GCSE League Table: Check Out The GCSE Results For 2023
Welcome to an in-depth analysis of the GCSE League Table, offering a detailed overview of the remarkable academic accomplishments attained by students across the UK in the year 2023. In this article, we delve into the latest trends, noteworthy achievements, and the schools that have excelled in shaping these GCSE results. Join us as we navigate through the educational landscape, spotlighting the exceptional efforts of both students and institutions.
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What is GCSE
GCSE, or General Certificate of Secondary Education, is an academic qualification that students in the United Kingdom typically undertake at the age of 16, generally after completing two years of study in secondary education. GCSEs are designed to assess a student’s knowledge and skills across various subjects, and they play a significant role in shaping a student’s future educational and career paths.
Students usually take a variety of GCSE subjects, including core subjects like English, Mathematics, and Science, as well as additional subjects like History, Geography, Languages, and more. The GCSE curriculum is designed to provide a broad education while allowing students to specialise in areas of interest.
The assessment for GCSEs often includes a combination of written exams, coursework, and practical assessments, depending on the subject.
The GCSE qualification serves as a foundation for further education or employment. Students often use their GCSE results to gain entry into college or sixth form, where they can pursue more advanced studies such as A-levels or vocational courses. GCSEs also hold value for potential employers, demonstrating a student’s academic achievements and skills.
When was the GCSE Results Day 2023?
Year 11 students in England, North Ireland, and Wales received their 2023 GCSE results on Thursday, August 24! Students had to proceed to their respective schools to obtain their results, which were available from around 8AM.
In case you missed it, here were the recent results release dates:
A-Levels Results 2023: 17 August 2023
IB Results 2023: 6 July 2023
GCSE Grade Equivalent
Since 2017, the grading system has been changed to a numerical system. The results of GCSE exams are typically graded on a scale from 9 to 1, with 9 being the highest grade and 1 being the lowest. According to Ofqual, here is what the numerical grading system means:
- 9 = High A* grade
- 8 = Lower A* or high A
- 7 = Lower A grade
- 6 = High B grade
- 5 = Lower B or high C
- 4 = Lower C grade
- 3 = D or high E
- 2 = Lower E or high F
- 1 = Lower F or G
- U = U remains the same
Top UK GCSE Schools: GCSE League Table 2023
Here is the updated list of the top performing schools in this year’s GCSE!
| Rank | GCSE Result (% of 9-7) | School | Entry gender | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99.4 | North London Collegiate School | Girls | Day |
| 2 | 99 | St Paul’s Girls’ School | Girls | Day |
| 3 | 98.1 | King’s College School, Wimbledon | Boys (Sixth Form) | Day |
| 4 | 97.5 | Wycombe Abbey | Girls | Boarding |
| 5 | 97.2 | Guildford High School | Girls | Day |
| 6 | 96.9 | Godolphin and Latymer | Girls | Day |
| 7 | 96.5 | King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham | Girls | Day |
| 8 | 96.3 | Westminster School | Boys (Sixth Form) | Boarding |
| 9 | 96 | St Paul’s School | Boys | Boarding |
| 10 | 94.9 | City of London School for Girls | Girls | Day |
| 11 | 94.6 | Magdalen College School | Boys (Sixth Form) | Day |
| 12 | 94.3 | South Hampstead High School GDST | Girls | Day |
| 13 | 94 | Lady Eleanor Holles | Girls | Day |
| 14= | 93.5 | Latymer Upper School | Mixed | Day |
| 14= | 93.5 | Tonbridge School | Boys | Boarding |
| 16 | 92.9 | Highgate School | Mixed | Day |
| 17 | 92.6 | Brighton College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 18 | 92.4 | City of London School | Boys | Day |
| 19 | 92.3 | Dulwich College | Boys | Boarding |
| 20 | 92.2 | Wimbledon High School GDST | Girls | Day |
| 21 | 91.1 | Hampton School | Boys | Day |
| 22 | 90.7 | Alleyn’s School | Mixed | Day |
