Best State Secondary Schools in the UK – UK League Table 2023
Welcome to the unveiling of the much-anticipated UK League Table 2023, a comprehensive exploration of the Best State Secondary Schools across the United Kingdom. In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the quest for excellence remains paramount. This article delves into the heart of academic achievement, with a particular focus on the 2023 GCSE results as the bedrock of our meticulous ranking methodology. As parents and students navigate the educational landscape, the league table serves as a valuable compass, providing a nuanced understanding of each school’s performance and its commitment to nurturing young minds.
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Methodology
In formulating the methodology for the UK League Table 2023 on State Secondary Schools, the primary focus was on the 2023 GCSE results, a pivotal benchmark of academic achievement. The rankings are predominantly derived from an in-depth analysis of each school’s performance in the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations, considering factors such as overall pass rates, grades achieved, and student progress.
This approach provides a comprehensive snapshot of the educational landscape, offering valuable insights into the effectiveness of schools in preparing students for further academic pursuits. It’s important to note that while GCSE results form the cornerstone of the methodology, other relevant factors, including school ethos, extracurricular offerings, and community engagement, should be considered holistically when making informed decisions about a school’s overall quality and suitability for prospective students.
Best State Secondary Schools in the UK: 2024 League Table
This list is accurate as of the time of writing (November 2023). We are committed to maintaining its currency by regularly updating the table as more results from UK state schools become available in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for the latest insights and rankings in our ongoing effort to offer the most up-to-date and relevant information.
| Rank | School | Town | Type | A-level (% A*/A) | GCSE (% 9-7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Henrietta Barnett School | London | Selective (100%) | 75 | 97 |
| 2 | Wilson's School | Wallington | Selective (100%) | 81.3 | 95 |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | Barnet | Selective (100%) | 89.1 | 93.3 |
| 4 | The Latymer School | London | Selective (100%) | 75 | 93 |
| 5 | Altrincham Grammar School for Girls | Altrincham | Selective (100%) | 60 | 91 |
| 6 | St Olave's Grammar School | Orpington | Selective (100%) | 76 | 91 |
| 7 | Pate's Grammar School | Cheltenham | Selective (100%) | 92 (A*-B) | 90.2 |
| 8 | Colyton Grammar School | Colyton | Selective (100%) | 65.5 | 90 |
| 9 | Reading School | Reading | Selective (100%) | 72 | 88.3 |
| 10 | Chelmsford County High School for Girls | Chelmsford | Selective (100%) | 58.3 | 88.3 |
| 11 | King Edward VI Aston School | Birmingham | Selective (100%) | NA | 87.5 |
| 12 | King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford | Chelmsford | Selective (100%) | 86.5 (A*-B) | 87 |
| 13 | Stratford Girls' Grammar School | Stratford-upon-Avon | Selective (100%) | 52 | 87 |
| 14 | The King Edward VI School, Morpeth | Morpeth | Comprehensive | 24 | 87 |
| 15 | King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth | Louth | Selective (100%) | 26.2 (A*) | 87 |
| 16 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls | Birmingham | Selective (100%) | 60.9 | 86.5 |
| 17 | Nonsuch High School for Girls | Cheam | Selective (100%) | 53.5 | 86.1 |
| 18 | King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon | Stratford-upon-Avon | Selective (100%) | 72.1 | 84.2 |
| 19 | St Michael's Catholic Grammar School, Finchley | London | Selective (100%) | 57.3 | 83.3 |
| 20 | The Tiffin Girls' School | Kingston upon Thames | Selective (100%) | 65.2 | 82.4 |
| 21 | Tiffin School | Kingston upon Thames | Selective (100%) | 65.2 | 82.4 |
| 22 | Altrincham Grammar School for Boys | Altrincham | Selective (100%) | 64 | 82 |
| 23 | Newport Girls' High School | Newport | Selective (100%) | 45 | 82 |
| 24 | Sullivan Upper School | Holywood | Selective (100%) | 82.3 (A*-B) | 80.9 |
| 25 | Woodford County High School | Woodford Green | Selective (100%) | 27 | 80 |
| 26 | Westcliff High School for Boys | Westcliff-on-Sea | Selective (100%) | 47 | 79 |
| 27 | Rugby High School | Rugby | Selective (100%) | 45.6 | 79 |
| 28 | The Liverpool Blue Coat School | Liverpool | Selective (100%) | 64.8 | 78.5 |
| 29 | Tonbridge Grammar School | Tonbridge | Selective (100%) | NA | 78 |
| 30 | Dr Challoner's High School | Little Chalfont | Selective (100%) | 54 | 77 |
| 31 | Friends' School Lisburn | Lisburn | Selective (100%) | NA | 77 |
| 32 | Langley Grammar School | Langley | Selective (100%) | 53 | 76.8 |
| 33 | Sutton Grammar School | Sutton | Selective (100%) | 57.7 | 76.4 |
| 34 | Strathearn School | Belfast | Selective (100%) | 58.3 | 76.3 |
| 35 | Dartford Grammar School | Dartford | Selective (100%) | NA | 76.2 |
| 36 | Southend High School for Girls | Southend-on-Sea | Selective (100%) | 49.2 | 76.1 |
| 37 | St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School, Slough | Slough | Selective (100%) | 30 | 76 |
| 38 | Chesham Grammar School | Chesham | Selective (100%) | 50 | 75 |
| 39 | Denmark Road High School | Gloucester | Selective (100%) | 61 (A*-B) | 75 |
| 40 | Urmston Grammar | Manchester | Selective (100%) | 38 | 75 |
| 41 | St George's School | Harpenden | Comprehensive | 54 | 74.9 |
| 42 | The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe | High Wycombe | Selective (100%) | 55.1 | 74.4 |
| 43 | King Edward VI Five Ways School | Birmingham | Selective (100%) | 57 | 74 |
| 44 | Ilford County High School | Ilford | Selective (100%) | 38 | 74 |
| 45 | Heckmondwike Grammar School | Heckmondwike | Selective (100%) | 55.9 (A*-B) | 74 |
| 46 | Sir Thomas Rich's School | Gloucester | Selective (100%) | 53 | 72 |
| 47 | Loreto Grammar School | Altrincham | Selective (100%) | 45.1 | 71.6 |
| 48 | Bishop Vesey's Grammar School | Sutton Coldfield | Selective (100%) | 56 | 70 |
| 49 | Wallington County Grammar School | Wallington | Selective (100%) | NA | 70 |
| 50 | South Wilts Grammar School | Salisbury | Selective (100%) | NA | 70 |
| 51 | Banbridge Academy | Banbridge | Selective (100%) | 59.8 | 69.8 |
