Best State Secondary Schools in the UK – UK League Table 2023
Welcome to the unveiling of the much-anticipated UK League Table for 2024, 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 and the 2023 A-Levels results as the bedrock the 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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Secondary School League Tables 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 GCSE League Table
This 2024 league table is based on the 2023 GCSE results across all UK state secondary schools.
| 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: 2024 A-Level League Table
This 2024 league table is based on the 2023 A-Level results across all UK state secondary schools.
| Rank | School | Town | A-Levels (A*/A) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet | Barnet | 89.1 |
| 2 | Wilson’s School | Wallington | 82.5 |
| 3 | St Olave’s Grammar School | Orpington | 77.2 |
| 4 | Colchester Royal Grammar School | Colchester | 76.8 |
| 5 | The Henrietta Barnett School | London | 75.3 |
| 6 | Reading School | Reading | 73.1 |
| 7= | The Tiffin Girls’ School | Kingston upon Thames | 71.6 |
| 7= | King Edward VI School, Stratford | Stratford-upon-Avon | 71.6 |
| 9 | Pate’s Grammar School | Cheltenham | 70.4 |
| 10 | Colyton Grammar School | Colyton | 65.9 |
| 11 | Tiffin School | Kingston upon Thames | 65.2 |
| 12 | Friends’ School Lisburn | Lisburn | 65.1 |
| 13= | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys | Birmingham | 64.9 |
| 13= | The Liverpool Blue Coat School | Liverpool | 64.9 |
| 15 | Altrincham Grammar School for Boys | Altrincham | 64.2 |
| 16 | Tonbridge Grammar School | Tonbridge | 63.9 |
| 17 | Our Lady and St Patrick’s College, Knock | Belfast | 63.8 |
| 18 | Dr Challoner’s Grammar School | Amersham | 63 |
| 19 | Lumen Christi College | Derry | 62.5 |
| 20 | Kendrick School | Reading | 62.4 |
| 21 | St Mary’s Grammar School, Magherafelt | Magherafelt | 62.1 |
| 22 | JFS | Harrow | 62 |
| 23 | The Latymer School | London | 61.7 |
| 24 | Sullivan Upper School | Holywood | 61.4 |
| 25 | King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford | Chelmsford | 61.2 |
| 26 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls | Birmingham | 60.7 |
| 27 | Dartford Grammar School | Dartford | 60.3 |
| 28 | Banbridge Academy | Banbridge | 59.8 |
| 29 | Altrincham Grammar School for Girls | Altrincham | 59.6 |
| 30 | St Dominic’s Grammar School for Girls | Belfast | 59.1 |
| 31 | Chelmsford County High School for Girls | Chelmsford | 58.8 |
| 32 | Strathearn School | Belfast | 58.3 |
| 33 | Sutton Grammar School | Sutton | 57.7 |
| 34= | Dame Alice Owen’s School | Potters Bar | 57.4 |
| 34= | Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School | Belfast | 57.4 |
| 36 | St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School, Finchley | London | 57.3 |
| 37 | King Edward VI Five Ways School | Birmingham | 57 |
| 38 | Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School | Sutton Coldfield | 56 |
| 39 | Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls | Sutton Coldfield | 55.8 |
| 40 | Sale Grammar School | Sale | 55.5 |
| 41 | Dr Challoner’s High School | Little Chalfont | 55.4 |
| 42 | The Rochester Grammar School | Rochester | 55.3 |
| 43 | The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe | High Wycombe | 55.1 |
| 44 | Ripon Grammar School | Ripon | 55 |
| 45 | Rainey Endowed School, Magherafelt | Magherafelt | 54.5 |
| 46 | The Judd School | Tonbridge | 54.4 |
| 47 | Nonsuch High School for Girls | Cheam | 54.3 |
| 48 | Beaconsfield High School | Beaconsfield | 54.2 |
| 49 | Cowbridge Comprehensive School | Cowbridge | 54 |
| 50 | Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School | Marlow | 53.6 |
| 51 | Hockerill Anglo-European College | Bishop’s Stortford | 53.4 |
| 52 | Langley Grammar School | Langley | 53.2 |
