Single-sex schools in England

How many boys' and girls' schools there are, where they are, and how they do against schools with a similar intake. 442 state schools match, teaching 380,415 pupils.

Schools44211 primary, 349 secondary

Pupils380,415on roll

Pupils from low-income families27%England 27%

Average score79281 of 355 scored schools beat similar schools; England 50 by design

Good or outstanding (old grades)95%England 94%

Average GCSE score49.4England 47.0

Reached the expected level at 1137%England 63%

The score compares every school with the 50 schools most like it, but it still rewards strong results and inspections, so a group of schools that picks pupils by ability or attracts better-off families will sit high. Read the average alongside the low-income figure.

Boys' and girls' schools

Pupils	Schools	Pupils	Low income	Average score
Girls	223	221,626	24%	81 (206 scored)
Boys	219	158,789	30%	77 (149 scored)

Highest scoring

Against schools with a similar intake, so these are the ones getting the most out of their pupils.

#	School	Phase	Ofsted	Score
1	Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolBlackburn, Blackburn with Darwen	Secondary	Outstanding 2022	100
2	Altrincham Grammar School for BoysAltrincham, Trafford	Secondary	Outstanding 2022	100
3	Prendergast SchoolLondon, Lewisham	Secondary	No overall grade 2025	100
4	Wallington County Grammar SchoolWallington, Sutton	Secondary	Outstanding 2022	100
5	Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolColchester, Essex	Secondary	Report card 2026	100
6	Wilson's SchoolWallington, Sutton	Secondary	Outstanding 2022	100
7	Eden Girls' School, CoventryCoventry, Coventry	Secondary	Outstanding 2023	100
8	St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolOrpington, Bromley	Secondary	No overall grade 2024	100
9	Newstead Wood SchoolOrpington, Bromley	Secondary	Outstanding 2022	100
10	Eden Boys' School, BirminghamBirmingham, Birmingham	Secondary	Not inspected	100
11	Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetBarnet, Barnet	Secondary	Outstanding 2022	100
12	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysBirmingham, Birmingham	Secondary	Outstanding 2023	100
13	Kendrick SchoolReading, Reading	Secondary	Outstanding 2022	99
14	Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea	Secondary	Outstanding 2023	99
15	Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolStratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire	Secondary	Outstanding 2022	99

How to read this

Single-sex state schools are now rare outside London, Birmingham and a few grammar-school areas, and girls' schools outnumber boys'. Their intakes and results differ from mixed schools partly because of where they are and who they select, so the score compares each with schools of a similar intake rather than with each other.