SchoolScoresBest grammar school sixth forms in England
How this list works. Ranked by average points per entry across A levels, the IB Diploma, Pre-U and other academic qualifications, on DfE's scale where an A level A* is 60, an A is 50 and a B is 40, averaged over up to the last three years and weighted by the number of students each year. Years with fewer than 10 students don't count. Inspection outcomes are shown but aren't part of the ranking. Full methodology.
| # | School | Points per entry |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Barnet · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 171 students a year | 52.8A+ average |
| 2 | Colchester Royal Grammar School Colchester · Boys only · Boarding · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 exceptional, 3 strong · about 189 students a year | 50.5A average |
| 3 | Wilson's School Wallington · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 178 students a year | 50.4A average |
| 4 | The Henrietta Barnett School Barnet · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 138 students a year | 50.1A average |
| 5 | St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School Orpington · Boys only · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · about 226 students a year | 49.9A average |
| 6 | Pate's Grammar School Cheltenham · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 247 students a year | 49.8A average |
| 7 | The Tiffin Girls' School Kingston upon Thames · Girls only · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 exceptional, 1 strong · about 171 students a year | 49.5A average |
| 8 | Reading School Reading · Boys only · Boarding · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 184 students a year | 49.2A average |
| 9 | Tiffin School Kingston upon Thames · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 260 students a year | 48.5A average |
| 10 | King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford Chelmsford · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 exceptional, 5 strong · about 192 students a year | 48.5A average |
| 11 | Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Altrincham · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 180 students a year | 47.9A average |
| 12 | King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2021) · about 184 students a year | 47.7A- average |
| 13 | Colyton Grammar School Colyton · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 136 students a year | 47.5A- average |
| 14 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Birmingham · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2021) · about 175 students a year | 47.2A- average |
| 15 | Dr Challoner's Grammar School Amersham · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2019), confirmed 2024 · about 222 students a year | 47.0A- average |
| 16 | The Latymer School Enfield · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 strong, 1 expected · about 202 students a year | 46.8A- average |
| 17 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Birmingham · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 161 students a year | 46.6A- average |
| 18 | Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Altrincham · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 195 students a year | 46.4A- average |
| 19 | Chelmsford County High School for Girls Chelmsford · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 155 students a year | 46.3A- average |
| 20 | St Michael's Catholic Grammar School Barnet · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 113 students a year | 46.2A- average |
| 21 | The Blue Coat School Liverpool · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 174 students a year | 46.0A- average |
| 22 | The Judd School Tonbridge · Boys only · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · about 262 students a year | 46.0A- average |
| 23 | Wallington County Grammar School Wallington · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2017), confirmed 2022 · about 176 students a year | 46.0A- average |
| 24 | Sutton Grammar School Sutton · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 178 students a year | 45.8A- average |
| 25 | Dr Challoner's High School Amersham · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 195 students a year | 45.7A- average |
| 26 | Kendrick School Reading · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 143 students a year | 45.4B+ average |
| 27 | Stratford Girls' Grammar School Stratford-upon-Avon · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 110 students a year | 45.2A- average |
| 28 | Chesham Grammar School Chesham · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · about 201 students a year | 45.1A- average |
| 29 | Langley Grammar School Langley · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 strong, 1 expected · about 182 students a year | 45.0A- average |
| 30 | Nonsuch High School for Girls Sutton · Girls only · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 exceptional, 6 strong · about 219 students a year | 44.9A- average |
| 31 | Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Sutton Coldfield · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 208 students a year | 44.9B+ average |
| 32 | Sale Grammar School Sale · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 189 students a year | 44.9A- average |
| 33 | Wallington High School for Girls Wallington · Girls only · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · about 243 students a year | 44.8A- average |
| 34 | Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Marlow · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 216 students a year | 44.8A- average |
| 35 | The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe High Wycombe · Boys only · Boarding · Ofsted: Good (2019), improved significantly 2025 · about 206 students a year | 44.5A- average |
| 36 | King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham · Ofsted: Good (2023) · about 195 students a year | 44.5B+ average |
| 37 | Sir Thomas Rich's School Gloucester · Boys only · Ofsted: Report card 2025: 7 strong · about 225 students a year | 44.3B+ average |
| 38 | Newstead Wood School Orpington · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 221 students a year | 44.2B+ average |