| 53= | Belfast Royal Academy | Belfast | 53.1 |
| 53= | Ballymena Academy | Ballymena | 53.1 |
| 55 | Sir Thomas Rich’s School | Gloucester | 52.9 |
| 56 | Colchester County High School for Girls | Colchester | 52.3 |
| 57 | Stratford Girls’ Grammar School | Stratford-upon-Avon | 52 |
| 58 | Aylesbury Grammar School | Aylesbury | 51.9 |
| 59= | St Mary’s College | Hull | 51.7 |
| 59= | Impington Village College | Impington | 51.7 |
| 61= | Wycombe High School | High Wycombe | 51.6 |
| 61= | Hasmonean High School for Girls | London | 51.6 |
| 61= | Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Myrddin | Caerfyrddin | 51.6 |
| 64 | Royal School Armagh | Armagh | 51.5 |
| 65 | Wallington County Grammar School | Wallington | 51.4 |
| 66 | Ballyclare High School | Ballyclare | 50.7 |
| 67 | Wallington High School for Girls | Wallington | 50.3 |
| 68= | Camden School for Girls | London | 50 |
| 68= | Methodist College Belfast | Belfast | 50 |
| 68= | Yavneh College | Borehamwood | 50 |
| 71 | The St Marylebone Church of England School | - | 49.9 |
| 72 | Dalriada School | Ballymoney | 49.6 |
| 73 | Mossbourne Community Academy | London | 49.2 |
| 74 | Bishop Wordsworth’s School | Salisbury | 48.8 |
| 75 | Chesham Grammar School | Chesham | 48.5 |
| 76 | Dane Court Grammar School | Broadstairs | 48.2 |
| 77= | Royal Latin School | Buckingham | 48 |
| 77= | West London Free School | London | 48 |
| 79 | Aylesbury High School | Aylesbury | 47.9 |
| 80 | Newport Girls’ High School | Newport | 47.8 |
| 81 | Lancaster Royal Grammar School | Lancaster | 47.7 |
| 82 | Newstead Wood School | Orpington | 47.2 |
| 83= | Westcliff High School for Boys | Westcliff-on-Sea | 47 |
| 83= | Menorah High School for Girls | London | 47 |
| 85 | Omagh Academy | Omagh | 46.8 |
| 86 | Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School | Aylesbury | 46.6 |
| 87 | St Andrew’s RC School | Leatherhead | 46.3 |
| 88 | JCoss (Jewish Community Secondary School) | New Barnet | 46.2 |
| 89 | Sandringham School | St Albans | 46 |
| 90= | Rugby High School | Rugby | 45.6 |
| 90= | Bexley Grammar School | Welling | 45.6 |
| 92 | Hasmonean High School for Boys | London | 45.2 |
| 93= | Loreto Grammar School | Altrincham | 45.1 |
| 93= | Parmiter’s School | Watford | 45.1 |
| 95 | Twyford C of E High School | London | 45 |
| 96 | Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School | Tunbridge Wells | 44.9 |
| 97 | The Skinners’ School, Tunbridge Wells | Tunbridge Wells | 44.6 |
| 98 | Lady Margaret School | London | 44.2 |
| 99= | St Peter’s Catholic School, Guildford | Guildford | 44 |
| 99= | Waldegrave School, Twickenham | Twickenham | 44 |
| 101 | Bournemouth School for Girls | Bournemouth | 43.8 |
| 102 | Bartholomew School | Witney | 43.2 |
| 103 | The Wallace High School | Lisburn | 43 |
| 104 | Fulford School | York | 42.6 |
| 105 | Watford Grammar School for Boys | Watford | 42.5 |
| 106 | Southend High School For Boys | Southend-on-Sea | 42.3 |
| 107 | Salesian School | Chertsey | 42 |
| 108 | The London Oratory School | London | 41.9 |
| 109 | St George’s School | Harpenden | 41.6 |
| 110= | Enniskillen Royal Grammar School (previously Portora Royal School) | Enniskillen | 41.5 |
| 110= | Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School | Rochester | 41.5 |
| 112 | Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School | Lancaster | 41.4 |
| 113= | Upton Court Grammar School | Slough | 41.3 |
| 113= | Kesteven and Sleaford High School | Sleaford | 41.3 |
| 115 | Herschel Grammar School | Slough | 41 |
| 116 | Haberdashers’ Adams | Newport | 40.6 |
| 117 | John Hampden Grammar School | High Wycombe | 40.3 |
| 118 | The King’s School, Grantham | Grantham | 40.2 |
| 119 | The Crypt School | Gloucester | 40.1 |
| 120= | St Thomas the Apostle School and Sixth Form College | London | 40 |
