Thursday 24 August was GCSE results day and here are the top 100 London secondary schools based on results released so far. Many more exciting stories are coming in so the below table will be updated frequently over the next days.
For once, St Paul’s Girl’s School has been overtaken by the North London Collegiate School. Highgate School and Latymer Upper School are the top ranked co-educational schools, followed by Alleyn’s in Dulwich and Kingston Grammar School.
While we usually like to rank schools by the percentage of grades at A*, the below are currently ranked by percentage of grades at A-A* as many schools have not yet released their full data. Below are the top 100 London secondary schools based on GCSE results 2023:
| School | % 8-9 | % 7-9 | Type | Gender | |
| 1 | North London Collegiate School | 93.0% | 99.0% | private | Girls |
| 2 | St Paul’s Girls’ School | 93.9% | 98.8% | private | Girls |
| 3 | Henrietta Barnett School | 89.0% | 97.0% | state | Girls |
| 4 | Godolphin & Latymer School | 87.3% | 96.7% | private | Girls |
| 5 | St Paul’s School | 96.0% | private | Boys | |
| 6 | King’s College School Wimbledon | 89.0% | private | Boys | |
| 7 | City of London School for Girls | 83.0% | 95.0% | private | Girls |
| 8 | Wilson’s School | 85.1% | 94.9% | state | Boys |
| 9 | Tiffin Girls | 81.4% | 94.6% | state | Girls |
| 10 | South Hampstead High School | 82.6% | 94.0% | private | Girls |
| 11 | Lady Eleanor Holles | 94.0% | private | Girls | |
| 12 | Highgate School | 79.0% | 93.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 13 | Latymer Upper | 93.0% | private | Co-ed | |
| 14 | Queen Elizabeth School, Barnet | 81.8% | 92.8% | state | Boys |
| 15 | Dulwich College | 74.9% | 92.0% | private | Boys |
| 16 | Wimbledon High | 75.6% | 92.0% | private | Girls |
| 17 | City of London | 77.6% | 91.6% | private | Boys |
| 18 | Hampton School | 74.3% | 91.0% | private | Boys |
| 19 | Haberdasher Aske’s School for Boys | 91.0% | private | Boys | |
| 20 | St Olave’s Grammar School | 76.0% | 90.9% | state | Boys |
| 21 | Alleyn’s, Dulwich | 75.0% | 90.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 22 | Putney High School | 75.0% | 90.0% | private | Girls |
| 23 | UCS, Hampstead | 73.0% | 90.0% | private | Boys |
| 24 | Kingston Grammar School | 90.0% | private | Co-Ed | |
| 25 | JAGS | 75.0% | 89.0% | private | Girls |
| 26 | Francis Holland SW1 | 75.0% | 89.0% | private | Girls |
| 27 | Bancroft’s | 74.0% | 89.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 28 | Notting Hill & Ealing High | 74.0% | 88.2% | private | girls |
| 29 | Trinity School, Croydon | 70.0% | 88.0% | private | Boys |
| 30 | Harrow School | 70.0% | private | Boys | |
| 31 | Surbiton High School | 88.0% | private | Girls | |
| 32 | Whitgift School, Croydon | 67.1% | 88.0% | private | Boys |
| 33 | Emanuel School | 68.0% | 87.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 34 | Latymer School, Edmonton | 69.3% | 86.5% | state | Co-ed |
| 35 | Nonsuch High School, Sutton | 68.7% | 86.1% | state | Girls |
| 36 | Channing School | 63.7% | 86.2% | private | Girls |
| 37 | Haberdasher Aske’s School for Girls | 86.0% | private | Girls | |
| 38 | Merchant Taylor’s School | 67.0% | private | Boys | |
| 39 | Newstead Wood School | 66.6% | 85.0% | state | Girls |
| 40 | St Helen’s, Northwood | 63.0% | 84.0% | private | Girls |
| 41 | St Michael’s Grammar | 63.0% | 83.3% | state | girls |
| 42 | Wallington High School for Girls | 62.6% | state | Girls | |
| 43 | Tiffin School | 82.4% | state | Boys | |
| 44 | Eltham College | 56.0% | 81.0% | private | co-ed |
| 45 | Woodford Country High School | 80.0% | state | Girls | |
| 46 | Colfe’s School | 59.0% | 79.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 47 | The Laurel’s School | 56.3% | private | girls | |
| 48 | Francis Holland NW1 | 56.0% | 77.0% | private | Girls |
| 49 | Queen’s College | 56.0% | 77.0% | private | Girls |
| 50 | Croydon High School | 55.0% | 77.0% | private | girls |
| 51 | Sutton Grammar School | 54.8% | 76.4% | state | Boys |
| 52 | Harrodian School | 52.0% | 75.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 53 | Sutton High GDST | 50.0% | 75.0% | private | Girls |
| 54 | Ibstock Place | 75.0% | private | Co-ed | |
| 55 | Blackheath High, GDST | 52.0% | 73.0% | private | Girls |
| 56 | Bromley High, GDST | 53.0% | 72.0% | private | Girls |
| 57 | Forest School | 50.0% | private | Co-ed | |
| 58 | Hampton Court House | 40.0% | 70.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 59 | Wallington County Grammar School | 70.0% | state | Boys | |
