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Best schools for Physics GCSE in England

Ranked by the share of Physics GCSE entries graded 5 or above in summer 2025, highest first. Across England 82% of the 147,155 entries reached grade 5 and 44% 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.

#SchoolEntriesGrades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 7Low incomeOfstedScore
1Avanti Fields SchoolLeicester · Free school27100%100%11%Good 202377
1Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham EastBirmingham · Free school26100%100%59%Outstanding 202397
1Eden Boys' School, BirminghamBirmingham · Free school27100%100%52%Not inspected100
1Gordon's SchoolWoking, Surrey · Academy26100%100%3%No overall grade 202497
1Jane Austen CollegeNorwich, Norfolk · Free school29100%100%28%Outstanding 202490
1Mossbourne Community AcademyLondon, Hackney · Academy30100%100%51%Report card 202699
1Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetBarnet · Academy (grammar)171100%100%3%Outstanding 2022100
1Salesian School, ChertseyChertsey, Surrey · Academy53100%100%8%No overall grade 202498
1The St Thomas the Apostle CollegeLondon, Southwark · Roman Catholic26100%100%46%Not inspected99
1West London Free SchoolLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Free school32100%100%27%Good 202295
1Wilson's SchoolWallington, Sutton · Academy (grammar)180100%100%6%Outstanding 2022100
12Sandringham SchoolSt Albans, Hertfordshire · Academy91100%99%8%Outstanding 202498
13The Henrietta Barnett SchoolLondon, Barnet · Academy (grammar)104100%98%4%Good 202296
14Hethersett AcademyNorwich, Norfolk · Academy45100%98%14%Outstanding 202297
15The Swan SchoolOxford, Oxfordshire · Free school41100%98%21%Good 202375
16Dartford Grammar SchoolDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar)159100%98%10%Outstanding 202299
17Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolBlackburn, Blackburn with Darwen · Academy32100%97%16%Outstanding 2022100
17The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC SchoolLondon, Kensington and Chelsea · Academy32100%97%18%Report card 202696
19Reading SchoolReading · Academy (grammar)149100%97%5%Outstanding 202399
20St George's Catholic SchoolLondon, Westminster · Academy28100%96%37%No overall grade 202591
21St Oscar Romero Catholic SchoolWorthing, West Sussex · Roman Catholic27100%96%13%No overall grade 202593
22Chiltern AcademyLuton · Free school26100%96%38%Good 202365
22Prendergast Ladywell SchoolLewisham · Academy26100%96%29%Not inspected62
24Belmont Community SchoolDurham, County Durham · Council23100%96%35%Good 202471
24The Holt SchoolWokingham · Academy47100%96%5%Outstanding 202395
24Winton AcademyBournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Academy23100%96%19%Outstanding 202495
27Hasmonean High School for BoysLondon, Barnet · Academy20100%95%9%Good 202381
28Tiffin SchoolKingston upon Thames · Academy (grammar)151100%95%3%Good 202295
29St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolOrpington, Bromley · Church of England (grammar)128100%95%6%No overall grade 2024100
30Ark Pioneer AcademyBarnet · Free school53100%94%39%Outstanding 202389
30Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolColchester, Essex · Academy (grammar)105100%94%5%Report card 2026100
32Farnham Heath EndFarnham, Surrey · Academy33100%94%19%Good 202037
33Kendrick SchoolReading · Academy (grammar)123100%94%11%Outstanding 202299
33St Anne's Catholic SchoolSouthampton · Academy31100%94%34%Outstanding 202291
35Mossbourne Victoria Park AcademyLondon, Hackney · Academy30100%93%48%Outstanding 2023100
36Tavistock CollegeTavistock, Devon · Academy27100%93%26%Requires improvement 202412
37Sutton Grammar SchoolSutton · Academy (grammar)133100%93%1%Good 202296
38Nishkam School West LondonOsterley, Hounslow · Free school26100%92%13%Outstanding 202496
39Katherine Warington SchoolHarpenden, Hertfordshire · Free school50100%92%14%Good 202468
40Ashcroft Technology AcademyLondon, Wandsworth · Academy60100%92%40%Report card 2025100
41Sir Christopher Hatton AcademyWellingborough, North Northamptonshire · Academy34100%91%20%Good 202270
42Maiden Erlegh SchoolReading, Wokingham · Academy56100%91%7%Outstanding 202087
43Brampton Manor AcademyLondon, Newham · Academy88100%91%50%Outstanding 202490
43Kings Priory SchoolNorth Shields, North Tyneside · Academy33100%91%11%Good 202490
45Finham Park SchoolCoventry · Academy53100%91%12%No overall grade 202575
45Hartismere SchoolEye, Suffolk · Academy32100%91%12%No overall grade 202577
47Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsAltrincham, Trafford · Academy (grammar)113100%90%7%Outstanding 202299
48Herschel Grammar SchoolSlough · Academy (grammar)131100%90%7%Outstanding 202498