| 120= | Orleans Park | London | 40 |
| 120= | Northampton School for Boys | Northampton | 40 |
| 123 | Archbishop Holgate’s School | York | 39.8 |
| 124 | St Paul’s School for Girls, Edgbaston | Birmingham | 39.7 |
| 125= | Grey Court School | Richmond upon Thames | 39.6 |
| 125= | The King’s (The Cathedral) School, Peterborough | Peterborough | 39.6 |
| 125= | Ysgol Eirias | Colwyn Bay | 39.6 |
| 128 | Torquay Girls’ Grammar School | Torquay | 39.5 |
| 129 | Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School | Sidcup | 39.4 |
| 130 | High Storrs School | Sheffield | 39.2 |
| 131 | Bristol Cathedral Choir School | Bristol | 39.1 |
| 132 | Presdales School | Ware | 39 |
| 133 | Silverdale School | Sheffield | 38.9 |
| 134 | Watford Grammar School for Girls | Watford | 38.8 |
| 135 | Roundwood Park School | Harpenden | 38.5 |
| 136 | Townley Grammar School | Bexleyheath | 38.3 |
| 137 | Malmesbury School | Malmesbury | 38.2 |
| 138= | Rosebery School | Epsom | 38 |
| 138= | Kings Norton Girls’ School and Sixth Form | Birmingham | 38 |
| 138= | Northampton Academy | Northampton | 38 |
| 141 | Devonport High School for Girls | Plymouth | 37.8 |
| 142= | Alcester Grammar School | Alcester | 37.7 |
| 142= | Weald of Kent Grammar School | Tonbridge | 37.7 |
| 142= | Kingsbridge Community College | Kingsbridge | 37.7 |
| 145 | Parkstone Grammar School | Poole | 37.6 |
| 146= | The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School | London | 37.5 |
| 146= | Caistor Grammar School | Caistor | 37.5 |
| 148 | Alderbrook School | Solihull | 37.4 |
| 149= | Churston Ferrers Grammar School | Brixham | 37 |
| 149= | Cheadle Hulme High School | Stockport | 37 |
| 149= | Durham Johnston Comprehensive School | Durham | 37 |
| 149= | Beaumont School | St Albans | 37 |
| 149= | Wembley High Technology College | London | 37 |
| 149= | Nailsea School | Bristol | 37 |
| 155 | Lawrence Sheriff School | Rugby | 36.7 |
| 156 | Westcliff High School for Girls | Westcliff-on-Sea | 36.6 |
| 157 | The Grey Coat Hospital | London | 36.5 |
| 158 | Stroud High School | Stroud | 36.3 |
| 159 | Limavady Grammar School | Limavady | 36.2 |
| 160= | Bourne Grammar School | Bourne | 36.1 |
| 160= | The Holy Cross School | New Malden | 36.1 |
| 162= | Northwood School | London | 36 |
| 162= | Central Foundation Boys’ School | London | 36 |
| 164= | Ilford County High School | Ilford | 35.9 |
| 164= | Hinchley Wood School | Esher | 35.9 |
| 164= | Tapton School | Sheffield | 35.9 |
| 167= | Wolverhampton Girls’ High School | Wolverhampton | 35.7 |
| 167= | Sir John Lawes School | Harpenden | 35.7 |
| 169 | Rainham Mark Grammar School | Gillingham | 35.6 |
| 170 | Denmark Road High School | Gloucester | 35.4 |
| 171 | Arden Academy | Solihull | 35.2 |
| 172= | Queen Mary’s Grammar School, Walsall | Walsall | 35.1 |
| 172= | Didcot Girls’ School | Didcot | 35.1 |
| 174 | Glenlola Collegiate School | Bangor | 34.8 |
| 175= | St Clement Danes School | Rickmansworth | 34.5 |
| 175= | Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School | Grantham | 34.5 |
| 177= | The Piggott School | Reading | 34 |
| 177= | Chiswick School | London | 34 |
| 177= | The Downs School | Newbury | 34 |
| 180= | Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham | Hexham | 33.9 |
| 180= | St John the Baptist School, Woking | Woking | 33.9 |
| 182 | The Coopers’ Company and Coborn School | Upminster | 33.7 |
| 183= | St Albans Girls’ School | St Albans | 33.5 |
| 183= | West Kirby Grammar School | West Kirby | 33.5 |
| 183= | Katharine Lady Berkeley’s School | Wotton-under-Edge | 33.5 |
| 186 | St Benedict’s Catholic School | Bury St Edmunds | 33.3 |
| 187 | The Cherwell School | Oxford | 33.2 |
| 188= | Dartford Grammar School for Girls | Dartford | 33 |
| 188= | Alexandra Park School | London | 33 |
| 188= | The Holt School | Wokingham | 33 |
| 188= | Maiden Erlegh School | Reading | 33 |
