Grammar School Rankings 2026 — League Table & Pass Rates
Looking for a grammar school ranking? The league table below shows the top 10 grammar schools in the UK for 2026, ordered by GCSE 9–7 and A‑Level A*–B pass rates. For the full ordered lists see our Top 10, Top 50, Top 100 and Top 200 grammar schools, or browse all 580 in the A–Z database below.
| Rank | School | Region | GCSE 9–7 | A‑Level A*–B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet | London | 95.5% | 97.6% |
| 2 | Wilson’s School | London | 97.4% | 95.4% |
| 3 | St Olave’s Grammar School | London | 89.7% | 95.1% |
| 4 | Colchester Royal Grammar School | Essex | 88.4% | 95.5% |
| 5 | The Tiffin Girls’ School | London | 95.7% | 89.9% |
| 6 | Pate’s Grammar School | Gloucestershire | 90.0% | 92.6% |
| 7 | King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford | Essex | 87.5% | 91.1% |
| 8 | The Henrietta Barnett School | London | 97.2% | 86.0% |
| 9 | Altrincham Grammar School for Girls | Greater Manchester & Trafford | 86.1% | 91.3% |
| 10 | Reading School | Berkshire | 88.9% | 88.8% |
Pass rates are the latest published GCSE 9–7 and A‑Level A*–B figures. Positions 1–100 follow The Times Parent Power Top 100; 101–200 use official results.
Selective schools cluster in the areas that kept the 11+: London, Birmingham (the King Edward VI Foundation schools — Camp Hill, Five Ways, Aston and Handsworth — plus Sutton Coldfield), Kent, Buckinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Northern Ireland, which is fully selective. Use the region column in the database to find the best schools near you.
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| School Name | Region | Gender | 11+ Exam | GCSE 9-7 | A-Level A*-B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKS Lytham (AKS) | Lancashire & Cumbria | Mixed | CEM | 48.2% | 66.2% |
| Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School | Northern Ireland | Boys | SEAG | 80% | 70% |
| Abercorn School | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Abingdon Prep | Oxfordshire | Boys | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Abingdon School | Oxfordshire | Boys | GL Assessment | 87.1% | 88.9% |
| Ackworth School | Yorkshire & North | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Alcester Grammar School | Birmingham & West Midlands | Mixed | GL Assessment | 66.7% | 65.4% |
| Aldenham School | Hertfordshire | Mixed | Independent | 30% | 30% |
| Aldro School | Surrey & Sussex | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| Aldwickbury School | Hertfordshire | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| Alleyn's School | London | Girls | Independent | 94.8% | 94.7% |
| Altrincham Grammar School#33 | Greater Manchester & Trafford | Boys | GL Assessment | 82% | 85% |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Girls#9 | Greater Manchester & Trafford | Girls | GL Assessment | 86.1% | 91.3% |
| Antrim Grammar School | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 80% | 70% |
| Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School#69 | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 66.3% | 79.4% |
| Ardingly College | Surrey & Sussex | Mixed | Independent | 76.1% | 84.2% |
| Arnold Lodge School (ALS) | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Ashcroft Technology Academy | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Ashlawn School | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 75-80% | 60% |
| Ashville College | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 38% | 72% |
| Assumption Grammar School | Northern Ireland | Girls | SEAG | 80% | 70% |
| Aylesbury Grammar School (AGS) | Buckinghamshire | Boys | GL Assessment | 69.5% | 75.8% |
| Aylesbury High School (AHS)#74 | Buckinghamshire | Girls | GL Assessment | 70% | 76% |
| BKHS (Bablake and King Henry VIII School) | Birmingham & West Midlands | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Babington House School | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 70% | 70% |
| Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School (BRGS) | Lancashire & Cumbria | Mixed | GL Assessment | 62.1% | 66.4% |
| Badminton School | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 74.9% | 72.6% |
| Ballyclare High School | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 55.4% | 73.1% |
| Ballymena Academy#75 | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 58.2% | 81.8% |
| Banbridge Academy#64 | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 72.2% | 78% |
| Bancroft's School | Essex | Mixed | CEM Select | 88.3% | 93.2% |
| Bangor Grammar School | Northern Ireland | Boys | SEAG | 70% | 70% |
| Barnard Castle School | North East | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Barnet and Enfield Grammar Schools | London | Girls | GL Assessment | 95.0% | 100.0% |
| Barton Court Grammar School | Kent | Girls | GL Assessment | 47.3% | 60% |
| Beaconsfield High School#56 | Buckinghamshire | Girls | GL Assessment | 71.2% | 80.9% |
| Bedales (Dunhurst) School | Surrey & Sussex | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Bede's Prep School | Surrey & Sussex | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Bedford Greenacre Independent School | Bedfordshire | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| Bedford Modern School (BMS) | Bedfordshire | Boys | Independent | 70.4% | 76.1% |
| Bedford School | Bedfordshire | Boys | Independent | 74.1% | 86.3% |
| Beechwood Sacred Heart School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Belfast High School | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 65% | 70% |
| Belfast Royal Academy | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 58.7% | 72.2% |
| Belmont (Mill Hill) School | Independent / Other | Mixed | CEM | 75% | 78.4% |
| Benenden School | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 78.2% | 87.9% |
| Berkshire Grammar Schools | Berkshire | Boys | GL Assessment | 95% | 90% |
| Bethany School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 33.3% | 60% |
| Beths Grammar School | Bexley | Boys | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Bexley Grammar School#50 | Bexley | Mixed | GL Assessment | 67.3% | 84.1% |
| Bexley Grammar Schools | Bexley | Boys | GL Assessment | 85-90% | 80% |
| Birkenhead School | Wirral | Boys | Independent | 45.1% | 60.7% |
| Birmingham Grammar Schools | Birmingham & West Midlands | Boys | GL Assessment | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (BVGS)#41 | Birmingham & West Midlands | Boys | GL Assessment | 77.5% | 80.6% |
| Bishop Wordsworth's School (BWS)#68 | Wiltshire | Boys | GL Assessment | 65.3% | 80.4% |
| Bishop's Stortford College | Hertfordshire | Boys | Independent | 77.6% | 82.6% |
| Blackheath High School | Independent / Other | Girls | GL Assessment | 76% | 84% |
| Bloomfield Collegiate Belfast | Northern Ireland | Girls | SEAG | 70% | 70% |
| Bloxham School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 70% | 70% |
| Blundell's School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 52% | 70% |
| Bolton School | Lancashire & Cumbria | Mixed | GL Assessment | 70% | 70% |
| Bootham School | Yorkshire & North | Mixed | Independent | 59% | 71% |
| Borden Grammar School | Kent | Boys | GL Assessment | 70% | 70% |
| Boston Grammar School (BGS) | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Boston High School | Independent / Other | Girls | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Bourne Grammar School | Lincolnshire | Mixed | GL Assessment | 52.7% | 65.4% |
