Secondary schools with the highest Attainment 8 scores
Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades across eight GCSE subjects, with English and maths counted twice. The national average is 47.4.
The Henrietta Barnett School in Barnet is ranked first, on 87.3. The list spans 34 local authorities, and Buckinghamshire has the most schools in it (12).
The school in 100th place recorded 70.9, against a typical figure of 45.8 across all 3,176 schools that meet the rules. By region, the top 100 breaks down as South East 23, London 20 and West Midlands 18; one region has no school in the list.
How this ranking works
The measure is the school's average Attainment 8 score. Selective schools are included and marked as such.
Only schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11 are included. 100 of the 3,176 schools that meet these rules are shown below. A rank with "=" is shared with another school on the same figure. Tap any school to see its full results, Ofsted grades, admissions and nearby alternatives.
The top 100
- 1The Henrietta Barnett School87.3
- 2Wilson's School86.9
- 3Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet85.6
- 4The Tiffin Girls' School85.3
- 5Kendrick School84.0
- 6St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School83.6
- =7King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford83.3
- =7King Edward VI School83.3
- 9Reading School83.0
- 10Newstead Wood School82.8
- 11Pate's Grammar School82.7
- 12Colchester Royal Grammar School82.1
- 13Chelmsford County High School for Girls80.7
- =14Altrincham Grammar School for Girls80.6
- =14Colchester County High School for Girls80.6
- =14Stratford Girls' Grammar School80.6
- =17Wallington High School for Girls80.5
- =17Nonsuch High School for Girls80.5
- 19King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls80.4
- 20Sutton Grammar School80.3
- 21Heckmondwike Grammar School80.2
- =22The Latymer School80.1
- =22Woodford County High School80.1
- =24Upton Court Grammar School79.9
- =24Dartford Grammar School79.9
- 26The Blue Coat School79.5
- 27Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls79.4
- =28Dr Challoner's High School79.1
- =28Tiffin School79.1
- 30Colyton Grammar School78.8
- 31Altrincham Grammar School for Boys78.5
- 32The Judd School78.4
- 33St Michael's Catholic Grammar School77.8
- 34Wallington County Grammar School77.7
- =35Langley Grammar School77.6
- =35Westcliff High School for Boys Academy77.6
- =35Michaela Community School77.6
- 38St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School77.3
- =39Sir Thomas Rich's School77.2
- =39Tonbridge Grammar School77.2
- 41Bishop Vesey's Grammar School77.1
- 42South Wilts Grammar School77.0
- 43Stroud High School76.9
- 44Saint Ambrose College76.2
- 45Sale Grammar School76.1
- =46Beaconsfield High School75.9
- =46King Edward VI Five Ways School75.9
- 48Herschel Grammar School75.8
- =49Ilford County High School75.7
- =49King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys75.7
- =51Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School75.6
- =51Westcliff High School for Girls75.6
- 53Dartford Grammar School for Girls75.5
- 54Wolverhampton Girls' High School75.4
- 55Newport Girls' High School Academy75.3
- 56Lawrence Sheriff School75.1
- =57Southend High School for Girls75.0
- =57Townley Grammar School75.0
- 59Rugby High School74.9
- 60Bexley Grammar School74.7
- =61The Crossley Heath School74.5
- =61Aylesbury Grammar School74.5
- =63Clitheroe Royal Grammar School74.4
- =63Stretford Grammar School74.4
- 65Aylesbury High School74.3
- =66King Edward VI Handsworth School74.2
- =66Queen Mary's Grammar School74.2
- =66Bournemouth School74.2
- 69Lancaster Royal Grammar School74.1
- 70Chesham Grammar School74.0
- =71Marling School73.9
- =71The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe73.9
- =71Wycombe High School73.9
- =71Dr Challoner's Grammar School73.9
- =75Devonport High School for Girls73.8
- =75Southend High School for Boys73.8
- =77Alcester Grammar School73.7
- =77Loreto Grammar School73.7
- =79Queen Mary's High School73.5
- =79Royal Latin School73.5
- =81Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School73.4
- =81Lancaster Girls' Grammar School73.4
- 83Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School73.3
- 84Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School73.2
- 85Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School73.1
- =86Denmark Road High School72.9
- =86Dame Alice Owen's School72.9
- =88The Crypt School72.7
- =88The King's School, Grantham72.7
- 90Sir William Borlase's Grammar School72.4
- 91John Hampden Grammar School72.3
- 92Bournemouth School for Girls72.2
- 93King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys72.0
- 94Haberdashers' Adams71.8
- 95Urmston Grammar Academy71.7
- 96Beths Grammar School71.6
- 97West Kirby Grammar School71.3
- =98King Edward VI Aston School71.2
- =98Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy71.2
- 100Ripon Grammar School70.9
Things to bear in mind
Attainment 8 rewards breadth. A pupil needs grades in eight qualifying subjects to score in full, so a school that enters pupils for fewer GCSEs scores lower even when grades are strong. Progress 8, which allows for pupils' starting points, is not available for this year group because they did not sit Key Stage 2 tests in 2020.
Source: Department for Education school performance tables, Key Stage 4 2025. Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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