| 188= | Landau Forte College | Derby | 33 |
| 188= | Kingsbury High School | London | 33 |
| 188= | All Saints Roman Catholic School, York | York | 33 |
| 188= | Hall Cross Academy | Doncaster | 33 |
| 196= | St Gregory’s Catholic Science College | Harrow | 32.9 |
| 196= | Ilkley Grammar School | Ilkley | 32.9 |
| 198= | The Ecclesbourne School | Belper | 32.8 |
| 198= | Lady Manners School, Bakewell | Bakewell | 32.8 |
| 200 | Queen Mary’s High School, Walsall | Walsall | 32.6 |
| 201 | All Hallows Catholic School | Farnham | 32.4 |
| 202 | Glenthorne High School, Sutton | Sutton | 32.3 |
| 203= | Roundhay School | Leeds | 32.2 |
| 203= | Tytherington School | Macclesfield | 32.2 |
| 205 | Heathside School | Weybridge | 32.1 |
| 206= | The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College | Swindon | 32 |
| 206= | Edgbarrow School | Crowthorne | 32 |
| 208 | Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School | Dronfield | 31.9 |
| 209= | Gordon’s School, Woking | Woking | 31.8 |
| 209= | Kenilworth School | Kenilworth | 31.8 |
| 211= | St Mary’s Menston | Menston | 31.7 |
| 211= | Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School | Hatfield | 31.7 |
| 213 | Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys | Tunbridge Wells | 31.6 |
| 214 | The Hertfordshire and Essex High School and Science College | Bishop’s Stortford | 31.4 |
| 215 | Bacon’s College | London | 31.3 |
| 216= | Southend High School for Girls | Southend-on-Sea | 31.2 |
| 216= | South Wilts Grammar School for Girls | Salisbury | 31.2 |
| 218= | Burnham Grammar School | Burnham | 31 |
| 218= | Marling School | Stroud | 31 |
| 218= | Saffron Walden County High School | Saffron Walden | 31 |
| 218= | St Mary’s Catholic School | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 31 |
| 218= | St Philomena’s Catholic High School for Girls | Carshalton | 31 |
| 218= | The Elms Academy | London | 31 |
| 218= | George Abbot School | Guildford | 31 |
| 225= | St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School | London | 30.9 |
| 225= | Howard of Effingham School | Leatherhead | 30.9 |
| 227 | King Ecgbert School | Sheffield | 30.8 |
| 228 | Painsley RC College | Stoke-on-Trent | 30.4 |
| 229 | St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School | Slough | 30.1 |
| 230= | Clapton Girls’ Academy | London | 30 |
| 230= | Clitheroe Royal Grammar School | Clitheroe | 30 |
| 230= | Nower Hill High School | Harrow | 30 |
| 230= | The Marlborough Church of England School | Woodstock | 30 |
| 230= | The Langton Grammar School for Boys | Canterbury | 30 |
| 230= | The Folkestone School for Girls | Folkestone | 30 |
| 230= | Sydenham School | London | 30 |
| 230= | Huntington School | York | 30 |
| 238 | Maidstone Grammar School | Maidstone | 29.8 |
| 239 | Balcarras School | Cheltenham | 29.5 |
| 240= | The Cotswold School | Bourton-on-the-Water | 29.3 |
| 240= | Arthur Mellows Village College | Peterborough | 29.3 |
| 242= | Wirral Grammar School for Girls | Bebington | 29.2 |
| 242= | Queen Elizabeth’s High School, Gainsborough | Gainsborough | 29.2 |
| 244= | Wren Academy | London | 29 |
| 244= | Ralph Allen School | Bath | 29 |
| 244= | Hitchin Girls’ School | Hitchin | 29 |
| 244= | English Martyrs’ Catholic School | Leicester | 29 |
| 248 | The Bishop’s Stortford High School | Bishop’s Stortford | 28.7 |
| 249 | The Gryphon School | Sherborne | 28.5 |
| 250= | Graveney School | London | 28.4 |
| 250= | Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Faversham | Faversham | 28.4 |
| 250= | City of Norwich School | Norwich | 28.4 |
| 253= | St Aidan’s Church of England High School | Harrogate | 28.3 |
| 253= | Outwood Academy Easingwold | York | 28.3 |
| 255= | Rickmansworth School | Rickmansworth | 28.2 |
| 255= | Norton Hill School | Radstock | 28.2 |
| 257 | The Green School for Girls | London | 28.1 |
