24 January 2013 Last updated at 04:53 ET

Secondary league tables 2012: Best GCSE results

This table lists the 200 schools in England with the highest attainment at GCSE level.

The first column shows the proportion of pupils who attained the benchmark standard of five A*-C passes, or equivalent qualifications, including maths and English GCSEs. The average number of points scored per pupil is then used as a tie break where schools have the same result.

Schools marked IND are independent, those marked SEL select their pupils on the basis of academic activity. Schools marked AC are academies. Schools with fewer than 30 pupils are not included.

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School name	Local authority	What does this mean? Average point score	What does this mean? Pupils with five good GCSEs (%)
Colyton Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Devon	816.3	100%
The Rochester Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Medway	799.2	100%
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (ACC, SEL)	Birmingham	768.5	100%
Lawrence Sheriff School (VA, SEL)	Warwickshire	762.6	100%
King Edward VI Five Ways School (ACC, SEL)	Birmingham	726.5	100%
Skipton Girls' High School (ACC, SEL)	North Yorkshire	721.3	100%
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (ACC, SEL)	Trafford	704.9	100%
Invicta Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Kent	703.8	100%
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (ACC, SEL)	Essex	699.0	100%
Headington School (IND)	Oxfordshire	684.1	100%
Newport Girls' High School (ACC, SEL)	Telford and Wrekin	676.7	100%
Chelmsford County High School for Girls (ACC, SEL)	Essex	673.9	100%
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (VA, SEL)	Bromley	673.0	100%
The Folkestone School for Girls (FD, SEL)	Kent	671.1	100%
Aylesbury High School (ACC, SEL)	Buckinghamshire	667.6	100%
The Crossley Heath School (FD, SEL)	Calderdale	659.7	100%
St Paul's School (IND)	Richmond upon Thames	658.9	100%
North London Collegiate School (IND)	Harrow	658.5	100%
Sutton Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Sutton	654.3	100%
Tonbridge Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Kent	649.2	100%
South Wilts Grammar School for Girls (ACC, SEL)	Wiltshire	646.3	100%
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Lancashire	645.1	100%
King Edward VI High School for Girls (IND)	Birmingham	637.8	100%
Torquay Boys' Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Torbay	632.6	100%
King Henry VIII School (IND)	Coventry	628.5	100%
Wallington High School for Girls (ACC, SEL)	Sutton	628.2	100%
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (ACC, SEL)	Barnet	626.0	100%
The Henrietta Barnett School (VA, SEL)	Barnet	624.6	100%
King Edward VI Handsworth School (ACC, SEL)	Birmingham	618.0	100%
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (VA, SEL)	Barnet	615.8	100%
The Tiffin Girls' School (ACC, SEL)	Kingston upon Thames	614.3	100%
Reading School (ACC, SEL)	Reading	612.6	100%
Westminster School (IND)	Westminster	610.8	100%
Guildford High School (IND)	Surrey	610.1	100%
Kendrick School (ACC, SEL)	Reading	609.7	100%
King Edward VI School (ACC, SEL)	Warwickshire	608.3	100%
Alcester Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Warwickshire	605.3	100%
The Perse School (IND)	Cambridgeshire	604.7	100%
St Paul's Girls' School (IND)	Hammersmith and Fulham	599.8	100%
The Swaminarayan School (IND)	Brent	598.2	100%
Eton College (IND)	Windsor and Maidenhead	597.9	100%
Adams' Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Telford and Wrekin	596.7	100%
City of London School for Girls (IND)	City of London	596.1	100%
James Allen's Girls' School (IND)	Southwark	595.8	100%
Caistor Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Lincolnshire	593.8	100%
St George's School (IND)	Windsor and Maidenhead	591.8	100%
Dr Challoner's Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Buckinghamshire	589.5	100%
Wycombe Abbey School (IND)	Buckinghamshire	589.1	100%
The Godolphin and Latymer School (IND)	Hammersmith and Fulham	589.0	100%
Boston High School (FD, SEL)	Lincolnshire	588.5	100%
Hampton School (IND)	Richmond upon Thames	586.4	100%
Chatham Grammar School for Boys (ACC, SEL)	Medway	586.3	100%
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys (ACC, SEL)	Birmingham	585.8	100%
The Maynard School (IND)	Devon	584.2	100%
St Helen and St Katharine (IND)	Oxfordshire	583.0	100%
Highgate School (IND)	Haringey	581.8	100%
