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Ranking Methodology

We have calculated our school league tables using data published by the Department for Education. If you click on a school's name below you will be taken to where the school is on our schools map allowing you to see its latest Ofsted inspection report, Ofsted rating and a wealth of other information about the school, such as detailed exam results, school catchment area, school admissions, parents' opinions, and much more. For further information regarding exam results, see our results explained guide.

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Secondary schools in England by Key Stage 5 (A-Level) Average Point Score Secondary schools in England by Key Stage 4 (GCSE - Attainment 8) score State primary schools in England by Key Stage 2 results

Gender: All Boys only Girls only Coeducational Coeducational (separated)

Top 50 Secondary schools in England by Key Stage 5 (A-Level) Average Point Score

Information regarding KS2 results: Most independent schools don't measure Key Stage 2 performance. Thus there is no direct comparison between state and independent primary schools available. ×

Information regarding GCSE results: There is a lot of controversy regarding league tables that show GCSE results. The Department for Education changed performance tables in 2014 to exclude re-sits, IGCSEs and a range of vocational qualifications. As a result some schools, particularly independent schools which often use IGCSEs (considered harder than GCSEs), appear to be performing far worse than they actually are. In fact a lot of independent schools have now dropped to the very bottom of the GCSE league tables. Here is a BBC article on the resulting controversy. ×

Information regarding gender filter: Where results are filtered by gender, the rank displayed remains the rank amongst all schools, not just schools of that gender. ×

Schools marked with a are schools that are ranked within the top 10% of all schools (England only) for at least one measure (i.e. Key Stage 2 performance, GCSE Attainment 8 or A-Level Average Point Score). ×