| Bournemouth Collegiate School | Dorset | Girls | GL Assessment | 60% | 70% |
| Bournemouth School | Dorset | Boys | GL Assessment | 66.8% | 67.9% |
| Bournemouth School for Girls | Dorset | Girls | GL Assessment | 64.4% | 61.7% |
| Box Hill School | Surrey & Sussex | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Bradford Grammar School (BGS) | Yorkshire & North | Boys | Independent | 70.9% | 82.9% |
| Brighton College | Surrey & Sussex | Mixed | GL Assessment | 98% | 97.9% |
| Brighton Girls | Surrey & Sussex | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Bristol Grammar School (BGS) | Bristol | Mixed | GL Assessment | 69.6% | 77.7% |
| British School Dhahran | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Bromley Grammar Schools | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | 97.0% | 90.0% |
| Bromley High School | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 71.2% | 83.7% |
| Buckinghamshire (Bucks) Grammar Schools | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | 90.0% | 90.0% |
| Burgess Hill Girls | Surrey & Sussex | Girls | Independent | 69.3% | 78.8% |
| Burnham Grammar School (BGS) | Buckinghamshire | Mixed | GL Assessment | 56.4% | 70.7% |
| Burntwood School | Independent / Other | Girls | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Bury Grammar School | Lancashire & Cumbria | Boys | Independent | 54.1% | 72.5% |
| Caistor Grammar School | Lincolnshire | Mixed | GL Assessment | 56.9% | 64.1% |
| Calday Grange Grammar School | Wirral | Boys | GL Assessment | 52.7% | 60.8% |
| Cambridge House Grammar School Ballymena | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 70% | 70% |
| Camden School for Girls#85 | London | Girls | Aptitude (Music) | 50 | 83 |
| Campbell College | Northern Ireland | Boys | SEAG | 39% | 85.0% |
| Carre's Grammar School | Lincolnshire | Boys | GL Assessment | 28.3% | 54.3% |
| Carrickfergus Grammar School#80 | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 56.4% | 80.9% |
| Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School | Kent | Boys | GL Assessment | 46.9% | 57.1% |
| Chatham Grammar School for Girls | Kent | Girls | CEM | 70% | — |
| Cheadle Hulme School | Greater Manchester & Trafford | Mixed | Independent | 64% | 74.9% |
| Chelmsford County High School for Girls (CCHS)#16 | Essex | Girls | CSSE Essex | 87% | 86.7% |
| Cheltenham Bournside School | Gloucestershire | Mixed | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Cheltenham Ladies' College (CLC) | Gloucestershire | Girls | Independent | 87.6% | 87.3% |
| Chesham Grammar School#42 | Buckinghamshire | Mixed | GL Assessment | 66.9% | 85.7% |
| Chesham Prep School | Buckinghamshire | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| Chestnut Grove Academy | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 35.1% | 59.9% |
| Chigwell School | Essex | Mixed | Independent | 68.2% | 71.4% |
| Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School | London | Boys | GL Assessment | 71.5% | 72.6% |
| Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School#84 | Bexley | Mixed | GL Assessment | 71.5% | 72.6% |
| Christ College, Brecon | Wales | Mixed | Independent | 37.9% | 67.8% |
| Christian Brothers Grammar School Omagh | Northern Ireland | Boys | SEAG | 70% | 70% |
| Churston Ferrers Grammar School (CFGS)#79 | Devon & Torbay | Mixed | GL Assessment | 60.9% | 78.9% |
| City of London Freemen's School | London | Mixed | Independent | 81.5% | 92.2% |
| City of London School (CLS) | London | Boys | GL Assessment | 95.5% | 93.2% |
| City of London School for Girls (CLSG) | London | Girls | CEM | 95.4% | 95.7% |
| Claremont Fan Court School | Surrey & Sussex | Boys | Independent | 57% | 83.9% |
| Clayesmore School | Dorset | Mixed | Independent | 70% | 50% |
| Clifton High School | Bristol | Girls | Independent | 57.3% | 62.9% |
| Clitheroe Royal Grammar School | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | 67.7% | 61.2% |
| Cobham Hall | Surrey & Sussex | Girls | Independent | 45% | 40% |
| Cokethorpe School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | 48% | 69% |
| Colchester County High School for Girls#23 | Essex | Girls | CSSE Essex | 85.6 | 83.7 |
| Colchester Royal Grammar School#4 | Essex | Boys (Mixed 6th) | CSSE Essex | 88.4% | 95.5% |
| Coleraine Grammar School | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 75% | 70% |
| Colfe's School | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 80.1% | 95.3% |
| Collegiate School | Bristol | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Colyton Grammar School, Colyford (CGS)#20 | Devon & Torbay | Mixed | CEM | 80.9% | 87.1% |
| Cranbrook School | Kent | Boys | GL Assessment | 53.5% | 67% |
| Cranford House School | Independent / Other | Girls | CEM Select | 60% | 70% |
| Crossley Heath Grammar | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 70% | 70% |
| Croxley Danes School | Hertfordshire | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Croydon High School | Independent / Other | Girls | CEM | 77.5% | 84% |
| D'Overbroeck's College | Kent | Mixed | Independent | 47.2% | 82.9% |
| Dalriada School Ballymoney | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 52.9% | 73.6% |
| Dame Alice Owen's School (DAO)#26 | Hertfordshire | Mixed | GL Assessment | 72.1% | 89.1% |
| Dame Allan's School | North East | Boys | Independent | 58.5% | 78.6% |
| Dane Court Grammar School | Kent | Mixed | GL Assessment | 46.1% | 80.9% |
| Dartford Grammar School#15 | Kent | Boys | GL Assessment | 80.7% | 89.8% |
| Dartford Grammar School for Girls#92 | Kent | Girls | GL Assessment | 75.5% | 68.5% |
| Dauntsey's School | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 62.2% | 74.6% |
| Dean Close | Gloucestershire | Mixed | Independent | 40% | 40% |
| Denmark Road High School | Gloucestershire | Girls | GL Assessment | 65.4% | 59.2% |
| Denstone College | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | 45.6% | 64.7% |
| Derby High School | Independent / Other | Girls | GL Assessment | 49.3% | 69% |
| Devon Grammar Schools | Devon & Torbay | Boys | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Devonport High School for Boys (DHSB) | Devon & Torbay | Boys | GL Assessment | 57% | 72% |
| Devonport High School for Girls (DHSG) | Devon & Torbay | Girls | GL Assessment | 69.7% | 64.5% |
| Ditcham Park School | Surrey & Sussex | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Dixie Grammar School | Leicestershire & East Midlands | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| Dominican College Belfast | Northern Ireland | Girls | SEAG | 80% | 70% |
| Dominican College, Portstewart | Northern Ireland | Girls | SEAG | 80% | 70% |
| Dorset Grammar Schools | Dorset | Boys | GL Assessment | 80-85% | 75-85% |
| Dover Grammar School for Boys | Kent | Boys | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Dover Grammar School for Girls | Kent | Girls | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Down High School#95 | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 50.7% | 80.2% |
| Dr Challoner's Grammar School (DCGS)#39 | Buckinghamshire | Boys | GL Assessment | 64.8% | 87.5% |
| Dr Challoner's High School (DCHS)#25 | Buckinghamshire | Girls | GL Assessment | 82.9% | 84.2% |
| Dulwich College | London | Boys | GL Assessment | 93.5% | 89.1% |
| Dulwich Prep London | London | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| Dunottar School | Independent / Other | Girls | CEM Select | 49% | 72% |
| Durham High School for Girls | North East | Girls | GL Assessment | 70% | 60% |
| Durham School | North East | Mixed | Independent | 44.3% | 55.9% |