Benenden School (IND)	Kent	579.8	100%
South Hampstead High School (IND)	Camden	578.4	100%
The Crypt School (ACC, SEL)	Gloucestershire	578.0	100%
Parkstone Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Poole	576.4	100%
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (ACC, SEL)	Kent	574.0	100%
St Mary's School Ascot (IND)	Windsor and Maidenhead	570.9	100%
Royal Grammar School (IND)	Surrey	568.7	100%
The Judd School (VA, SEL)	Kent	568.4	100%
Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School (IND)	Hertfordshire	566.9	100%
Queenswood School (IND)	Hertfordshire	565.8	100%
Walthamstow Hall (IND)	Kent	564.3	100%
Eltham College (IND)	Bromley	561.8	100%
Ilford County High School (CY, SEL)	Redbridge	560.9	100%
Saint Martin's School (IND)	Solihull	559.5	100%
The Latymer School (VA, SEL)	Enfield	558.3	100%
Leicester Grammar School Trust (IND)	Leicestershire	557.2	100%
City of London School (IND, SEL)	City of London	557.1	100%
Sir Thomas Rich's School (ACC, SEL)	Gloucestershire	556.9	100%
The Lady Eleanor Holles School (IND)	Richmond upon Thames	556.8	100%
Redland High School for Girls (IND)	Bristol, City of	556.0	100%
Putney High School (IND)	Wandsworth	555.8	100%
St Albans School (IND)	Hertfordshire	555.7	100%
St Swithun's School (IND)	Hampshire	554.8	100%
Oxford High School GDST (IND)	Oxfordshire	553.3	100%
The Queen's School (IND)	Cheshire West and Chester	552.1	100%
Radley College (IND)	Oxfordshire	552.0	100%
Gravesend Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Kent	551.8	100%
Kingston Grammar School (IND)	Kingston upon Thames	549.2	100%
Townley Grammar School for Girls (CY, SEL)	Bexley	548.6	100%
Tiffin School (ACC, SEL)	Kingston upon Thames	548.5	100%
Brighton College (IND)	Brighton and Hove	548.4	100%
Bedford Modern School (IND)	Bedford	547.5	100%
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle (IND)	Kensington and Chelsea	547.2	100%
Alleyn's School (IND)	Southwark	547.0	100%
Channing School (IND)	Haringey	545.5	100%
King Edward's School (IND)	Birmingham	544.5	100%
Hymers College (IND)	Kingston Upon Hull, City of	544.2	100%
Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls (IND)	Hertfordshire	538.6	100%
University College School (IND)	Camden	537.5	100%
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital (IND)	Bristol, City of	534.1	100%
Notting Hill and Ealing High School (IND)	Ealing	532.7	100%
St Albans High School for Girls (IND)	Hertfordshire	532.7	100%
Latymer Upper School (IND)	Hammersmith and Fulham	529.9	100%
St Helen's School (IND)	Hillingdon	526.6	100%
Downe House (IND)	West Berkshire	523.5	100%
Francis Holland School (IND)	Westminster	523.4	100%
St George's College Weybridge (IND)	Surrey	522.1	100%
The King's School (IND)	Cheshire West and Chester	519.8	100%
Trinity School (IND)	Croydon	507.2	100%
Exeter School (IND)	Devon	504.6	100%
Derby High School (IND)	Derby	504.5	100%
Twycross House School (IND)	Leicestershire	500.7	100%
Wolverhampton Grammar School (IND)	Wolverhampton	496.2	100%
King's College (IND)	Somerset	495.2	100%
Our Lady of Sion School (IND)	West Sussex	491.1	100%
King's High School (IND)	Warwickshire	482.5	100%
St John's School (IND)	Surrey	476.2	100%
St John's Preparatory and Senior School (IND)	Enfield	437.4	100%
Colchester County High School for Girls (FD, SEL)	Essex	792.2	99%
Newstead Wood School (ACC, SEL)	Bromley	772.3	99%
Thomas Telford School (CTC, COMP)	Telford and Wrekin	752.1	99%
Westcliff High School for Girls (ACC, SEL)	Southend-on-Sea	727.0	99%
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (ACC, SEL)	Birmingham	712.2	99%
Heckmondwike Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Kirklees	698.8	99%
Southend High School for Girls (ACC, SEL)	Southend-on-Sea	692.5	99%
Oakwood Park Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Kent	672.5	99%
Colchester Royal Grammar School (FD, SEL)	Essex	672.3	99%
Stratford-Upon-Avon Grammar School for Girls (ACC, SEL)	Warwickshire	656.4	99%
King's College School (IND)	Merton	646.3	99%
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy (ACC, SEL)	Southend-on-Sea	637.0	99%
The North Halifax Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Calderdale	631.3	99%
Poole Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Poole	620.8	99%
Nonsuch High School for Girls (ACC, SEL)	Sutton	619.9	99%
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (FD, SEL)	Kent	617.9	99%
Queen Mary's Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Walsall	617.8	99%