| 52 | St Benedict's Catholic School | Bury St Edmunds | Comprehensive | 40.6 | 69.3 |
| 53 | Sale Grammar School | Sale | Selective (100%) | 55 | 69 |
| 54 | Queen Mary's High School, Walsall | Walsall | Selective (100%) | 36 | 69 |
| 55 | Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall | Walsall | Selective (100%) | 36 | 69 |
| 56 | Dame Alice Owen's School | Potters Bar | Partially selective (38%) | 44 | 68 |
| 57 | Wycombe High School | High Wycombe | Selective (100%) | 50 | 68 |
| 58 | Rainey Endowed School | Magherafelt | Selective (100%) | 55 | 68 |
| 59 | Devonport High School for Girls | Plymouth | Selective (100%) | 67.4(A*-B) | 68 |
| 60 | Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School | Aylesbury | Selective (100%) | 46 | 67.9 |
| 61 | Stroud High School | Stroud | Selective (100%) | 36 | 67 |
| 62 | Upton Court Grammar School | Slough | Selective (100%) | 41 | 67 |
| 63 | King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys | Birmingham | Selective (100%) | 36 | 67 |
| 64 | Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School | Tunbridge Wells | Selective (100%) | 45.2 | 66.6 |
| 65 | St Ambrose College | Altrincham | Selective (100%) | 64.7 (A*-B) | 66 |
| 66 | Bexley Grammar School | Welling | Selective (100%) | NA | 65.8 |
| 67 | Lawrence Sheriff School | Rugby | Selective (100%) | 37.8 | 65 |
| 68 | John Hampden Grammar School | High Wycombe | Selective (100%) | 40.3 | 64.1 |
| 69 | Bishop Wordsworth's School | Salisbury | Selective (100%) | NA | 64 |
| 70 | Haberdashers' Adams | Newport | Selective (100%) | 41 | 64 |
| 71 | Alcester Grammar School | Alcester | Selective (100%) | 40 | 63 |
| 72 | Beths Grammar School | Bexley | Selective (100%) | 56 (A*-B) | 63 |
| 73 | Lancaster Girls' Grammar School | Lancaster | Selective (100%) | 41.9 | 62.3 |
| 74 | Invicta Grammar School, Maidstone | Maidstone | Selective (100%) | 75% (A*-B) | 62.2 |
| 75 | The Rochester Grammar School | Rochester | Selective (100%) | NA | 62 |
| 76 | Royal School Armagh | Armagh | Selective (100%) | 37.5 | 61.5 |
| 77 | Cheadle Hulme High School | Stockport | Comprehensive | 74.4 (A*-B) | 61.4 |
| 78 | Weald of Kent Grammar School | Tonbridge | Selective (100%) | 33.9 | 61.1 |
| 79 | Lancaster Royal Grammar School | Lancaster | Selective (100%) | 48.2 | 61 |
| 80 | Stretford Grammar School | Manchester | Selective (100%) | NA | 60 |
| 81 | West Kirby Grammar School | West Kirby | Selective (100%) | 32 | 59.4 |
| 82 | Watford Grammar School for Boys | Watford | Partially selective (35%) | 42.5 | 57.5 |
| 83 | The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School | London | Comprehensive | 37.2 | 56.2 |
| 84 | Highworth Grammar School | Ashford | Selective (100%) | 69 (A*-B) | 56 |
| 85 | Dane Court Grammar School | Broadstairs | Selective (100%) | NA | 56 |
| 86 | Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School | Rochester | Selective (100%) | 41.7 | 55.5 |
| 87 | Caistor Grammar School | Caistor | Selective (100%) | 37 | 55.5 |
| 88 | St Peter's Catholic School, Guildford | Guildford | Comprehensive | 45 | 55 |
| 89 | Twyford C of E High School | London | Partially selective (10%) | 45 | 55 |
| 90 | Bourne Grammar School | Bourne | Selective (100%) | 36.1 | 55 |
| 91 | Devonport High School for Boys | Plymouth | Selective (100%) | 34.8 | 54.4 |
| 92 | The Grey Coat Hospital | London | Partially selective (10%) | 36.5 | 54 |
| 93 | Marling School | Stroud | Selective (100%) | 44 | 54 |
| 94 | The Crossley Heath School | Halifax | Selective (100%) | 24 | 54 |
| 95 | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School | Grantham | Selective (100%) | NA | 53 |
| 96 | Gordon's School | Woking | Comprehensive | 31 | 53 |
| 97 | Limavady Grammar School | Limavady | Selective (100%) | NA | 52 |
| 98 | Mossbourne Community Academy | London | Comprehensive | 48 | 52 |
| 99 | Camden School for Girls | London | Partially selective (7%) | 50 | 51 |
| 100 | Sandringham School | St Albans | Comprehensive | 46 | 51 |
| 101 | Lady Margaret School | London | Comprehensive | 26.3 | 51 |
| 102 | The King David High School, Manchester | Manchester | Comprehensive | 74.3 | 50.3 |
| 103 | King David High School, Liverpool | Liverpool | Partially selective (15%) | 74.27 | 50.3 |
| 104 | St Clement Danes School | Rickmansworth | Partially selective (20%) | 70 (A*-B) | 50 |
| 105 | Grey Court School | Richmond upon Thames | Comprehensive | 41 | 50 |
| 106 | Orleans Park | London | Comprehensive | 40 | 50 |
| 107 | Calday Grange Grammar School | West Kirby | Selective (100%) | 52 (A*-B) | 50 |
| 108 | Alexandra Park School | London | Comprehensive | 33 | 50 |
| 109 | The Holt School | Wokingham | Comprehensive | 33 | 48.6 |
| 110 | Parmiter's School | Watford | Partially selective (35%) | 44 | 48 |
| 111 | Cranbrook School | Cranbrook | Selective (100%) | 28.5 | 48 |
| 112 | West London Free School | London | Partially selective (9%) | 48 | 48 |
| 113 | The St Marylebone Church of England School | - | Partially selective (9%) | 50 | 47.2 |
| 114 | St Albans Girls' School | St Albans | Comprehensive | 32 | 47 |
| 115 | Portadown College | Portadown | Selective (100%) | 42 | 47 |
| 116 | Waldegrave School, Twickenham | Twickenham | Comprehensive | 43 | 47 |
| 117 | Kesteven and Sleaford High School | Sleaford | Selective (100%) | 69 (A*-B) | 47 |
| 118 | Oakwood Park Grammar School | Maidstone | Selective (100%) | 49.1 (A*-B) | 46.1 |
| 119 | Glenthorne High School, Sutton | Sutton | Partially selective (10%) | 32 | 46 |
| 120 | Gunnersbury Catholic School | London | Comprehensive | 23 | 46 |
| 121 | Gravesend Grammar School | Gravesend | Selective (100%) | 20.6 | 46 |
| 122 | Graveney School | London | Partially selective (25%) | 36 | 46 |
| 123 | The Holy Cross School | New Malden | Comprehensive | 36.1 | 45.9 |
| 124 | JCoss (Jewish Community Secondary School) | New Barnet | Comprehensive | 52 | 45 |
| 125 | Spalding High School | Spalding | Selective (100%) | 60 (A*-B) | 45 |
| 126 | St Mark's Catholic School | London | Comprehensive | 25 | 45 |
| 127 | Parliament Hill School | London | Comprehensive | NA | 45 |
| 128 | Roundwood Park School | Harpenden | Comprehensive | 39 | 44 |
| 129 | Maidstone Grammar School | Maidstone | Selective (100%) | 29 | 43 |
| 130 | Wirral Grammar School for Boys | Bebington | Selective (100%) | 30.4 | 43 |
| 131 | St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham | Durham | Comprehensive | 33 | 43 |
