Best schools for Social Studies GCSE in England

Ranked by the share of Social Studies GCSE entries graded 5 or above in summer 2025, highest first. Across England 54% of the 63,751 entries reached grade 5 and 20% 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	Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsAltrincham, Trafford · Academy (grammar)	34	100%	100%	7%	Outstanding 2022	99
2	Sir Thomas Rich's SchoolGloucester, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar)	30	100%	93%	6%	Report card 2025	97
3	Colchester County High School for GirlsColchester, Essex · Academy (grammar)	43	100%	91%	3%	Outstanding 2023	99
4	Southend High School for BoysSouthend-on-Sea · Academy (grammar)	32	100%	84%	8%	Outstanding 2024	98
5	Wallington High School for GirlsWallington, Sutton · Academy (grammar)	71	100%	82%	13%	No overall grade 2025	99
6	Sheffield Springs AcademySheffield · Academy	30	100%	67%	61%	No overall grade 2024	15
7	Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling, Bexley · Academy (grammar)	29	100%	62%	4%	Outstanding 2022	97
8	Wembley High Technology CollegeNorth Wembley, Brent · Academy	65	97%	85%	17%	Outstanding 2022	100
9	Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolRochester, Medway · Academy (grammar)	28	96%	50%	12%	Outstanding 2023	99
10	Sale Grammar SchoolSale, Trafford · Academy (grammar)	80	96%	80%	3%	Outstanding 2022	99
11	Lymm High SchoolLymm, Warrington · Academy	22	96%	59%	12%	Good 2024	87
12	The Hayfield SchoolDoncaster · Academy	42	95%	67%	14%	Good 2023	79
13	Dartford Grammar School for GirlsDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar)	57	95%	81%	24%	Report card 2026	98
14	Fort Pitt Grammar SchoolChatham, Medway · Academy (grammar)	76	95%	57%	14%	Outstanding 2022	95
15	The Rochester Grammar SchoolRochester, Medway · Academy (grammar)	137	94%	60%	12%	Good 2023	92
16	Denmark Road High SchoolGloucester, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar)	59	93%	56%	6%	Report card 2026	96
17	Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolAylesbury, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar)	94	93%	55%	7%	Outstanding 2024	97
18	Valentines High SchoolIlford, Redbridge · Council	27	93%	41%	29%	Report card 2026	96
19	JCoSSNew Barnet, Barnet · Jewish	40	93%	65%	4%	Good 2022	88
20	Burnham Grammar SchoolSlough, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar)	51	92%	45%	13%	Good 2022	92
21	Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolGrantham, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar)	65	91%	52%	9%	Outstanding 2023	98
22	Nishkam School West LondonOsterley, Hounslow · Free school	32	91%	72%	13%	Outstanding 2024	96
23	Millais SchoolHorsham, West Sussex · Council	32	91%	69%	13%	Good 2022	67
24	The Charter School North DulwichLondon, Southwark · Academy	42	91%	71%	20%	Report card 2026	95
25	Ribston Hall High SchoolGloucester, Gloucestershire · Academy (grammar)	83	90%	57%	8%	Report card 2026	86
26	Eden Girls' School, SloughSlough · Free school	59	90%	53%	27%	Outstanding 2024	95
27	Bohunt SchoolLiphook, Hampshire · Academy	66	89%	56%	11%	Good 2024	82
28	Chesterton Community CollegeCambridge, Cambridgeshire · Academy	164	89%	57%	18%	No overall grade 2025	99
29	Brampton Manor AcademyLondon, Newham · Academy	63	89%	57%	50%	Outstanding 2024	90