| 23 | 90.6 | Putney High School GDST | Girls | Day |
| 24 | 90.5 | Kingston Grammar School | Mixed | Day |
| 25 | 90 | Concord College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 26= | 89.8 | Royal Grammar School, Guildford | Boys | Day |
| 26= | 89.8 | University College Senior School | Boys (Sixth Form) | Day |
| 28 | 89.5 | James Allen’s Girls’ School | Girls | Day |
| 29 | 89.1 | Bancroft’s | Mixed | Day |
| 30= | 89 | Francis Holland School, Sloane Square | Girls | Day |
| 30= | 89 | Withington Girls’ School | Girls | Day |
| 32 | 88.6 | Oxford High School GDST | Girls | Day |
| 33 | 88.5 | Whitgift School | Boys | Boarding |
| 34= | 88.4 | Notting Hill and Ealing High School GDST | Girls | Day |
| 34= | 88.4 | Trinity School, Croydon | Boys (Sixth Form) | Day |
| 36= | 88.3 | Winchester College | Boys (Sixth Form) | Boarding |
| 36= | 88.3 | Cheltenham Ladies’ College | Girls | Boarding |
| 38 | 88.2 | St Catherine’s, Bramley | Girls | Boarding |
| 39 | 87.7 | Surbiton High School | Girls | Day |
| 40 | 87.5 | King Edward’s School, Birmingham | Boys | Day |
| 41= | 87 | Emanuel School | Mixed | Day |
| 41= | 87 | St Mary’s School Ascot | Girls | Boarding |
| 41= | 87 | St Michael’s School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 44 | 86.8 | St Albans High School for Girls | Girls | Day |
| 45 | 86.4 | Wellington College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 46 | 86.3 | Caterham School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 47= | 86.2 | Channing School | Girls | Day |
| 47= | 86.2 | Merchant Taylors’ School | Boys | Day |
| 49= | 86.1 | Reigate Grammar School | Mixed | Day |
| 49= | 86.1 | Sevenoaks School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 51= | 85.8 | King Edward VI School, Southampton | Mixed | Day |
| 51= | 85.8 | The Perse School | Mixed | Day |
| 53 | 85.7 | St John’s College, Cardiff | Mixed | Day |
| 54 | 85.2 | Royal Grammar School, Newcastle | Mixed | Day |
| 55 | 84.5 | St Helen’s School, Northwood | Girls | Day |
| 56= | 84.1 | Cardiff Sixth Form College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 56= | 84.1 | King Edward’s School, Bath | Mixed | Day |
| 58 | 83.9 | The Abbey School | Girls | Day |
| 59 | 83.7 | Epsom College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 60 | 83.6 | City of London Freemen’s School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 61 | 83.2 | Queen Ethelburga’s College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 62 | 82.1 | Redmaids’ High School | Girls | Day |
| 63 | 81.8 | Nottingham High School | Mixed | Day |
| 64 | 81.7 | St Albans School | Boys (Sixth Form) | Day |
| 65 | 81.6 | Benenden School | Girls | Boarding |
| 66 | 81.5 | St Helen and St Katharine | Girls | Day |
| 67 | 81.4 | Eltham College | Mixed | Day |
| 68= | 81 | Abingdon School | Boys | Boarding |
| 68= | 81 | Sir William Perkins’s School | Girls | Day |
| 70 | 80.5 | Downe House | Girls | Boarding |
| 71 | 80.4 | St Swithun’s School | Girls | Boarding |
| 72 | 80.2 | Eton College | Boys | Boarding |
| 73 | 80 | Colfe’s School | Mixed | Day |
| 74 | 78.8 | Haileybury | Mixed | Boarding |
| 75 | 78.1 | Reading Blue Coat | Boys (Sixth Form) | Day |
| 76 | 78 | Reed’s School | Boys (Sixth Form) | Boarding |
| 77 | 77.2 | Queen’s College, London | Girls | Day |
| 78 | 77.1 | Croydon High School GDST | Girls | Day |
| 79= | 77 | Francis Holland School, Regent’s Park | Girls | Day |
| 79= | 77 | Sheffield Girls’ GDST | Girls | Day |
| 81 | 76.2 | Headington School | Girls | Boarding |
| 82 | 76.1 | Radley College | Boys | Boarding |
| 83 | 75.9 | The King’s School, Canterbury | Mixed | Boarding |
| 84 | 75.8 | Marlborough College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 85 | 75.4 | Sutton High School GDST | Girls | Day |
| 86= | 74.9 | Harrodian | Mixed | Day |
| 86= | 74.9 | St George’s Weybridge | Mixed | Day |
| 88 | 74.8 | The Leys | Mixed | Boarding |
| 89 | 74.5 | Ibstock Place School | Mixed | Day |
| 90 | 74.3 | Roedean School | Girls | Boarding |
| 91= | 74 | Blackheath High School GDST | Girls | Day |