| 258= | Uckfield College | Uckfield | 28 |
| 258= | Littleover Community School | Derby | 28 |
| 258= | Chipping Norton School | Chipping Norton | 28 |
| 258= | Bishop Luffa School | Chichester | 28 |
| 258= | Wanstead High School | London | 28 |
| 258= | St Bartholomew’s School | Newbury | 28 |
| 258= | Whitley Bay High School | Whitley Bay | 28 |
| 265 | Hanley Castle High School | Worcester | 28 |
| 266= | St Mary’s Catholic High School, Chesterfield | Chesterfield | 27.9 |
| 266= | Beechen Cliff School | Bath | 27.9 |
| 268= | The Broxbourne School | Broxbourne | 27.6 |
| 268= | Featherstone High School | London | 27.6 |
| 270 | Vyners School | London | 27.5 |
| 271 | Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College | Sandbach | 27.2 |
| 272= | Harrogate Grammar School | Harrogate | 27.1 |
| 272= | North Halifax Grammar School | Halifax | 27.1 |
| 274= | Woodford County High School | Woodford Green | 27 |
| 274= | Richard Challoner School | New Malden | 27 |
| 274= | Monk’s Walk School | Welwyn Garden City | 27 |
| 274= | Guildford County School | Guildford | 27 |
| 274= | Hagley Catholic High School | Hagley | 27 |
| 274= | Higham Lane School | Nuneaton | 27 |
| 280 | Beths Grammar School | Bexley | 26.8 |
| 281= | St Mark’s Catholic School | London | 26.3 |
| 281= | Central Foundation Girls’ School | London | 26.3 |
| 283= | The Becket School | Nottingham | 26 |
| 283= | Finchley Catholic High School | London | 26 |
| 283= | Maidstone Grammar School for Girls | Maidstone | 26 |
| 283= | Highgate Wood School | London | 26 |
| 283= | Woodbridge High School | Woodford Green | 26 |
| 283= | Wood Green School | Witney | 26 |
| 289 | Kensington Aldridge Academy | London | 25.8 |
| 290 | Barton Court Grammar School | Canterbury | 25.7 |
| 291 | The Kimberley School | Nottingham | 25.2 |
| 292= | The Sydney Russell School | Dagenham | 25.1 |
| 292= | St Joan of Arc Catholic School | Rickmansworth | 25.1 |
| 292= | Formby High School | Formby | 25.1 |
| 292= | Upton-by-Chester High School | Chester | 25.1 |
| 296= | Reach Academy Feltham | London | 25 |
| 296= | Gosforth Academy | Newcastle upon Tyne | 25 |
| 296= | Sherburn High School | Leeds | 25 |
| 296= | The Willink School | Reading | 25 |
| 300 | Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | Brentwood | 24.7 |
| 301 | Prince Henry’s Grammar School, Otley | Otley | 24.5 |
| 302= | Highlands School and Sixth Form | London | 24.4 |
| 302= | The St John Henry Newman Catholic School | Stevenage | 24.4 |
| 304 | Queens’ School, Bushey | Bushey | 24.3 |
| 305= | The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | London | 24.1 |
| 305= | The Crossley Heath School | Halifax | 24.1 |
| 307= | Wellington School | Altrincham | 24 |
| 307= | Heathfield Community College | Heathfield | 24 |
| 309 | Charters School | Ascot | 23.8 |
| 310 | Plymouth High School for Girls | Plymouth | 23.4 |
| 311 | Oakwood Park Grammar School | Maidstone | 23.3 |
| 312 | St Mark’s Academy | London | 23.2 |
| 313= | Valentines High School | Ilford | 23 |
| 313= | Ashmole Academy | London | 23 |
| 313= | Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School | Ramsgate | 23 |
| 313= | Chipping Campden School | Chipping Campden | 23 |
| 317 | The Belvedere Academy | Liverpool | 22.8 |
| 318 | Parliament Hill School | London | 22.1 |
| 319= | Rutlish School | London | 22 |
| 319= | Richard Hale School | Hertford | 22 |
| 321= | King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys | Birmingham | 21.9 |
| 321= | Holcombe Grammar School | Chatham | 21.9 |
| 323 | St Bede’s School, Redhill | Redhill | 21.8 |
| 324 | Imberhorne School | East Grinstead | 21.6 |
| 325 | Coloma Convent Girls’ School | Croydon | 21.5 |
| 326 | St John Payne Catholic School | Chelmsford | 21.2 |
| 327= | Langley Park School for Girls | Beckenham | 21 |