| Eaton (Holme) Grange School | Independent / Other | Mixed | CEM Select | — | — |
| Edgbaston High School for Girls (EHS) | Independent / Other | Girls | CEM Select | 63.4% | 75.5% |
| Eltham College | Independent / Other | Boys | CEM | 88.5% | 91.9% |
| Emanuel School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 90.9% | 91.3% |
| Enniskillen Royal Grammar School | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 39.9% | 70.1% |
| Epsom College | Surrey & Sussex | Mixed | GL Assessment | 87.1% | 90.6% |
| Ermysted's Grammar School | Yorkshire & North | Boys | GL Assessment | 65% | 65% |
| Ernest Bevin College | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Ewell Castle School | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 52.1% | 52.8% |
| Exeter School | Devon & Torbay | Boys | CEM Select | 68.8% | 83.7% |
| Farnborough Hill | Independent / Other | Girls | CEM Select | 50.5% | 77.2% |
| Farringtons School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | 70% | 60% |
| Felsted School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| Forest School | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | 77.8% | 81.3% |
| Fort Pitt Grammar School | Kent | Girls | CEM | 70% | — |
| Foyle College (Londonderry/Derry) | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 75% | 65% |
| Framlingham College | Suffolk | Boys | Independent | — | 40% |
| Frensham Heights School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | 44% | 59% |
| Friends School Lisburn#46 | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 78.2% | 79.1% |
| Gad's Hill School | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | — | — |
| George Heriot's School | Independent / Other | Mixed | CEM | — | — |
| Giggleswick School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Glenlola Collegiate Bangor | Northern Ireland | Girls | SEAG | 39.2% | 66.3% |
| Glenthorne High School | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 48% | 63% |
| Gloucestershire Grammar Schools | Gloucestershire | Boys | GL Assessment | 90% | 90% |
| Godolphin School | London | Girls | Independent | 57.2% | 72.6% |
| Graveney School | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 51.8% | 60.4% |
| Gravesend Grammar School | Kent | Boys | GL Assessment | 44.2% | 65.2% |
| Greenshaw High School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Gresham's School | Norfolk | Boys | GL Assessment | — | 75% |
| Grey Coat Hospital | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 54.1% | 73.9% |
| Grosvenor Grammar School Belfast | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 75% | 65% |
| Guildford High School | Surrey & Sussex | Girls | CEM Select | 96.7% | 97.3% |
| Haberdashers' Adams Grammar School | London | Boys | GL Assessment | 80-90% | 74.8% |
| Haberdashers' Boys' School (Habs Boys) | London | Boys | CEM Select | 70% | 70% |
| Haberdashers' Monmouth Schools | London | Boys | CEM | — | 70% |
| Haberdashers' School for Girls (Habs Girls) | London | Girls | Independent | 70% | 70% |
| Halliford School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 54% | 58% |
| Hampton Court House School | London | Mixed | GL Assessment | 61.6% | 58.9% |
| Hampton School | London | Boys | Independent | 95.8% | 91.5% |
| Harrogate Ladies' College | Yorkshire & North | Girls | CEM | 45.8% | 61.1% |
| Hasmonean High School | London | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Headington School | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | — | 25% |
| Heathfield School Ascot | Independent / Other | Girls | CEM Select | 70% | 65% |
| Heckmondwike Grammar School (HGS)#90 | Yorkshire & North | Mixed | GL Assessment | 83.5% | 64.6% |
| Henrietta Barnett School (HBS)#8 | London | Girls | GL Assessment | 97.2% | 86% |
| Hereford Cathedral School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | 55% | 55% |
| Herschel Grammar School#70 | Slough | Mixed | GL Assessment | 73.0% | 75.7% |
| Highclare School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Highgate School | London | Boys | GL Assessment | 95.7% | 92.7% |
| Highsted Grammar School | Kent | Mixed | GL Assessment | 75% | 70% |
| Highworth Grammar School | Kent | Girls | GL Assessment | 57.1% | 67.8% |
| Hill House School, Doncaster | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 44.5% | 61% |
| Hipperholme Grammar School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| Hitchin Boys' School | Hertfordshire | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| Hitchin Girls' School | London | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Holcombe Grammar School | Kent | Boys | CEM | 37.4% | 45.9% |
| Homewood School | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 75% | 75% |
| Howell's School, Llandaff | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 57.5% | 78.7% |
| Huddersfield Grammar School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| Hunterhouse College | Northern Ireland | Girls | SEAG | 70% | 70% |
| Hurstpierpoint Prep School | Surrey & Sussex | Mixed | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Hymers College | Yorkshire & North | Mixed | CEM Select | 68.2% | 76.2% |
| Ibstock Place School | Independent / Other | Mixed | CEM | 83.4% | 86% |
| Ilford County High School (ICHS)#88 | London | Boys | GL Assessment | 68.2% | 72.7% |
| Immanuel College, Bushey | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 71.9% | 88.4% |
| Invicta Grammar School#81 | Kent | Girls | GL Assessment | 59.8% | 79% |
| Ipswich High School | Suffolk | Mixed | Independent | 59.5% | 82.1% |
| Ipswich School | Suffolk | Mixed | Independent | 59.5% | 82.1% |
| JCoSS (Jewish Community Secondary School) | London | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| JFS#59 | London | Mixed | Independent | 54 | 87.5 |
| John Hampden Grammar School (JHGS)#93 | Buckinghamshire | Boys | GL Assessment | 62.1% | 75.1% |
| Kendrick Girls' Grammar School#28 | Berkshire | Girls | GL Assessment | 80% | 70% |
| Kensington Park School (KPS) | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | 48.9% | 58.6% |
| Kent College, Canterbury | Kent | Mixed | Independent | 45% | 59% |
| Kent Grammar Schools | Kent | Girls | GL Assessment | 90% | 90% |
| Kesteven & Grantham Girls' School (KGGS) | Lincolnshire | Girls | GL Assessment | 52.2% | 67.5% |
| Kesteven & Sleaford High School (KSHS) | Lincolnshire | Girls | GL Assessment | 34.4% | 60.4% |
| Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School | Lincolnshire | Girls | GL Assessment | 52.2% | 67.5% |
| Kimbolton School | Cambridgeshire | Boys | Independent | 60.8% | 71.4% |
| King Edward VI (KEVI) Camp Hill School for Girls | Independent / Other | Girls | GL Assessment | 84.7% | 86.8% |
| King Edward VI Aston School | Birmingham & West Midlands | Boys | GL Assessment | 58.9% | 64% |
| King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys#40 | Birmingham & West Midlands | Boys | GL Assessment | 70.6% | 84.5% |
| King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls#17 | Birmingham & West Midlands | Girls | GL Assessment | 84.7% | 86.8% |
| King Edward VI Five Ways School (KEFW)#54 | Birmingham & West Midlands | Mixed | GL Assessment | 74% | 80% |
| King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford#7 | Essex | Boys (Mixed 6th) | CSSE Essex | 87.5 | 91.1 |
| King Edward VI Grammar School, Lichfield | Birmingham & West Midlands | Mixed | GL Assessment (KE Foundation) | — | — |
| King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth (KEVIGS) | Essex | Mixed | GL Assessment | — | — |