| 91= | 74 | King’s High School, Warwick | Girls | Day |
| 91= | 74 | Oundle School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 94 | 73.9 | Churcher’s College | Mixed | Day |
| 95= | 73.6 | Norwich School | Mixed | Day |
| 95= | 73.6 | The Maynard School | Girls | Day |
| 97 | 73.3 | Cranleigh | Mixed | Boarding |
| 98 | 73.2 | Loughborough High School | Girls | Day |
| 99 | 73 | Exeter School | Mixed | Day |
| 100 | 72.8 | Bradford Grammar School | Mixed | Day |
| 101= | 72.7 | Bishop’s Stortford College | Mixed | Day |
| 101= | 72.7 | Bromley High School GDST | Girls | Day |
| 103 | 72.5 | Walthamstow Hall Senior School | Girls | Day |
| 104 | 72.2 | Charterhouse | Mixed | Boarding |
| 105= | 72 | Canford School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 105= | 72 | Chigwell School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 107 | 71.7 | Forest School | Mixed | Day |
| 108 | 71.2 | Stephen Perse Senior School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 109 | 70.9 | St Mary’s Calne | Girls | Boarding |
| 110= | 70.8 | Manchester High School for Girls | Girls | Day |
| 110= | 70.8 | The King’s School, Chester | Mixed | Day |
| 112 | 70.6 | Leicester Grammar School | Mixed | Day |
| 113 | 70.1 | The Grammar School at Leeds | Mixed | Day |
| 114 | 69.4 | Bristol Grammar School | Mixed | Day |
| 115 | 69.3 | St Benedict’s School | Mixed | Day |
| 116 | 69 | Badminton School | Girls | Boarding |
| 117= | 68.9 | Nottingham Girls’ High School GDST | Girls | Day |
| 117= | 68.9 | Yarm School | Mixed | Day |
| 119= | 68.6 | Bedford School | Boys | Boarding |
| 119= | 68.6 | Uppingham School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 121 | 68.1 | St Peter’s School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 122= | 68 | Ardingly College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 122= | 68 | St Dunstan’s College | Mixed | Day |
| 124 | 67.7 | Howell’s School, Llandaff GDST | Girls (Sixth Form) | Day |
| 125 | 67.6 | Wetherby Senior School | Boys | Day |
| 126 | 67.4 | Bedford Modern School | Mixed | Day |
| 127= | 67.2 | Hampton Court House | Mixed | Day |
| 127= | 67.2 | Wolverhampton Grammar School | Mixed | Day |
| 129= | 67.1 | King Henry VIII School | Mixed | Day |
| 129= | 67.1 | Solihull School | Mixed | Day |
| 129= | 67.1 | The Portsmouth Grammar School | Mixed | Day |
| 132 | 66.7 | Queen’s Gate School | Girls | Day |
| 133 | 66.4 | Woldingham School | Girls | Boarding |
| 134= | 66.3 | Dauntsey’s | Mixed | Boarding |
| 134= | 66.3 | Northwood College for Girls GDST | Girls | Day |
| 134= | 66.3 | Streatham and Clapham High School GDST | Girls | Day |
| 137 | 66.2 | Immanuel College | Mixed | Day |
| 138= | 66 | Derby High School | Mixed | Day |
| 138= | 66 | Fettes College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 140 | 65.6 | Warwick School | Boys | Boarding |
| 141 | 65.5 | Old Palace of John Whitgift School | Girls | Day |
| 142 | 65.4 | Royal High School Bath GDST | Girls | Boarding |
| 143 | 65.3 | Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital | Boys (Sixth Form) | Day |
| 144 | 65.1 | Berkhamsted School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 145= | 64.8 | Lingfield College | Mixed | Day |
| 145= | 64.8 | St Mary’s School, Cambridge | Girls | Boarding |
| 147 | 64.6 | Dame Allan’s Girls’ School | Girls | Day |
| 148 | 64.2 | Burgess Hill Girls | Girls | Boarding |
| 149 | 64.1 | The King’s School in Macclesfield | Mixed | Day |
| 150= | 64 | Bablake School | Mixed | Day |
| 150= | 64 | Hymers College | Mixed | Day |
| 150= | 64 | Jersey College for Girls | Girls | Boarding |
| 150= | 64 | Leicester High School for Girls | Girls | Day |
| 150= | 64 | The Cathedral School, Llandaff | Mixed | Day |
| 155 | 62.9 | Ipswich School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 156 | 62.6 | The King’s School, Worcester | Mixed | Day |
| 157 | 62.5 | Cheadle Hulme School | Mixed | Day |
| 158 | 62.3 | Edgbaston High School for Girls | Girls | Day |
| 159 | 62 | The Purcell School | Mixed | Day |
| 160= | 61.9 | Clifton College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 160= | 61.9 | Mayfield School | Girls | Boarding |