| 132 | Beaumont School | St Albans | Comprehensive | 37 | 42 |
| 133 | Mayfield Grammar School | Gravesend | Selective (100%) | 20 | 42 |
| 134 | Kings Norton Girls' School and Sixth Form | Birmingham | Comprehensive | 33.3 | 42 |
| 135 | Rosebery School | Epsom | Comprehensive | 38 | 42 |
| 136 | High Storrs School | Sheffield | Comprehensive | 40 | 42 |
| 137 | Maidstone Grammar School for Girls | Maidstone | Selective (100%) | 26 | 41.6 |
| 138 | Yavneh College | Borehamwood | Comprehensive | 50 | 41 |
| 139 | The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | Greenford | Comprehensive | 24 | 41 |
| 140 | Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough | Gainsborough | Selective (100%) | 48 | 41 |
| 141 | Prendergast School | London | Partially selective (10%) | 33 | 41 |
| 142 | The Cherwell School | Oxford | Comprehensive | 33 | 40.8 |
| 143 | The Coopers' Company and Coborn School | Upminster | Partially selective (10%) | 32.3 | 40.2 |
| 144 | Kenilworth School | Kenilworth | Comprehensive | 31.8 | 40.1 |
| 145 | Ashmole Academy | London | Partially selective (8%) | 23 | 40 |
| 146 | Guildford County School | Guildford | Comprehensive | 27 | 40 |
| 147 | Lymm High School | Lymm | Comprehensive | NA | 40 |
| 148 | Rainham Mark Grammar School | Gillingham | Selective (100%) | 35.6 | 38.1 |
| 149 | Bristol Cathedral Choir School | Bristol | Partially selective (15%) | 39 | 38 |
| 150 | Bartholomew School | Witney | Comprehensive | 43.2 | 38 |
| 151 | Bentley Wood High School | London | Comprehensive | 31 | 38 |
| 152 | Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith | London | Comprehensive | 20 | 38 |
| 153 | Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form | Surbiton | Comprehensive | 50 (A*-B) | 38 |
| 154 | St Anselm's College | Birkenhead | Selective (100%) | NA | 38 |
| 155 | The Cotswold School | Bourton-on-the-Water | Comprehensive | 33.3 | 37 |
| 156 | Howard of Effingham School | Leatherhead | Comprehensive | 30 | 37 |
| 157 | Wimbledon College | London | Comprehensive | 55 (A*-B) | 37 |
| 158 | Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School | Ramsgate | Selective (100%) | 23 | 37 |
| 159 | Notre Dame High School, Sheffield | Sheffield | Comprehensive | 16 | 37 |
| 160 | St Bede's School, Redhill | Redhill | Comprehensive | 51.8 | 36.9 |
| 161 | All Saints Roman Catholic School, York | York | Comprehensive | NA | 36 |
| 162 | Balcarras School | Cheltenham | Comprehensive | 64 (A*-B) | 36 |
| 163 | Barton Court Grammar School | Canterbury | Selective (100%) | 25.8 | 35.9 |
| 164 | The Bishop's Stortford High School | Bishop's Stortford | Partially selective (10%) | 57.6 (A*-B) | 35.8 |
| 165 | Nower Hill High School | Harrow | Comprehensive | 30 | 35 |
| 166 | Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley | Otley | Comprehensive | NA | 35 |
| 167 | Harrogate Grammar School | Harrogate | Comprehensive | 25 | 35 |
| 168 | Charters School | Ascot | Comprehensive | 23.8 | 34.3 |
| 169 | Bohunt School | Liphook | Comprehensive | 43 | 33.3 |
| 170 | Horsforth School | Leeds | Comprehensive | 36 | 33.3 |
| 171 | Egglescliffe School | Stockton-on-Tees | Comprehensive | 25 | 33.3 |
| 172 | St Paul's Catholic College | Burgess Hill | Comprehensive | 67.7 (A*-B) | 33 |
| 173 | Maiden Erlegh School | Reading | Comprehensive | 33 | 33 |
| 174 | The Downs School | Newbury | Comprehensive | 34 | 33 |
| 175 | The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School | London | Comprehensive | 33 | 33 |
| 176 | The Blue Coat School, Oldham | Oldham | Comprehensive | NA | 33 |
| 177 | Abbey Grange Church of England Academy | Leeds | Comprehensive | NA | 33 |
| 178 | Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green | Woodford Green | Comprehensive | 20 | 33 |
| 179 | St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls | Carshalton | Comprehensive | 31 | 32 |
| 180 | Ralph Allen School | Bath | Partially selective (2%) | 29 | 31 |
| 181 | Tudor Grange Academy Solihull | Solihull | Comprehensive | 31 | 31 |
| 182 | Sacred Heart of Mary Girls’ School | Upminster | Comprehensive | 20 | 31 |
| 183 | The Palmer Catholic Academy | Ilford | Comprehensive | 12 | 30.9 |
| 184 | Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College | Tarporley | Comprehensive | 21 | 30.8 |
| 185 | Chipping Norton School | Chipping Norton | Comprehensive | 28 | 30 |
| 186 | Christ's College Finchley | London | Comprehensive | 33 | 30 |
| 187 | Langley Park School for Boys | Beckenham | Comprehensive | 46 (A*-B) | 30 |
| 188 | Glyn School | Ewell | Comprehensive | 20 | 29 |
| 189 | Edgbarrow School | Crowthorne | Comprehensive | 32 | 28 |
| 190 | Cheney School | Headington | Comprehensive | 28 | 28 |
| 191 | Conyers School | Stockton-on-Tees | Comprehensive | 18 | 28 |
| 192 | The Arthur Terry School | Sutton Coldfield | Comprehensive | 25 | 28 |
| 193 | St Cuthbert's Catholic High School | Newcastle upon Tyne | Comprehensive | 34 | 26 |
| 194 | Kennet School | Thatcham | Comprehensive | 20.8 | 25.9 |
| 195 | Torquay Girls' Grammar School | Torquay | Selective (100%) | 60 (A*B) | 25 |
| 196 | The Wallace High School | Lisburn | Selective (100%) | NA | 25 |
| 197 | The Willink School | Reading | Comprehensive | 25 | 25 |
| 198 | Waingels College | Reading | Comprehensive | 50 (A*-B) | 25 |
| 199 | Kingsbury High School | London | Comprehensive | 33 | 25 |
| 200 | William Farr School | Lincoln | Comprehensive | 25 | 25 |
| 201 | Higham Lane School | Nuneaton | Comprehensive | 27 | 25 |
| 202 | Nailsea School | Bristol | Comprehensive | 25 | 25 |
| 203 | The Broxbourne School | Broxbourne | Partially selective (10%) | 33 | 24 |
| 204 | Bishop Walsh Catholic School | Birmingham | Comprehensive | 16 | 23.6 |
| 205 | Upton-by-Chester High School | Chester | Comprehensive | 25.1 | 23.5 |
| 206 | St Joan of Arc Catholic School | Rickmansworth | Comprehensive | 11.4 | 21.4 |
| 207 | The Burgate School and Sixth Form | Fordingbridge | Comprehensive | 16.42 | 20.73 |
| 208 | Hutton Church of England Grammar School | Preston | Comprehensive | NA | 20 |
| 209 | St John Payne Catholic School | Chelmsford | Comprehensive | 21.2 | 18.6 |
| 210 | Pershore High School | Pershore | Comprehensive | NA | 18 |
Best State Secondary Schools in the UK: 2023 League Table
The 2023 league table is based on the 2023 GCSE results across all UK state secondary schools. We will continue to update the league table as respective state secondary schools release their results in the coming weeks.