| 39 | Royal Latin School Buckingham · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 218 students a year | 44.2A- average |
| 40 | Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Sutton Coldfield · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 158 students a year | 44.2B+ average |
| 41 | The Skinners' School Tunbridge Wells · Boys only · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 strong, 1 expected · about 156 students a year | 44.0B+ average |
| 42 | Beaconsfield High School Beaconsfield · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2019), confirmed 2024 · about 179 students a year | 43.9B+ average |
| 43 | Westcliff High School for Boys Academy Westcliff-on-Sea · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 183 students a year | 43.7B+ average |
| 44 | Loreto Grammar School Altrincham · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 126 students a year | 43.7B+ average |
| 45 | Tonbridge Grammar School Tonbridge · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2019), confirmed 2024 · about 120 students a year | 43.5B+ average |
| 46 | Bishop Wordsworth's CofE Grammar School Salisbury · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 195 students a year | 43.5B+ average |
| 47 | Ripon Grammar School Ripon · Boarding · Ofsted: Good (2023) · about 149 students a year | 43.4B+ average |
| 48 | The King's School, Grantham Grantham · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 151 students a year | 43.2B+ average |
| 49 | Aylesbury Grammar School Aylesbury · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 201 students a year | 43.0B average |
| 50 | Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School Tunbridge Wells · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 135 students a year | 43.0B+ average |
| 51 | Newport Girls' High School Academy Newport · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 106 students a year | 43.0B+ average |
| 52 | Wycombe High School High Wycombe · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 191 students a year | 42.9B+ average |
| 53 | Woodford County High School Woodford Green · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 172 students a year | 42.8B+ average |
| 54 | Colchester County High School for Girls Colchester · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 125 students a year | 42.7A- average |
| 55 | Dartford Grammar School Dartford · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 299 students a year | 42.6B+ average |
| 56 | Aylesbury High School Aylesbury · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 200 students a year | 42.5B+ average |
| 57 | Invicta Grammar School Maidstone · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 189 students a year | 41.9B+ average |
| 58 | Lancaster Royal Grammar School Lancaster · Boarding · Ofsted: Good (2021) · about 203 students a year | 41.9B+ average |
| 59 | Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School Rochester · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 211 students a year | 41.8B+ average |
| 60 | John Hampden Grammar School High Wycombe · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 163 students a year | 41.8B+ average |
| 61 | Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Lancaster · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 132 students a year | 41.7B average |
| 62 | Torquay Girls' Grammar School Torquay · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 109 students a year | 41.6B average |
| 63 | Stroud High School Stroud · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 141 students a year | 41.5B+ average |
| 64 | Parkstone Grammar School Poole · Girls only · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · about 145 students a year | 41.4B+ average |
| 65 | Saint Ambrose College Altrincham · Boys only · Ofsted: Report card 2025: 2 exceptional, 5 strong · about 132 students a year | 41.3B+ average |
| 66 | Upton Court Grammar School Slough · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 164 students a year | 41.2B+ average |
| 67 | Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School Sidcup · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2022 · about 246 students a year | 41.2B average |
| 68 | Wolverhampton Girls' High School Wolverhampton · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 156 students a year | 41.1B+ average |
| 69 | Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School Aylesbury · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 217 students a year | 41.1B average |
| 70 | Lawrence Sheriff School Rugby · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 202 students a year | 40.9B average |
| 71 | Caistor Grammar School Market Rasen · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 91 students a year | 40.8B average |
| 72 | Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy Sleaford · Girls only · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · about 61 students a year | 40.7B- average |
| 73 | Westcliff High School for Girls Westcliff-on-Sea · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 209 students a year | 40.7B average |
| 74 | Southend High School for Girls Southend-on-Sea · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 182 students a year | 40.6B average |
| 75 | Rugby High School Rugby · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 151 students a year | 40.6B average |
| 76 | Haberdashers' Adams Newport · Boarding · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 173 students a year | 40.5B average |
| 77 | Southend High School for Boys Southend-on-Sea · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 212 students a year | 40.4B average |
| 78 | Alcester Grammar School Alcester · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 270 students a year | 40.3B average |
| 79 | Devonport High School for Girls Plymouth · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2019), improved significantly 2025 · about 95 students a year | 40.3B average |
| 80 | Townley Grammar School Bexleyheath · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 242 students a year | 40.2B average |
| 81 | Wirral Grammar School for Girls Wirral · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 137 students a year | 40.2B+ average |