| King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys | Birmingham & West Midlands | Boys | GL Assessment | 65% | 65% |
| King Edward VI Handsworth School#94 | Birmingham & West Midlands | Girls | GL Assessment | 65% | 65% |
| King Edward VI High School for Girls (KEHS) | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 96.6% | 94.9% |
| King Edward VI School (KES) Southampton | Hampshire | Boys | GL Assessment | 73% | 83.8% |
| King Edward VI School, Stratford#12 | Warwickshire | Mixed | GL Assessment | 90.7% | 86.0% |
| King Edward VI Shakespeare's School (KES) | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 100% | 85% |
| King Edward's School (KES) Birmingham | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 83.8% | 94.8% |
| King Edward's School, Bath | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 76.6% | 89.7% |
| King's College Lower School, Wimbledon (KCS) | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| King's Ely Junior School | Independent / Other | Mixed | CEM | — | — |
| King's Hall School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| King's High School for Girls (King's High) | Warwickshire | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Kingham Hill School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | 31% | 79% |
| Kingston Grammar School (KGS) | London | Boys | Independent | 91.6% | 92.7% |
| Kingswood School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | 78.4% | 77.7% |
| Kirkham Grammar School | Lancashire & Cumbria | Boys | CEM Select | — | — |
| Kirkstone House School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Kneller Hall School | Independent / Other | Mixed | CEM | — | — |
| Lagan College | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 70% | 70% |
| Lancashire and Cumbria Grammar Schools | Lancashire & Cumbria | Boys | GL Assessment | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (LGGS) | Independent / Other | Girls | GL Assessment | 68.3% | 68.8% |
| Lancaster Royal Grammar School (LRGS)#99 | Lancashire & Cumbria | Boys | GL Assessment | 65.2% | 72.2% |
| Langley Grammar School#29 | Slough | Mixed | GL Assessment | 77.0% | 85.0% |
| Larne Grammar School | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 70% | 70% |
| Latymer Upper School | London | Mixed | Independent / ISEB | 96.5% | 95.1% |
| Lawrence Sheriff School | Warwickshire | Boys | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Lecale Trinity Grammar School Downpatrick | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | — | — |
| Leehurst Swan School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Leicester Grammar School (LGS) | Leicestershire & East Midlands | Mixed | Independent | 74.2% | 85.8% |
| Leicester High School for Girls | Leicestershire & East Midlands | Girls | Independent | 80.6% | 48.5% |
| Leighton Park School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | 59.5% | 67.1% |
| Lewes Old Grammar School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Leweston School | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Lichfield Cathedral School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Limavady Grammar School | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 46.7% | 60.2% |
| Lincolnshire Grammar Schools | Lincolnshire | Boys | GL Assessment | 85-90% | 85-90% |
| Lingfield College | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Long Close School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Loreto Grammar School#60 | Greater Manchester & Trafford | Girls | GL Assessment | 71.2% | 78.8% |
| Loreto Grammar School Omagh | Northern Ireland | Girls | SEAG | 80% | 70% |
| Loughborough Grammar School (LGS) | Leicestershire & East Midlands | Boys | Independent | 58.4% | 70.5% |
| Lumen Christi College#53 | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 74.4% | 79.9% |
| Magdalen College School (MCS) | Oxfordshire | Boys | Independent | 94.1% | 93.2% |
| Maidstone Grammar School | Kent | Boys | GL Assessment | 49.4% | 67.1% |
| Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (MGGS) | Kent | Girls | GL Assessment | 47.4% | 57.2% |
| Malvern St. James Girls' School | Birmingham & West Midlands | Girls | Independent | 50% | 62% |
| Manchester Grammar School (MGS) | Greater Manchester & Trafford | Boys | GL Assessment | 88.2% | 93% |
| Manchester High School for Girls (MHSG) | Greater Manchester & Trafford | Girls | Independent | 76.9% | 85.9% |
| Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls (MIGSG) | Independent / Other | Girls | GL Assessment | 70% | — |
| Marling School, Stroud | Gloucestershire | Boys | GL Assessment | 69% | 66% |
| Mayfield Grammar School | Independent / Other | Girls | GL Assessment | 44.7% | 43.2% |
| Mayfield School | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 65.8% | 80.4% |
| Mayville High School, Southsea | Independent / Other | Girls | GL Assessment | 70% | — |
| Medway Grammar Schools | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Meoncross School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Merchant Taylors' School (MTS) Northwood | London | Boys | Independent | 88.3% | 89.3% |
| Methodist College Belfast | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 61.8% | 71.6% |
| Mill Hill County High School | London | Mixed | GL Assessment | 41% | 58% |
| Millfield School | Bath & Somerset | Mixed | CEM Select | 40% | 62% |
| Moreton Hall | Shropshire | Girls | CEM Select | 45.2% | 76.4% |
| Mount House School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| Mount Kelly College | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Mount Lourdes Grammar School Enniskillen | Northern Ireland | Girls | SEAG | 70% | 70% |
| Myddelton College | Independent / Other | Girls | CEM Select | — | — |
| Newcastle High School for Girls | North East | Girls | CEM Select | 55.2% | 79.8% |
| Newcastle School for Boys (NSB) | North East | Boys | CEM | 50% | 70% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme School | Independent / Other | Boys | CEM Select | 68.9% | 80.8% |
| Newport Girls' High School (NGHS)#66 | Shropshire | Girls | GL Assessment | 76.3% | 75.4% |
| Newstead Wood School#34 | London | Girls | GL Assessment | 87.9% | 77.3% |
| Nonsuch High School for Girls#13 | London | Girls | GL Assessment | 82.8% | 89.2% |
| Normanhurst School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| North London Collegiate School (NLCS) | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 99.2% | 96.6% |
| Northampton High School | Northamptonshire | Girls | GL Assessment | 58% | 72% |
| Norwich School | Norfolk | Mixed | Independent | 74% | 81.7% |
| Notre Dame School | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Nottingham Girls' High School (NGHS) | Nottinghamshire | Girls | Independent | 60.1% | 82.9% |
| Oakham School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 54.9% | 71.6% |
| Oakwood Park Grammar School (OPGS) | Kent | Boys | GL Assessment | 54.4% | 66% |
| Oldham Hulme Grammar School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 43.2% | 77.3% |
| Omagh Academy Grammar School | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 57.3% | 67.5% |
| Orchard Park High School | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Oundle School | Cambridgeshire | Mixed | Independent | 77.6% | 87.5% |
| Our Lady and St Patrick's College, Knock#48 | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 61.6% | 87.2% |
| Our Lady's Grammar School Newry | Northern Ireland | Girls | SEAG | 80% | 70% |
