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Grammar Schools - Did They Do Well?

Grammar school resultsWe examined the 2009, 2010 and 2011 A-level and IB results of selective grammar schools to find out who tops the class.

Not all A-levels are deemed of equal value by leading universities. The table below shows the percentage of students who would have qualified for a place at Cambridge ie having the right grades in the right subjects.

Cambridge qualifying level is AA in Cambridge subjects plus a B in any other A-level (AAB). Cambridge subjects are those harder, traditional subjects eg maths not media, physics not psychology. For IB, where available the subject mix offered has been taken into account, otherwise 38+ points has been used.

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Percentage reaching Cambridge Qualifying Standard

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School Name Town Cambridge Qualifying Percent Cambridge Qualifying Rank
Henrietta Barnett School (The)A GSG School London 65.43% 1
Queen Elizabeths School, Barnet A GSG School Barnet 63.48% 2
Colchester Royal Grammar School A GSG School Colchester 57.27% 3
Pates Grammar School A GSG School Cheltenham 51.87% 4
Reading School Reading 51.04% 5
Colyton Grammar School A GSG School Colyton 50.32% 6
Saint Olaves And Saint Saviours Grammar School A GSG School Orpington 49.34% 7
Latymer School (The) A GSG School London 48.77% 8
Tiffin Girls' School (The) A GSG School Kingston Upon Thames 47.91% 9
Kendrick School Reading 45.32% 10
Altrincham Grammar School For Girls A GSG School Altrincham 43.92% 11
Tiffin School A GSG School Kingston Upon Thames 43.56% 12
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford A GSG School Chelmsford 43.47% 13
Wilsons School A GSG School Wallington 43.45% 14
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys A GSG School Birmingham 43.10% 15
Sutton Grammar School For Boys A GSG School Sutton 41.64% 16
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls A GSG School Birmingham 41.47% 17
Dr Challoners High School A GSG School Little Chalfont 39.02% 18
Woodford County High School A GSG School Woodford Green 37.81% 19
Dr Challoners Grammar School A GSG School Amersham 37.66% 20
Judd School (The) A GSG School Tonbridge 37.04% 21
Newstead Wood School For Girls A GSG School Orpington 36.32% 22
Nonsuch High School For Girls A GSG School Sutton 35.99% 23
Colchester County High School For Girls A GSG School Colchester 34.73% 24
Chelmsford County High School For Girls A GSG School Chelmsford 34.22% 25
Altrincham Grammar School For Boys A GSG School Altrincham 34.04% 26
Ilford County High School A GSG School Ilford 32.64% 27
Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (The) A GSG School High Wycombe 32.38% 28
Wallington County Grammar School A GSG School Wallington 32.09% 29
Blue Coat School (The) Liverpool 32.09% 30
Ermysteds Grammar School A GSG School Skipton 30.23% 31
King Edward VI Handsworth School A GSG School Birmingham 30.00% 32
Lancaster Royal Grammar School A GSG School Lancaster 29.95% 33
Aylesbury Grammar School A GSG School Aylesbury 29.65% 34
King Edward VI Five Ways School A GSG School Birmingham 28.98% 35
Caistor Grammar School A GSG School Caistor 28.87% 36
Bishop Wordsworths Grammar School A GSG School Salisbury 28.33% 37
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Wolverhampton 28.30% 38
Stratford-upon-Avon Grammar School For Girls Stratford-upon-Avon 28.12% 39
Lancaster Girls Grammar School A GSG School Lancaster 27.75% 40
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School*[90%] Tunbridge Wells 27.62% 41
Adams Grammar School Newport 26.83% 42
Royal Latin School Buckingham 26.37% 43
Aylesbury High School Aylesbury 26.08% 44
Parmiters School*[25%] A GSG School Watford 25.97% 45
South Wilts Grammar School For Girls A GSG School Salisbury 25.69% 46
Ripon Grammar School A GSG School Ripon 25.43% 47
Queen Mary's Grammar School Walsall 25.41% 48
King Edward VI School (Stratford-upon-Avon)A GSG School Stratford-upon-Avon 25.10% 49
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Sutton Coldfield 25.06% 50
Saint Michaels Catholic Grammar School A GSG School London 24.66% 51
Torquay Boys' Grammar School A GSG School Torquay 24.34% 52
Langley Grammar School A GSG School Slough 23.96% 53
Westcliff High School for Girls Westcliff-on-Sea 23.73% 54
Skinners' School (The) Tunbridge Wells 23.51% 55
King Edward VI Aston School Birmingham 23.30% 56
Sir William Borlases Grammar School A GSG School Marlow 23.00% 57
Skipton Girls High School A GSG School Skipton 22.95% 58
Wallington High School for Girls A GSG School Wallington 22.85% 59
Westcliff High School for Boys Westcliff-on-Sea 22.40% 60
Beaconsfield High School Beaconsfield 21.96% 61
Rugby High School Rugby 21.81% 62
Wycombe High School High Wycombe 21.60% 63
Parkstone Grammar School A GSG School Poole 21.19% 64
Tonbridge Grammar School A GSG School Tonbridge 20.63% 65
Wirral Grammar School for Girls Wirral 20.19% 66
Cranbrook School A GSG School Cranbrook 20.17% 67
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Sutton Coldfield 20.09% 68
Torquay Girls Grammar School A GSG School Torquay 20.05% 69
Southend High School for Boys Southend-on-Sea 19.90% 70
Newport Girls' High School Newport 19.67% 71
Wirral Grammar School for Boys Wirral 19.13% 72
Bournemouth School A GSG School Bournemouth 18.98% 73
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (Penrith) A GSG School Penrith 18.86% 74
Sir Joseph Williamsons Mathematical School Rochester 18.79% 75