| Rank | School | Town | Type | A-level (% A*/A) | GCSE (% 9-7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Henrietta Barnett School | London | Selective (100%) | 75 | 97 |
| 2 | Wilson's School | Wallington | Selective (100%) | 81.3 | 95 |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | Barnet | Selective (100%) | 89.1 | 93.3 |
| 4 | The Latymer School | London | Selective (100%) | 75 | 93 |
| 5 | Altrincham Grammar School for Girls | Altrincham | Selective (100%) | 60 | 91 |
| 6 | St Olave's Grammar School | Orpington | Selective (100%) | 76 | 91 |
| 7 | Pate's Grammar School | Cheltenham | Selective (100%) | 92 (A*-B) | 90.2 |
| 8 | Colyton Grammar School | Colyton | Selective (100%) | 65.5 | 90 |
| 9 | Reading School | Reading | Selective (100%) | 72 | 88.3 |
| 10 | Chelmsford County High School for Girls | Chelmsford | Selective (100%) | 58.3 | 88.3 |
| 11 | King Edward VI Aston School | Birmingham | Selective (100%) | NA | 87.5 |
| 12 | King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford | Chelmsford | Selective (100%) | 86.5 (A*-B) | 87 |
| 13 | Stratford Girls' Grammar School | Stratford-upon-Avon | Selective (100%) | 52 | 87 |
| 14 | The King Edward VI School, Morpeth | Morpeth | Comprehensive | 24 | 87 |
| 15 | King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth | Louth | Selective (100%) | 26.2 (A*) | 87 |
| 16 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls | Birmingham | Selective (100%) | 60.9 | 86.5 |
| 17 | Nonsuch High School for Girls | Cheam | Selective (100%) | 53.5 | 86.1 |
| 18 | King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon | Stratford-upon-Avon | Selective (100%) | 72.1 | 84.2 |
| 19 | St Michael's Catholic Grammar School, Finchley | London | Selective (100%) | 57.3 | 83.3 |
| 20 | The Tiffin Girls' School | Kingston upon Thames | Selective (100%) | 65.2 | 82.4 |
| 21 | Tiffin School | Kingston upon Thames | Selective (100%) | 65.2 | 82.4 |
| 22 | Altrincham Grammar School for Boys | Altrincham | Selective (100%) | 64 | 82 |
| 23 | Newport Girls' High School | Newport | Selective (100%) | 45 | 82 |
| 24 | Sullivan Upper School | Holywood | Selective (100%) | 82.3 (A*-B) | 80.9 |
| 25 | Woodford County High School | Woodford Green | Selective (100%) | 27 | 80 |
| 26 | Westcliff High School for Boys | Westcliff-on-Sea | Selective (100%) | 47 | 79 |
| 27 | Rugby High School | Rugby | Selective (100%) | 45.6 | 79 |
| 28 | The Liverpool Blue Coat School | Liverpool | Selective (100%) | 64.8 | 78.5 |
| 29 | Tonbridge Grammar School | Tonbridge | Selective (100%) | NA | 78 |
| 30 | Dr Challoner's High School | Little Chalfont | Selective (100%) | 54 | 77 |
| 31 | Friends' School Lisburn | Lisburn | Selective (100%) | NA | 77 |
| 32 | Langley Grammar School | Langley | Selective (100%) | 53 | 76.8 |
| 33 | Sutton Grammar School | Sutton | Selective (100%) | 57.7 | 76.4 |
| 34 | Strathearn School | Belfast | Selective (100%) | 58.3 | 76.3 |
| 35 | Dartford Grammar School | Dartford | Selective (100%) | NA | 76.2 |
| 36 | Southend High School for Girls | Southend-on-Sea | Selective (100%) | 49.2 | 76.1 |
| 37 | St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School, Slough | Slough | Selective (100%) | 30 | 76 |
| 38 | Chesham Grammar School | Chesham | Selective (100%) | 50 | 75 |
| 39 | Denmark Road High School | Gloucester | Selective (100%) | 61 (A*-B) | 75 |
| 40 | Urmston Grammar | Manchester | Selective (100%) | 38 | 75 |
| 41 | St George's School | Harpenden | Comprehensive | 54 | 74.9 |
| 42 | The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe | High Wycombe | Selective (100%) | 55.1 | 74.4 |
| 43 | King Edward VI Five Ways School | Birmingham | Selective (100%) | 57 | 74 |
| 44 | Ilford County High School | Ilford | Selective (100%) | 38 | 74 |
| 45 | Heckmondwike Grammar School | Heckmondwike | Selective (100%) | 55.9 (A*-B) | 74 |
| 46 | Sir Thomas Rich's School | Gloucester | Selective (100%) | 53 | 72 |
| 47 | Loreto Grammar School | Altrincham | Selective (100%) | 45.1 | 71.6 |
| 48 | Bishop Vesey's Grammar School | Sutton Coldfield | Selective (100%) | 56 | 70 |
| 49 | Wallington County Grammar School | Wallington | Selective (100%) | NA | 70 |
| 50 | South Wilts Grammar School | Salisbury | Selective (100%) | NA | 70 |
| 51 | Banbridge Academy | Banbridge | Selective (100%) | 59.8 | 69.8 |
| 52 | St Benedict's Catholic School | Bury St Edmunds | Comprehensive | 40.6 | 69.3 |
| 53 | Sale Grammar School | Sale | Selective (100%) | 55 | 69 |
| 54 | Queen Mary's High School, Walsall | Walsall | Selective (100%) | 36 | 69 |
| 55 | Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall | Walsall | Selective (100%) | 36 | 69 |
| 56 | Dame Alice Owen's School | Potters Bar | Partially selective (38%) | 44 | 68 |
| 57 | Wycombe High School | High Wycombe | Selective (100%) | 50 | 68 |
| 58 | Rainey Endowed School | Magherafelt | Selective (100%) | 55 | 68 |
| 59 | Devonport High School for Girls | Plymouth | Selective (100%) | 67.4(A*-B) | 68 |
| 60 | Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School | Aylesbury | Selective (100%) | 46 | 67.9 |
| 61 | Stroud High School | Stroud | Selective (100%) | 36 | 67 |
| 62 | Upton Court Grammar School | Slough | Selective (100%) | 41 | 67 |
| 63 | King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys | Birmingham | Selective (100%) | 36 | 67 |
| 64 | Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School | Tunbridge Wells | Selective (100%) | 45.2 | 66.6 |
| 65 | St Ambrose College | Altrincham | Selective (100%) | 64.7 (A*-B) | 66 |
| 66 | Bexley Grammar School | Welling | Selective (100%) | NA | 65.8 |
| 67 | Lawrence Sheriff School | Rugby | Selective (100%) | 37.8 | 65 |
| 68 | John Hampden Grammar School | High Wycombe | Selective (100%) | 40.3 | 64.1 |
| 69 | Bishop Wordsworth's School | Salisbury | Selective (100%) | NA | 64 |
| 70 | Haberdashers' Adams | Newport | Selective (100%) | 41 | 64 |
| 71 | Alcester Grammar School | Alcester | Selective (100%) | 40 | 63 |
| 72 | Beths Grammar School | Bexley | Selective (100%) | 56 (A*-B) | 63 |
| 73 | Lancaster Girls' Grammar School | Lancaster | Selective (100%) | 41.9 | 62.3 |
| 74 | Invicta Grammar School, Maidstone | Maidstone | Selective (100%) | 75% (A*-B) | 62.2 |
| 75 | The Rochester Grammar School | Rochester | Selective (100%) | NA | 62 |
| 76 | Royal School Armagh | Armagh | Selective (100%) | 37.5 | 61.5 |
| 77 | Cheadle Hulme High School | Stockport | Comprehensive | 74.4 (A*-B) | 61.4 |
| 78 | Weald of Kent Grammar School | Tonbridge | Selective (100%) | 33.9 | 61.1 |
| 79 | Lancaster Royal Grammar School | Lancaster | Selective (100%) | 48.2 | 61 |
| 80 | Stretford Grammar School | Manchester | Selective (100%) | NA | 60 |
| 81 | West Kirby Grammar School | West Kirby | Selective (100%) | 32 | 59.4 |
| 82 | Watford Grammar School for Boys | Watford | Partially selective (35%) | 42.5 | 57.5 |
| 83 | The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School | London | Comprehensive | 37.2 | 56.2 |
