The Best State and Grammar Schools in the UK for 2025

Choosing the right school for your child is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make as a parent. Not only does your choice impact the growth and development of your child, but it may also determine which college or university they will attend. According to this paper published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), students of selective state-funded grammar schools were much more likely to secure admissions into top universities, including Oxbridge (especially for students coming from low-income households).

So, now that we know the role grammar schools play in helping students secure admissions into top universities (and get high-paying jobs), the question every parent must ask themselves is, which grammar school is the best for my child?

Luckily for you, we've developed a list of the best state and grammar schools in the UK for 2025, along with their corresponding GCSE and A-Level records, Ofsted/ETI Inspection Reports, and the 11 plus exam type needed for their admissions.

Top 100 List of the Best State and Grammar Schools in the UK 2025

Rank	School	County	Entry gender	A levels (% A*–B)	GCSEs (% 9–7)	Ofsted/ETI Report	11+ exam type
1	The Henrietta Barnett School	London	Girls	95.20%	96.90%	Good	GL Assessment (first stage), school's own (second stage)
2	Queen Elizabeth's School	London	Boys	95.20%	96.90%	Requires Improvement	GL Assessment
3	Wilson's School	London	Boys	93.60%	94.60%	Outstanding	Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
4	St Olave's Grammar School	London	Boys	93.40%	95.10%	Outstanding	School's own two-stage exam
5	Pate's Grammar School	Gloucestershire	Co-ed	92.30%	91.90%	Outstanding	Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test
6	The Tiffin Girls' School	London	Girls	90.70%	94.10%	Outstanding	GL Assessment (stage 1), school's own (stage 2)
7	Colchester Royal Grammar School	Essex	Boys	92.20%	90.20%	Requires Improvement	CSSE
8	Altrincham Grammar School for Girls	Greater Manchester	Girls	89%	90.40%	Outstanding	Trafford Consortium 11 Plus
9	King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford	Essex	Boys	89.10%	89.70%	Outstanding	CSSE
10	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls	Birmingham	Girls	89.80%	88%	Outstanding	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
11	King Edward VI School, Stratford	Warwickshire	Boys	90.10%	86.30%	Outstanding	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
12	Reading School	Berkshire	Boys	90%	85.70%	Outstanding	FSCE
13	Tiffin School	London	Boys	92.60%	78.10%	Good	GL Assessment (stage 1), school's own (stage 2)
14	Dartford Grammar School	Kent	Boys	91.90%	77.90%	Outstanding	Kent Test
15	Tonbridge Grammar School	Kent	Girls	90%	81.70%	Outstanding	Kent Test
16	St Michael's Catholic Grammar School	London	Girls	88.20%	84.10%	Outstanding	GL Assessment
17	The Latymer School	London	Co-ed	86.60%	86%	Good	GL Assessment and school's own
18	Stratford Girls' Grammar School	Warwickshire	Girls	86.70%	85.70%	Outstanding	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
19	Colyton Grammar School	Devon	Co-ed	86.20%	85.30%	Outstanding	FSCE
20	Chelmsford County High School for Girls	Essex	Girls	84.50%	85.30%	Outstanding	FSCE
21	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys	Birmingham	Boys	82.90%	87.40%	Outstanding	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
22	Newstead Wood School	London	Girls	84.60%	83.70%	Outstanding	GL Assessment
23	Loreto Grammar School	Greater Manchester	Girls	87.40%	76.50%	Outstanding	GL Assessment and school's own
24	Altrincham Grammar School for Boys	Greater Manchester	Boys	84.80%	81.50%	Outstanding	Trafford Consortium 11 Plus
25	The Judd School	Kent	Boys	83.20%	82.20%	Outstanding	Kent Test
26	Wallington County Grammar School	London	Boys	86.90%	73.70%	Outstanding	Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
27	Kendrick School	Berkshire	Girls	79%	89.30%	Outstanding	GL Assessment
