy	54	80%	33%	50%	Outstanding 2024	88
17	High Storrs SchoolSheffield · Academy	28	79%	39%	9%	Good 2022	92
18	Northampton School for GirlsNorthampton, West Northamptonshire · Academy	42	76%	48%	17%	Report card 2026	82
18	Sir John Lawes SchoolHarpenden, Hertfordshire · Academy	21	76%	48%	10%	Outstanding 2023	96
20	Tanfield SchoolStanley, County Durham · Academy	20	75%	40%	32%	No overall grade 2024	88
21	Elstree Screen Arts AcademyBorehamwood, Hertfordshire · University technical college	35	74%	40%	28%	No overall grade 2025	32
22	The Earls High SchoolHalesowen, Dudley · Academy	45	73%	31%	22%	Good 2020	62
23	St Anselm's Catholic School, CanterburyCanterbury, Kent · Academy	22	73%	32%	22%	Good 2023	34
24	Burntwood SchoolLondon, Wandsworth · Academy	28	71%	29%	31%	Not inspected	64
25	Mulberry Academy WoodsideLondon, Haringey · Academy	24	71%	29%	31%	Good 2022	67
26	Brentford School for GirlsBrentford, Hounslow · Academy	27	70%	7%	34%	No overall grade 2024	50
27	Highfields SchoolWolverhampton · Academy	20	70%	25%	34%	Report card 2026	76
28	Ryburn Valley High SchoolSowerby Bridge, Calderdale · Academy	23	70%	30%	25%	Good 2022	66
29	Debden Park High SchoolLoughton, Essex · Academy	22	68%	27%	20%	No overall grade 2025	68
30	Balshaw's Church of England High SchoolLeyland, Lancashire · Church of England	22	68%	23%	13%	Good 2023	78
30	Tanbridge House SchoolHorsham, West Sussex · Council	22	68%	23%	10%	Outstanding 2024	86
32	Woodcote High SchoolCoulsdon, Croydon · Academy	22	68%	18%	25%	Good 2024	41
33	Mayflower High SchoolBillericay, Essex · Academy	28	68%	25%	11%	Report card 2025	52
34	Teddington SchoolTeddington, Richmond upon Thames · Academy	28	68%	18%	19%	Report card 2026	80
35	Oaklands Catholic SchoolWaterlooville, Hampshire · Academy	21	67%	38%	19%	Report card 2026	70
36	Chestnut Grove AcademyLondon, Wandsworth · Academy	27	67%	37%	30%	Good 2024	80
37	King's Academy Easthampstead ParkBracknell, Bracknell Forest · Academy	20	65%	15%	27%	Report card 2026	40
38	Bitterne Park SchoolSouthampton · Foundation	33	64%	21%	31%	Good 2024	28
39	Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeBedford, Central Bedfordshire · Academy	47	62%	28%	15%	Good 2024	60
40	King Alfred'sWantage, Oxfordshire · Academy	20	60%	35%	19%	Report card 2026	16
41	Highfields SchoolMatlock, Derbyshire · Academy	20	60%	15%	27%	Not inspected	61
42	Lampton AcademyHounslow · Academy	97	60%	20%	28%	Outstanding 2024	82
43	Rivington and Blackrod High SchoolBolton · Academy	29	59%	31%	26%	Good 2023	67
44	St Ives SchoolSt Ives, Cornwall · Academy	41	59%	20%	26%	Good 2022	43
45	King Edward VI Community CollegeTotnes, Devon · Academy	47	57%	9%	25%	Not inspected	43
46	The Billericay SchoolBillericay, Essex · Academy	49	57%	18%	18%	Good 2024	57
47	Ravens Wood SchoolBromley · Academy	21	57%	10%	12%	Good 2023	50
48	Soham Village CollegeEly, Cambridgeshire · Academy	23	57%	26%	21%	Outstanding 2024	89
49	Varndean SchoolBrighton, Brighton and Hove · Council	23	57%	22%	23%	Good 2022	68
50	The Boswells SchoolChelmsford, Essex · Academy	25	56%	28%	16%	Good 2023	49
51	Doncaster UTCDoncaster · University technical college	25	56%	12%	28%	Good 2022	57
52	Netherwood AcademyBarnsley · Academy	27	56%	26%	38%	Good 2024	33
53	St Edmund's Catholic SchoolPortsmouth · Roman Catholic	36	56%	17%	28%	Outstanding 2022	95
54	Wymondham High AcademyWymondham, Norfolk · Academy	22	55%	27%	19%	Good 2023	73
55	The Hurst SchoolTadley, Hampshire · Council	22	55%	23%	15%	Not inspected	38
56	Wyvern CollegeEastleigh, Hampshire · Academy	24	54%	17%	22%	Good 2023	50
57	Thomas Gainsborough SchoolSudbury, Suffolk · Academy	28	54%	32%	20%	No overall grade 2024	70
58	Court Moor SchoolFleet, Hampshire · Council	55	53%	11%	9%	Good 2022	75
59	Sackville SchoolEast Grinstead, West Sussex · Council	21	52%	29%	14%	Good 2024	37