| 160= | 61.9 | St Edward’s, Oxford | Mixed | Boarding |
| 163 | 61.8 | Kingswood School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 164 | 61.7 | St Columba’s College | Mixed | Day |
| 165 | 61.4 | Woodbridge School | Mixed | Day |
| 166 | 61.3 | Stockport Grammar School | Mixed | Day |
| 167 | 61.1 | The Grange School | Mixed | Day |
| 168= | 61 | Northampton High School GDST | Girls | Day |
| 168= | 61 | Repton School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 168= | 61 | Rougemont School | Mixed | Day |
| 168= | 61 | The Queen’s School | Girls | Day |
| 172 | 60.1 | St George’s Ascot | Girls | Day |
| 173 | 60 | Queen Anne’s, Caversham | Girls | Boarding |
| 174 | 59.7 | St Augustine’s Priory | Girls | Day |
| 175= | 59 | Durham High School | Girls | Day |
| 175= | 59 | RGS Worcester | Mixed | Day |
| 177 | 58.5 | Loughborough Grammar School | Boys | Boarding |
| 178 | 58.4 | St James Senior Girls’ School | Girls | Day |
| 179 | 58.3 | Radnor House, Twickenham | Mixed | Day |
| 180 | 58.1 | Bolton School Girls’ Division | Girls | Day |
| 181= | 58 | Collegiate School | Mixed | Day |
| 181= | 58 | Dame Allan’s Boys’ School | Boys (Sixth Form) | Day |
| 181= | 58 | Sherborne Girls | Girls | Boarding |
| 184= | 57.8 | Cheltenham College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 184= | 57.8 | Mill Hill School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 186 | 57.1 | Harrogate Ladies’ College | Girls | Boarding |
| 187= | 57 | Bromsgrove School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 187= | 57 | Cranford House | Mixed | Boarding |
| 187= | 57 | Eastbourne College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 187= | 57 | John Lyon School | Mixed | Day |
| 187= | 57 | Kimbolton School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 192 | 56.9 | Brentwood School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 193 | 56.6 | Bradfield College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 194= | 56 | Norwich High School for Girls GDST | Girls | Day |
| 194= | 56 | The Royal Masonic School for Girls | Girls | Boarding |
| 196 | 55.8 | Claremont Fan Court School | Mixed | Day |
| 197 | 55.6 | The Laurels School | Girls | Day |
| 198 | 55 | Birkdale School | Mixed | Day |
| 199= | 54.9 | Chetham’s School of Music | Mixed | Day |
| 199= | 54.9 | Moreton Hall | Girls | Boarding |
| 201 | 54.4 | St Margaret’s School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 202= | 54 | d’Overbroeck’s College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 202= | 54 | Farlington School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 202= | 54 | St Catherine’s School, Twickenham | Girls | |
| 205= | 53 | Adcote School for Girls | Girls | Boarding |
| 205= | 53 | Culford School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 205= | 53 | Dunottar School | Mixed | Day |
| 205= | 53 | The Mount School York | Girls | Boarding |
| 209 | 52.8 | Bolton School Boys’ Division Senior School | Boys | Day |
| 210 | 52.4 | Godolphin | Girls | Boarding |
| 211= | 52.2 | Ashford School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 211= | 52.2 | The King’s School, Gloucester | Mixed | Day |
| 213= | 52 | Bury Grammar School | Mixed | Day |
| 213= | 52 | Merchiston Castle School | Boys | Boarding |
| 213= | 52 | Shrewsbury School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 213= | 52 | Taunton School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 217 | 51.5 | Kent College, Pembury | Girls | Boarding |
| 218 | 51.4 | Monkton Combe School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 219 | 51 | Wellingborough School | Mixed | Day |
| 220 | 50.8 | St Leonards School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 221 | 50.7 | Wells Cathedral School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 222 | 50.6 | Queenswood | Girls | Boarding |
| 223 | 50.2 | St Joseph’s College | Mixed | Day |
| 224= | 50 | Leighton Park School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 224= | 50 | Pipers Corner School | Girls | Day |
