North London Collegiate School claims the top spot based on % of top grades (8/9s) achieved.
The highest ranked co-educational school is Latymer Upper School again, this time in #6 (#10 in 2025), followed by Highgate again, this time in #12 (last year #14). Further schools will be added and the rankings updated as results are released in the coming days.
The proportion of results issued at grades 7 to 9 (equivalent to the old A*/A grades) across the whole country stands at 23.1 per cent. In London, however, the proportion of grades at 7 to 9 stood at 28.6% this year, showing the gap in achievement between London schools and other regions, particularly in the North of England. All schools in the below table have at least 40% top grades.
Well done to all candidates and their teachers and parents!
| Rank | School | % 8-9 | % 7-9 | Type | Gender |
| 1 | North London Collegiate School | 94.6% | 98.5% | private | Girls |
| 2 | St Paul’s Girls’ School | 93.9% | private | Girls | |
| 3 | Godolphin & Latymer School | 93.3% | 99.0% | private | Girls |
| 4 | St Paul’s School | 93.0% | 99.0% | private | Boys |
| 5 | Westminster School | 91.0% | 97.0% | private | Boys |
| 6 | Latymer Upper | 88.0% | 96.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 7 | King’s College School Wimbledon | 88.0% | private | Boys | |
| 8 | Tiffin Girls’ School | 87.0% | 95.2% | state | Girls |
| 9 | Queen Elizabeth School, Barnet | 87.0% | 97.0% | state | Boys |
| 10 | Henrietta Barnett School | 87.0% | 97.0% | state | Girls |
| 11 | Wilson’s School | 86.7% | 96.0% | state | Boys |
| 12 | Highgate School | 86.6% | 96.2% | private | Co-ed |
| 13 | Hampton School | 85.0% | 96.0% | private | Boys |
| 14 | City of London School for Girls | 85.0% | 94.0% | private | Girls |
| 15 | South Hampstead High School | 84.2% | 95.4% | private | Girls |
| 16 | UCS, Hampstead | 84.0% | 94.0% | private | Boys |
| 17 | Lady Eleanor Holles | 84.0% | 95.0% | private | Girls |
| 18 | City of London | 84.0% | 97.0% | private | Boys |
| 19 | Eltham College | 83.0% | 94.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 20 | Dulwich College | 82.1% | 94.2% | private | Boys |
| 21 | Wimbledon High | 82.0% | 93.0% | private | Girls |
| 22 | Putney High School | 80.0% | 92.0% | private | Girls |
| 23 | Haberdasher Aske’s School for Boys | 80.0% | private | Boys | |
| 24 | St Olave’s Grammar School | 79.0% | 91.5% | state | Boys |
| 25 | Alleyn’s, Dulwich | 79.0% | 92.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 26 | JAGS | 77.0% | 92.0% | private | Girls |
| 27 | Bancroft’s | 77.0% | 92.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 28 | Kingston Grammar School | 75.0% | 92.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 29 | Francis Holland SW1 | 75.0% | 90.0% | private | Girls |
| 30 | Notting Hill & Ealing High | 74.0% | 91.0% | private | girls |
| 31 | Sutton Grammar School | 73.4% | 87.8% | state | Boys |
| 32 | Haberdasher Aske’s School for Girls | 73.0% | private | Girls | |
| 33 | Tiffin School | 72.0% | 88.0% | state | Boys |
| 34 | Merchant Taylor’s School | 72.0% | 89.0% | private | Boys |
| 35 | Trinity School, Croydon | 71.0% | 86.0% | private | Boys |
| 36 | Surbiton High School | 70.0% | 89.0% | private | Girls |
| 37 | Emanuel School | 70.0% | 89.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 38 | Whitgift School | 69.0% | 88.0% | private | Boys |
| 39 | Nonsuch High School | 68.5% | 84.7% | state | Girls |
| 40 | Francis Holland NW1 | 66.0% | 85.0% | private | Girls |
| 41 | Wallington County Grammar School | 65.9% | 86.5% | state | Boys |
| 42 | Latymer School, Edmonton | 65.3% | 84.4% | state | Co-ed |
| 43 | Channing School | 65.0% | 85.0% | private | Girls |
| 44 | Wallington High School for Girls | 64.0% | 83.9% | state | Girls |
| 45 | Ibstock Place | 61.0% | 84.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 46 | Colfe’s School | 61.0% | 82.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 47 | Michaela Community School | 82.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 48 | Forest School | 60.0% | 81.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 49 | Queen’s Gate | 60.0% | 73.0% | private | Girls |
| 50 | St Dunstan’s College | 59.0% | 82.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 51 | St Helen’s, Northwood | 79.0% | private | Girls | |
| 52 | Harrodian School | 78.0% | private | Co-ed | |
| 53 | Blackheath High, GDST | 54.0% | 77.0% | private | Girls |
| 54 | Sydenham High GDST | 54.0% | 73.0% | private | Girls |
| 55 | Bromley High, GDST | 52.0% | 74.0% | private | Girls |
| 56 | Queen’s College | 52.0% | 71.0% | private | Girls |
| 57 | Mill Hill School | 51.0% | 75.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 58 | Radnor House School | 51.0% | 75.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 59 | Northwood College GDST | 50.0% | 76.0% | private | Girls |
| 60 | St Catherine’s School Twickenham | 50.0% | 71.0% | private | Girls |