| Oxford High School (OHS) | Oxfordshire | Girls | Independent | 93.6% | 89.3% |
| Pangbourne College | Berkshire | Mixed | CEM Select | 38.5% | 58.3% |
| Parkstone Grammar School (PGS) | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | 55.5% | 74.6% |
| Parmiter's School | Hertfordshire | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Pate's Grammar School, Cheltenham#6 | Gloucestershire | Mixed | GL Assessment | 90% | 92.6% |
| Pipers Corner School | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Plymouth College | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 35.6% | 60.8% |
| Plymouth High School for Girls (PHSG) | Independent / Other | Girls | GL Assessment | 48% | 51.8% |
| Pocklington School | Yorkshire & North | Mixed | Independent | 54.5% | 53.4% |
| Poole Grammar School (PGS) | Dorset | Boys | GL Assessment | 57.1% | 63.9% |
| Portland Place School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Portsmouth High School | Hampshire | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Princethorpe College | Independent / Other | Mixed | CEM Select | 53.5% | 67.3% |
| Prior Park College | Bath & Somerset | Mixed | CEM Select | 52% | 63% |
| Prior's Field | Surrey & Sussex | Girls | Independent | 61% | 65% |
| Priory School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Queen Anne's School, Caversham | Independent / Other | Girls | CEM Select | 70% | — |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Wakefield (QEGS) | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 70% | 65% |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | 50% | 75% |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford (QEGS) | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 70% | — |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 44.9% | 60.1% |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 70% | — |
| Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough (QEHS) | Lincolnshire | Mixed | GL Assessment | 41.2% | 54% |
| Queen Elizabeth's Hospital | Bristol | Boys | Independent | 66.1% | 78.2% |
| Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (QE Boys)#1 | London | Boys | GL Assessment | 95.5% | 97.6% |
| Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | 68.3% | 70.1% |
| Queen Mary's High School | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | 71.2% | 62% |
| Queen's College, Taunton | London | Mixed | Independent | — | 30% |
| Queens' School, Bushey | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Queenswood School | Hertfordshire | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Quinton House School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Rainey Endowed School Magherafelt#78 | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 61.1% | 79% |
| Rainham Mark Grammar School | Kent | Mixed | CEM | 39.9% | 54.8% |
| Ratcliffe College | Leicestershire & East Midlands | Boys | Independent | 47% | 71% |
| Rathmore Grammar School#35 | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 69.3% | 86.3% |
| Reading Blue Coat School | Berkshire | Boys | Independent | 81.9% | 83.4% |
| Reading School#10 | Berkshire | Boys | GL Assessment | 88.9% | 88.8% |
| Redbridge Grammar Schools | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | 90.0% | 85.0% |
| Redmaids' High School | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 73.1% | 88.6% |
| Regent House School Newtownards | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 70% | 70% |
| Reigate Grammar School | Surrey & Sussex | Boys | Independent | 89.7% | 93.9% |
| Ribston Hall High School | Gloucestershire | Girls | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Rickmansworth School | Hertfordshire | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Ripon Grammar School#71 | Yorkshire & North | Mixed | GL Assessment | 59.6% | 81.7% |
| Rishworth School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Rochester Grammar School#73 | Kent | Mixed | CEM | 52% | 85.3% |
| Roedean School | Surrey & Sussex | Girls | Independent | 76% | 81% |
| Rossall School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | 42.8% | 70% |
| Royal Belfast Academical Institution | Northern Ireland | Boys | SEAG | 70% | 70% |
| Royal Grammar School (RGS) Dodderhill | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Royal Grammar School (RGS) Newcastle | Independent / Other | Boys | CEM | 80.3% | 86.3% |
| Royal Grammar School (RGS) Worcester | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | 62% | 78% |
| Royal Grammar School High Wycombe (RGSHW)#47 | Buckinghamshire | Boys | GL Assessment | 65.4% | 85.5% |
| Royal Hospital School | Suffolk | Mixed | Independent | 56.3% | 68.6% |
| Royal Russell School | Surrey & Sussex | Mixed | Independent | 58.9% | 69.7% |
| Royal School Armagh | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 48.2% | 64.5% |
| Royal School Dungannon | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 77% | 70% |
| Rugby High School#89 | Warwickshire | Girls (Mixed 6th) | GL Assessment | 72.8% | 70.4% |
| Ryde School with Upper Chine | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 39.6% | 67.8% |
| Rye St. Antony School | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Sacred Heart Grammar School | Northern Ireland | Girls | SEAG | 80% | 70% |
| Saint Felix School | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Sale Grammar School#38 | Greater Manchester & Trafford | Mixed | GL Assessment | 73.7% | 83.3% |
| Salesian College, Farnborough | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 59.8% | 56% |
| Scarisbrick Hall School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | 41% | 70% |
| Sedbergh School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 50% | 70% |
| Sevenoaks School | Kent | Mixed | Independent | 88.7% | 97.4% |
| Sheffield High School for Girls (SHS) | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Shiplake College | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| Shrewsbury High School | Shropshire | Girls | Independent | 60% | 77% |
| Shropshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton Grammar Schools | Birmingham & West Midlands | Boys | CEM Select | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| Sidcot School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Silcoates School | Yorkshire & North | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School | Kent | Girls | GL Assessment | 70% | 75-80% |
| Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys | Kent | Boys | GL Assessment | 75% | 80% |
| Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School#96 | Buckinghamshire | Mixed | GL Assessment | 65.8% | 72.4% |
| Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, Rochester (The Math) | Kent | Mixed | CEM | 55.6% | 73.7% |
| Sir Thomas Rich's School#32 | Gloucestershire | Boys | GL Assessment | 77.9% | 83.1% |
| Sir William Borlase School#58 | Buckinghamshire | Mixed | GL Assessment | 65% | 65% |
| Sir William Perkin's School (SWPS) | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Skegness Grammar School | Lincolnshire | Mixed | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Skipton Girls' High School | Yorkshire & North | Girls | GL Assessment | 65% | 65% |
| Slemish College | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 70% | — |
| Slough Grammar Schools | Slough | Mixed | GL Assessment | 80-95% | — |
| Solihull School | Birmingham & West Midlands | Boys | Independent | 78.8% | 84.4% |
| South West Hertfordshire (SW Herts) Grammar Schools | Hertfordshire | Boys | GL Assessment | — | — |
| South Wilts Grammar School for Girls#45 | Wiltshire | Girls | GL Assessment | 79% | 74% |
