This table ranks grammar and private schools by the same GCSE or IGCSE grades 9-7 percentage.
How this page ranks schools
Schools are ordered directly by the latest verified share of GCSE or IGCSE grades awarded at 9-7.
This page uses one examination-grade measure:
What To Keep In Mind
The grade threshold is shared, but qualification mix, admissions, fees and inspection systems remain different.
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What Matters Most
GCSE/IGCSE grades 9-7
School-published results take priority. Where those are unavailable, a sufficiently complete DfE GCSE grade breakdown is used.
Schools with published data
St Paul's Girls' School, Brook Green
Application: Apply direct to school
Used in this ranking
2025 GCSE/IGCSE grades 9-7
99.5%
School-published GCSE/IGCSE result
North London Collegiate School, Canons, Canons Drive, Edgware
Application: Apply direct to school
Used in this ranking
2025 GCSE/IGCSE grades 9-7
99.2%
School-published GCSE/IGCSE result
Brighton College, Eastern Road
Application: Apply direct to school
Used in this ranking
2025 GCSE/IGCSE grades 9-7
98.0%
School-published GCSE/IGCSE result
Westminster School, Little Dean's Yard
Application: Apply direct to school
Used in this ranking
2025 GCSE/IGCSE grades 9-7
98.0%
School-published GCSE/IGCSE result
St Paul's School, Lonsdale Road, Barnes
Application: Apply direct to school
Used in this ranking
2025 GCSE/IGCSE grades 9-7
97.7%
School-published GCSE/IGCSE result
Wilson's School, Mollison Drive
Application: Local authority application
Used in this ranking
2025 GCSE/IGCSE grades 9-7
97.2%
DfE detailed GCSE grade counts
King Edward VI High School for Girls, Edgbaston Park Road
Application: Apply direct to school
Used in this ranking
2025 GCSE/IGCSE grades 9-7
97.0%
School-published GCSE/IGCSE result
Wycombe Abbey, Frances Dove Way
Application: Apply direct to school
Used in this ranking
2025 GCSE/IGCSE grades 9-7
96.9%
School-published GCSE/IGCSE result
Henrietta Barnett School, Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb
Application: Local authority application
Used in this ranking
2025 GCSE/IGCSE grades 9-7
96.9%
DfE detailed GCSE grade counts
Guildford High School, London Road
Application: Apply direct to school
Used in this ranking
2025 GCSE/IGCSE grades 9-7
96.6%
School-published GCSE/IGCSE result
City of London School, 107 Queen Victoria Street
Application: Apply direct to school
Used in this ranking
2025 GCSE/IGCSE grades 9-7
96.0%
School-published GCSE/IGCSE result
Hampton School, Hanworth Road
Application: Apply direct to school
Used in this ranking
2025 GCSE/IGCSE grades 9-7
96.0%
School-published GCSE/IGCSE result
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How to read this page
The order uses one directly readable measure: the percentage of GCSE or IGCSE grades awarded at 9-7.
Private-school DfE values need at least nine recorded GCSE grades per pupil; grammar-school rows use a seven-grade safeguard. School-published combined GCSE/IGCSE results can fill private-school gaps.
Grammar schools are state-funded selective schools using local-authority application routes; private schools charge fees and usually take applications directly.
FAQ
Every school is ordered by the percentage of GCSE or IGCSE grades awarded at 9-7. Private-school DfE rows need nine recorded grades per pupil; grammar-school rows need seven.
No. The ranking does not account for admissions feasibility, fees, bursaries, travel, curriculum, school culture or your child's needs.
Some private schools use IGCSE qualifications that are not fully represented in DfE performance-table files. They remain unranked until a sufficiently complete or school-published result is available.
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St Paul's Girls' School is a private secondary-stage school in London, Greater London, with a published age range of 10-19.
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North London Collegiate School is a private secondary-stage school in Middlesex, Greater London, with a published age range of 4-18.