| 224= | 50 | Queen Margaret’s School for Girls | Girls | Boarding |
| 227 | 49.9 | AKS Lytham | Mixed | Day |
| 228 | 49.5 | Salesian College | Boys (Sixth Form) | Day |
| 229 | 49.3 | Oakham School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 230 | 49 | Blundell’s School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 231 | 48.9 | Farnborough Hill | Girls | Day |
| 232 | 48.8 | Hulme Grammar School | Mixed | Day |
| 233= | 48.4 | Hill House School | Mixed | Day |
| 233= | 48.4 | Royal Russell School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 235 | 48 | Birkenhead School | Mixed | Day |
| 236 | 47.9 | Rendcomb College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 237 | 47.7 | Sherborne School | Boys | Boarding |
| 238= | 47.2 | Clifton High School | Mixed | Day |
| 238= | 47.2 | St Edmund’s College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 240 | 47.1 | Gresham’s School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 241= | 47 | Brighton Girls GDST | Girls | Day |
| 241= | 47 | Lord Wandsworth College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 241= | 47 | New Hall School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 244= | 45.9 | Stonyhurst College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 244= | 45.9 | Woodhouse Grove School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 246= | 45 | Kent College Canterbury | Mixed | Boarding |
| 246= | 45 | Ratcliffe College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 248 | 44.1 | Ampleforth College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 249= | 44 | Ashville Harrogate | Mixed | Boarding |
| 249= | 44 | Kingham Hill School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 249= | 44 | Luckley House School | Girls | Boarding |
| 249= | 44 | Michael Hall School | Mixed | Day |
| 253 | 43.6 | Denstone College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 254= | 43 | The Kingsley School | Girls | Day |
| 254= | 43 | The Marist School | Girls | Day |
| 256 | 42.3 | Felsted School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 257= | 42 | Battle Abbey School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 257= | 42 | Downside School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 257= | 42 | Princethorpe College | Mixed | Day |
| 260 | 41.8 | Millfield School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 261= | 41.6 | Cokethorpe School | Mixed | Day |
| 261= | 41.6 | Pocklington School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 263= | 41 | Heathfield School | Girls | Boarding |
| 263= | 41 | Ryde School with Upper Chine | Mixed | Day |
| 263= | 41 | Victoria College, Jersey | Boys | Day |
| 266 | 40.4 | Truro High School for Girls | Girls | Boarding |
| 267 | 40.2 | King Edward’s Witley | Mixed | Day |
| 268 | 40 | Derby Grammar School | Boys (Sixth Form) | Day |
| 269= | 39 | King’s College Taunton | Mixed | Boarding |
| 269= | 39 | Plymouth College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 271 | 38.6 | Babington House School | Mixed | Day |
| 272 | 37 | King William’s College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 273 | 36.2 | Tring Park School for the Performing Arts | Mixed | Boarding |
| 274= | 36 | Lincoln Minster School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 274= | 36 | St Gabriel’s School | Girls | Day |
| 276 | 35.7 | Ewell Castle School | Mixed | Day |
| 277 | 35.5 | Durham School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 278 | 35.4 | Framlingham College | Mixed | Boarding |
| 279 | 35.3 | Stamford School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 280= | 35 | Hurtwood House | Mixed | Boarding |
| 280= | 35 | Royal Hospital School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 280= | 35 | St Edmund’s School Canterbury | Mixed | Boarding |
| 280= | 35 | The Oratory School | Boys | Boarding |
| 284 | 34.6 | Lewes Old Grammar School | Mixed | Day |
| 285= | 34 | Abbey Gate College | Mixed | Day |
| 285= | 34 | Stafford Grammar School | Mixed | Day |