| 82 | Urmston Grammar Academy Manchester · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 175 students a year | 40.2B average |
| 83 | Bournemouth School for Girls Bournemouth · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 150 students a year | 40.1B- average |
| 84 | Herschel Grammar School Slough · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 152 students a year | 40.1B+ average |
| 85 | Queen Mary's Grammar School Walsall · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 237 students a year | 40.1B average |
| 86 | King Edward VI Handsworth School Birmingham · Girls only · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · about 180 students a year | 40.0B average |
| 87 | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School Grantham · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 150 students a year | 40.0B average |
| 88 | Stretford Grammar School Manchester · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed, may be improving 2024 · about 74 students a year | 40.0B average |
| 89 | Burnham Grammar School Slough · Ofsted: Good (2012), confirmed 2022 · about 181 students a year | 39.9B average |
| 90 | Poole Grammar School Poole · Boys only · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · about 148 students a year | 39.8B average |
| 91 | The Crypt School Gloucester · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 162 students a year | 39.8B average |
| 92 | Highworth Grammar School Ashford · Girls only · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · about 221 students a year | 39.8B average |
| 93 | Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy Brixham · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 132 students a year | 39.7B+ average |
| 94 | Dartford Grammar School for Girls Dartford · Girls only · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 exceptional, 3 strong · about 175 students a year | 39.7B average |
| 95 | Weald of Kent Grammar School Tonbridge · Girls only · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · about 222 students a year | 39.6B average |
| 96 | Cranbrook School Cranbrook · Boarding · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 strong, 4 expected · about 155 students a year | 39.2B average |
| 97 | Bourne Grammar School Bourne · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 252 students a year | 39.1B average |
| 98 | Bournemouth School Bournemouth · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 151 students a year | 39.1B average |
| 99 | Marling School Stroud · Boys only · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · about 208 students a year | 39.1B average |
| 100 | Torquay Boys' Grammar School Torquay · Boys only · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 strong, 4 expected · about 128 students a year | 39.0B average |
| 101 | South Wilts Grammar School Salisbury · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2019), improved significantly 2025 · about 171 students a year | 39.0B average |
| 102 | St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Slough · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 171 students a year | 39.0B average |
| 103 | Denmark Road High School Gloucester · Girls only · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 strong · about 112 students a year | 38.9B- average |
| 104 | Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School Canterbury · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed, may be improving 2023 · about 181 students a year | 38.8B average |
| 105 | Queen Mary's High School Walsall · Girls only · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 exceptional, 5 strong · about 94 students a year | 38.8B average |
| 106 | Ilford County High School Ilford · Boys only · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 strong · about 135 students a year | 38.8B average |
| 107 | Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 106 students a year | 38.8B- average |
| 108 | Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys Tunbridge Wells · Boys only · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 strong, 3 expected · about 168 students a year | 38.8B- average |
| 109 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Horncastle · Ofsted: Good (2024) · about 106 students a year | 38.7B average |
| 110 | Skipton Girls' High School Skipton · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 125 students a year | 38.7B- average |
| 111 | Upton Hall School FCJ Wirral · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 107 students a year | 38.7B- average |
| 112 | The Rochester Grammar School Rochester · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2023) · about 88 students a year | 38.7B average |
| 113 | Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Rossendale · Ofsted: Inadequate (2022, before conversion) · about 144 students a year | 38.6B average |
| 114 | Heckmondwike Grammar School Heckmondwike · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 223 students a year | 38.6B average |
| 115 | Bexley Grammar School Welling · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 218 students a year | 38.3B average |
| 116 | West Kirby Grammar School Wirral · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 155 students a year | 38.3B average |
| 117 | Rainham Mark Grammar School Gillingham · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 179 students a year | 38.3B- average |
| 118 | Calday Grange Grammar School Wirral · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2024 · about 206 students a year | 38.2B average |
| 119 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Faversham · Ofsted: Good (2023) · about 127 students a year | 38.0B- average |
| 120 | Devonport High School for Boys Plymouth · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2023) · about 167 students a year | 37.8B- average |
| 121 | Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys Canterbury · Boys only · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · about 220 students a year | 37.8B average |
| 122 | Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Clitheroe · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 318 students a year | 37.8B- average |