| Southend High School For Boys#61 | Essex | Boys | CSSE Essex | 68.9 | 79.8 |
| Southend High School for Girls#77 | Essex | Girls | CSSE Essex | 70.2 | 74.6 |
| Spalding Grammar School (SGS) | Lincolnshire | Boys | GL Assessment | 42.3% | 61.4% |
| Spalding High School | Lincolnshire | Girls | GL Assessment | 42.3% | 61.4% |
| St Andrew’s RC School, Leatherhead#82 | Surrey & Sussex | Mixed | Diocesan / Aptitude | 52.5% | 82.4% |
| St Bernard’s RC Grammar School#91 | Essex | Girls | CSSE Essex | 72 | 70.2 |
| St Clement Danes School | Hertfordshire | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| St Colman's College Newry | Northern Ireland | Boys | SEAG | 80% | 70% |
| St Columb's College Derry | Northern Ireland | Boys | SEAG | 75% | 70% |
| St Dominic's Grammar School#36 | Northern Ireland | Girls | SEAG | 71.3% | 85.3% |
| St Joseph's College, Ipswich | Suffolk | Boys | Independent | 32.5% | 68.3% |
| St Joseph's Grammar School Donaghmore | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 70% | 70% |
| St Louis Grammar School Ballymena#65 | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 55.8% | 85.9% |
| St Louis Grammar School Kilkeel | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 75% | 70% |
| St Malachy's College Belfast | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 75% | 65% |
| St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School Belfast | Northern Ireland | Boys | SEAG | 75% | 65% |
| St Mary's Grammar School Magherafelt | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 73.3% | 88.5% |
| St Michael's College Enniskillen | Northern Ireland | Boys | SEAG | 65% | 62% |
| St Michael’s RC Grammar School, Finchley#22 | London | Girls | GL Assessment | 90% | 85-90% |
| St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 75% | 70% |
| St. Albans School | Hertfordshire | Mixed | Independent | 80.4% | 84.6% |
| St. Ambrose College#51 | Greater Manchester & Trafford | Boys | GL Assessment | 74.6% | 80.3% |
| St. Anselm's College | Wirral | Boys | GL Assessment | 30.3% | 56.1% |
| St. Bede's College | Lancashire & Cumbria | Mixed | Independent | 38.2% | 66.4% |
| St. Benedict's School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 71.7% | 82.3% |
| St. Catherine's School, Bramley | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 79.6% | 90.8% |
| St. Catherine's School, Twickenham | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 62% | 70% |
| St. Christopher School, Letchworth | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 43% | 58% |
| St. Columba's College, St. Albans | Independent / Other | Boys | CEM | 54.6% | 71.1% |
| St. Edmund's College, Ware | Independent / Other | Mixed | CEM Select | — | — |
| St. Edmund's School, Canterbury | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 40% | 50% |
| St. Edmund's School, Hindhead | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| St. Edward's School, Cheltenham | Gloucestershire | Mixed | Independent | 26% | 64% |
| St. Francis' College, Letchworth | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 70.1% | 77.8% |
| St. Gabriel's School | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| St. George's School, Ascot | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 62.4% | 68.7% |
| St. George's School, Edgbaston | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| St. Georges Weybridge | Independent / Other | Mixed | CEM | 79.9% | 81.6% |
| St. Helen and St. Katharine (SHSK) | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 92.1% | 87.5% |
| St. James Senior Boys' School | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | 70% | 70% |
| St. John's School, Billericay | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| St. John's School, Leatherhead | Independent / Other | Mixed | CEM Select | 79.6% | 82.2% |
| St. John's Senior School, Enfield | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| St. Joseph's College, Reading | Berkshire | Girls | Independent | 50% | 71.2% |
| St. Joseph's College, Stoke-on-Trent | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 42.5% | 48.7% |
| St. Margaret's School, Bushey | Independent / Other | Girls | CEM Select | 60% | 50% |
| St. Margaret's School, Hampstead | Independent / Other | Girls | GL Assessment | 70% | — |
| St. Mary Magdalene Academy (SMMA) | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 70% | 50% |
| St. Mary's Calne | Hampshire | Girls | CEM Select | 71.4% | 82.9% |
| St. Mary's College, Crosby | Hampshire | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| St. Mary's School Ascot | Hampshire | Girls | Independent | 94.1% | 84.7% |
| St. Mary's School, Cambridge | Cambridgeshire | Girls | CEM Select | 62.9% | 77% |
| St. Michael's School (St Mike's) | Independent / Other | Mixed | CEM Select | 78.7% | 93.5% |
| St. Nicholas' School, Fleet | Independent / Other | Girls | CEM Select | — | — |
| St. Olave's Grammar School#3 | London | Boys | GL Assessment | 89.7% | 95.1% |
| St. Paul's Girls' School (SPGS) | London | Girls | CEM | 99.5% | 95.6% |
| St. Teresa's School, Effingham | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Stafford Grammar School | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 40% | 60% |
| Stamford High School | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | 50.5% | 50% |
| Stockport Grammar School | Greater Manchester & Trafford | Boys | GL Assessment | 57.3% | 74.9% |
| Strabane Academy | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 50% | 40% |
| Strangford Integrated College | Independent / Other | Mixed | SEAG | 52% | 58% |
| Stratford Girls' Grammar School#27 | Birmingham & West Midlands | Girls | GL Assessment | 85.8% | 81.6% |
| Strathearn School Belfast#31 | Northern Ireland | Girls | SEAG | 73% | 85.8% |
| Stretford Grammar School | Greater Manchester & Trafford | Mixed | GL Assessment | 75% | 75% |
| Stroud High School (SHS)#67 | Gloucestershire | Girls | GL Assessment | 79.6% | 73.6% |
| Sullivan Upper School#62 | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 66.7% | 80.9% |
| Surbiton High School | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 85.5% | 91.8% |
| Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls#49 | Birmingham & West Midlands | Girls | GL Assessment | 82.8% | 76.5% |
| Sutton Grammar School#21 | London | Boys | GL Assessment | 81.1% | 87% |
| Sutton Grammar Schools - Selective Eligibility Test (SET) | London | Boys | GL Assessment | 94.0% | 77.5% |
| Sutton High School | Independent / Other | Girls | CEM | 68% | 85.7% |
| Sydenham High School | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 67.3% | 77.3% |
| Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School and Sixth Form College#72 | Lancashire & Cumbria | Girls | Independent | 66.3 | 78.3 |
| The Abbey School | Berkshire | Girls | Independent | 80.8% | 83.9% |
| The Blue Coat School, Liverpool#43 | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 81.6% | 78.2% |
| The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School#98 | London | Boys | Independent | 55.5 | 77.1 |
| The Cathedral School, Llandaff | Independent / Other | Mixed | CEM Select | 69.9% | 89.8% |
| The Cedars School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 70% | 75% |
| The Charter School North Dulwich#97 | London | Mixed | Independent | 54 | 78 |
| The Crypt School, Gloucester | Gloucestershire | Boys | GL Assessment | 65.6% | 66% |
| The Folkestone School for Girls (FSG) | Independent / Other | Girls | GL Assessment | 65% | 65% |
