Grammar school league table 2024/25 by Attainment 8

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All 205 state-funded schools in England with a published Attainment 8 score.

Schools ranked by Attainment 8 for 2024/25
Rank	School	Town	Attainment 8
1	The Henrietta Barnett School	London	87.3
4	The Tiffin Girls' School	Kingston upon Thames	85.3
5	Kendrick School	Reading	84.0
10	Newstead Wood School	Orpington	82.8
13	Chelmsford County High School for Girls	Chelmsford	80.7
14	Altrincham Grammar School for Girls	Altrincham	80.6
15	Colchester County High School for Girls	Colchester	80.6
16	Stratford Girls' Grammar School	Stratford-upon-Avon	80.6
17	Nonsuch High School for Girls	Sutton	80.5
18	Wallington High School for Girls	Wallington	80.5
19	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls	Birmingham	80.4
23	Woodford County High School	Woodford Green	80.1
27	Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls	Sutton Coldfield	79.4
29	Dr Challoner's High School	Amersham	79.1
33	St Michael's Catholic Grammar School	London	77.8
39	Tonbridge Grammar School	Tonbridge	77.2
42	South Wilts Grammar School	Salisbury	77.0
43	Stroud High School	Stroud	76.9
47	Beaconsfield High School	Beaconsfield	75.9
52	Westcliff High School for Girls	Westcliff-on-Sea	75.6
53	Dartford Grammar School for Girls	Dartford	75.5
54	Wolverhampton Girls' High School	Wolverhampton	75.4
55	Newport Girls' High School Academy	Newport	75.3
57	Townley Grammar School	Bexleyheath	75.0
58	Southend High School for Girls	Southend-on-Sea	75.0
59	Rugby High School	Rugby	74.9
65	Aylesbury High School	Aylesbury	74.3
66	King Edward VI Handsworth School	Birmingham	74.2
73	Wycombe High School	High Wycombe	73.9
75	Devonport High School for Girls	Plymouth	73.8
77	Loreto Grammar School	Altrincham	73.7
79	Queen Mary's High School	Walsall	73.5
81	Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School	Tunbridge Wells	73.4
82	Lancaster Girls' Grammar School	Lancaster	73.4
86	Denmark Road High School	Gloucester	72.9
92	Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School	Blackburn	72.3
93	Bournemouth School for Girls	Bournemouth	72.2
98	West Kirby Grammar School	Wirral	71.3
103	Highworth Grammar School	Ashford	70.8
104	Invicta Grammar School	Maidstone	70.8
108	Weald of Kent Grammar School	Tonbridge	70.0
110	Skipton Girls' High School	Skipton	69.7
112	Wirral Grammar School for Girls	Wirral	69.3
117	Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School	Grantham	68.8
118	Torquay Girls' Grammar School	Torquay	68.6
121	Parkstone Grammar School	Poole	68.5
123	The Rochester Grammar School	Rochester	68.4
125	Watford Grammar School for Girls	Watford	68.2
129	Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School	Canterbury	67.7
130	Ribston Hall High School	Gloucester	67.7
139	Menorah High School for Girls	London	66.7
140	Wilmington Grammar School for Girls	Dartford	66.7
141	The Grey Coat Hospital	London	66.6
144	Maidstone Grammar School for Girls	Maidstone	66.4
145	Lady Margaret School	London	66.3
148	Fort Pitt Grammar School	Chatham	65.9
149	Upton Hall School FCJ	Wirral	65.6
150	Plymouth High School for Girls	Plymouth	65.5
169	Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend	Gravesend	64.3
170	The Camden School for Girls	London	64.0
171	Prendergast School	London	64.0
175	Hasmonean High School for Girls	London	63.7
176	The Holt School	Wokingham	63.7
179	The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College	Bishop's Stortford	63.6
184	Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest	London	63.5
186	Rosebery School	Epsom	63.5
190	Spalding High School	Spalding	63.0
197	Eden Girls' School, Coventry	Coventry	62.6
208	Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School	Upminster	62.2
209	Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham	Birmingham	62.1
213	Chatham Grammar	Chatham	61.8
214	Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy	Sleaford	61.8
223	Madani Girls' School	Leicester	61.4
231	Highsted Grammar School	Sittingbourne	61.1
232	The St Marylebone CofE School	London	61.0
233	St Paul's School for Girls	Birmingham	61.0
235	Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School	Brentwood	61.0
236	Sacred Heart High School	London	60.9
240	Ursuline High School Wimbledon	London	60.7
242	Glenmoor Academy	Bournemouth	60.7
250	Walthamstow School for Girls	London	60.0
256	Dover Grammar School for Girls	Dover	59.9
265	Clapton Girls' Academy	London	59.4
269	Eden Girls' School, Slough	Slough	59.4
276	The Holy Cross School	New Malden	59.2
279	Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School	London	59.0
288	Presdales School	Ware	58.9
290	St Albans Girls' School	St Albans	58.8
291	Boston High School	Boston	58.8
293	Didcot Girls' School	Didcot	58.8
298	Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School	Barnet	58.6
301	Bentley Wood High School	Stanmore	58.5
307	Harris Girls Academy Bromley	Beckenham	58.3
312	Loreto College	St Albans	58.3
317	Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester	Manchester	58.2
331	The Sacred Heart Language College	Harrow	57.9
332	The Folkestone School for Girls	Folkestone	57.9
338	Hitchin Girls' School	Hitchin	57.8
343	Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form	Surbiton	57.5
346	Highbury Fields School	London	57.4
347	Coloma Convent Girls' School	Croydon	57.4
353	E-Act Montpelier High School	Bristol	57.3
