Top non-selective secondary schools by Attainment 8
With the 163 selective schools taken out, this is the list most families will find useful: schools that admit pupils without an entrance test.
Michaela Community School in Brent is ranked first, on 77.6. The list spans 42 local authorities, and Hertfordshire has the most schools in it (13).
The school in 100th place recorded 59.6, against a typical figure of 45.3 across all 3,013 schools that meet the rules. By region, the top 100 breaks down as London 52, East of England 20 and South East 14; one region has no school in the list.
How this ranking works
The same Attainment 8 measure as the main table, leaving out schools whose admissions policy is recorded as selective. Some comprehensive schools still select a small share of places by aptitude.
Only schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11 are included. 100 of the 3,013 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
- 1Michaela Community School77.6
- 2Dame Alice Owen's School72.9
- 3West London Free School69.2
- 4Watford Grammar School for Boys68.9
- =5Ark Greenwich Free School68.2
- =5Watford Grammar School for Girls68.2
- 7Mercia School68.1
- 8Chesterton Community College68.0
- 9Waldegrave School67.3
- 10The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School67.2
- 11Twyford Church of England High School67.1
- =12Menorah High School for Girls66.7
- =12Ashcroft Technology Academy66.7
- 14The Grey Coat Hospital66.6
- 15Parmiter's School66.5
- 16Lady Margaret School66.3
- 17Ealing Fields Church of England High School66.1
- 18St Andrew's Catholic School65.2
- =19St Clement Danes School65.1
- =19Sandringham School65.1
- =19Mossbourne Community Academy65.1
- 22The Charter School North Dulwich65.0
- 23Salesian School, Chertsey64.9
- 24JFS64.6
- 25Hinchley Wood School64.5
- =26Orleans Park School64.4
- =26Ada Lovelace Church of England High School64.4
- 28Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy64.3
- =29The Camden School for Girls64.0
- =29Avanti House School64.0
- =29Prendergast School64.0
- 32Graveney School63.9
- =33Hasmonean High School for Girls63.7
- =33The Holt School63.7
- =33St George's School63.7
- =36St Peter's Catholic School63.6
- =36Gordon's School63.6
- =36The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College63.6
- =39Gunnersbury Catholic School63.5
- =39Rosebery School63.5
- =39Weydon School63.5
- =39Parkside Community College63.5
- =39Wembley High Technology College63.5
- 44The King's (The Cathedral) School63.2
- 45The West Bridgford School62.9
- =46Grey Court School62.8
- =46The Kingston Academy62.8
- =46Sir John Lawes School62.8
- =49Eden Girls' School, Coventry62.6
- =49Beaumont School62.6
- =51Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School62.5
- =51St Mark's Catholic School62.5
- =51William Perkin Church of England High School62.5
- 54Nishkam School West London62.4
- =55Finchley Catholic High School62.3
- =55The London Oratory School62.3
- 57Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School62.2
- 58Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham62.1
- 59The Piggott School61.9
- =60St Paul's Catholic College61.8
- =60St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School61.8
- =62Hockerill Anglo-European College61.7
- =62The St Thomas the Apostle College61.7
- =64Paddington Academy61.6
- =64Glenthorne High School61.6
- =64Yavneh College61.6
- =64St Bede's Inter-Church School61.6
- 68Madani Girls' School61.4
- =69Eden Boys' School, Birmingham61.3
- =69Gillotts School61.3
- =69Notre Dame High School, Norwich61.3
- =72Rickmansworth School61.2
- =72Alexandra Park School61.2
- =72Mill Hill County High School61.2
- =75Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School61.0
- =75High Storrs School61.0
- =75St Paul's School for Girls61.0
- =75The St Marylebone CofE School61.0
- =79JCoSS60.9
- =79Sacred Heart High School60.9
- =81Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East60.8
- =81Reach Academy Feltham60.8
- =83Glenmoor Academy60.7
- =83Cheadle Hulme High School60.7
- =83Ursuline High School Wimbledon60.7
- =86St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School60.6
- =86St Gregory's Catholic Science College60.6
- 88Rutlish School60.5
- 89Ark Bolingbroke Academy60.2
- =90Walthamstow School for Girls60.0
- =90Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton60.0
- =92Thornden School59.9
- =92Ashmole Academy59.9
- =92Kingsdale Foundation School59.9
- =92Brampton Manor Academy59.9
- =96The Westgate School59.8
- =96Wren Academy Finchley59.8
- =98Lymm High School59.7
- =98Saffron Walden County High School59.7
- 100Arden59.6
Things to bear in mind
Non-selective does not always mean a neighbourhood comprehensive. Some schools here admit a share of pupils by aptitude or by ability banding, or draw from a wide area. Without Progress 8 this year, the list reflects each school's intake as well as its teaching.
Source: Department for Education school performance tables, Key Stage 4 2025. Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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