| The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 71.1% | 87.4% |
| The Grange School | Cheshire | Mixed | CEM Select | 65.3% | 81.8% |
| The John Lyon School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| The Judd School#19 | Kent | Boys | GL Assessment | 81.1% | 87.1% |
| The King's (The Cathedral) School, Peterborough | Cambridgeshire | Mixed | GL Assessment | 45.7% | 69.4% |
| The King's School, Chester | Independent / Other | Boys | CEM Select | 83.6% | 84.8% |
| The King's School, Gloucester | Gloucestershire | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| The King's School, Grantham | Lincolnshire | Boys | GL Assessment | 62.6% | 71.5% |
| The King's School, Macclesfield | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 75% | 65% |
| The King's School, Worcester (King's Worcester) | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 66% | 75.2% |
| The Latymer School, Enfield#18 | London | Mixed | GL Assessment | 84.1% | 85.7% |
| The Leys School | Cambridgeshire | Mixed | Independent | 86.1% | 85.7% |
| The Mary Erskine School, Edinburgh (MES) | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 65% | — |
| The North Halifax Grammar School (NHG) | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | 53.8% | 71.8% |
| The Old Palace School, Croydon | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| The Oratory School | Berkshire | Boys | Independent | 41% | 40% |
| The Perse School | Cambridgeshire | Mixed | Independent | 90.4% | 93.9% |
| The Peterborough School | Cambridgeshire | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| The Portsmouth Grammar School | Hampshire | Mixed | Independent | 62.8% | 85.9% |
| The Queen's School, Chester | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 53.5% | 87.4% |
| The Royal Latin School (RLS)#55 | Buckinghamshire | Mixed | GL Assessment | 67.2% | 83.2% |
| The Royal Masonic School for Girls | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 65% | 75% |
| The Skinners' School | Kent | Boys | GL Assessment | 60.5% | 73.7% |
| The Spires College | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Thomas Telford School | Birmingham & West Midlands | Mixed | GL Assessment (KE Foundation) | — | — |
| Thomas's Battersea | London | Mixed | CEM Select | — | — |
| Thornhill College | Northern Ireland | Girls | SEAG | 70% | 70% |
| Tiffin Girls' School#5 | London | Girls | GL Assessment | 95.7% | 89.9% |
| Tiffin School#11 | London | Boys | GL Assessment | 79.8% | 91.8% |
| Tonbridge Grammar School#14 | Kent | Girls (Mixed 6th) | GL Assessment | 77.6% | 91.5% |
| Torquay Boys' Grammar School | Devon & Torbay | Boys | GL Assessment | 60.7% | 67.8% |
| Torquay Girls' Grammar School | Devon & Torbay | Girls | GL Assessment | 57.7% | 71.9% |
| Townley Grammar School#86 | Bexley | Girls | GL Assessment | 69.7% | 72.9% |
| Trafford Grammar Schools | Greater Manchester & Trafford | Boys | GL Assessment | 95.0% | 90.0% |
| Trinity School | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | 86.1% | 95% |
| Truro School | Cornwall | Mixed | Independent | 46.5% | 80.1% |
| Tudor Hall School | Independent / Other | Girls | CEM Select | 40.6% | 74.1% |
| Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School#83 | Kent | Girls | GL Assessment (Kent Test) | 67.0% | 75.0% |
| Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys | Kent | Boys | GL Assessment (Kent Test) | — | — |
| University College School (UCS) | London | Boys | Independent | 91.3% | 93.6% |
| Upton Court Grammar School#52 | Slough | Mixed | GL Assessment | 82.2% | 76.2% |
| Upton Hall School | Wirral | Girls | GL Assessment | 65% | 65% |
| Urmston Grammar School#87 | Greater Manchester & Trafford | Mixed | GL Assessment | 62% | 76% |
| Verulam School | Hertfordshire | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| Victoria College, Belfast | Northern Ireland | Girls | SEAG | 48.6% | 73% |
| Wakefield Girls' High School (WGHS) | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Waldegrave School, Twickenham#100 | London | Girls (Mixed 6th) | Independent | 53 | 78 |
| Wallace High School Lisburn | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 53.5% | 71% |
| Wallington County Grammar School#30 | London | Boys | GL Assessment | 73% | 87% |
| Wallington High School for Girls (WHSG)#24 | London | Girls | GL Assessment | 83.3% | 84.3% |
| Wandsworth Selective Schools | Independent / Other | Mixed | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Warminster School | Wiltshire | Girls | GL Assessment | 34.3% | 53% |
| Warwick School | Birmingham & West Midlands | Boys | CEM | 76.7% | 81.3% |
| Warwickshire Grammar Schools | Warwickshire | Boys | GL Assessment | 85-95% | 65-80% |
| Watford Grammar School for Boys | Hertfordshire | Boys | Independent | — | — |
| Watford Grammar School for Girls | Hertfordshire | Girls | Independent | — | — |
| Weald of Kent Grammar School | Kent | Girls | GL Assessment (Kent Test) | — | — |
| Wellingborough School | Northamptonshire | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Wellington College Belfast | Northern Ireland | Mixed | SEAG | 77% | 70% |
| West Kirby Grammar School (WKGS) | Wirral | Girls | GL Assessment | 65.8% | 64% |
| West London Free School#44 | London | Mixed | Free School test | 63.1 | 87.4 |
| Westcliff High School for Boys#57 | Essex | Boys | CSSE Essex | 74.9 | 77.9 |
| Westfield School, Newcastle upon Tyne | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 70% | 65% |
| Wetherby Senior School | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | 68.6% | 74.3% |
| Whitgift School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 87.2% | 90.1% |
| Wilmington Grammar School for Boys | Kent | Boys | GL Assessment (Kent Test) | — | — |
| Wilmington Grammar School for Girls | Kent | Girls | GL Assessment (Kent Test) | — | — |
| Wilson's School#2 | London | Boys | GL Assessment | 97.4% | 95.4% |
| Wiltshire Grammar Schools | Wiltshire | Boys | GL Assessment | — | — |
| Wimbledon High School (WHS) | Independent / Other | Girls | Independent | 85.9% | 94.6% |
| Wirral Grammar School for Boys | Wirral | Boys | GL Assessment | 40.1% | 56.9% |
| Wirral Grammar School for Girls | Wirral | Girls | GL Assessment | 65% | 65% |
| Wirral and Liverpool Grammar Schools | Independent / Other | Boys | GL Assessment | 85% | 75-85% |
| Withington Girls' School | Greater Manchester & Trafford | Girls | Independent | 92.9% | 91.3% |
| Wolverhampton Girls’ High School#63 | Birmingham & West Midlands | Girls | GL Assessment | 72.3 | 78.1 |
| Wolverhampton Grammar School | Birmingham & West Midlands | Boys | Independent | 65% | 65% |
| Woodbridge School | Suffolk | Boys | Independent | 59.7% | 72.2% |
| Woodford County High School (WCHS)#37 | London | Girls | GL Assessment | 85% | 78% |
| Woodhouse Grove School | Independent / Other | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Worth School | Surrey & Sussex | Mixed | CEM | 60% | 70% |
| Wrekin College | Shropshire | Mixed | Independent | — | — |
| Wycombe High School | Buckinghamshire | Girls | GL Assessment | 70% | — |
| Yarm School | Independent / Other | Boys | Independent | 70.5% | 75.7% |
| Yavneh College#76 | Hertfordshire | Mixed | Independent | 56 | 82 |
| Yorkshire Grammar Schools | Yorkshire & North | Mixed | GL Assessment | 80-95% | 60-75% |
Top Grammar Schools in London & How to Prepare for Entry
London has some of the most competitive grammar schools in the country, with thousands of children sitting the 11+ for a few hundred places each year. The table below ranks the best grammar schools in London for 2026 by results.
