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Top: The Henrietta Barnett School

  1. 187.3The Henrietta Barnett SchoolGirls · Barnet · 100% grade 5+ English and maths
  2. 286.9Wilson's SchoolBoys · Sutton · 100% grade 5+ English and maths
  3. 385.6Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetBoys · Barnet · 99% grade 5+ English and maths
  4. 485.3The Tiffin Girls' SchoolGirls · Kingston upon Thames · 99.4% grade 5+ English and maths
  5. 584.0Kendrick SchoolGirls · Reading · 100% grade 5+ English and maths
  6. 683.6St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolBoys · Bromley · 100% grade 5+ English and maths
  7. =783.3King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordBoys · Essex · 100% grade 5+ English and maths
  8. =783.3King Edward VI SchoolBoys · Warwickshire · 100% grade 5+ English and maths
  9. 983.0Reading SchoolBoys · Reading · 100% grade 5+ English and maths
  10. 1082.8Newstead Wood SchoolGirls · Bromley · 100% grade 5+ English and maths
  11. 1182.7Pate's Grammar SchoolMixed · Gloucestershire · 99.3% grade 5+ English and maths
  12. 1282.1Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolBoys · Essex · 100% grade 5+ English and maths
  13. 1380.7Chelmsford County High School for GirlsGirls · Essex · 99.4% grade 5+ English and maths
  14. =1480.6Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsGirls · Trafford · 100% grade 5+ English and maths
  15. =1480.6Colchester County High School for GirlsGirls · Essex · 100% grade 5+ English and maths
  16. =1480.6Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls · Warwickshire · 100% grade 5+ English and maths
  17. =1780.5Nonsuch High School for GirlsGirls · Sutton · 98.7% grade 5+ English and maths
  18. =1780.5Wallington High School for GirlsGirls · Sutton · 99.5% grade 5+ English and maths
  19. 1980.4King Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsGirls · Birmingham · 98% grade 5+ English and maths
  20. 2080.3Sutton Grammar SchoolBoys · Sutton · 99.2% grade 5+ English and maths

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What is the best grammar school in England?

On 2024/25 GCSE results, The Henrietta Barnett School in Barnet had the highest Attainment 8 (87.3), then Wilson's School in Sutton (86.9) and Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (85.6).

What is Attainment 8?

Each pupil's average points across eight GCSE subjects, with English and maths counted twice. A grade 9 scores 9, so 80 means roughly an 8 in every subject.

Why is there no Progress 8 for 2024/25?

Those pupils sat no Year 6 SATs in 2020, so the DfE could not work out their progress. The Progress 8 ranking uses 2023/24 instead.

Are the top schools the hardest to get into?

Usually. The highest-ranked schools tend to have the most applicants per place and the highest cut-off scores, and some take only children living nearby.

How we work this out

What it does

Every state grammar school ranked by its published GCSE results. Pick an area and whether it is for a boy or a girl.

All 163 state grammar schools in England, with the Department for Education's final GCSE (key stage 4) results for 2022/23 to 2024/25.

Method

  1. Attainment 8 is a pupil's average across eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice; the school figure is the average of its pupils. Grammar schools score between 52 and 87.
  2. Grade 5+ in English and maths is the share of pupils with a grade 5 or above in both. Many grammar schools are at or near 100%, so ties are ranked equal and ordered by Attainment 8.
  3. Progress 8 compares pupils' GCSEs with others who had the same Year 6 SATs. The DfE did not publish it for 2024/25, so that ranking uses 2023/24.