| 327= | Chestnut Grove Academy | London | 21 |
| 327= | Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College | Tarporley | 21 |
| 327= | Highfields School | Wolverhampton | 21 |
| 331 | Becket Keys Church of England School | Brentwood | 20.4 |
| 332= | Seven Kings School, Ilford | Ilford | 20.3 |
| 332= | St Joseph’s College, Stoke-on-Trent | Stoke-on-Trent | 20.3 |
| 334 | Sacred Heart Catholic School, Camberwell | London | 20.1 |
| 335= | Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith | London | 20 |
| 335= | Gravesend Grammar School | Gravesend | 20 |
| 335= | Ursuline High School, Wimbledon | London | 20 |
| 335= | Wheatley Park School | Oxford | 20 |
| 335= | Waingels College | Reading | 20 |
| 335= | Windsor Girls’ School | Windsor | 20 |
| 341 | Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre | Birmingham | 19.7 |
| 342 | Hayes School | Bromley | 19 |
| 343 | Chancellor’s School | Hatfield | 18.4 |
| 344 | Mayfield Grammar School | Gravesend | 17.5 |
| 345 | St Bonaventure’s School | London | 16 |
| 346 | Teddington School | Teddington | 14.1 |
Best State Secondary Schools in London 2024: GCSE League Table
This table provides a snapshot of academic achievement and performance among the best state secondary schools in London based on the 2023 GCSE results.
| Rank | School | Town | GCSE (9-7) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Henrietta Barnett School | London | 97.6 |
| 15 | The Latymer School | London | 86.5 |
| 21= | St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School, Finchley | London | 83.3 |
| 117= | Cranford Community College | London | 57 |
| 128= | The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School | London | 55.4 |
| 131 | Twyford C of E High School | London | 55 |
| 136= | Menorah High School for Girls | London | 54 |
| 136= | Hasmonean High School for Girls | London | 54 |
| 136= | The Grey Coat Hospital | London | 54 |
| 142 | Lady Margaret School | London | 53.6 |
| 145 | St Thomas the Apostle School and Sixth Form College | London | 53.3 |
| 150= | Camden School for Girls | London | 51 |
| 150= | Wembley High Technology College | London | 51 |
| 156= | Orleans Park | London | 50 |
| 156= | Alexandra Park School | London | 50 |
| 160= | The London Oratory School | London | 49.3 |
| 166= | West London Free School | London | 48 |
| 180 | Graveney School | London | 46.2 |
| 186= | St Mark’s Catholic School | London | 45.3 |
| 188 | The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | London | 45.2 |
| 189= | Hasmonean High School for Boys | London | 45 |
| 189= | Wren Academy | London | 45 |
| 195 | Parliament Hill School | London | 44.8 |
| 200= | Clapton Girls’ Academy | London | 43.8 |
| 200= | The Green School for Girls | London | 43.8 |
| 202 | Ursuline High School, Wimbledon | London | 43.5 |
| 205= | Finchley Catholic High School | London | 42 |
| 218= | Ashmole Academy | London | 40 |
| 229 | St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School | London | 39.2 |
| 230= | Swanlea School | London | 39 |
| 230= | Chestnut Grove Academy | London | 39 |
| 237 | Gumley House School FCJ | London | 38.1 |
| 238= | Bentley Wood High School | London | 38 |
| 238= | Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith | London | 38 |
| 253= | Wimbledon College | London | 37 |
| 259= | Highgate Wood School | London | 36.6 |
| 265= | Mossbourne Community Academy | London | 36 |
| 265= | Central Foundation Boys’ School | London | 36 |
| 277 | Sydenham School | London | 35.2 |
| 278 | Southgate School | London | 35.1 |
| 280= | Sacred Heart Catholic School, Camberwell | London | 34.9 |
| 283= | Central Foundation Girls’ School | London | 34.7 |
| 288= | Wanstead High School | London | 34 |
| 288= | Rutlish School | London | 34 |
| 299 | Northwood School | London | 32.4 |
| 300= | Ruislip High School | London | 32.3 |