Bournemouth School for Girls (ACC, SEL)	Bournemouth	617.0	99%
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School (ACC, SEL)	Medway	616.7	99%
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace (AC, COMP)	Croydon	612.9	99%
Wilson's School (ACC, SEL)	Sutton	610.0	99%
Wolverhampton Girls' High School (FD, SEL)	Wolverhampton	601.4	99%
Upton Hall School FCJ (VA, SEL)	Wirral	598.4	99%
Southend High School for Boys (ACC, SEL)	Southend-on-Sea	598.3	99%
The Harvey Grammar School (CY, SEL)	Kent	598.3	99%
Wycombe High School (ACC, SEL)	Buckinghamshire	597.3	99%
Carre's Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Lincolnshire	596.9	99%
Weald of Kent Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Kent	596.8	99%
Lancaster Royal Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Lancashire	596.7	99%
Cranbrook School (VA, SEL)	Kent	591.8	99%
The Skinners' School (VA, SEL)	Kent	589.3	99%
Wallington County Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Sutton	588.8	99%
The King's School, Grantham (ACC, SEL)	Lincolnshire	587.9	99%
Edgbaston High School for Girls (IND)	Birmingham	583.1	99%
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (VC, SEL)	Kent	576.6	99%
Magdalen College School (IND)	Oxfordshire	576.5	99%
Dover Grammar School for Girls (CY, SEL)	Kent	575.8	99%
Warwick School (IND)	Warwickshire	575.3	99%
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Buckinghamshire	573.3	99%
The Manchester Grammar School (IND)	Manchester	570.0	99%
Dr Challoner's High School (ACC, SEL)	Buckinghamshire	567.4	99%
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy (ACC, SEL)	Torbay	566.9	99%
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (ACC, SEL)	Buckinghamshire	564.1	99%
Bancrofts School (IND)	Redbridge	562.2	99%
Herschel Grammar School (FD, SEL)	Slough	562.1	99%
Stroud High School (ACC, SEL)	Gloucestershire	561.6	99%
Highsted Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Kent	561.1	99%
The Priory Academy LSST (AC, COMP)	Lincolnshire	561.1	99%
Devonport High School for Girls (ACC, SEL)	Plymouth	558.6	99%
Bishop Wordsworth's Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Wiltshire	551.4	99%
Sir William Perkins's School (IND)	Surrey	550.9	99%
Reading Blue Coat School (IND)	Wokingham	547.9	99%
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend (FD, SEL)	Kent	546.6	99%
Merchant Taylors' School (IND)	Hertfordshire	546.5	99%
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Cumbria	544.8	99%
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Buckinghamshire	544.2	99%
Bristol Grammar School (IND)	Bristol, City of	544.1	99%
Rugby High School (ACC, SEL)	Warwickshire	543.5	99%
Nottingham Girls' High School GDST (IND)	Nottingham	542.8	99%
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle (FD, SEL)	Lincolnshire	542.8	99%
Wimbledon High School (IND)	Merton	542.5	99%
Solihull School (IND)	Solihull	540.3	99%
Northwood College (IND)	Hillingdon	537.2	99%
Reigate Grammar School (IND)	Surrey	535.4	99%
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (VA, SEL)	Birmingham	533.5	99%
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Lancashire	532.0	99%
Nottingham High School (IND)	Nottingham	528.5	99%
Stockport Grammar School (IND)	Stockport	525.9	99%
Loughborough High School (IND)	Leicestershire	523.4	99%
The Grammar School At Leeds (IND)	Leeds	520.2	99%
The Red Maids' School (IND)	Bristol, City of	519.1	99%
Sevenoaks School (IND)	Kent	518.1	99%
Wirral Grammar School for Girls (ACC, SEL)	Wirral	518.1	99%
Bedford Girls' School (IND)	Bedford	517.3	99%
West Kirby Grammar School (ACC, SEL)	Wirral	513.6	99%
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (ACC, SEL)	Trafford	513.2	99%
Uppingham School (IND)	Rutland	509.8	99%
Royal Grammar School (IND)	Newcastle upon Tyne	504.3	99%
Sherborne School (IND)	Dorset	503.1	99%
Berkhamsted School (IND)	Hertfordshire	501.7	99%
Bolton School Boys' Division (IND)	Bolton	500.8	99%
Forest School (IND)	Waltham Forest	497.2	99%
Lingfield Notre Dame (IND)	Surrey	495.0	99%
Oundle School (IND)	Northamptonshire	475.6	99%
The Grange School (IND)	Cheshire West and Chester	468.3	99%
The Blue Coat School (VA, SEL)	Liverpool	681.4	98%

What do the table headers mean?

Average point score

The average number of points netted per pupil at the institution taking GCSE or equivalent qualifications.

Pupils with five good GCSEs

The percentage of pupils getting grades A*-C in five GCSE - or equivalent qualifications - including maths and English