| 84 | Highworth Grammar School | Ashford | Selective (100%) | 69 (A*-B) | 56 |
| 85 | Dane Court Grammar School | Broadstairs | Selective (100%) | NA | 56 |
| 86 | Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School | Rochester | Selective (100%) | 41.7 | 55.5 |
| 87 | Caistor Grammar School | Caistor | Selective (100%) | 37 | 55.5 |
| 88 | St Peter's Catholic School, Guildford | Guildford | Comprehensive | 45 | 55 |
| 89 | Twyford C of E High School | London | Partially selective (10%) | 45 | 55 |
| 90 | Bourne Grammar School | Bourne | Selective (100%) | 36.1 | 55 |
| 91 | Devonport High School for Boys | Plymouth | Selective (100%) | 34.8 | 54.4 |
| 92 | The Grey Coat Hospital | London | Partially selective (10%) | 36.5 | 54 |
| 93 | Marling School | Stroud | Selective (100%) | 44 | 54 |
| 94 | The Crossley Heath School | Halifax | Selective (100%) | 24 | 54 |
| 95 | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School | Grantham | Selective (100%) | NA | 53 |
| 96 | Gordon's School | Woking | Comprehensive | 31 | 53 |
| 97 | Limavady Grammar School | Limavady | Selective (100%) | NA | 52 |
| 98 | Mossbourne Community Academy | London | Comprehensive | 48 | 52 |
| 99 | Camden School for Girls | London | Partially selective (7%) | 50 | 51 |
| 100 | Sandringham School | St Albans | Comprehensive | 46 | 51 |
| 101 | Lady Margaret School | London | Comprehensive | 26.3 | 51 |
| 102 | The King David High School, Manchester | Manchester | Comprehensive | 74.3 | 50.3 |
| 103 | King David High School, Liverpool | Liverpool | Partially selective (15%) | 74.27 | 50.3 |
| 104 | St Clement Danes School | Rickmansworth | Partially selective (20%) | 70 (A*-B) | 50 |
| 105 | Grey Court School | Richmond upon Thames | Comprehensive | 41 | 50 |
| 106 | Orleans Park | London | Comprehensive | 40 | 50 |
| 107 | Calday Grange Grammar School | West Kirby | Selective (100%) | 52 (A*-B) | 50 |
| 108 | Alexandra Park School | London | Comprehensive | 33 | 50 |
| 109 | The Holt School | Wokingham | Comprehensive | 33 | 48.6 |
| 110 | Parmiter's School | Watford | Partially selective (35%) | 44 | 48 |
| 111 | Cranbrook School | Cranbrook | Selective (100%) | 28.5 | 48 |
| 112 | West London Free School | London | Partially selective (9%) | 48 | 48 |
| 113 | The St Marylebone Church of England School | - | Partially selective (9%) | 50 | 47.2 |
| 114 | St Albans Girls' School | St Albans | Comprehensive | 32 | 47 |
| 115 | Portadown College | Portadown | Selective (100%) | 42 | 47 |
| 116 | Waldegrave School, Twickenham | Twickenham | Comprehensive | 43 | 47 |
| 117 | Kesteven and Sleaford High School | Sleaford | Selective (100%) | 69 (A*-B) | 47 |
| 118 | Oakwood Park Grammar School | Maidstone | Selective (100%) | 49.1 (A*-B) | 46.1 |
| 119 | Glenthorne High School, Sutton | Sutton | Partially selective (10%) | 32 | 46 |
| 120 | Gunnersbury Catholic School | London | Comprehensive | 23 | 46 |
| 121 | Gravesend Grammar School | Gravesend | Selective (100%) | 20.6 | 46 |
| 122 | Graveney School | London | Partially selective (25%) | 36 | 46 |
| 123 | The Holy Cross School | New Malden | Comprehensive | 36.1 | 45.9 |
| 124 | JCoss (Jewish Community Secondary School) | New Barnet | Comprehensive | 52 | 45 |
| 125 | Spalding High School | Spalding | Selective (100%) | 60 (A*-B) | 45 |
| 126 | St Mark's Catholic School | London | Comprehensive | 25 | 45 |
| 127 | Parliament Hill School | London | Comprehensive | NA | 45 |
| 128 | Roundwood Park School | Harpenden | Comprehensive | 39 | 44 |
| 129 | Maidstone Grammar School | Maidstone | Selective (100%) | 29 | 43 |
| 130 | Wirral Grammar School for Boys | Bebington | Selective (100%) | 30.4 | 43 |
| 131 | St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham | Durham | Comprehensive | 33 | 43 |
| 132 | Beaumont School | St Albans | Comprehensive | 37 | 42 |
| 133 | Mayfield Grammar School | Gravesend | Selective (100%) | 20 | 42 |
| 134 | Kings Norton Girls' School and Sixth Form | Birmingham | Comprehensive | 33.3 | 42 |
| 135 | Rosebery School | Epsom | Comprehensive | 38 | 42 |
| 136 | High Storrs School | Sheffield | Comprehensive | 40 | 42 |
| 137 | Maidstone Grammar School for Girls | Maidstone | Selective (100%) | 26 | 41.6 |
| 138 | Yavneh College | Borehamwood | Comprehensive | 50 | 41 |
| 139 | The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | Greenford | Comprehensive | 24 | 41 |
| 140 | Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough | Gainsborough | Selective (100%) | 48 | 41 |
| 141 | Prendergast School | London | Partially selective (10%) | 33 | 41 |
| 142 | The Cherwell School | Oxford | Comprehensive | 33 | 40.8 |
| 143 | The Coopers' Company and Coborn School | Upminster | Partially selective (10%) | 32.3 | 40.2 |
| 144 | Kenilworth School | Kenilworth | Comprehensive | 31.8 | 40.1 |
| 145 | Ashmole Academy | London | Partially selective (8%) | 23 | 40 |
| 146 | Guildford County School | Guildford | Comprehensive | 27 | 40 |
| 147 | Lymm High School | Lymm | Comprehensive | NA | 40 |
| 148 | Rainham Mark Grammar School | Gillingham | Selective (100%) | 35.6 | 38.1 |
| 149 | Bristol Cathedral Choir School | Bristol | Partially selective (15%) | 39 | 38 |
| 150 | Bartholomew School | Witney | Comprehensive | 43.2 | 38 |
| 151 | Bentley Wood High School | London | Comprehensive | 31 | 38 |
| 152 | Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith | London | Comprehensive | 20 | 38 |
| 153 | Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form | Surbiton | Comprehensive | 50 (A*-B) | 38 |
| 154 | St Anselm's College | Birkenhead | Selective (100%) | NA | 38 |
| 155 | The Cotswold School | Bourton-on-the-Water | Comprehensive | 33.3 | 37 |
| 156 | Howard of Effingham School | Leatherhead | Comprehensive | 30 | 37 |
| 157 | Wimbledon College | London | Comprehensive | 55 (A*-B) | 37 |
| 158 | Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School | Ramsgate | Selective (100%) | 23 | 37 |
| 159 | Notre Dame High School, Sheffield | Sheffield | Comprehensive | 16 | 37 |
| 160 | St Bede's School, Redhill | Redhill | Comprehensive | 51.8 | 36.9 |
| 161 | All Saints Roman Catholic School, York | York | Comprehensive | NA | 36 |
| 162 | Balcarras School | Cheltenham | Comprehensive | 64 (A*-B) | 36 |
| 163 | Barton Court Grammar School | Canterbury | Selective (100%) | 25.8 | 35.9 |
| 164 | The Bishop's Stortford High School | Bishop's Stortford | Partially selective (10%) | 57.6 (A*-B) | 35.8 |
| 165 | Nower Hill High School | Harrow | Comprehensive | 30 | 35 |
| 166 | Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley | Otley | Comprehensive | NA | 35 |
| 167 | Harrogate Grammar School | Harrogate | Comprehensive | 25 | 35 |
| 168 | Charters School | Ascot | Comprehensive | 23.8 | 34.3 |
| 169 | Bohunt School | Liphook | Comprehensive | 43 | 33.3 |
| 170 | Horsforth School | Leeds | Comprehensive | 36 | 33.3 |
| 171 | Egglescliffe School | Stockton-on-Tees | Comprehensive | 25 | 33.3 |