28	Chesham Grammar School	Buckinghamshire	Co-ed	86.10%	75.10%	Outstanding	Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
29	Sutton Grammar School	London	Boys	80.80%	85.20%	Good	Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
30	Langley Grammar School	Berkshire	Co-ed	85.50%	75.10%	Outstanding	Slough Consortium 11 Plus
31	Friends' School Lisburn	Belfast	Co-ed	85.10%	75.50%	Outstanding	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
32	Dr Challoner's Grammar School	Buckinghamshire	Boys	85.40%	74.60%	Outstanding	Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
33	Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School	Belfast	Co-ed	86.10%	72.40%	Very Good	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
34	Strathearn School	Belfast	Girls	85.80%	73%	Very Good	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
35	King Edward VI Five Ways School	Birmingham	Co-ed	84%	76%	Good	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
36	The Liverpool Blue Coat School	Merseyside	Co-ed	81.50%	80.50%	Good	School's own
37	Dr Challoner's High School	Buckinghamshire	Girls	82%	76.90%	Outstanding	Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
38	Wallington High School for Girls	London	Girls	79.90%	81.10%	Good	Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
39	Westcliff High School for Boys	Essex	Boys	83%	74.90%	Outstanding	CSSE
40	Our Lady and St Patrick's College, Knock	Belfast	Co-ed	84.70%	69.80%	Very Good	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
41	Bishop Vesey's Grammar School	West Midlands	Boys	81.60%	73.20%	Outstanding	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
42	Nonsuch High School for Girls	London	Girls	76.20%	83.80%	Good	Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
43	Sir Thomas Rich's School	Gloucestershire	Boys	79.90%	76%	Good	Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test
44	Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls	West Midlands	Girls	73.50%	86.60%	Good	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
45	Bexley Grammar School	London	Co-ed	82.20%	68.60%	Outstanding	Bexley Selection Test
46	The Skinners' School	Kent	Boys	83.10%	66%	Good	Kent Test
47	Sale Grammar School	Greater Manchester	Co-ed	79.50%	73%	Outstanding	Trafford 11 Plus Consortium
48	The Rochester Grammar School	Kent	Girls	84.10%	62.50%	Good	Medway Test
49	St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls	Belfast	Girls	83%	64.50%	Very Good	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
50	St Louis Grammar School	County Antrim	Co-ed	85%	60%	Very Good	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
51	Rathmore Grammar School	Belfast	Co-ed	82.50%	64.80%	Very Good	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
52	St Mary's Grammar School, Magherafelt	County Londonderry	Co-ed	83.20%	63.30%	Outstanding	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
53	Sir William Borlase's Grammar School	Buckinghamshire	Co-ed	79.30%	70.80%	Outstanding	Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
54	Southend High School for Boys	Essex	Boys	78.20%	72.30%	Outstanding	CSSE
55	Lumen Christi College	County Londonderry	Co-ed	80.70%	66.80%	Outstanding	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
56	Beaconsfield High School	Buckinghamshire	Girls	77.40%	72.90%	Outstanding	Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
57	Southend High School for Girls	Essex	Girls	76.50%	74.10%	Outstanding	CSSE
58	The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe	Buckinghamshire	Boys	77.40%	71.90%	Good	Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
59	Newport Girls' High School	Shropshire	Girls	77.70%	71.30%	Outstanding	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
60	Lawrence Sheriff School	Warwickshire	Boys	76.10%	73.70%	Outstanding	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
61	Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School	Kent	Girls	81.50%	62.70%	Outstanding	Kent Test
62	Woodford County High School	London	Girls	74%	77%	Good	Redbridge 11 Plus
