Secondary schools with the most pupils getting grade 5 or above in English and maths
Grade 5 is a 'strong pass'. Nationally, 47% of pupils get grade 5 or above in both English and maths.
13 schools share first place on 100%, including The Henrietta Barnett School in Barnet and Wilson's School in Sutton. The list spans 32 local authorities, and Buckinghamshire has the most schools in it (13).
The school in 100th place recorded 94.4%, against a typical figure of 43.7% across all 3,176 schools that meet the rules. By region, the top 100 breaks down as South East 26, London 20 and West Midlands 18; one region has no school in the list.
How this ranking works
The measure is the percentage of Year 11 pupils achieving grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE. Ties are broken by Attainment 8.
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 School100%
- =1Wilson's School100%
- =1Kendrick School100%
- =1St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School100%
- =1King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford100%
- =1King Edward VI School100%
- =1Reading School100%
- =1Newstead Wood School100%
- =1Colchester Royal Grammar School100%
- =1Altrincham Grammar School for Girls100%
- =1Colchester County High School for Girls100%
- =1Stratford Girls' Grammar School100%
- =1Alcester Grammar School100%
- =14Wallington High School for Girls99.5%
- =14Heckmondwike Grammar School99.5%
- =14Dr Challoner's High School99.5%
- =17The Tiffin Girls' School99.4%
- =17Chelmsford County High School for Girls99.4%
- =17Upton Court Grammar School99.4%
- =17Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls99.4%
- =17Beaconsfield High School99.4%
- =22Pate's Grammar School99.3%
- =22Wallington County Grammar School99.3%
- =24Sutton Grammar School99.2%
- =24Rugby High School99.2%
- =26Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet99%
- =26The Latymer School99%
- =28Woodford County High School98.9%
- =28Dartford Grammar School98.9%
- =28Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School98.9%
- =28Southend High School for Girls98.9%
- =28The Crossley Heath School98.9%
- =28Aylesbury High School98.9%
- 34Lancaster Royal Grammar School98.8%
- =35Nonsuch High School for Girls98.7%
- =35Colyton Grammar School98.7%
- =35Sir Thomas Rich's School98.7%
- =35South Wilts Grammar School98.7%
- =35Herschel Grammar School98.7%
- 40Altrincham Grammar School for Boys98.5%
- =41The Judd School98.4%
- =41King Edward VI Handsworth School98.4%
- =43Tiffin School98.3%
- =43Langley Grammar School98.3%
- =43Tonbridge Grammar School98.3%
- 46Bexley Grammar School98.2%
- =47St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School98.1%
- =47Marling School98.1%
- =49King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls98%
- =49Saint Ambrose College98%
- =49The Crypt School98%
- =52Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School97.9%
- =52Beths Grammar School97.9%
- 54John Hampden Grammar School97.8%
- =55The Blue Coat School97.7%
- =55Westcliff High School for Boys Academy97.7%
- =57The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe97.6%
- =57Devonport High School for Girls97.6%
- 59Stroud High School97.5%
- =60Michaela Community School97.4%
- =60Bishop Vesey's Grammar School97.4%
- 62Westcliff High School for Girls97.3%
- =63Ilford County High School97.2%
- =63Wolverhampton Girls' High School97.2%
- =63Queen Mary's Grammar School97.2%
- =63Southend High School for Boys97.2%
- =63Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School97.2%
- 68King Edward VI Aston School97.1%
- =69Sale Grammar School96.9%
- =69Townley Grammar School96.9%
- =71Wycombe High School96.8%
- =71Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School96.8%
- =73King Edward VI Five Ways School96.7%
- =73Chesham Grammar School96.7%
- =73Sir William Borlase's Grammar School96.7%
- =76King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys96.6%
- =76Newport Girls' High School Academy96.6%
- =76Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School96.6%
- =76King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys96.6%
- 80Dr Challoner's Grammar School96.2%
- 81St Michael's Catholic Grammar School96.1%
- =82Lawrence Sheriff School96%
- =82Clitheroe Royal Grammar School96%
- =82Bournemouth School96%
- =82Bournemouth School for Girls96%
- 86Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy95.9%
- =87Stretford Grammar School95.6%
- =87West Kirby Grammar School95.6%
- 89Poole Grammar School95.5%
- 90Highworth Grammar School95.3%
- =91Aylesbury Grammar School95.2%
- =91Queen Mary's High School95.2%
- =93Dartford Grammar School for Girls94.9%
- =93The King's School, Grantham94.9%
- 95Royal Latin School94.8%
- 96Urmston Grammar Academy94.7%
- 97Haberdashers' Adams94.6%
- 98Weald of Kent Grammar School94.5%
- =99Burnham Grammar School94.4%
- =99Devonport High School for Boys94.4%
Things to bear in mind
This is a threshold measure: a grade 5 counts the same as a grade 9. It shows how many pupils leave with a strong foundation in English and maths, but not how far the most able are stretched. Many selective schools sit at or close to 100%, which is why so many share first place.
Source: Department for Education school performance tables, Key Stage 4 2025. Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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