358	St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls	Carshalton	57.2
360	Parliament Hill School	London	57.1
361	Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College	London	57.1
372	Archbishop Blanch CofE High School	Liverpool	57.0
373	Hayesfield Girls School	Bath	57.0
380	King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls	Birmingham	56.8
382	Sarah Bonnell School	London	56.7
387	Kings Norton Girls' School	Birmingham	56.6
390	The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls	London	56.5
395	Plashet School	London	56.4
401	Bullers Wood School	Chislehurst	56.3
403	Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ	Isleworth	56.3
410	Preston Muslim Girls High School	Preston	56.2
413	The Ursuline Academy Ilford	Ilford	56.1
425	Swakeleys School for Girls	Uxbridge	55.9
432	Langley Park School for Girls	Beckenham	55.8
435	Grays Convent High School	Grays	55.7
442	St Anne's Catholic School	Southampton	55.6
443	Newlands Girls' School	Maidenhead	55.6
446	Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College	Sandbach	55.6
465	Coombe Girls' School	New Malden	55.3
468	Mulberry School for Girls	London	55.2
473	St Ursula's Convent School	London	55.1
475	St Catherine's Catholic School	Bexleyheath	55.1
496	St Bernard's High School	Westcliff-on-Sea	54.9
498	Northampton School for Girls	Northampton	54.9
504	Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy	Bradford	54.8
511	Bolton Muslim Girls School	Bolton	54.7
515	Harris Academy Bermondsey	London	54.6
528	St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls	London	54.4
533	Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich	London	54.3
534	Central Foundation Girls' School	London	54.3
543	Ricards Lodge High School	London	54.2
554	St Angela's Ursuline School	London	54.1
577	The Belvedere Academy	Liverpool	53.8
646	Penwortham Girls' High School	Preston	52.9
656	Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School	London	52.7
657	St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School	London	52.7
658	Fairfield High School for Girls	Manchester	52.7
672	Sir Jonathan North Girls' College	Leicester	52.6
678	The Green School for Girls	Isleworth	52.5
680	Levenshulme High School	Manchester	52.5
687	Carshalton High School for Girls	Carshalton	52.4
688	Selly Park Girls' School	Birmingham	52.4
695	Eltham Hill School	London	52.3
712	Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre	Birmingham	52.1
713	Whalley Range 11-18 High School	Manchester	52.1
716	Sacred Heart Catholic High School	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	52.1
719	Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing	Worthing	52.1
723	Enfield County School for Girls	Enfield	52.0
743	Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School	Hatfield	51.9
754	Reading Girls' School	Reading	51.8
762	Baylis Court School	Slough	51.7
778	Millais School	Horsham	51.6
790	The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls	Romford	51.4
845	Sydenham School	London	50.8
863	St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy	Sunderland	50.7
872	Brentford School for Girls	Brentford	50.6
873	Connaught School for Girls	London	50.6
876	Greenbank High School	Southport	50.6
890	Birkenhead High School Academy	Prenton	50.5
912	Chislehurst School for Girls	Chislehurst	50.3
925	Swanshurst School	Birmingham	50.2
942	Beverley High School	Beverley	50.1
943	Challney High School for Girls	Luton	50.1
972	Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form	Birmingham	49.8
987	Hornsey School for Girls	London	49.7
1031	Burntwood School	London	49.4
1049	Beis Yaakov High School	Salford	49.3
1087	Dartford Science & Technology College	Dartford	49.1
1112	Bronte Girls' Academy	Bradford	48.9
1121	La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School	London	48.8
1135	Hodge Hill Girls' School	Birmingham	48.7
1161	La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School	London	48.5
1192	Flixton Girls School	Manchester	48.3
1236	King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy	Birmingham	48.0
1240	Hillview School for Girls	Tonbridge	48.0
1290	Nottingham Girls' Academy	Nottingham	47.7
1309	Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls	Thamesmead	47.5
1326	Copthall School	London	47.4
1344	Bellerive FCJ Catholic College	Liverpool	47.3
1359	Holly Lodge Girls' College	Liverpool	47.2
1403	St Julie's Catholic High School	Liverpool	46.9
1405	Batley Girls' High School	Batley	46.9
1436	Southfield School for Girls	Kettering	46.8
1503	Norbury High School for Girls	Thornton Heath	46.4
1579	King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls	Birmingham	46.0
1648	Windsor Girls' School	Windsor	45.7
1805	Bradford Girls' Grammar School	Bradford	44.8
1816	Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls	London	44.7
1908	Rainham School for Girls	Gillingham	44.3
1924	Newland School for Girls	Hull	44.2
1944	Blackfen School for Girls	Sidcup	44.1
2080	Notre Dame RC School	Plymouth	43.3
2088	Belle Vue Girls' Academy	Bradford	43.2
2129	Northfleet School for Girls	Gravesend	43.0
2150	Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School	London	42.8
2299	Weatherhead High School	Wallasey	41.9
2583	Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)	London	39.9
2664	St John Bosco Arts College	Croxteth	39.4
2690	Broughton Hall Catholic High School	Liverpool	39.2
2723	Prenton High School for Girls	Birkenhead	38.9
3228	Walderslade School	Chatham	29.9

