SchoolScoresBest schools in England
Lists for the whole of England. Each one ranks schools on a single exam measure from DfE's performance tables, averaged over up to three years, so you can see exactly what it's based on.
Private schools
Best private schools in England
All independent schools with a sixth form. Ranked by A levels and IB.
- St Paul's Girls' School Hammersmith and Fulham · 54.6 (A+)
- St Paul's School Richmond upon Thames · 53.8 (A+)
- Westminster School Westminster · 53.5 (A+)
Best private boarding schools in England
Independent schools that take boarders. Ranked by A levels and IB.
- St Paul's School Richmond upon Thames · 53.8 (A+)
- Westminster School Westminster · 53.5 (A+)
- Brighton College Brighton · 53.1 (A+)
Best private day schools in England
Independent schools that don't take boarders. Ranked by A levels and IB.
- St Paul's Girls' School Hammersmith and Fulham · 54.6 (A+)
- Guildford High School Guildford · 52.9 (A+)
- North London Collegiate School Middlesex · 52.9 (A+)
Boarding schools
Best boarding schools in England
State and private schools that take boarders. Ranked by A levels and IB.
- St Paul's School Richmond upon Thames · 53.8 (A+)
- Westminster School Westminster · 53.5 (A+)
- Brighton College Brighton · 53.1 (A+)
State schools
Best state schools in England for GCSEs
State secondary schools ranked by GCSE English and maths. Ranked by GCSEs.
- Colchester Royal Grammar School Colchester · 100%
- Kendrick School Reading · 100%
- King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon · 100%
Best non-selective state schools in England for GCSEs
State schools that don't select by ability, ranked by GCSEs. Ranked by GCSEs.
- Michaela Community School Brent · 95%
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School Blackburn · 92%
- Dame Alice Owen's School Potters Bar · 89%
Best state sixth forms in England
State school sixth forms and sixth form colleges. Ranked by A levels and IB.
- Imperial College London Mathematics School Barnet · 55.4 (A*-)
- King's College London Maths School Lambeth · 55.1 (A+)
- Cambridge Maths School Cambridge · 53.1 (A+)
Grammar schools
Best grammar schools in England
Every state grammar school, ranked by Attainment 8. Ranked by GCSEs.
- The Henrietta Barnett School Barnet · 87.1
- Wilson's School Wallington · 86.3
- Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Barnet · 85.9
Best grammar school sixth forms in England
Every state grammar school sixth form. Ranked by A levels and IB.
- Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Barnet · 52.8 (A+)
- Colchester Royal Grammar School Colchester · 50.5 (A)
- Wilson's School Wallington · 50.4 (A)
State and private together
Best schools in England for A levels and IB
State and private sixth forms in one list. Ranked by A levels and IB.
- Imperial College London Mathematics School Barnet · 55.4 (A*-)
- King's College London Maths School Lambeth · 55.1 (A+)
- St Paul's Girls' School Hammersmith and Fulham · 54.6 (A+)
What isn't ranked
- Private schools on GCSEs. Many take IGCSEs, which DfE's figures don't count, so some of the strongest schools would show 0%. No official source publishes IGCSE results by school.
- Fees. No official dataset lists fees by school. Check each school's website.
- Private primary schools. Most don't take the key stage 2 tests, so there are no comparable results.
- Special schools and alternative provision, whose results aren't comparable with mainstream schools.
For lists near you, open your council or town and look for its best primary, secondary and sixth form lists.
Page updated 26 September 2026.