| 61 | Croydon High School | 50.0% | 70.0% | private | girls |
| 62 | King Alfred School | 68.4% | private | Co-ed | |
| 63 | St Benedict’s School, Ealing | 50.0% | 66.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 64 | Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar | 49.0% | 72.2% | state | Co-ed |
| 65 | Sutton High GDST | 49.0% | 67.0% | private | Girls |
| 66 | Streatham & Clapham High GDST | 49.0% | private | Girls | |
| 67 | Townley Grammar School | 46.0% | 70.0% | state | Girls |
| 68 | Beths Grammar School | 44.0% | 64.2% | state | Co-ed |
| 69 | John Lyon School | 43.1% | 63.9% | private | Boys |
| 70 | Northbridge House, Canonbury | 62.2% | private | Co-ed | |
| 71 | Hampton Court House | 43.0% | 62.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 72 | Royal Russell School | 39.0% | 59.8% | private | Co-ed |
| 73 | Orleans Park School | 39.0% | 59.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 74 | Lycee Charles de Gaulle – British section | 37.6% | 53.5% | private | Co-ed |
| 75 | Kew House | 37.0% | private | Co-ed | |
| 76 | Bexley Grammar School | 36.0% | 62.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 77 | West London Free School | 57.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 78 | Camden School for Girls | 56.0% | state | Girls | |
| 79 | Mossbourne Academy | 56.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 80 | JFS, Brent | 55.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 81 | Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School | 32.9% | 52.0% | state | Boys |
| 82 | Ashcroft Technology Academy | 52.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 83 | St James Girls’ School | 30.0% | 51.0% | private | Girls |
| 84 | Lady Margaret School | 51.0% | state | Girls | |
| 85 | Waldegrave School | 51.0% | state | Girls | |
| 86 | St Marylebone | 51.0% | state | Girls | |
| 87 | Kingston Academy | 51.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 88 | Graveney | 49.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 89 | Twyford Church of England School | 49.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 90 | Fulham Boys’ School | 48.6% | state | Boys | |
| 91 | St Augustine’s Priory | 32.0% | 54.0% | private | Girls |
| 92 | Yavneh College | 32.0% | 48.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 93 | Grey Court School | 29.0% | 49.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 94 | Ursuline High School | 49.0% | state | Girls | |
| 95 | JCoss | 29.0% | 48.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 96 | Ark Bolingbroke Academy | 26.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 97 | Parliament Hill School | 47.0% | state | Girls | |
| 98 | St Margaret’s Bushey | 47.0% | private | Girls | |
| 99 | St Mary Magdalene Academy | 45.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 100 | Greycoat Hospital School | 43.7% | state | Girls |
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What about this school in Wandsworth?
they do not report % of grades 7-9 (only 5-9) which would be required for inclusion. It is likely that they are just outside the top 100.
Ludicrously good results for Orleans Park Secondary and Michaela. Basically private school results as free non selective state schools! Must be the best in the country.
What about the South West consortium schools such as Watford Grammar, Parmiters etc?
This is a ranking of London schools only. Parmiter and Watford Grammar are located in Hertfordshire.
What about the South West Consortium schools like Watford Grammar, Parmiters etc?
Any particular reason why this ranking doesn’t include Camden School for Girls? 56% of the girls achieved Grades 7-9 in their GCSEs this year.
As states, results are added as they are published and updated daily. The Camden School for Girls didn’t update until late yesterday and will be added now. They simply published later than most other schools already included.
Definitely! This was a typo and has been updated. Thanks for spotting this.
This ranking does not include any of the top boarding schools, any particular reason ?
Wycombe abbey stands out at 95% 7-9 this year and 88% 8-9 which is top 10 by far. Cheltenham is also regularly positioned in the top 15, along with st Mary’s Ascott.
This is a ranking of top schools in London, hence it does not include boarding schools outside of London. You can check on the table where the schools you quote would rank based on their data. There are many UK wide rankings available, hence this is a specific London ranking.
Hello, could I ask where St Helens is on the list please? I can’t seem to find it
that’s because they haven’t published the data these tables are based on. They will be added when they publish their GCSE results. What they have published is that “79% of our girls achieved grades 7-9”, which is not the same as “79% of grades were at 7-9”. This ranking is based on the statistic of percentage of grades at 7-9, which the school hasn’t published yet.