| 172 | St Paul's Catholic College | Burgess Hill | Comprehensive | 67.7 (A*-B) | 33 |
| 173 | Maiden Erlegh School | Reading | Comprehensive | 33 | 33 |
| 174 | The Downs School | Newbury | Comprehensive | 34 | 33 |
| 175 | The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School | London | Comprehensive | 33 | 33 |
| 176 | The Blue Coat School, Oldham | Oldham | Comprehensive | NA | 33 |
| 177 | Abbey Grange Church of England Academy | Leeds | Comprehensive | NA | 33 |
| 178 | Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green | Woodford Green | Comprehensive | 20 | 33 |
| 179 | St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls | Carshalton | Comprehensive | 31 | 32 |
| 180 | Ralph Allen School | Bath | Partially selective (2%) | 29 | 31 |
| 181 | Tudor Grange Academy Solihull | Solihull | Comprehensive | 31 | 31 |
| 182 | Sacred Heart of Mary Girls’ School | Upminster | Comprehensive | 20 | 31 |
| 183 | The Palmer Catholic Academy | Ilford | Comprehensive | 12 | 30.9 |
| 184 | Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College | Tarporley | Comprehensive | 21 | 30.8 |
| 185 | Chipping Norton School | Chipping Norton | Comprehensive | 28 | 30 |
| 186 | Christ's College Finchley | London | Comprehensive | 33 | 30 |
| 187 | Langley Park School for Boys | Beckenham | Comprehensive | 46 (A*-B) | 30 |
| 188 | Glyn School | Ewell | Comprehensive | 20 | 29 |
| 189 | Edgbarrow School | Crowthorne | Comprehensive | 32 | 28 |
| 190 | Cheney School | Headington | Comprehensive | 28 | 28 |
| 191 | Conyers School | Stockton-on-Tees | Comprehensive | 18 | 28 |
| 192 | The Arthur Terry School | Sutton Coldfield | Comprehensive | 25 | 28 |
| 193 | St Cuthbert's Catholic High School | Newcastle upon Tyne | Comprehensive | 34 | 26 |
| 194 | Kennet School | Thatcham | Comprehensive | 20.8 | 25.9 |
| 195 | Torquay Girls' Grammar School | Torquay | Selective (100%) | 60 (A*B) | 25 |
| 196 | The Wallace High School | Lisburn | Selective (100%) | NA | 25 |
| 197 | The Willink School | Reading | Comprehensive | 25 | 25 |
| 198 | Waingels College | Reading | Comprehensive | 50 (A*-B) | 25 |
| 199 | Kingsbury High School | London | Comprehensive | 33 | 25 |
| 200 | William Farr School | Lincoln | Comprehensive | 25 | 25 |
| 201 | Higham Lane School | Nuneaton | Comprehensive | 27 | 25 |
| 202 | Nailsea School | Bristol | Comprehensive | 25 | 25 |
| 203 | The Broxbourne School | Broxbourne | Partially selective (10%) | 33 | 24 |
| 204 | Bishop Walsh Catholic School | Birmingham | Comprehensive | 16 | 23.6 |
| 205 | Upton-by-Chester High School | Chester | Comprehensive | 25.1 | 23.5 |
| 206 | St Joan of Arc Catholic School | Rickmansworth | Comprehensive | 11.4 | 21.4 |
| 207 | The Burgate School and Sixth Form | Fordingbridge | Comprehensive | 16.42 | 20.73 |
| 208 | Hutton Church of England Grammar School | Preston | Comprehensive | NA | 20 |
| 209 | St John Payne Catholic School | Chelmsford | Comprehensive | 21.2 | 18.6 |
| 210 | Pershore High School | Pershore | Comprehensive | NA | 18 |
Best State Secondary Schools in London: 2023 League Table
This table provides a snapshot of academic achievement and performance among the best state secondary schools in London. This league table is based on the latest GCSE results released on 24th August 2023.
| Rank | School | Town | Type | A-level (% A*/A) | GCSE (% 9-7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Henrietta Barnett School | London | Selective (100%) | 75 | 97 |
| 2 | Wilson's School | Wallington | Selective (100%) | 81.3 | 95 |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | Barnet | Selective (100%) | 89.1 | 93.3 |
| 4 | The Latymer School | London | Selective (100%) | 75 | 93 |
| 5 | Altrincham Grammar School for Girls | Altrincham | Selective (100%) | 60 | 91 |
| 6 | St Olave's Grammar School | Orpington | Selective (100%) | 76 | 91 |
| 7 | Pate's Grammar School | Cheltenham | Selective (100%) | 92 (A*-B) | 90.2 |
| 8 | Colyton Grammar School | Colyton | Selective (100%) | 65.5 | 90 |
| 9 | Reading School | Reading | Selective (100%) | 72 | 88.3 |
| 10 | Chelmsford County High School for Girls | Chelmsford | Selective (100%) | 58.3 | 88.3 |
| 11 | King Edward VI Aston School | Birmingham | Selective (100%) | NA | 87.5 |
| 12 | King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford | Chelmsford | Selective (100%) | 86.5 (A*-B) | 87 |
| 13 | Stratford Girls' Grammar School | Stratford-upon-Avon | Selective (100%) | 52 | 87 |
| 14 | The King Edward VI School, Morpeth | Morpeth | Comprehensive | 24 | 87 |
| 15 | King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth | Louth | Selective (100%) | 26.2 (A*) | 87 |
| 16 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls | Birmingham | Selective (100%) | 60.9 | 86.5 |
| 17 | Nonsuch High School for Girls | Cheam | Selective (100%) | 53.5 | 86.1 |
| 18 | King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon | Stratford-upon-Avon | Selective (100%) | 72.1 | 84.2 |
| 19 | St Michael's Catholic Grammar School, Finchley | London | Selective (100%) | 57.3 | 83.3 |
| 20 | The Tiffin Girls' School | Kingston upon Thames | Selective (100%) | 65.2 | 82.4 |
| 21 | Tiffin School | Kingston upon Thames | Selective (100%) | 65.2 | 82.4 |
| 22 | Altrincham Grammar School for Boys | Altrincham | Selective (100%) | 64 | 82 |
| 23 | Newport Girls' High School | Newport | Selective (100%) | 45 | 82 |
| 24 | Sullivan Upper School | Holywood | Selective (100%) | 82.3 (A*-B) | 80.9 |
| 25 | Woodford County High School | Woodford Green | Selective (100%) | 27 | 80 |
| 26 | Westcliff High School for Boys | Westcliff-on-Sea | Selective (100%) | 47 | 79 |
| 27 | Rugby High School | Rugby | Selective (100%) | 45.6 | 79 |
| 28 | The Liverpool Blue Coat School | Liverpool | Selective (100%) | 64.8 | 78.5 |
| 29 | Tonbridge Grammar School | Tonbridge | Selective (100%) | NA | 78 |
| 30 | Dr Challoner's High School | Little Chalfont | Selective (100%) | 54 | 77 |
| 31 | Friends' School Lisburn | Lisburn | Selective (100%) | NA | 77 |
| 32 | Langley Grammar School | Langley | Selective (100%) | 53 | 76.8 |
| 33 | Sutton Grammar School | Sutton | Selective (100%) | 57.7 | 76.4 |
| 34 | Strathearn School | Belfast | Selective (100%) | 58.3 | 76.3 |
| 35 | Dartford Grammar School | Dartford | Selective (100%) | NA | 76.2 |
| 36 | Southend High School for Girls | Southend-on-Sea | Selective (100%) | 49.2 | 76.1 |
| 37 | St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School, Slough | Slough | Selective (100%) | 30 | 76 |
| 38 | Chesham Grammar School | Chesham | Selective (100%) | 50 | 75 |
| 39 | Denmark Road High School | Gloucester | Selective (100%) | 61 (A*-B) | 75 |
| 40 | Urmston Grammar | Manchester | Selective (100%) | 38 | 75 |
| 41 | St George's School | Harpenden | Comprehensive | 54 | 74.9 |
| 42 | The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe | High Wycombe | Selective (100%) | 55.1 | 74.4 |
| 43 | King Edward VI Five Ways School | Birmingham | Selective (100%) | 57 | 74 |
