Secondary schools in England ranked by taking the core subjects
Ranked by taking the core subjects (officially entering the english baccalaureate) for 2024/25, highest first. Share of pupils entered for all five core subject areas. This is one measure on its own, not the School Chooser Score. It doesn't allow for the mix of pupils or the size of the year group, so small differences don't mean much. 100 schools listed.
| # | School | Pupils | Low income | Ofsted | Taking the core subjects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Featherstone High SchoolSouthall, Ealing · Academy | 1,748 | 37% | No overall grade 2025 | 100.0% |
| 1 | Mercia SchoolSheffield · Free school | 1,070 | 24% | Outstanding 2023 | 100.0% |
| 1 | Wilson's SchoolWallington, Sutton · Academy (grammar) | 1,327 | 6% | Outstanding 2022 | 100.0% |
| 4 | Ashcroft Technology AcademyLondon, Wandsworth · Academy | 1,524 | 40% | Report card 2025 | 99.6% |
| 5 | Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsAltrincham, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 1,381 | 7% | Outstanding 2022 | 99.5% |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetBarnet · Academy (grammar) | 1,321 | 3% | Outstanding 2022 | 99.5% |
| 7 | Woodford County High SchoolWoodford Green, Redbridge · Council (grammar) | 1,237 | 15% | Good 2022 | 99.4% |
| 8 | Ermysted's Grammar SchoolSkipton, North Yorkshire · Voluntary (grammar) | 836 | 7% | Good 2022 | 99.2% |
| 8 | Tauheedul Islam Boys' High SchoolBlackburn, Blackburn with Darwen · Free school | 746 | 18% | Outstanding 2024 | 99.2% |
| 8 | Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolBlackburn, Blackburn with Darwen · Academy | 866 | 16% | Outstanding 2022 | 99.2% |
| 11 | Dartford Grammar SchoolDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 1,576 | 10% | Outstanding 2022 | 98.9% |
| 12 | King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordChelmsford, Essex · Academy (grammar) | 1,153 | 3% | Report card 2026 | 98.7% |
| 12 | Mossbourne Victoria Park AcademyLondon, Hackney · Academy | 838 | 48% | Outstanding 2023 | 98.7% |
| 14 | Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolRochester, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 1,555 | 12% | Outstanding 2023 | 98.6% |
| 14 | The Norton Knatchbull SchoolAshford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 1,348 | 9% | Good 2023 | 98.6% |
| 16 | Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling, Bexley · Academy (grammar) | 1,504 | 4% | Outstanding 2022 | 98.2% |
| 16 | Upton Court Grammar SchoolSlough · Academy (grammar) | 1,155 | 9% | Outstanding 2022 | 98.2% |
| 18 | Maidstone Grammar SchoolMaidstone, Kent · Foundation (grammar) | 1,443 | 9% | Not inspected | 98.1% |
| 18 | The Henrietta Barnett SchoolLondon, Barnet · Academy (grammar) | 812 | 4% | Good 2022 | 98.1% |
| 20 | Fort Pitt Grammar SchoolChatham, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 1,009 | 14% | Outstanding 2022 | 98.0% |
| 21 | Ilford County High SchoolIlford, Redbridge · Council (grammar) | 1,115 | 13% | Report card 2026 | 97.8% |
| 21 | Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing CollegeLondon, Tower Hamlets · Academy | 1,364 | 39% | Report card 2026 | 97.8% |
| 23 | Urmston Grammar AcademyManchester, Trafford · Academy (grammar) | 1,137 | 7% | Good 2022 | 97.4% |
| 24 | Bolton Muslim Girls SchoolBolton · Academy | 774 | 42% | No overall grade 2025 | 97.3% |
| 24 | Haybridge High School and Sixth FormStourbridge, Worcestershire · Academy | 1,226 | 13% | Good 2022 | 97.3% |
| 24 | King Edward VI Lordswood School for GirlsBirmingham · Academy | 989 | 33% | Good 2024 | 97.3% |
| 24 | Reading SchoolReading · Academy (grammar) | 1,138 | 5% | Outstanding 2023 | 97.3% |
| 28 | Highsted Grammar SchoolSittingbourne, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 793 | 13% | Good 2023 | 97.2% |
| 28 | The Queen Elizabeth's High School, GainsboroughGainsborough, Lincolnshire · Council (grammar) | 1,139 | 12% | Good 2023 | 97.2% |
| 28 | Tonbridge Grammar SchoolTonbridge, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 1,150 | 2% | Outstanding 2019 | 97.2% |
| 31 | Mossbourne Community AcademyLondon, Hackney · Academy | 1,432 | 51% | Report card 2026 | 97.1% |
| 32 | St Bernard's Catholic Grammar SchoolSlough · Roman Catholic (grammar) | 1,178 | 4% | Outstanding 2023 | 96.8% |