What this table does not tell you

Attainment 8 is the average GCSE result across eight subjects. It measures the results pupils got, not what the school added. A grammar school admits children who already passed a selective test at eleven, so a high score here substantially reflects the intake rather than the teaching. That is the single most important thing to hold in mind when reading any 11+ league table, including this one.

Progress 8, which does try to measure what a school adds, cannot be calculated for this cohort: they never sat Key Stage 2 tests, cancelled in 2020 and 2021, so there is no starting point to measure from. It returns for 2026/27.

Data: Compare school and college performance data in England, Department for Education, 2024/25, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ranks calculated by PlusProgress over the 3,278 state-funded schools with a published score; DfE publishes the scores and not a ranking. 198 schools have no published score for this year and are excluded rather than counted as zero. Source data.

Common questions

What is Attainment 8?

It is a school’s average GCSE result across eight subjects, including English and maths counted double. It describes the results pupils achieved, not how much progress the school added, so a school that selects its intake on ability will tend to score highly whoever teaches there.

Why is Progress 8 not shown?

Because it does not exist for this cohort. Progress 8 compares GCSE results with the same children’s Key Stage 2 results, and those tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline for pupils sitting GCSEs in 2025 or 2026. It returns for 2026/27. Any Progress 8 figure published now belongs to an earlier year and different children.

Where does this rank come from?

We calculated it. The Department for Education publishes the scores and does not publish a ranking. We order state-funded schools by Attainment 8 for 2024/25, so a rank here is out of 3,278 schools.

Why are some schools missing?

198 schools have no published Attainment 8 for this year, usually because the cohort was too small to publish without identifying pupils, or because no pupils were entered. They are left out of the ranking rather than counted as zero.

Should I choose a school on this table?

Not on its own. A high Attainment 8 at a selective school mostly tells you the school selects. Whether a school suits your child, and whether you can realistically get a place, are different questions, and the entrance test and catchment usually decide the second one.

Getting in is the harder question

A place at any of these depends on the entrance test and, usually, on where you live. Both are on the school’s own page here, and the practice that prepares for the test is in the format that school actually sets.

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Grammar school league table, 2024/25