Saint Ambrose College Altrincham 18.66% 76
Stroud High School A GSG School Stroud 18.54% 77
Queen Elizabeths Grammar School, Horncastle Horncastle 18.42% 78
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Clitheroe 18.31% 79
Chesham Grammar School Chesham 18.31% 80
Bournemouth School For Girls A GSG School Bournemouth 18.25% 81
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys Canterbury 17.93% 82
Bourne Grammar School Bourne 17.70% 83
Upton Hall School FCJ Wirral 17.36% 84
Lawrence Sheriff School Rugby 17.17% 85
Heckmondwike Grammar School Heckmondwike 17.06% 86
Sir Thomas Rich's School Gloucester 17.00% 87
Saint Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Slough 16.95% 88
Invicta Grammar School Maidstone 16.86% 89
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School Grantham 16.84% 90
High School for Girls Gloucester 16.72% 91
Churston Ferrers Grammar School A GSG School Brixham 16.71% 92
Crossley Heath School (The) Halifax 16.67% 93
Urmston Grammar Academy Manchester 16.67% 94
Stretford Grammar School Manchester 16.66% 95
Poole Grammar School A GSG School Poole 16.63% 96
Rochester Grammar School (The) Rochester 16.54% 97
Queen Mary's High School Walsall 16.35% 98
John Hampden Grammar School High Wycombe 16.08% 99
Townley Grammar School for Girls Bexleyheath 15.96% 100
Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough (The) Gainsborough 15.85% 101
Loreto Grammar School Altrincham 15.83% 102
Devonport High School for Boys A GSG School Plymouth 15.54% 103
Saint Josephs College*[10%] Stoke-on-Trent 15.45% 104
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Rossendale 15.21% 105
Alcester Grammar School Alcester 15.18% 106
Devonport High School For Girls A GSG School Plymouth 14.98% 107
Sale Grammar School A GSG School Sale 14.89% 108
King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth (The) Louth 14.62% 109
Weald of Kent Grammar School Tonbridge 14.56% 110
Marling School Stroud 14.51% 111
Dartford Grammar School for Girls Dartford 14.36% 112
Sir Roger Manwoods School A GSG School Sandwich 14.17% 113
Kings School, Grantham (The) Grantham 14.09% 114
Southend High School for Girls Southend-on-Sea 13.70% 115
Burnham Grammar School Slough 13.58% 116
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Faversham 13.43% 117
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School Aylesbury 13.11% 118
North Halifax Grammar School (The) Halifax 13.11% 119
Herschel Grammar School Slough 12.97% 120
Maidstone Grammar School Maidstone 12.94% 121
Slough Grammar School A GSG School Slough 12.48% 122
Rainham Mark Grammar School Gillingham 12.44% 123
West Kirby Grammar School Wirral 12.42% 124
Fort Pitt Grammar School Chatham 12.23% 125
Dover Grammar School For Girls Dover 12.05% 126
Highworth Grammar School for Girls Ashford 11.83% 127
Calday Grange Grammar School Wirral 11.54% 128
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School Canterbury 11.52% 129
Gravesend Grammar School Gravesend 11.11% 130
Highsted Grammar School Sittingbourne 11.04% 131
Harvey Grammar School (The) Folkestone 10.75% 132
Beths Grammar School Bexley 10.67% 133
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Maidstone 10.59% 134
Bexley Grammar School Welling 10.53% 135
Oakwood Park Grammar School Maidstone 10.34% 136
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Sleaford 10.27% 137
Dane Court Grammar School A GSG School Broadstairs 10.20% 138
Carre's Grammar School Sleaford 10.13% 139
Folkestone School for Girls (The) Folkestone 10.09% 140
Dartford Grammar School Dartford 10.00% 141
Mayfield Grammar School Gravesend 10.00% 142
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys Tunbridge Wells 9.71% 143
Saint Anselm's College Prenton 9.52% 144
Plymouth High School for Girls Plymouth 9.40% 145
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School Sidcup 9.29% 146
Spalding High School Spalding 9.28% 147
Norton Knatchbull School (The) Ashford 8.88% 148
Skegness Grammar School (The) Skegness 8.78% 149
Queen Elizabeths Grammar, Alford Alford 8.77% 150
Chatham Grammar School for Girls Chatham 8.36% 151
Crypt School (The) Gloucester 7.89% 152
Boston Grammar School (The) Boston 7.11% 153
Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School Federation (The) Ramsgate 6.91% 154
Boston High School Boston 6.86% 155
Ribston Hall High School Gloucester 5.77% 156
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Dartford 5.57% 157
Borden Grammar School Sittingbourne 5.24% 158
Clarendon House Grammar School Ramsgate 4.91% 159
Dover Grammar School For Boys Dover 4.83% 160
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls Dartford 4.71% 161
Spalding Grammar School Spalding 4.64% 162
Barton Court Grammar School Canterbury 3.79% 163
Chatham Grammar School For Boys Chatham 3.24% 164
Handsworth Grammar School Birmingham 2.63% 165
Ashlawn School*[32%] Rugby 2.14% 166

A GSG School This school has been independently researched, visited and reviewed by The Good Schools Guide. We have substantial data and performance information on all English Grammar schools. Data and reviews are only available to subscribers of this website. 

* School intake is only partially selective. The figure in brackets indicates the percentage of pupils admitted to the school based on academic selection criteria for entry at ages 11 or 13. Where no figure shows the school is 100% selective. Sixth form admissions criteria may differ to that at ages 11 or 13.

See also Best Value Grammar Schools - a look at the value a school adds to its pupils.

 

 

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