30	Beths Grammar SchoolBexley · Academy (grammar)	26	89%	46%	12%	Good 2022	94
31	Soar Valley CollegeLeicester · Academy	43	88%	47%	31%	No overall grade 2025	90
32	Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolWalsall · Academy (grammar)	34	88%	47%	28%	Outstanding 2023	98
33	Ashcroft Technology AcademyLondon, Wandsworth · Academy	206	88%	57%	40%	Report card 2025	100
34	Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolBlackburn, Blackburn with Darwen · Academy	116	88%	48%	16%	Outstanding 2022	100
35	George Abbot SchoolGuildford, Surrey · Academy	49	88%	45%	12%	Good 2019	86
36	Wellington SchoolAltrincham, Trafford · Academy	81	88%	43%	11%	Good 2022	84
37	The North Halifax Grammar SchoolHalifax, Calderdale · Academy (grammar)	56	88%	57%	6%	Good 2023	88
38	Mossbourne Community AcademyLondon, Hackney · Academy	85	87%	48%	51%	Report card 2026	99
39	The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolStevenage, Hertfordshire · Academy	23	87%	22%	10%	Good 2024	86
40	The Archer AcademyLondon, Barnet · Free school	61	87%	41%	14%	Not inspected	85
41	Mossbourne Victoria Park AcademyLondon, Hackney · Academy	60	87%	62%	48%	Outstanding 2023	100
42	Chancellor's SchoolHatfield, Hertfordshire · Academy	22	86%	64%	18%	Good 2023	57
43	Ilford County High SchoolIlford, Redbridge · Council (grammar)	44	86%	59%	13%	Report card 2026	95
44	Reigate SchoolReigate, Surrey · Academy	22	86%	50%	20%	Good 2023	79
45	Priory Community SchoolWeston-Super-Mare, North Somerset · Academy	29	86%	24%	19%	Good 2024	41
46	Allerton High SchoolLeeds · Council	57	86%	35%	23%	Not inspected	91
47	The Charter School East DulwichLondon, Southwark · Free school	21	86%	71%	28%	Good 2024	74
48	Abbs Cross Academy and Arts CollegeHornchurch, Havering · Academy	21	86%	43%	27%	Good 2022	40
48	Presdales SchoolWare, Hertfordshire · Academy	35	86%	43%	10%	Outstanding 2024	91
50	King Solomon High SchoolIlford, Redbridge · Jewish	28	86%	29%	28%	Requires improvement 2024	26
51	Whitburn Church of England AcademySunderland, South Tyneside · Academy	21	86%	24%	10%	Good 2019	60
52	The Elms AcademyLondon, Lambeth · Academy	21	86%	19%	53%	Good 2020	83
53	Judgemeadow Community CollegeLeicester · Academy	41	85%	51%	26%	Good 2022	55
54	The Harvey Grammar SchoolFolkestone, Kent · Academy (grammar)	34	85%	50%	15%	Outstanding 2022	93
55	Calthorpe Park SchoolFleet, Hampshire · Council	27	85%	56%	12%	Good 2022	70
56	Eastlea Community SchoolLondon, Newham · Academy	27	85%	41%	62%	No overall grade 2025	31
57	Clapton Girls' AcademyLondon, Hackney · Academy	46	85%	46%	38%	Outstanding 2024	93
58	Comberton Village CollegeCambridge, Cambridgeshire · Academy	26	85%	65%	15%	No overall grade 2024	87
59	Rosebery SchoolEpsom, Surrey · Academy	45	84%	62%	7%	Outstanding 2023	95
60	Gartree High SchoolLeicester, Leicestershire · Academy	32	84%	28%	15%	No overall grade 2025	82
61	Highsted Grammar SchoolSittingbourne, Kent · Academy (grammar)	95	84%	38%	13%	Good 2023	81
62	The Brittons AcademyRainham, Havering · Academy	25	84%	28%	34%	Good 2022	24
63	Wickersley School and Sports CollegeRotherham · Academy	73	84%	33%	19%	Good 2023	62
64	St Birinus SchoolDidcot, Oxfordshire · Academy	24	83%	42%	17%	No overall grade 2025	64
65	Turing House SchoolTwickenham, Richmond upon Thames · Free school	30	83%	40%	16%	No overall grade 2024	88