| 123 | Maidstone Grammar School Maidstone · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 · about 185 students a year | 37.8B average |
| 124 | King Edward VI Aston School Birmingham · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 146 students a year | 37.3B average |
| 125 | The North Halifax Grammar School Halifax · Ofsted: Good (2023) · about 159 students a year | 37.2B average |
| 126 | King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Birmingham · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2024) · about 144 students a year | 37.2B average |
| 127 | Fort Pitt Grammar School Chatham · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · about 94 students a year | 37.2B- average |
| 128 | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith Penrith · Ofsted: Good (2023) · about 117 students a year | 37.0B- average |
| 129 | Wirral Grammar School for Boys Wirral · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 127 students a year | 37.0B- average |
| 130 | The Folkestone School for Girls Folkestone · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2024) · about 138 students a year | 36.6B- average |
| 131 | Barton Court Grammar School Canterbury · Ofsted: Good (2020), confirmed 2024 · about 129 students a year | 36.6B- average |
| 132 | Spalding High School Spalding · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 101 students a year | 36.5B- average |
| 133 | The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough Gainsborough · Ofsted: Good (2023) · about 130 students a year | 36.4C+ average |
| 134 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy Alford · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected · about 46 students a year | 36.2B- average |
| 135 | Beths Grammar School Bexley · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 372 students a year | 36.1B- average |
| 136 | Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Maidstone · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · about 166 students a year | 36.1B- average |
| 137 | Oakwood Park Grammar School Maidstone · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 · about 148 students a year | 36.0B average |
| 138 | Sir Roger Manwood's School Sandwich · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 111 students a year | 36.0B- average |
| 139 | Highsted Grammar School Sittingbourne · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2023) · about 85 students a year | 35.7C+ average |
| 140 | St Anselm's College Prenton · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2025 · about 96 students a year | 35.7B- average |
| 141 | Dane Court Grammar School Broadstairs · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 171 students a year | 35.6B- average |
| 142 | Gravesend Grammar School Gravesend · Boys only · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · about 193 students a year | 35.6B average |
| 143 | Dover Grammar School for Girls Dover · Girls only · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · about 105 students a year | 35.6B- average |
| 144 | Carre's Grammar School Sleaford · Ofsted: Good (2023) · about 105 students a year | 35.3B- average |
| 145 | Spalding Grammar School Spalding · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2024) · about 123 students a year | 35.2C+ average |
| 146 | Plymouth High School for Girls Plymouth · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2011, before conversion), confirmed 2024 · about 114 students a year | 34.7B- average |
| 147 | Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School Ramsgate · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · about 232 students a year | 34.6B- average |
| 148 | Ribston Hall High School Gloucester · Girls only · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 strong, 3 expected · about 66 students a year | 34.4B- average |
| 149 | The Crossley Heath School Halifax · Ofsted: Good (2023) · about 110 students a year | 34.2C+ average |
| 150 | The Harvey Grammar School Folkestone · Boys only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2016), confirmed 2022 · about 117 students a year | 34.0C+ average |
| 151 | Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Dartford · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 · about 123 students a year | 33.9C+ average |
| 152 | St Joseph's College Stoke-on-Trent · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · about 194 students a year | 33.8C+ average |
| 153 | Wilmington Grammar School for Girls Dartford · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2022) · about 123 students a year | 33.7C+ average |
| 154 | Borden Grammar School Sittingbourne · Boys only · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 strong, 2 expected · about 115 students a year | 33.6C+ average |
| 155 | King Edward VI Grammar School Louth · Ofsted: Good (2024) · about 92 students a year | 33.3C average |
| 156 | Holcombe Grammar School Chatham · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 · about 151 students a year | 33.0C+ average |
| 157 | The Norton Knatchbull School Ashford · Boys only · Ofsted: Good (2023) · about 126 students a year | 32.9C+ average |
| 158 | Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend Gravesend · Girls only · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · about 172 students a year | 31.7C average |
| 159 | Skegness Grammar School Skegness · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected · about 58 students a year | 30.1C+ average |
| 160 | Dover Grammar School for Boys Dover · Boys only · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · about 79 students a year | 29.9C- average |
| 161 | Chatham Grammar Chatham · Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2023 · about 93 students a year | 29.4C average |
| 162 | Boston High School Boston · Girls only · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 · about 118 students a year | 28.4C average |
| 163 | The Boston Grammar School Boston · Boys only · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 5 expected, 1 needs attention · about 95 students a year | 27.7C- average |
Source: DfE school performance tables to 2025; DfE Get Information about Schools for school details and boarding; Ofsted inspection data. All England lists.
Page updated 26 September 2026.