| 287 | 33.3 | Sherfield School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 288 | 33.2 | Ipswich High School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 289 | 33.1 | Bethany School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 290 | 32.5 | King’s Bruton | Mixed | Boarding |
| 291 | 32.2 | St Felix School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 292 | 31.9 | Wychwood School | Girls | Boarding |
| 293 | 31.2 | The Faculty of Queen Ethelburga’s | Mixed | Boarding |
| 294 | 31 | Stonar | Mixed | Boarding |
| 295 | 29.3 | Christ College Brecon | Mixed | Boarding |
| 296 | 29 | Abbey College Manchester | Mixed | Boarding |
| 297 | 28 | Strathallan | Mixed | Boarding |
| 298 | 26.9 | Westonbirt School | Mixed | Boarding |
| 299= | 25 | Arnold Lodge | Mixed | Boarding |
| 299= | 25 | Bournemouth Collegiate School | Mixed | Boarding |
Top IGCSE Schools in China: China IGCSE League Table 2023
| School Name | |
|---|---|
| 79% | Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong |
| 75.60% | The British School of Beijing |
| 74% | Wellington College International Tianjin |
| 58% | British International School, Shanghai |
| 69% | Dulwich College Beijing |
Top IGCSE Schools in Malaysia: Malaysia IGCSE League Table 2023
| School Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| 77% | Alice Smith School | Malaysia |
| 75% | The International School of Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
| 66% | HELP International School | Malaysia |
| 41% | Marlborough College Malaysia | Malaysia |
Top IGCSE Schools in Asia: Asia IGCSE League Table 2023
| School Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| 91.90% | Dubai College | UAE |
| 87% | Harrow International School Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| 81% | Tanglin Trust School | Singapore |
| 81% | Tanglin Trust School | Singapore |
| 80.50% | Kellett School | Hong Kong |
| 79% | Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong | China |
| 77% | Alice Smith School | Malaysia |
| 77% | Alice Smith School | Malaysia |
| 75.60% | The British School of Beijing | China |
| 75% | The International School of Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
| 74% | Wellington College International Tianjin | China |
| 70% | The British School in Tokyo | Japan |
| 69% | Dulwich College Beijing | China |
| 68% | Jumeirah College | UAE |
| 66% | Bangkok Patana School | Thailand |
| 66% | HELP International School | Malaysia |
| 65% | Jumeirah English Speaking School | United Arab Emirates |
| 65% | Repton School Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
| 64% | Nord Anglia International School Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
| 63% | Dubai British School, Emirates Hills | United Arab Emirates |
| 59% | Bali Island School | Indonesia |
| 59% | ESF West Island School | Hong Kong |
| 58% | British International School, Shanghai | China |
| 41% | Marlborough College Malaysia | Malaysia |
| 40% | British International School | Thailand |
| 35.50% | The International School of Choueifat | UAE |
GCSE 2023 Results Analysis
Here are some of the interesting takes from this year’s GCSE results. The below table shows the percentage of students that were awarded 7/A and above, from 2019 to 2023 in England.
| Region | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England (North East) | 16.4% | 22.0% | 24.5% | 22.4% | 17.6% |
| England (North West) | 18.6% | 23.5% | 25.9% | 23.1% | 18.6% |
| England (Yorkshire and the Humber) | 17.8% | 22.3% | 24.4% | 22.4% | 18.2% |
| England (West Midlands) | 18.1% | 23.0% | 25.3% | 22.8% | 18.4% |
| England (East Midlands) | 18.3% | 23.0% | 25.1% | 22.5% | 18.5% |
| England (Eastern Region) | 20.5% | 25.9% | 28.5% | 26.2% | 21.9% |
| England (South West) | 20.4% | 26.1% | 29.1% | 25.3% | 20.8% |
| England (South East) | 23.5% | 29.0% | 31.9% | 29.2% | 24.4% |
| England (London) | 25.7% | 31.4% | 34.5% | 32.6% | 28.4% |
The 2023 GCSE results saw a similar downturn when compared to the 2023 A-Levels. Here’s another table that portrays the decline:
GCSE League Table 2022
Here are the GCSE/IGCSE school rankings based on the percentage of 9/7 and A*/A grades achieved during the 2022 GCSEs.