| 32 | Upton Hall School FCJWirral · Academy (grammar) | 1,004 | 10% | Outstanding 2022 | 96.8% |
| 34 | Chelmsford County High School for GirlsChelmsford, Essex · Academy (grammar) | 1,275 | 5% | Outstanding 2024 | 96.7% |
| 34 | Connaught School for GirlsLondon, Waltham Forest · Academy | 550 | 40% | No overall grade 2025 | 96.7% |
| 34 | Dr Challoner's High SchoolAmersham, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 1,391 | 3% | Outstanding 2023 | 96.7% |
| 34 | Holcombe Grammar SchoolChatham, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 1,060 | 13% | Good 2024 | 96.7% |
| 34 | King's Leadership Academy WarringtonWarrington · Free school | 804 | 13% | Not inspected | 96.7% |
| 39 | Cranford Community CollegeHounslow · Academy | 1,567 | 30% | Report card 2026 | 96.6% |
| 40 | Wycombe High SchoolHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 1,371 | 9% | Outstanding 2024 | 96.3% |
| 41 | Wirral Grammar School for BoysWirral · Academy (grammar) | 1,123 | 11% | Good 2022 | 96.2% |
| 42 | Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolRossendale, Lancashire · Academy (grammar) | 1,087 | 7% | Inadequate 2022 | 96.0% |
| 42 | Chatham GrammarChatham, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 948 | 17% | Good 2023 | 96.0% |
| 42 | The Blue Coat SchoolLiverpool · Academy (grammar) | 1,232 | 13% | Good 2022 | 96.0% |
| 42 | Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsDartford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 1,154 | 6% | Good 2022 | 96.0% |
| 46 | Eden Girls' School, SloughSlough · Free school | 613 | 27% | Outstanding 2024 | 95.9% |
| 46 | Watford Grammar School for BoysWatford, Hertfordshire · Academy | 1,590 | 7% | Report card 2026 | 95.9% |
| 48 | Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolSidcup, Bexley · Academy (grammar) | 1,561 | 2% | Good 2022 | 95.8% |
| 48 | Highworth Grammar SchoolAshford, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 1,553 | 9% | No overall grade 2025 | 95.8% |
| 48 | Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolTunbridge Wells, Kent · Foundation (grammar) | 1,123 | 4% | Outstanding 2023 | 95.8% |
| 51 | Invicta Grammar SchoolMaidstone, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 1,670 | 8% | Outstanding 2024 | 95.2% |
| 52 | Bentley Wood High SchoolStanmore, Harrow · Academy | 1,393 | 31% | Outstanding 2023 | 95.0% |
| 53 | Grove AcademySlough · Free school | 990 | 34% | Report card 2026 | 94.9% |
| 54 | Harris Academy BermondseyLondon, Southwark · Academy | 781 | 53% | No overall grade 2025 | 94.8% |
| 54 | Skipton Girls' High SchoolSkipton, North Yorkshire · Academy (grammar) | 862 | 8% | Good 2022 | 94.8% |
| 56 | Caistor Grammar SchoolMarket Rasen, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 690 | 7% | Good 2022 | 94.7% |
| 56 | The Royal Grammar School, High WycombeHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 1,451 | 6% | Good 2019 | 94.7% |
| 58 | St Gregory's Catholic Science CollegeHarrow, Brent · Academy | 1,175 | 13% | Not inspected | 94.6% |
| 58 | Wymondham High AcademyWymondham, Norfolk · Academy | 1,686 | 19% | Good 2023 | 94.6% |
| 60 | King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolBirmingham · Academy (grammar) | 1,324 | 17% | Good 2023 | 94.5% |
| 61 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyAlford, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 565 | 16% | Report card 2026 | 94.4% |
| 61 | Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea · Academy (grammar) | 1,309 | 5% | Outstanding 2023 | 94.4% |
| 63 | Eden Boys' School, BirminghamBirmingham · Free school | 606 | 52% | Not inspected | 94.3% |
| 64 | Bishopshalt SchoolUxbridge, Hillingdon · Academy | 1,239 | 28% | Report card 2026 | 94.1% |
| 64 | Rainham Mark Grammar SchoolGillingham, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 1,568 | 11% | Good 2022 | 94.1% |
| 66 | Chesham Grammar SchoolChesham, Buckinghamshire · Academy (grammar) | 1,331 | 3% | No overall grade 2025 | 93.9% |
| 67 | Kendrick SchoolReading · Academy (grammar) | 939 | 11% | Outstanding 2022 | 93.8% |
| 67 | St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolOrpington, Bromley · Church of England (grammar) | 1,084 | 6% | No overall grade 2024 | 93.8% |