| UK Rank | School | Borough | GCSE 9–7 | A‑Level A*–B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet | Barnet | 95.5% | 97.6% |
| 2 | Wilson’s School | Sutton | 97.4% | 95.4% |
| 3 | St Olave’s Grammar School | Bromley | 89.7% | 95.1% |
| 5 | The Tiffin Girls’ School | Kingston | 95.7% | 89.9% |
| 8 | The Henrietta Barnett School | Barnet | 97.2% | 86.0% |
| 11 | Tiffin School | Kingston | 79.8% | 91.8% |
| 13 | Nonsuch High School for Girls | Sutton | 82.8% | 89.2% |
| 18 | The Latymer School | Enfield | 84.1% | 85.7% |
How to prepare for London grammar school entry
Most London grammar schools select through GL Assessment, while the Sutton consortium (including Wilson’s, Sutton Grammar, Wallington and Nonsuch) uses its own Selective Eligibility Test (SET), and a few boroughs such as Bexley set bespoke papers. Register in the spring or summer before Year 6 and prepare across English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning. Our GL Assessment 11+ practice papers mirror the London format with full worked solutions.
What Makes the Best Grammar Schools in the UK?
The best UK grammar schools share several characteristics — not just exam results, but the breadth of opportunity, pastoral support, and university destinations. Our rankings draw on:
GCSE 9-7 Performance
The percentage of grades at 9-7 (formerly A*/A) is the single strongest indicator of academic outcomes at Key Stage 4. The top grammar schools in UK regularly achieve 80-95% of grades at 9-7 — against a national average of around 27%.
A-Level A*-B Rate
Sixth-form outcomes matter as much as GCSEs. The best grammar schools in the UK deliver A-Level A*-B rates above 85%, fuelling strong destinations at Russell Group and Oxbridge universities.
Entrance Test & Selectivity
All UK grammar schools admit on the basis of an 11+ entrance exam (or SEAG Transfer Test in Northern Ireland). Schools with the highest qualifying marks — some London consortiums require near-perfect scores — tend to occupy the very top of the rankings.
History & Foundation
Many of the best UK grammar schools were founded by royal charter centuries ago — from Reading School (1125) to King Edward VI Birmingham (1552). Long traditions translate into established academic cultures and strong alumni networks.
University Destinations
Where pupils go after Sixth Form is the ultimate measure. Top UK grammar schools regularly send 20-40% of leavers to Russell Group universities, with multiple Oxbridge offers each year.
Access & Diversity
The best grammar schools in the UK are increasingly prioritising Pupil Premium and Free School Meals applicants — Birmingham's King Edward VI Foundation, for example, reserves 20% of places for FSM pupils.
Find Your Target Grammar School & Get the Right Practice Papers
Once you’ve shortlisted schools from the database, the key to a successful application is preparing for the right 11+ test. Entry requirements vary by area — here’s how to find your target school’s exam and the practice papers that match it.
Entry requirements at a glance: grammar schools select by an 11+ test sat at the start of Year 6, then allocate places by score plus catchment, sibling or faith criteria. Register directly with the school or test consortium (often by late June or early July) and list the school on your Local Authority application by 31 October. Each school’s page shows its exact test, catchment and deadlines.
GL Assessment
Used across much of England and Northern Ireland, including many London grammar schools.
GL practice papers →CSSE & Independent
Essex (CSSE) and selective independent schools set their own papers.
Independent 11+ papers →SEAG (Northern Ireland)
Every Northern Ireland grammar school uses the SEAG Transfer Test.
SEAG practice papers →UK Grammar Schools Database — Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about finding grammar schools, the 11+ exam and applying for 2026 entry.
How many grammar schools are there in the UK?
England has around 163 state grammar schools and Northern Ireland is fully selective with about 66 grammar schools. This database lists 580 selective schools in total — including selective independent schools — each linking to a full admissions guide.
How do I find grammar schools near me?
Use the Region column to scan schools by area, or your browser’s find (Ctrl/Cmd + F) to jump straight to a school by name. Every entry links to a detailed admissions guide with catchment, entrance test and results.
Are all of these schools state-funded and free?
Most are state-funded grammar schools that select by ability through the 11+ and charge no fees. The database also includes selective independent schools, which do charge fees — each school’s page states whether it is state or independent.
What is the 11-plus, and which test does each school use?
The 11+ is the entrance test grammar schools use to select pupils in Year 6. The board varies by area — GL Assessment, CEM, the CSSE in Essex, or Northern Ireland’s SEAG. See our exam boards guide and 11+ practice papers.
What do the GCSE 9-7 and A-Level A*-B figures mean?
GCSE 9–7 is the percentage of GCSE entries graded 9, 8 or 7 (equivalent to the old A*/A grades). A‑Level A*–B is the percentage of A‑level entries graded A*, A or B. Both let you compare schools on a like-for-like basis.
Which are the best grammar schools in the UK?
For ranked tables, see our Top 10, Top 50, Top 100 and Top 200 grammar schools, ordered by GCSE 9–7 and A‑Level A*–B results.
What is the difference between a grammar school and a comprehensive?
Grammar schools select pupils by academic ability through the 11+, while comprehensive schools admit pupils of all abilities, usually by catchment. Grammar schools remain in the selective areas of England and across the whole of Northern Ireland.
When do I apply, and what are the key dates?
Register for your area’s 11+ before the deadline (often the summer before Year 6) and submit your local authority application by 31 October. Our key dates guide sets out the full timeline.
What are the best grammar schools in London?
London’s top grammar schools include Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet, Wilson’s School, The Tiffin Girls’ School and The Henrietta Barnett School — all highly selective, with most testing through GL Assessment or the Sutton consortium’s SET. See the Top Grammar Schools in London table above.
Where can I find a grammar school league table or ranking?
Our Grammar School Rankings 2026 league table above ranks schools by GCSE 9–7 and A‑Level A*–B pass rates. For the full ordered lists, see the Top 10, Top 50, Top 100 and Top 200 grammar schools.