| Rank | A + A* % | School | Day/Board | Boy/Girl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99.09 | St Paul's School | Both | Boys |
| 2 | 98.29 | Westminster School | Both | Co-ed |
| 3 | 97 | Tonbridge School | Both | Boys |
| 4 | 96.57 | Wycombe Abbey School | Boarding | Girls |
| 5 | 96 | Sevenoaks School | Both | Co-ed |
| 6 | 95.79 | Oxford International College | Both | Co-ed |
| 7 | 94.66 | St Mary's School - Ascot | Both | Girls |
| 8 | 94.08 | Brighton College | Both | Co-ed |
| 9 | 92.94 | Dulwich College | Both | Boys |
| 10 | 92.2 | Cheltenham Ladies' College | Both | Girls |
| 11 | 91.31 | Whitgift School | Both | Boys |
| 12 | 90.6 | St Catherine's School, Bramley | Both | Girls |
| 13 | 90.48 | Winchester College | Boarding | Boys |
| 14 | 90.37 | Wellington College | Both | Co-ed |
| 15 | 89.88 | Caterham School | Both | Co-ed |
| 16 | 89.74 | Benenden School | Boarding | Girls |
| 17 | 89 | Downe House School | Both | Girls |
| 18 | 88.84 | Cardiff Sixth Form College | Both | Co-ed |
| 19 | 88.13 | Concord College | Both | Co-ed |
| 20 | 87.7 | St Michael's School - Llanelli | Both | Co-ed |
| 21 | 86.63 | Radley College | Boarding | Boys |
| 22 | 86.6 | Abingdon School | Both | Boys |
| 23 | 86 | City of London Freemen's School - Senior | Both | Co-ed |
| 24 | 85 | St Swithun's School | Both | Girls |
| 25 | 84.92 | Oundle School | Both | Co-ed |
| 26 | 84.54 | Roedean School | Both | Girls |
| 27 | 83.22 | Headington School | Both | Girls |
| 28 | 83 | Rugby School | Both | Co-ed |
| 29 | 82 | St Mary's School - Calne | Both | Girls |
| 30 | 80.18 | Badminton School | Both | Girls |
| 31 | 79.74 | The Leys School, Cambridge | Both | Co-ed |
| 32 | 79.56 | Canford School | Both | Co-ed |
| 33 | 79.44 | Ardingly College | Both | Co-ed |
| 34 | 78.57 | Ruthin School | Both | Co-ed |
| 35 | 78.34 | Woldingham School | Both | Girls |
| 36 | 77.83 | Haileybury | Both | Co-ed |
| 37 | 77.42 | Marlborough College | Both | Co-ed |
| = | 77.42 | Royal High School | Both | Girls |
| 39 | 76.04 | Bishop's Stortford College | Both | Co-ed |
| 40 | 76 | Kingswood School | Both | Co-ed |
| 41 | 75 | Uppingham School | Both | Co-ed |
| 42 | 74.90 | Epsom College | Both | Co-ed |
| 43 | 74.71 | Berkhamsted School | Both | Co-ed |
| 44 | 74 | Christ's Hospital | Both | Co-ed |
| = | 74 | Fettes College | Both | Co-ed |
| 46 | 73.2 | Sherborne Girls | Both | Girls |
| 47 | 73.07 | Shrewsbury School | Both | Co-ed |
| 48 | 72.22 | Burgess Hill Girls | Both | Girls |
| 49 | 72 | Mayfield School | Both | Girls |
| 50 | 71.94 | The King's School, Canterbury | Both | Co-ed |
| 51 | 70.61 | Dauntsey's School | Both | Co-ed |
| 52 | 69 | Royal Masonic School for Girls | Both | Girls |
| 53 | 68.92 | Bedford School | Both | Boys |
| 54 | 68.58 | Godolphin | Both | Girls |
| 55 | 67.31 | Loughborough Grammar School | Both | Boys |
| 56 | 66.8 | Chetham's School of Music | Both | Co-ed |
| 57 | 66.69 | Ipswich School | Both | Co-ed |
| 58 | 66.60 | Sherborne School | Both | Boys |
| 59 | 66 | Brentwood School | Both | Co-ed |
| 60 | 65 | St Mary's School - Cambridge | Both | Girls |
| = | 65 | Charterhouse School | Both | Co-ed |
| = | 65 | Bromsgrove School | Both | Co-ed |