66	Eden Boys' School, BirminghamBirmingham · Free school	60	83%	35%	52%	Not inspected	100
67	Harris Girls Academy BromleyBeckenham, Bromley · Academy	29	83%	48%	27%	Outstanding 2024	95
67	Nower Hill High SchoolPinner, Harrow · Academy	29	83%	48%	19%	Outstanding 2023	90
69	Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar)	58	83%	43%	6%	Good 2022	91
70	Queens' SchoolBushey, Hertfordshire · Academy	75	83%	49%	11%	No overall grade 2025	88
71	The Petersfield SchoolPetersfield, Hampshire · Academy	52	83%	35%	15%	Outstanding 2024	88
72	Langdon AcademyLondon, Newham · Academy	23	83%	48%	57%	Not inspected	83
73	East Barnet SchoolBarnet · Academy	23	83%	44%	24%	Report card 2026	77
74	Barton Court Grammar SchoolCanterbury, Kent · Academy (grammar)	51	82%	33%	13%	Good 2020	92
75	The West Bridgford SchoolNottingham, Nottinghamshire · Academy	39	82%	46%	7%	Outstanding 2024	96
76	Kingsmead SchoolEnfield · Academy	50	82%	24%	43%	Report card 2026	33
77	St Gregory's Catholic Science CollegeHarrow, Brent · Academy	22	82%	41%	13%	Not inspected	92
78	Forest Hall SchoolStansted Mountfitchet, Essex · Academy	22	82%	14%	31%	Report card 2026	31
79	High Storrs SchoolSheffield · Academy	82	82%	54%	9%	Good 2022	92
80	Hartford Church of England High SchoolNorthwich, Cheshire West and Chester · Church of England	27	82%	44%	17%	Good 2023	54
80	Nottingham University Samworth AcademyNottingham · Academy	27	82%	44%	52%	Good 2023	14
82	Moulsham High SchoolChelmsford, Essex · Academy	54	82%	33%	12%	Good 2020	91
83	Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth FormNorwich, Norfolk · Academy	48	81%	23%	17%	No overall grade 2025	66
84	Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham EastBirmingham · Free school	21	81%	29%	59%	Outstanding 2023	97
85	The Duston SchoolNorthampton, West Northamptonshire · Academy	31	81%	55%	16%	Report card 2026	76
86	Highlands SchoolLondon, Enfield · Council	36	81%	36%	19%	No overall grade 2024	92
87	Southfields AcademyLondon, Wandsworth · Academy	56	80%	41%	51%	Good 2023	74
88	Carshalton High School for GirlsCarshalton, Sutton · Academy	117	80%	34%	27%	Good 2023	79
89	Didcot Girls' SchoolDidcot, Oxfordshire · Academy	105	80%	46%	13%	Outstanding 2022	93
90	Sarah Bonnell SchoolLondon, Newham · Academy	85	80%	40%	57%	Good 2022	80
91	Debden Park High SchoolLoughton, Essex · Academy	25	80%	36%	20%	No overall grade 2025	68
92	Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary SchoolRichmond, Richmond upon Thames · Church of England	40	80%	25%	23%	Report card 2026	79
93	Rivington and Blackrod High SchoolBolton · Academy	30	80%	23%	26%	Good 2023	67
94	The Hemel Hempstead SchoolHemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · Academy	20	80%	20%	19%	Report card 2026	48
94	The North SchoolAshford, Kent · Academy	20	80%	20%	35%	Not inspected	31
96	Kings' SchoolWinchester, Hampshire · Council	54	80%	48%	18%	Good 2024	77
97	RawlinsLoughborough, Leicestershire · Academy	39	80%	46%	21%	No overall grade 2024	33
98	Tomlinscote SchoolCamberley, Surrey · Academy	97	79%	43%	7%	Outstanding 2023	86
99	Chatham GrammarChatham, Medway · Academy (grammar)	68	79%	38%	17%	Good 2023	87
100	The Camden School for GirlsLondon, Camden · Voluntary	29	79%	45%	30%	Good 2022	83

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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.