48Parmiter's SchoolWatford, Hertfordshire · Academy91100%90%7%Outstanding 202495
50Swanlea SchoolLondon, Tower Hamlets · Council30100%90%42%Outstanding 202494
51Ealing Fields Church of England High SchoolLondon, Ealing · Free school39100%90%20%Not inspected98
51Goffs AcademyWaltham Cross, Hertfordshire · Academy29100%90%20%Good 202366
53Queen Elizabeth's Girls' SchoolBarnet · Academy47100%89%23%Report card 202688
54Ark Bolingbroke AcademyLondon, Wandsworth · Free school28100%89%32%No overall grade 202495
55St Patrick's RC High SchoolManchester, Salford · Roman Catholic37100%89%21%Report card 202578
55Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolStratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · Academy (grammar)120100%89%3%Outstanding 202299
57The Hurlingham AcademyLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Academy27100%89%42%Outstanding 202492
58Hinchley Wood SchoolEsher, Surrey · Academy53100%89%7%Outstanding 202396
59Paddington AcademyLondon, Westminster · Academy25100%88%53%Outstanding 202397
59Preston Muslim Girls High SchoolPreston, Lancashire · Muslim25100%88%22%Outstanding 202294
61Clapton Girls' AcademyLondon, Hackney · Academy41100%88%38%Outstanding 202493
62The Westgate SchoolWinchester, Hampshire · Council57100%88%11%Outstanding 202393
63Ashmole AcademyLondon, Barnet · Academy80100%88%14%Report card 202692
63Ryedale SchoolYork, North Yorkshire · Academy32100%88%17%Outstanding 202381
63The Bicester SchoolBicester, Oxfordshire · Academy32100%88%18%Good 202451
66Old Swinford HospitalStourbridge, Dudley · Church of England31100%87%6%Good 202285
67Rokeby SchoolLondon, Newham · Academy30100%87%60%No overall grade 202569
67Woodkirk AcademyWakefield, Leeds · Academy60100%87%21%Good 202369
69Valentines High SchoolIlford, Redbridge · Council22100%86%29%Report card 202696
70The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeBishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire · Academy51100%86%6%Outstanding 202390
71The Charter School East DulwichLondon, Southwark · Free school29100%86%28%Good 202474
72Eden Boys' School, BoltonBolton · Free school21100%86%34%Outstanding 202389
72Haggerston SchoolLondon, Hackney · Academy35100%86%46%Good 202271
72Holy Cross Catholic High SchoolChorley, Lancashire · Roman Catholic28100%86%12%Good 202282
72The Morley AcademyLeeds · Academy49100%86%21%No overall grade 202490
76Saffron Walden County High SchoolSaffron Walden, Essex · Academy62100%86%10%Outstanding 202489
77Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' SchoolUpminster, Havering · Academy27100%85%14%No overall grade 202493
78Eastlea Community SchoolLondon, Newham · Academy20100%85%62%No overall grade 202531
78Whitefriars SchoolHarrow · Academy20100%85%32%Good 202440
80Allerton High SchoolLeeds · Council46100%85%23%Not inspected91
80Downlands Community SchoolHassocks, West Sussex · Council33100%85%8%Good 202285
82Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language CollegeLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Academy26100%85%53%Report card 202684
82Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls SchoolLondon, Hackney · Jewish26100%85%4%Good 202491
84Ark Elvin AcademyLondon, Brent · Academy25100%84%42%Outstanding 202373
84Parliament Hill SchoolLondon, Camden · Council50100%84%38%Outstanding 202485
86Cotham SchoolBristol, Bristol, City of · Academy62100%84%40%Good 202362
87Wembley High Technology CollegeNorth Wembley, Brent · Academy91100%84%17%Outstanding 2022100
88Chelsea AcademyLondon, Kensington and Chelsea · Academy30100%83%49%Good 202357
88Harris Boys' Academy East DulwichLondon, Southwark · Academy30100%83%37%Outstanding 202393
90Sharples SchoolBolton · Academy41100%83%28%Not inspected92
91The Camden School for GirlsLondon, Camden · Voluntary29100%83%30%Good 202283
91The Chalk Hills AcademyLuton · Academy29100%83%36%Good 202349
93Acklam Grange SchoolMiddlesbrough · Academy23100%83%33%Good 202268
93Bolton Muslim Girls SchoolBolton · Academy23100%83%42%No overall grade 202586
93Chatham & Clarendon Grammar SchoolRamsgate, Kent · Academy (grammar)46100%83%17%No overall grade 202586
96St Gregory's Catholic Science CollegeHarrow, Brent · Academy40100%83%13%Not inspected92
97St Clement Danes SchoolRickmansworth, Hertfordshire · Academy62100%82%5%Outstanding 202495
98Denbigh High SchoolLuton · Academy28100%82%33%Outstanding 202390
98Five Acres High SchoolColeford, Gloucestershire · Academy28100%82%28%Report card 202686
98Katharine Lady Berkeley's SchoolWotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire · Academy56100%82%11%Good 202374

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Share of entries graded 5 or above.

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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.