| 63 | 64.51 | St Margaret's School - Bushey | Both | Co-ed |
| 64 | 64.39 | d'Overbroeck's | Both | Co-ed |
| 65 | 64 | Eastbourne College | Both | Co-ed |
| = | 64 | Harrogate Ladies' College | Both | Girls |
| = | 64 | Queen Anne's School | Both | Girls |
| 68 | 63.71 | Queenswood School | Both | Girls |
| 69 | 63 | Monkton Senior School | Both | Co-ed |
| 70 | 62.36 | Christ College Brecon | Both | Co-ed |
| 71 | 62.21 | Bradfield College | Both | Co-ed |
| 72 | 62 | Malvern College | Both | Co-ed |
| 73 | 60.88 | Cheltenham College | Both | Co-ed |
| 74 | 60.44 | Mill Hill School | Both | Co-ed |
| 75 | 60 | Kent College Pembury | Both | Girls |
| = | 60 | Malvern St James Girls' School | Both | Girls |
| = | 60 | Heathfield School - Ascot | Both | Girls |
| 78 | 59.91 | Repton School | Both | Co-ed |
| 79 | 59.62 | Felsted School | Both | Co-ed |
| 80 | 59.43 | New Hall School | Both | Co-ed |
| 81 | 59.34 | St George's School - Ascot | Both | Girls |
| 82 | 59.23 | Oakham School | Both | Co-ed |
| 83 | 59 | Pocklington School | Both | Co-ed |
| = | 59 | King's Ely | Both | Co-ed |
| = | 59 | Stowe School | Both | Co-ed |
| = | 59 | Truro School | Both | Co-ed |
| 87 | 58.79 | Ashford School | Both | Co-ed |
| 88 | 58.1 | Royal Russell School | Both | Co-ed |
| 89 | 58 | Blundell's School | Both | Co-ed |
| 90 | 57.7 | Woodhouse Grove School | Both | Co-ed |
| 91 | 56.85 | The Purcell School | Both | Co-ed |
| 92 | 56.4 | Bryanston School | Both | Co-ed |
| 93 | 56.07 | Glenalmond College | Both | Co-ed |
| 94 | 56.06 | Kimbolton School | Both | Co-ed |
| 95 | 56 | St Francis' College | Both | Girls |
| = | 56 | Lord Wandsworth College | Both | Co-ed |
| 97 | 55.79 | Wells Cathedral School | Both | Co-ed |
| 98 | 55.2 | Bootham Senior School | Both | Co-ed |
| 99 | 55 | Prior Park College | Both | Co-ed |
| 100 | 54.11 | Kingham Hill School - Chipping Norton | Both | Co-ed |
| Year | Percentage at grade 4/C or above |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 66.1% |
| 2018 | 66.6% |
| 2019 | 67.1% |
| 2020 | 75.9% |
| 2021 | 76.9% |
| 2022 | 73.0% |
| 2023 | 67.8% |
Frequently Asked Questions about GCSE League Tables
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A GCSE League Table is a ranking system that compiles and presents the performance of different schools based on their students’ GCSE examination results. It provides a comparative view of how schools fare in terms of academic achievements.
Schools are typically ranked based on the percentage of students achieving certain grades (often A*-C or 9-4) in their GCSE exams. The higher the percentage of students achieving top grades, the higher the school’s ranking.
While GCSE League Tables provide insight into academic performance, they may not fully represent a school’s overall quality. Factors such as teaching approach, student well-being, and extracurricular activities are not accounted for in these tables.
GCSE League Tables usually cover a range of subjects, including core subjects like English, Maths, and Science, as well as additional subjects. However, they might not encompass all the diverse subjects that students can study at the GCSE level.
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