| 44 | Ilford County High School | Ilford | Selective (100%) | 38 | 74 |
| 45 | Heckmondwike Grammar School | Heckmondwike | Selective (100%) | 55.9 (A*-B) | 74 |
| 46 | Sir Thomas Rich's School | Gloucester | Selective (100%) | 53 | 72 |
| 47 | Loreto Grammar School | Altrincham | Selective (100%) | 45.1 | 71.6 |
| 48 | Bishop Vesey's Grammar School | Sutton Coldfield | Selective (100%) | 56 | 70 |
| 49 | Wallington County Grammar School | Wallington | Selective (100%) | NA | 70 |
| 50 | South Wilts Grammar School | Salisbury | Selective (100%) | NA | 70 |
| 51 | Banbridge Academy | Banbridge | Selective (100%) | 59.8 | 69.8 |
| 52 | St Benedict's Catholic School | Bury St Edmunds | Comprehensive | 40.6 | 69.3 |
| 53 | Sale Grammar School | Sale | Selective (100%) | 55 | 69 |
| 54 | Queen Mary's High School, Walsall | Walsall | Selective (100%) | 36 | 69 |
| 55 | Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall | Walsall | Selective (100%) | 36 | 69 |
| 56 | Dame Alice Owen's School | Potters Bar | Partially selective (38%) | 44 | 68 |
| 57 | Wycombe High School | High Wycombe | Selective (100%) | 50 | 68 |
| 58 | Rainey Endowed School | Magherafelt | Selective (100%) | 55 | 68 |
| 59 | Devonport High School for Girls | Plymouth | Selective (100%) | 67.4(A*-B) | 68 |
| 60 | Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School | Aylesbury | Selective (100%) | 46 | 67.9 |
| 61 | Stroud High School | Stroud | Selective (100%) | 36 | 67 |
| 62 | Upton Court Grammar School | Slough | Selective (100%) | 41 | 67 |
| 63 | King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys | Birmingham | Selective (100%) | 36 | 67 |
| 64 | Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School | Tunbridge Wells | Selective (100%) | 45.2 | 66.6 |
| 65 | St Ambrose College | Altrincham | Selective (100%) | 64.7 (A*-B) | 66 |
| 66 | Bexley Grammar School | Welling | Selective (100%) | NA | 65.8 |
| 67 | Lawrence Sheriff School | Rugby | Selective (100%) | 37.8 | 65 |
| 68 | John Hampden Grammar School | High Wycombe | Selective (100%) | 40.3 | 64.1 |
| 69 | Bishop Wordsworth's School | Salisbury | Selective (100%) | NA | 64 |
| 70 | Haberdashers' Adams | Newport | Selective (100%) | 41 | 64 |
| 71 | Alcester Grammar School | Alcester | Selective (100%) | 40 | 63 |
| 72 | Beths Grammar School | Bexley | Selective (100%) | 56 (A*-B) | 63 |
| 73 | Lancaster Girls' Grammar School | Lancaster | Selective (100%) | 41.9 | 62.3 |
| 74 | Invicta Grammar School, Maidstone | Maidstone | Selective (100%) | 75% (A*-B) | 62.2 |
| 75 | The Rochester Grammar School | Rochester | Selective (100%) | NA | 62 |
| 76 | Royal School Armagh | Armagh | Selective (100%) | 37.5 | 61.5 |
| 77 | Cheadle Hulme High School | Stockport | Comprehensive | 74.4 (A*-B) | 61.4 |
| 78 | Weald of Kent Grammar School | Tonbridge | Selective (100%) | 33.9 | 61.1 |
| 79 | Lancaster Royal Grammar School | Lancaster | Selective (100%) | 48.2 | 61 |
| 80 | Stretford Grammar School | Manchester | Selective (100%) | NA | 60 |
| 81 | West Kirby Grammar School | West Kirby | Selective (100%) | 32 | 59.4 |
| 82 | Watford Grammar School for Boys | Watford | Partially selective (35%) | 42.5 | 57.5 |
| 83 | The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School | London | Comprehensive | 37.2 | 56.2 |
| 84 | Highworth Grammar School | Ashford | Selective (100%) | 69 (A*-B) | 56 |
| 85 | Dane Court Grammar School | Broadstairs | Selective (100%) | NA | 56 |
| 86 | Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School | Rochester | Selective (100%) | 41.7 | 55.5 |
| 87 | Caistor Grammar School | Caistor | Selective (100%) | 37 | 55.5 |
| 88 | St Peter's Catholic School, Guildford | Guildford | Comprehensive | 45 | 55 |
| 89 | Twyford C of E High School | London | Partially selective (10%) | 45 | 55 |
| 90 | Bourne Grammar School | Bourne | Selective (100%) | 36.1 | 55 |
| 91 | Devonport High School for Boys | Plymouth | Selective (100%) | 34.8 | 54.4 |
| 92 | The Grey Coat Hospital | London | Partially selective (10%) | 36.5 | 54 |
| 93 | Marling School | Stroud | Selective (100%) | 44 | 54 |
| 94 | The Crossley Heath School | Halifax | Selective (100%) | 24 | 54 |
| 95 | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School | Grantham | Selective (100%) | NA | 53 |
| 96 | Gordon's School | Woking | Comprehensive | 31 | 53 |
| 97 | Limavady Grammar School | Limavady | Selective (100%) | NA | 52 |
| 98 | Mossbourne Community Academy | London | Comprehensive | 48 | 52 |
| 99 | Camden School for Girls | London | Partially selective (7%) | 50 | 51 |
| 100 | Sandringham School | St Albans | Comprehensive | 46 | 51 |
| 101 | Lady Margaret School | London | Comprehensive | 26.3 | 51 |
| 102 | The King David High School, Manchester | Manchester | Comprehensive | 74.3 | 50.3 |
| 103 | King David High School, Liverpool | Liverpool | Partially selective (15%) | 74.27 | 50.3 |
| 104 | St Clement Danes School | Rickmansworth | Partially selective (20%) | 70 (A*-B) | 50 |
| 105 | Grey Court School | Richmond upon Thames | Comprehensive | 41 | 50 |
| 106 | Orleans Park | London | Comprehensive | 40 | 50 |
| 107 | Calday Grange Grammar School | West Kirby | Selective (100%) | 52 (A*-B) | 50 |
| 108 | Alexandra Park School | London | Comprehensive | 33 | 50 |
| 109 | The Holt School | Wokingham | Comprehensive | 33 | 48.6 |
| 110 | Parmiter's School | Watford | Partially selective (35%) | 44 | 48 |
| 111 | Cranbrook School | Cranbrook | Selective (100%) | 28.5 | 48 |
| 112 | West London Free School | London | Partially selective (9%) | 48 | 48 |
| 113 | The St Marylebone Church of England School | - | Partially selective (9%) | 50 | 47.2 |
| 114 | St Albans Girls' School | St Albans | Comprehensive | 32 | 47 |
| 115 | Portadown College | Portadown | Selective (100%) | 42 | 47 |
| 116 | Waldegrave School, Twickenham | Twickenham | Comprehensive | 43 | 47 |
| 117 | Kesteven and Sleaford High School | Sleaford | Selective (100%) | 69 (A*-B) | 47 |
| 118 | Oakwood Park Grammar School | Maidstone | Selective (100%) | 49.1 (A*-B) | 46.1 |
| 119 | Glenthorne High School, Sutton | Sutton | Partially selective (10%) | 32 | 46 |
| 120 | Gunnersbury Catholic School | London | Comprehensive | 23 | 46 |
| 121 | Gravesend Grammar School | Gravesend | Selective (100%) | 20.6 | 46 |
| 122 | Graveney School | London | Partially selective (25%) | 36 | 46 |
| 123 | The Holy Cross School | New Malden | Comprehensive | 36.1 | 45.9 |
| 124 | JCoss (Jewish Community Secondary School) | New Barnet | Comprehensive | 52 | 45 |
| 125 | Spalding High School | Spalding | Selective (100%) | 60 (A*-B) | 45 |
| 126 | St Mark's Catholic School | London | Comprehensive | 25 | 45 |
| 127 | Parliament Hill School | London | Comprehensive | NA | 45 |
| 128 | Roundwood Park School | Harpenden | Comprehensive | 39 | 44 |
| 129 | Maidstone Grammar School | Maidstone | Selective (100%) | 29 | 43 |
| 130 | Wirral Grammar School for Boys | Bebington | Selective (100%) | 30.4 | 43 |
