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Grammar school league table, 2024/25

Every school in England with a published Attainment 8 score, ranked. Grammar schools by default. The figures are the Department for Education’s; the ordering is ours, and what the measure does and does not tell you is set out below the table.

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All 3278 state-funded schools in England with a published Attainment 8 score.

Schools ranked by Attainment 8 for 2024/25
RankSchoolTownAttainment 8
1The Henrietta Barnett SchoolLondon87.3
2Wilson's SchoolWallington86.9
3Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetBarnet85.6
4The Tiffin Girls' SchoolKingston upon Thames85.3
5Kendrick SchoolReading84.0
6St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolOrpington83.6
7King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordChelmsford83.3
8King Edward VI SchoolStratford-upon-Avon83.3
9Reading SchoolReading83.0
10Newstead Wood SchoolOrpington82.8
11Pate's Grammar SchoolCheltenham82.7
12Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolColchester82.1
13Chelmsford County High School for GirlsChelmsford80.7
14Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsAltrincham80.6
15Colchester County High School for GirlsColchester80.6
16Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolStratford-upon-Avon80.6
17Nonsuch High School for GirlsSutton80.5
18Wallington High School for GirlsWallington80.5
19King Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsBirmingham80.4
20Sutton Grammar SchoolSutton80.3
21Heckmondwike Grammar SchoolHeckmondwike80.2
22The Latymer SchoolLondon80.1
23Woodford County High SchoolWoodford Green80.1
24Upton Court Grammar SchoolSlough79.9
25Dartford Grammar SchoolDartford79.9
26The Blue Coat SchoolLiverpool79.5
27Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsSutton Coldfield79.4
28Tiffin SchoolKingston upon Thames79.1
29Dr Challoner's High SchoolAmersham79.1
30Colyton Grammar SchoolColyton78.8
31Altrincham Grammar School for BoysAltrincham78.5
32The Judd SchoolTonbridge78.4
33St Michael's Catholic Grammar SchoolLondon77.8
34Wallington County Grammar SchoolWallington77.7
35Michaela Community SchoolLondon77.6
36Langley Grammar SchoolLangley77.6
37Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyWestcliff-on-Sea77.6
38St Bernard's Catholic Grammar SchoolSlough77.3
39Tonbridge Grammar SchoolTonbridge77.2
40Sir Thomas Rich's SchoolGloucester77.2
41Bishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolSutton Coldfield77.1
42South Wilts Grammar SchoolSalisbury77.0
43Stroud High SchoolStroud76.9
44Saint Ambrose CollegeAltrincham76.2
45Sale Grammar SchoolSale76.1
46King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolBirmingham75.9
47Beaconsfield High SchoolBeaconsfield75.9
48Herschel Grammar SchoolSlough75.8
49Ilford County High SchoolIlford75.7
50King Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysBirmingham75.7
51Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolSidcup75.6
52Westcliff High School for GirlsWestcliff-on-Sea75.6
53Dartford Grammar School for GirlsDartford75.5
54Wolverhampton Girls' High SchoolWolverhampton75.4
55Newport Girls' High School AcademyNewport75.3
56Lawrence Sheriff SchoolRugby75.1
57Townley Grammar SchoolBexleyheath75.0
58Southend High School for GirlsSouthend-on-Sea75.0
59Rugby High SchoolRugby74.9
60Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling74.7
61The Crossley Heath SchoolHalifax74.5
62Aylesbury Grammar SchoolAylesbury74.5
63Stretford Grammar SchoolManchester74.4
64Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolClitheroe74.4
65Aylesbury High SchoolAylesbury74.3
66King Edward VI Handsworth SchoolBirmingham74.2
67Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolWalsall74.2
68Bournemouth SchoolBournemouth74.2
69Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolLancaster74.1
70Chesham Grammar SchoolChesham74.0
71Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolAmersham73.9
72The Royal Grammar School, High WycombeHigh Wycombe73.9
73Wycombe High SchoolHigh Wycombe73.9
74Marling SchoolStroud73.9
75Devonport High School for GirlsPlymouth73.8
76Southend High School for BoysSouthend-on-Sea73.8
77Loreto Grammar SchoolAltrincham73.7
78Alcester Grammar SchoolAlcester73.7
79Queen Mary's High SchoolWalsall73.5
80Royal Latin SchoolBuckingham73.5
81Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolTunbridge Wells73.4
82Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolLancaster73.4
83Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolRossendale73.3
84Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolAylesbury73.2
85Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar SchoolSalisbury73.1
86Denmark Road High SchoolGloucester72.9
87Dame Alice Owen's SchoolPotters Bar72.9
88The Crypt SchoolGloucester72.7
89The King's School, GranthamGrantham72.7
90Sir William Borlase's Grammar SchoolMarlow72.4
91John Hampden Grammar SchoolHigh Wycombe72.3
92Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolBlackburn72.3
93Bournemouth School for GirlsBournemouth72.2
94King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysBirmingham72.0
95Haberdashers' AdamsNewport71.8
96Urmston Grammar AcademyManchester71.7
97Beths Grammar SchoolBexley71.6
98West Kirby Grammar SchoolWirral71.3
99King Edward VI Aston SchoolBirmingham71.2
100Churston Ferrers Grammar School AcademyBrixham71.2

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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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