| 67 | The Rochester Grammar SchoolRochester, Medway · Academy (grammar) | 1,206 | 12% | Good 2023 | 93.8% |
| 70 | Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolMaidstone, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 1,100 | 8% | Good 2024 | 93.7% |
| 70 | The Latymer SchoolLondon, Enfield · Voluntary (grammar) | 1,355 | 9% | Report card 2026 | 93.7% |
| 72 | Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsMaidstone, Kent · Foundation (grammar) | 1,254 | 10% | Outstanding 2023 | 93.6% |
| 73 | The Island Free SchoolVentnor, Isle of Wight · Free school | 613 | 22% | Good 2023 | 93.4% |
| 74 | Bishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolSutton Coldfield, Birmingham · Academy (grammar) | 1,455 | 14% | Outstanding 2024 | 93.2% |
| 75 | Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeBishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire · Academy | 903 | 5% | Good 2022 | 93.1% |
| 76 | Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, ManchesterManchester · Free school | 659 | 46% | Report card 2026 | 93.0% |
| 77 | Wembley High Technology CollegeNorth Wembley, Brent · Academy | 1,555 | 17% | Outstanding 2022 | 92.8% |
| 78 | Westcliff High School for GirlsWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea · Academy (grammar) | 1,354 | 8% | Outstanding 2024 | 92.4% |
| 79 | Belmont Community SchoolDurham, County Durham · Council | 887 | 35% | Good 2024 | 92.3% |
| 80 | Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective AcademySleaford, Lincolnshire · Academy (grammar) | 747 | 10% | No overall grade 2024 | 92.1% |
| 81 | Manor High SchoolLeicester, Leicestershire · Academy | 941 | 12% | Good 2024 | 92.0% |
| 82 | Holland Park SchoolLondon, Kensington and Chelsea · Academy | 1,376 | 32% | Report card 2026 | 91.9% |
| 83 | The Willink SchoolReading, West Berkshire · Council | 1,205 | 12% | Report card 2026 | 91.6% |
| 84 | Hillcrest School and Sixth Form CentreBirmingham · Academy | 627 | 53% | Good 2022 | 91.5% |
| 85 | Barton Court Grammar SchoolCanterbury, Kent · Academy (grammar) | 995 | 13% | Good 2020 | 91.4% |
| 85 | Whitmore High SchoolHarrow · Council | 1,724 | 33% | No overall grade 2025 | 91.4% |
| 87 | Colchester County High School for GirlsColchester, Essex · Academy (grammar) | 1,198 | 3% | Outstanding 2023 | 91.1% |
| 87 | The Beaulieu Park SchoolChelmsford, Essex · Free school | 1,763 | 11% | Outstanding 2023 | 91.1% |
| 89 | Richard Challoner SchoolNew Malden, Kingston upon Thames · Academy | 1,079 | 10% | Outstanding 2022 | 90.9% |
| 90 | Bournemouth SchoolBournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Academy (grammar) | 1,320 | 7% | Outstanding 2024 | 90.8% |
| 90 | St Joseph's CollegeStoke-on-Trent · Academy (grammar) | 1,104 | 9% | No overall grade 2025 | 90.8% |
| 92 | Oasis Academy South BankLondon, Lambeth · Free school | 691 | 64% | Outstanding 2024 | 90.7% |
| 93 | The Sacred Heart Language CollegeHarrow · Academy | 714 | 21% | No overall grade 2024 | 90.6% |
| 94 | AIM Academy North LondonLondon, Enfield · Academy | 630 | 47% | Good 2023 | 90.4% |
| 94 | Drayton Manor High SchoolLondon, Ealing · Academy | 1,443 | 40% | Outstanding 2023 | 90.4% |
| 94 | Enfield County School for GirlsEnfield · Council | 999 | 37% | Good 2023 | 90.4% |
| 94 | The Grey Coat HospitalLondon, Westminster · Academy | 1,167 | 30% | Outstanding 2022 | 90.4% |
| 98 | Blythe Bridge High SchoolStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · Academy | 1,049 | 16% | Report card 2026 | 90.3% |
| 98 | Northampton School for GirlsNorthampton, West Northamptonshire · Academy | 1,670 | 17% | Report card 2026 | 90.3% |
| 100 | Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham EastBirmingham · Free school | 609 | 59% | Outstanding 2023 | 90.2% |
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
- 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 / TVEconomicsDanceFilm StudiesLatinClassical CivilisationEngineeringOther Sciences
How to read this
Share of pupils entered for all five core subject areas. The official name of this measure is ‘Entering the English Baccalaureate’. Source: Department for Education, latest published year. Schools whose figure is missing or held back are left out. Independent schools, special schools and alternative provision are left out because their figures can't be compared fairly.