| 304= | St Bonaventure’s School | London | 32.2 |
| 317= | The Elms Academy | London | 30.9 |
| 321= | Vyners School | London | 30.5 |
| 324= | Alperton Community School | London | 30.4 |
| 326= | Chiswick School | London | 30 |
| 326= | Christ’s College Finchley | London | 30 |
| 351= | Kensington Aldridge Academy | London | 27 |
| 357= | Highlands School and Sixth Form | London | 25.9 |
| 363= | Kingsbury High School | London | 25 |
| 374= | Bacon’s College | London | 23.5 |
| 378= | Featherstone High School | London | 23 |
| 380 | Reach Academy Feltham | London | 22.8 |
| 400 | St Mark’s Academy | London | 14.2 |
Best State Secondary Schools in London 2024: A-Level League Table
This table provides a snapshot of academic achievement and performance among the best state secondary schools in London based on the 2023 A-Level results.
| Rank | School | Town | A-Levels (A*/A) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | The Henrietta Barnett School | London | 75.3 |
| 23 | The Latymer School | London | 61.7 |
| 36 | St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School, Finchley | London | 57.3 |
| 61= | Hasmonean High School for Girls | London | 51.6 |
| 68= | Camden School for Girls | London | 50 |
| 73 | Mossbourne Community Academy | London | 49.2 |
| 77= | West London Free School | London | 48 |
| 83= | Menorah High School for Girls | London | 47 |
| 92 | Hasmonean High School for Boys | London | 45.2 |
| 95 | Twyford C of E High School | London | 45 |
| 98 | Lady Margaret School | London | 44.2 |
| 108 | The London Oratory School | London | 41.9 |
| 120= | St Thomas the Apostle School and Sixth Form College | London | 40 |
| 120= | Orleans Park | London | 40 |
| 146= | The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School | London | 37.5 |
| 149= | Wembley High Technology College | London | 37 |
| 157 | The Grey Coat Hospital | London | 36.5 |
| 162= | Northwood School | London | 36 |
| 162= | Central Foundation Boys’ School | London | 36 |
| 177= | Chiswick School | London | 34 |
| 188= | Alexandra Park School | London | 33 |
| 188= | Kingsbury High School | London | 33 |
| 215 | Bacon’s College | London | 31.3 |
| 218= | The Elms Academy | London | 31 |
| 225= | St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School | London | 30.9 |
| 230= | Clapton Girls’ Academy | London | 30 |
| 230= | Sydenham School | London | 30 |
| 244= | Wren Academy | London | 29 |
| 250= | Graveney School | London | 28.4 |
| 257 | The Green School for Girls | London | 28.1 |
| 258= | Wanstead High School | London | 28 |
| 268= | Featherstone High School | London | 27.6 |
| 270 | Vyners School | London | 27.5 |
| 281= | St Mark’s Catholic School | London | 26.3 |
| 281= | Central Foundation Girls’ School | London | 26.3 |
| 283= | Finchley Catholic High School | London | 26 |
| 283= | Highgate Wood School | London | 26 |
| 289 | Kensington Aldridge Academy | London | 25.8 |
| 296= | Reach Academy Feltham | London | 25 |
| 302= | Highlands School and Sixth Form | London | 24.4 |
| 305= | The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | London | 24.1 |
| 312 | St Mark’s Academy | London | 23.2 |
| 313= | Ashmole Academy | London | 23 |
| 318 | Parliament Hill School | London | 22.1 |
| 319= | Rutlish School | London | 22 |
| 327= | Chestnut Grove Academy | London | 21 |
| 334 | Sacred Heart Catholic School, Camberwell | London | 20.1 |
| 335= | Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith | London | 20 |
| 335= | Ursuline High School, Wimbledon | London | 20 |
| 345 | St Bonaventure’s School | London | 16 |
Secondary School League Tables 2023
If you are looking for the league tables and results for private schools in the UK, do check out the links below.
Frequently Asked Questions about UK State Schools
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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