63	Sullivan Upper School	County Down	Co-ed	74.50%	75.10%	Very Good	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
64	Wolverhampton Girls' High School	West Midlands	Girls	75.50%	70.90%	Outstanding	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
65	Stroud High School	Gloucestershire	Girls	73.80%	73.50%	Outstanding	Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test
66	Westcliff High School for Girls	Essex	Girls	74.30%	71.80%	Outstanding	CSSE
67	Aylesbury Grammar School	Buckinghamshire	Boys	75.80%	67.80%	Outstanding	Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
68	Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School	London	Co-ed	72.80%	73.40%	Good	Bexley Selection Test
69	Dartford Grammar School for Girls	Kent	Girls	73%	72.30%	Outstanding	Kent Test
70	King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls	Birmingham	Girls	71%	75.90%	Outstanding	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
71	Denmark Road High School	Gloucestershire	Girls	69.50%	77.50%	Good	Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test
72	Townley Grammar School	London	Girls	71.90%	72%	Outstanding	Bexley Selection Test
73	Ballymena Academy	County Antrim	Co-ed	76.80%	62%	Very Good	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
74	Heckmondwike Grammar School	West Yorkshire	Co-ed	68.50%	78.40%	Good	FSCE
75	Lancaster Girls' Grammar School	Lancashire	Girls	73.90%	66.80%	Good	GL Assessment
76	Wycombe High School	Buckinghamshire	Girls	71%	72%	Outstanding	Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
77	Devonport High School for Girls	Devon	Girls	71.30%	71.10%	Good	GL Assessment
78	Bishop Wordsworth's School	Wiltshire	Boys	74.90%	63.40%	Outstanding	GL Assessment
79	Alcester Grammar School	Warwickshire	Co-ed	73%	67%	Outstanding	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
80	Bournemouth School for Girls	Dorset	Girls	74.50%	64%	Outstanding	Dorset Consortium 11 Plus
81	Aylesbury High School	Buckinghamshire	Girls	70%	72.60%	Outstanding	Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
82	John Hampden Grammar School	Buckinghamshire	Boys	72.90%	66.50%	Outstanding	Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
83	St Ambrose College	Greater Manchester	Boys	72%	68.10%	Good	GL Assessment and school's own
84	The King's School, Grantham	Lincolnshire	Boys	78.10%	55.80%	Good	Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus
85	Haberdashers' Adams	Shropshire	Boys	75%	61%	Good	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
86	South Wilts Grammar School	Wiltshire	Girls	69.20%	72%	Good	GL Assessment
87	Belfast Royal Academy	Belfast	Co-ed	75.80%	57.80%	Good	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
88	Colchester County High School for Girls	Essex	Girls	61.60%	86.20%	Outstanding	CSSE
89	Torquay Girls' Grammar School	Devon	Girls	75%	58.70%	Outstanding	GL Assessment
90	Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School	Kent	Boys	76.60%	55.30%	Outstanding	Medway Test
91	Urmston Grammar School	Greater Manchester	Co-ed	67%	73%	Good	Trafford Consortium 11 Plus
92	St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School	Berkshire	Co-ed	67.40%	71.90%	Outstanding	Slough Consortium 11 Plus
93	Caistor Grammar School	Lincolnshire	Co-ed	73.30%	58.70%	Good	School's own
94	Carrickfergus Grammar School	County Antrim	Co-ed	76.20%	51.60%	Requires Improvement	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
95	Rainey Endowed School, Magherafelt	County Londonderry	Co-ed	69.90%	63.80%	Very Good	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
96	Rugby High School	Warwickshire	Girls	64.90%	72.50%	Good	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
97	Invicta Grammar School	Kent	Girls	69.70%	62.30%	Outstanding	Kent Test
98	Omagh Academy	County Tyrone	Co-ed	73.40%	54.80%	Good	Schools' Entrance Assessment Group
99	Herschel Grammar School	Berkshire	Co-ed	66.10%	69%	Outstanding	Slough Consortium 11 Plus
100	Lancaster Royal Grammar School	Lancashire	Boys	69.60%	61.80%	Good	GL Assessment

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