| 131 | St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham | Durham | Comprehensive | 33 | 43 |
| 132 | Beaumont School | St Albans | Comprehensive | 37 | 42 |
| 133 | Mayfield Grammar School | Gravesend | Selective (100%) | 20 | 42 |
| 134 | Kings Norton Girls' School and Sixth Form | Birmingham | Comprehensive | 33.3 | 42 |
| 135 | Rosebery School | Epsom | Comprehensive | 38 | 42 |
| 136 | High Storrs School | Sheffield | Comprehensive | 40 | 42 |
| 137 | Maidstone Grammar School for Girls | Maidstone | Selective (100%) | 26 | 41.6 |
| 138 | Yavneh College | Borehamwood | Comprehensive | 50 | 41 |
| 139 | The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | Greenford | Comprehensive | 24 | 41 |
| 140 | Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough | Gainsborough | Selective (100%) | 48 | 41 |
| 141 | Prendergast School | London | Partially selective (10%) | 33 | 41 |
| 142 | The Cherwell School | Oxford | Comprehensive | 33 | 40.8 |
| 143 | The Coopers' Company and Coborn School | Upminster | Partially selective (10%) | 32.3 | 40.2 |
| 144 | Kenilworth School | Kenilworth | Comprehensive | 31.8 | 40.1 |
| 145 | Ashmole Academy | London | Partially selective (8%) | 23 | 40 |
| 146 | Guildford County School | Guildford | Comprehensive | 27 | 40 |
| 147 | Lymm High School | Lymm | Comprehensive | NA | 40 |
| 148 | Rainham Mark Grammar School | Gillingham | Selective (100%) | 35.6 | 38.1 |
| 149 | Bristol Cathedral Choir School | Bristol | Partially selective (15%) | 39 | 38 |
| 150 | Bartholomew School | Witney | Comprehensive | 43.2 | 38 |
| 151 | Bentley Wood High School | London | Comprehensive | 31 | 38 |
| 152 | Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith | London | Comprehensive | 20 | 38 |
| 153 | Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form | Surbiton | Comprehensive | 50 (A*-B) | 38 |
| 154 | St Anselm's College | Birkenhead | Selective (100%) | NA | 38 |
| 155 | The Cotswold School | Bourton-on-the-Water | Comprehensive | 33.3 | 37 |
| 156 | Howard of Effingham School | Leatherhead | Comprehensive | 30 | 37 |
| 157 | Wimbledon College | London | Comprehensive | 55 (A*-B) | 37 |
| 158 | Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School | Ramsgate | Selective (100%) | 23 | 37 |
| 159 | Notre Dame High School, Sheffield | Sheffield | Comprehensive | 16 | 37 |
| 160 | St Bede's School, Redhill | Redhill | Comprehensive | 51.8 | 36.9 |
| 161 | All Saints Roman Catholic School, York | York | Comprehensive | NA | 36 |
| 162 | Balcarras School | Cheltenham | Comprehensive | 64 (A*-B) | 36 |
| 163 | Barton Court Grammar School | Canterbury | Selective (100%) | 25.8 | 35.9 |
| 164 | The Bishop's Stortford High School | Bishop's Stortford | Partially selective (10%) | 57.6 (A*-B) | 35.8 |
| 165 | Nower Hill High School | Harrow | Comprehensive | 30 | 35 |
| 166 | Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley | Otley | Comprehensive | NA | 35 |
| 167 | Harrogate Grammar School | Harrogate | Comprehensive | 25 | 35 |
| 168 | Charters School | Ascot | Comprehensive | 23.8 | 34.3 |
| 169 | Bohunt School | Liphook | Comprehensive | 43 | 33.3 |
| 170 | Horsforth School | Leeds | Comprehensive | 36 | 33.3 |
| 171 | Egglescliffe School | Stockton-on-Tees | Comprehensive | 25 | 33.3 |
| 172 | St Paul's Catholic College | Burgess Hill | Comprehensive | 67.7 (A*-B) | 33 |
| 173 | Maiden Erlegh School | Reading | Comprehensive | 33 | 33 |
| 174 | The Downs School | Newbury | Comprehensive | 34 | 33 |
| 175 | The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School | London | Comprehensive | 33 | 33 |
| 176 | The Blue Coat School, Oldham | Oldham | Comprehensive | NA | 33 |
| 177 | Abbey Grange Church of England Academy | Leeds | Comprehensive | NA | 33 |
| 178 | Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green | Woodford Green | Comprehensive | 20 | 33 |
| 179 | St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls | Carshalton | Comprehensive | 31 | 32 |
| 180 | Ralph Allen School | Bath | Partially selective (2%) | 29 | 31 |
| 181 | Tudor Grange Academy Solihull | Solihull | Comprehensive | 31 | 31 |
| 182 | Sacred Heart of Mary Girls’ School | Upminster | Comprehensive | 20 | 31 |
| 183 | The Palmer Catholic Academy | Ilford | Comprehensive | 12 | 30.9 |
| 184 | Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College | Tarporley | Comprehensive | 21 | 30.8 |
| 185 | Chipping Norton School | Chipping Norton | Comprehensive | 28 | 30 |
| 186 | Christ's College Finchley | London | Comprehensive | 33 | 30 |
| 187 | Langley Park School for Boys | Beckenham | Comprehensive | 46 (A*-B) | 30 |
| 188 | Glyn School | Ewell | Comprehensive | 20 | 29 |
| 189 | Edgbarrow School | Crowthorne | Comprehensive | 32 | 28 |
| 190 | Cheney School | Headington | Comprehensive | 28 | 28 |
| 191 | Conyers School | Stockton-on-Tees | Comprehensive | 18 | 28 |
| 192 | The Arthur Terry School | Sutton Coldfield | Comprehensive | 25 | 28 |
| 193 | St Cuthbert's Catholic High School | Newcastle upon Tyne | Comprehensive | 34 | 26 |
| 194 | Kennet School | Thatcham | Comprehensive | 20.8 | 25.9 |
| 195 | Torquay Girls' Grammar School | Torquay | Selective (100%) | 60 (A*B) | 25 |
| 196 | The Wallace High School | Lisburn | Selective (100%) | NA | 25 |
| 197 | The Willink School | Reading | Comprehensive | 25 | 25 |
| 198 | Waingels College | Reading | Comprehensive | 50 (A*-B) | 25 |
| 199 | Kingsbury High School | London | Comprehensive | 33 | 25 |
| 200 | William Farr School | Lincoln | Comprehensive | 25 | 25 |
| 201 | Higham Lane School | Nuneaton | Comprehensive | 27 | 25 |
| 202 | Nailsea School | Bristol | Comprehensive | 25 | 25 |
| 203 | The Broxbourne School | Broxbourne | Partially selective (10%) | 33 | 24 |
| 204 | Bishop Walsh Catholic School | Birmingham | Comprehensive | 16 | 23.6 |
| 205 | Upton-by-Chester High School | Chester | Comprehensive | 25.1 | 23.5 |
| 206 | St Joan of Arc Catholic School | Rickmansworth | Comprehensive | 11.4 | 21.4 |
| 207 | The Burgate School and Sixth Form | Fordingbridge | Comprehensive | 16.42 | 20.73 |
| 208 | Hutton Church of England Grammar School | Preston | Comprehensive | NA | 20 |
| 209 | St John Payne Catholic School | Chelmsford | Comprehensive | 21.2 | 18.6 |
| 210 | Pershore High School | Pershore | Comprehensive | NA | 18 |
2023 UK Major League Tables
Frequently Asked Questions
This ranking was completed using the latest GCSE results (2023).
While league tables provide valuable insights, it’s important to consider other factors such as the school’s ethos, extracurricular activities, and location. Rankings may not capture all aspects of a school’s culture and environment.
No, league tables should be used as a tool alongside other considerations. Factors like school facilities, teacher-student ratios, and community feedback should also be taken into account to make a well-informed decision.
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