60	The Burgess Hill AcademyBurgess Hill, West Sussex · Academy	23	52%	35%	16%	Not inspected	27
61	Harris Academy ChobhamLondon, Newham · Academy	23	52%	22%	43%	No overall grade 2025	79
62	Morpeth SchoolLondon, Tower Hamlets · Council	25	52%	12%	50%	Good 2023	66
63	The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports CollegeWoking, Surrey · Foundation	52	52%	14%	19%	Good 2023	51
64	Dronfield Henry Fanshawe SchoolDronfield, Derbyshire · Voluntary	54	52%	13%	20%	Good 2023	61
65	King's Academy Bay HouseGosport, Hampshire · Academy	29	52%	21%	23%	No overall grade 2025	47
66	Arrow Vale High SchoolRedditch, Worcestershire · Academy	26	50%	23%	27%	Not inspected	12
67	The Romsey SchoolRomsey, Hampshire · Academy	28	50%	21%	25%	Good 2023	47
68	Shenfield High SchoolBrentwood, Essex · Academy	40	50%	15%	20%	Good 2024	32
69	Collingwood CollegeCamberley, Surrey · Academy	57	49%	21%	17%	Report card 2026	36
70	Graham SchoolScarborough, North Yorkshire · Academy	41	49%	17%	43%	Report card 2026	13
71	LeAF StudioBournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Studio schools	41	49%	10%	29%	No overall grade 2024	39
72	Shevington High SchoolWigan · Council	27	48%	22%	26%	Report card 2026	60
73	Dagenham Park CofE SchoolDagenham, Barking and Dagenham · Church of England	23	48%	22%	42%	Not inspected	33
74	North Oxfordshire AcademyBanbury, Oxfordshire · Academy	32	47%	13%	32%	Good 2022	66
75	Newfield Secondary SchoolSheffield · Academy	28	46%	18%	36%	Good 2022	41
76	Lord Williams's SchoolThame, Oxfordshire · Academy	28	46%	11%	16%	Good 2022	46
77	The Beacon SchoolBanstead, Surrey · Academy	68	46%	15%	19%	Requires improvement 2023	24
78	St Ivo AcademySt Ives, Cambridgeshire · Academy	33	46%	6%	20%	Good 2024	57
79	Oaks Park High SchoolIlford, Redbridge · Council	25	44%	8%	25%	Good 2019	84
80	The Lenham SchoolMaidstone, Kent · Academy	25	44%	4%	31%	Good 2019	22
81	Crofton SchoolFareham, Hampshire · Academy	21	43%	14%	17%	Report card 2026	22
82	Roundhay SchoolLeeds · Council	40	43%	15%	19%	Outstanding 2023	94
83	Skinners' Kent AcademyTunbridge Wells, Kent · Academy	26	42%	15%	30%	Good 2023	39
84	Lees Brook AcademyDerby · Academy	26	42%	0%	39%	Good 2023	37
85	Redden Court SchoolRomford, Havering · Academy	22	41%	14%	17%	Outstanding 2022	83
86	Orchard Mead AcademyLeicester · Academy	49	41%	8%	42%	Report card 2026	12
87	Birkenhead Park SchoolBirkenhead, Wirral · Academy	25	40%	20%	69%	Requires improvement 2023	21
88	Charles Darwin SchoolWesterham, Bromley · Academy	20	40%	10%	24%	Good 2023	20
89	Longdean SchoolHemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · Academy	30	40%	7%	26%	Not inspected	28
90	Newcastle AcademyNewcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire · Academy	23	39%	13%	40%	Good 2023	9
91	King Edward VI CEVC SchoolBury St Edmunds, Suffolk · Church of England	23	39%	4%	22%	Not inspected	36
92	Acland Burghley SchoolLondon, Camden · Council	21	38%	14%	37%	Good 2023	53
92	King's Academy Brune ParkGosport, Hampshire · Academy	21	38%	14%	36%	Inadequate 2023	0
94	Darwen Aldridge Enterprise StudioDarwen, Blackburn with Darwen · Studio schools	21	38%	5%	46%	Report card 2026	12
95	Wadham SchoolCrewkerne, Somerset · Church of England	27	37%	11%	20%	No overall grade 2025	28
96	Southfields AcademyLondon, Wandsworth · Academy	22	36%	18%	51%	Good 2023	74
97	Acklam Grange SchoolMiddlesbrough · Academy	22	36%	14%	33%	Good 2022	68
98	Liskeard School and Community CollegeLiskeard, Cornwall · Academy	34	35%	9%	28%	Not inspected	33
99	Summerhill SchoolKingswinford, Dudley · Council	20	35%	20%	10%	Good 2024	80
100	Marshland High SchoolWisbech, Norfolk · Academy	23	35%	4%	28%	Good 2024	66

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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.