| 60 | Thames Christian School | 70.0% | private | Co-ed | |
| 61 | St Benedict’s School, Ealing | 42.8% | 69.3% | private | Co-ed |
| 62 | Dame Alice Owen | 48.0% | 68.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 63 | Townley Grammar School | 45.0% | 68.0% | state | Girls |
| 64 | St Dunstan’s College | 45.0% | 67.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 65 | Wetherby Senior School | 45.0% | private | Boys | |
| 66 | Bexley Grammar School | 42.8% | 65.8% | state | Co-ed |
| 67 | Old Palace of John Whitgift | 65.5% | private | Girls | |
| 68 | Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar | 40.8% | 65.3% | state | Co-ed |
| 69 | Queen’s Gate | 44.0% | 64.0% | private | Girls |
| 70 | Beths Grammar School | 39.6% | 63.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 71 | St Augustine’s Priory | 37.0% | 60.0% | private | Girls |
| 72 | St James Girls’ School | 58.0% | private | Girls | |
| 73 | John Lyon School | 33.0% | 57.0% | private | Boys |
| 74 | Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School | 37.1% | 55.4% | state | boys |
| 75 | Fortismere School | 34.0% | 54.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 76 | Hasmonean High School for Girls | 54.0% | state | Girls | |
| 77 | Greycoat Hospital School | 53.6% | state | Girls | |
| 78 | Lady Margaret School | 51.0% | state | Girls | |
| 79 | St Marylebone | 51.0% | state | Girls | |
| 80 | Camden School for Girls | 51.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 81 | Mill Hill School | 51.0% | private | Co-ed | |
| 82 | Grey Court School | 30.0% | 50.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 83 | Orleans Park School | 50.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 84 | Alexandra Park School | 50.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 85 | Royal Russell School | 28.7% | 48.5% | private | Co-ed |
| 86 | West London Free School | 48.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 87 | Waldegrave School | 47.0% | state | Girls | |
| 88 | JCoss | 28.0% | 45.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 89 | Hasmonean High School for Boys | 45.0% | state | Boys | |
| 90 | Wren Academy Finchley | 45.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 91 | Parliament Hill School | 45.0% | state | Girls | |
| 92 | Northbridge House, Hampstead | 44.0% | private | Co-ed | |
| 93 | Ursuline High School | 42.0% | girls | state | |
| 94 | Northbridge House, Canonbury | 42.0% | private | Co-ed | |
| 95 | Yavneh College | 23.0% | 41.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 96 | Archer Academy Finchley | 41.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 97 | Fulham Boys’ School | 40.2% | state | Boys | |
| 98 | Highgate Wood | 40.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 99 | Kingston Academy | 37.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 100 | Wimbledon College | 37.0% | state | Boys |
North London Collegiate School
Year 11 students achieved 94% grade 8/9, with 99% of all grades awarded 7/8/9
https://www.nlcs.org.uk/about/results-destinations/
Tiffin girls 81.4% 8-9 94.6% 7-9
NLCS – 75% 9, 8-9 93%, 7-9 99%
where are these published?
Not publish but the result is communicates to the school parents this week.
It is published now 94% 8-9 and 99% 7-9. so guessing new no1
https://www.nlcs.org.uk/about/results-destinations/
Nonsuch 9-7 86.1% 9-8 68.7%
Camden school for girls is a girl school
Lady Margaret is 50.6% for 9-7
https://ladymargaret.lbhf.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GCSE-2023-Subject-Results-25.08.2023-for-website.pdf
Lady margaret is 50.6% for 9-7
https://ladymargaret.lbhf.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GCSE-2023-Subject-Results-25.08.2023-for-website.pdf
wycome abbey 97.1% of all examinations were awarded a level 7, 8 or 9 with 89.9% achieving a level 8 or 9.
Hi, Wycombe Abbey is not included as it is not in London. Great numbers to have for reference though!
Old Palace of John Whitgift is a private school
Woodford Country High for Girls – 80% 9-7
Archer academy 41% 7+
Alexandra park school 50% 7+
Fortismere 54% 7+ and 34% 8+
Grey Coat Hospital 9-4 % is 54%
thanks – this ranking is based on % of 7-9 and % of 8-9, have they published this?
sorry I meant 9-7% is 54%
sorry I meant 9-7% is 54%
thank you, they are included now
thank you, they are included now
Wren Academy Finchley 45% 9-7
thanks this has been included!
Newstead wood is a girls grammar not coed
thanks this has been updated
QE boys 7-9% this year is 92.7% should rank behind LEH
Harrow School reported 70% 9-8 this year