Rank	School Summary	School Type	Performance
1	St Paul's Girls' School Brook Green, Hammersmith, London Area, W6 7BS   Last year ranked 7	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 53.9
2	King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road,London,SE11 6NJ   Last year ranked 2	Academy school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 53.46
3	Westminster School 17 Dean's Yard, Westminster, London Area, SW1P 3PB   Last year ranked 5	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 52.67
4	Magdalen College School Cowley Place, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1DZ   Last year ranked 11	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 52.26
5	Brighton College Eastern Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 0AL   Last year ranked 17	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 52.22
6	St Paul's School Lonsdale Road, Barnes, London, London Area, SW13 9JT   Last year ranked 12	Independent school Boys	Avg Point Score: 52.1
7	Heathfield Community School School Road,Monkton Heathfield,Taunton,Somerset,TA2 8PD   Last year ranked 1	Secondary school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 52
8	Wycombe Abbey Abbey Way, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1PE   Last year ranked 8	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 51.81
9	City of London School For Girls St Giles' Terrace, Barbican, The City, London Area, EC2Y 8BB   Last year ranked 16	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 51.75
10	King's College School (KCS) Southside, Wimbledon Common, Wimbledon, London Area, SW19 4TT   Last year ranked 3	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 51.74
11	The Perse School Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8QF   Last year ranked 4	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 51.71
12	North London Collegiate School Canons, Canons Drive, Edgware, London Area, HA8 7RJ   Last year ranked 19	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 51.02
13	Concord College Acton Burnell Hall, Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 7PF   Last year ranked 6	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 50.66
14	Royal Grammar School High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3BB   Last year ranked 20	Independent school Boys	Avg Point Score: 50.63
15	Guildford High School for Girls London Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1SJ   Last year ranked 9	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 50.59
16	The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School Butterfly Lane, Elstree, Hertfordshire, WD6 3AF   Last year ranked 14	Independent school Boys	Avg Point Score: 50.53
17	Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Queen's Road,Barnet,Hertfordshire,EN5 4DQ   Last year ranked 27	Academy school (Grammar) Boys	Avg Point Score: 50.28
18	Eton College Eton, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 6DW   Last year ranked 13	Independent school Boys	Avg Point Score: 50.24
19	Queen Ethelburga's College Thorpe Underwood Hall, Thorpe Underwood Estate, Ouseburn, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 9SS   Last year ranked 65	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 50.18
20	Withington Girls' School 100 Wellington Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M14 6BL   Last year ranked 44	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 50.14
21	The Godolphin and Latymer School Iffley Road, Hammersmith, London Area, W6 0PG   Last year ranked 28	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 50
22	King Edward VI High School for Girls Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2UB   Last year ranked 102	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 49.94
23	Wilson's School Mollison Drive,Wallington,Surrey,SM6 9JW   Last year ranked 26	Academy school (Grammar) Boys	Avg Point Score: 49.92
24	Sevenoaks School High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HU   Last year ranked 10	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 49.89
25	Lady Eleanor Holles School Hanworth Road, Hampton, London Area, TW12 3HF   Last year ranked 21	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 49.85
26	St Helen and St Katharine Faringdon Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1BE   Last year ranked 22	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 49.81
27	Reading School Erleigh Road,Reading,Berkshire,RG1 5LW   Last year ranked 30	Academy school (Grammar) Boys	Avg Point Score: 49.78
28	Alleyn's School Townley Road, Dulwich, London Area, SE22 8SU   Last year ranked 18	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 49.69
28	Highgate School North Road, Highgate, London Area, N6 4AY   Last year ranked 33	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 49.69
30	The Henrietta Barnett School Central Square,Hampstead Garden Suburb,London,NW11 7BN   Last year ranked 15	Academy school (Grammar) Girls	Avg Point Score: 49.61
31	James Allen's Girls' School 144 East Dulwich Grove, Dulwich, London, London Area, SE22 8TE   Last year ranked 47	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 49.58
32	Winchester College College Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9NA   Last year ranked 29	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 49.23
33	St Mary's School Ascot St Mary's Road, South Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9JF   Last year ranked 31	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 49.16
34	Bancroft's School High Road, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 0RF   Last year ranked 24	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 49.04
35	St Albans High School for Girls Townsend Avenue, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3SJ   Last year ranked 83	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 48.83
36	The Tiffin Girls' School Richmond Road,Kingston upon Thames,Surrey,KT2 5PL   Last year ranked 41	Academy school (Grammar) Girls	Avg Point Score: 48.78
37	Merchant Taylors' School Sandy Lodge, Northwood, London Area, HA6 2HT   Last year ranked 37	Independent school Boys	Avg Point Score: 48.75
38	Wimbledon High School GDST Mansel Road, Wimbledon, London Area, SW19 4AB   Last year ranked 54	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 48.69
39	Cheltenham Ladies' College Bayshill Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3EP   Last year ranked 86	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 48.3
40	Latymer Upper School 237 King Street, Hammersmith, London Area, W6 9LR   Last year ranked 23	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 48.27
41	Reigate Grammar School Reigate Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0QS   Last year ranked 72	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 48.14
41	Pate's Grammar School Princess Elizabeth Way,Cheltenham,Gloucestershire,GL51 0HG   Last year ranked 45	Academy school (Grammar) Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 48.14
43	Radley College Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2HR   Last year ranked 51	Independent school Boys	Avg Point Score: 48.13
44	St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School Goddington Lane,Orpington,Kent,BR6 9SH   Last year ranked 34	Secondary school (Grammar) Boys	Avg Point Score: 48.1
45	Kingston Grammar School London Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 6PY   Last year ranked 126	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 48.08
46	Notting Hill and Ealing High School GDST 2 Cleveland Road, Ealing, London Area, W13 8AX   Last year ranked 112	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 48.06
47	Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls Aldenham Road, Elstree, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 3BT   Last year ranked 25	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 48.02
48	City of London School 107 Queen Victoria Street, London, London Area, EC4V 3AL   Last year ranked 41	Independent school Boys	Avg Point Score: 47.96
49	The Abbey School 17 Kendrick Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5DZ   Last year ranked 94	Independent school Girls	Avg Point Score: 47.94
50	Babington House School Grange Drive, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5ES   Last year ranked 2571	Independent school Coeducational	Avg Point Score: 47.86