Secondary School League Tables: The Top 50 Grammar Schools at A-level*

*The school point score is arrived at through the UCAS tariff, which gives 120 points for an A grade at A-level, 100 for a B, 80 for a C, 60 for a D and 40 for an E. The points are halved for AS-level grades. Students who take the vocational A-level double award get 240 points for a double A, 220 for an AB, 200 for a BB, 160 for a CC, 140 for a CD, 120 for a DD, 100 for a DE and 80 for an EE.

1

Colyton Grammar School, Devon

529.1

2

Colchester Royal Grammar School, Essex

525.7

3

Chelmsford County High School for Girls, Essex

496.6

4

Colchester County High School for Girls, Essex

488.2

5

Pate's Grammar School, Princess Elizabeth Way, Gloucestershire

478.9

6

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, Birmingham

476.3

7

King Edward VI School, Church Street, Warwickshire

472.7

8

King Edward VI Handsworth School, Birmingham

469.4

9

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, Birmingham

464.1

10

Wolverhampton Girls' High School, West Midlands

463.0

11

King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, Essex

461.2

12

King Edward VI Five Ways School, Birmingham

451.9

13

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, Cheshire

451.6

14

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, Lancashire

451.4

15

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School, Kent

446.9

16

Ermysted's Grammar School, North Yorkshire

443.6

17

Nonsuch High School for Girls, Surrey

441.8

18

Wallington County Grammar School, Surrey

441.1

19

The Tiffin Girls' School, Surrey

440.7

20

Wilson's School, Mollison Drive, Surrey

439.2

21

High School for Girls, Gloucestershire

439.0

22

Stratford-upon-Avon Grammar School for Girls, Warwickshire

438.1

23

Skipton Girls' High School, North Yorkshire

436.0

24

King Edward VI Aston School, Birmingham

434.1

25

Torquay Boys' Grammar School, Devon

432.9

26

Southend High School for Boys, Essex

431.6

27

St Michael's Catholic Grammar School, London

430.8

28

The Judd School, Brook Street, Kent

429.2

29

Westcliff High School for Boys, Essex

428.5

30

Caistor Grammar School, Lincolnshire

426.7

31

Aylesbury Grammar School, Buckinghamshire

422.9

32

Southend High School for Girls, Essex

422.6

33

Sir Thomas Rich's School, Gloucestershire

421.0

34

Sutton Grammar School for Boys, Surrey

417.4

35

Lancaster Royal Grammar School, Lancashire

415.9

36

Tonbridge Grammar School, Kent

415.1

37

Ripon Grammar School, North Yorkshire

414.1

38

Poole Grammar School, Dorset

413.5

39

Spalding High School, Lincolnshire

412.7

40

Queen Elizabeth's School, Hertfordshire

410.1

41

Dover Grammar School for Girls, Kent

409.3

42

Queen Mary's Grammar School, West Midlands

408.4

43

Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Buckinghamshire

407.7

44

Reading School, Berkshire

407.3

45

Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Cheshire

405.6

46

The Crossley Heath School, West Yorkshire

404.9

47

Kendrick Girls' Grammar School, Berkshire

403.5

48

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, Lancashire

402.2

49

Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, West Midlands

400.2

50

Tiffin School, Surrey

399.8

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