The best state and grammar schools in the UK - 2026

Rank

School

Location

Gender

A-levels (% A*–B)

GCSEs (% 9–7)

11+ exam type

1

Queen Elizabeth's School

London

Boys

97.60%

95.50%

GL Assessment

2

Wilson's School

London

Boys

95.40%

97.40%

Sutton Selective Eligibility Test

3

St Olave's Grammar School

London

Boys

95.10%

89.70%

School's own two-stage exam

4

Colchester Royal Grammar School

Essex

Boys

92.20%

90.20%

CSSE

5

The Tiffin Girls' School

London

Girls

90.70%

94.10%

GL Assessment (stage 1), school's own (stage 2)

6

Pate's Grammar School

Gloucestershire

Mixed

92.60%

90%

Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test

7

King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford

Essex

Boys

91.10%

87.50%

CSSE

8

The Henrietta Barnett School

London

Girls

86%

97.20%

GL Assessment (first stage), school's own (second stage)

9

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls

Greater Manchester

Girls

91.30%

86.10%

Trafford Consortium 11 Plus

10

Reading School

Berkshire

Boys

88.80%

88.90%

FSCE

11

Tiffin School

London

Boys

91.80%

79.80%

GL Assessment (stage 1), school's own (stage 2)

12

King Edward VI School, Stratford

Warwickshire

Boys

86%

90.70%

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

13

Nonsuch High School for Girls

London

Girls

89.20%

82.80%

Sutton Selective Eligibility Test

14

Tonbridge Grammar School

Kent

Girls

91.5%

77.60%

Kent Test

15

Dartford Grammar School

Kent

Boys

89.80%

80.70%

Kent Test

16

Chelmsford County High School for Girls

Essex

Girls

86.70%

87.00%

FSCE

17

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys

Birmingham

Boys

86.80%

84.70%

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

18

The Latymer School

London

Mixed

85.70%

84%

GL Assessment and school's own

19

The Judd School

Kent

Boys

87.10%

81.10%

Kent Test

20

Colyton Grammar School

Devon

Mixed

87.10%

80.90%

FSCE

21

Sutton Grammar School

London

Boys

87.00%

81.10%

Sutton Selective Eligibility Test

22

St Michael's Catholic Grammar School

London

Girls

86.60%

80.60%

GL Assessment

23

Colchester County High School for Girls

Essex

Girls

83.70%

85.60%

CSSE

24

Wallington High School for Girls

London

Girls

84.30%

83.30%

Sutton Selective Eligibility Test

25

Dr Challoner's High School

Buckinghamshire

Girls

84%

82.90%

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test

26

Stratford Girls' Grammar School

Warwickshire

Girls

81.60%

85.80%

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

27

Kendrick School

Berkshire

Girls

79%

89.80%

GL Assessment

28

Langley Grammar School

Berkshire

Mixed

85.20%

76.80%

76.20%

29

Wallington County Grammar School

London

Boys

87.00%

73.00%

Sutton Selective Eligibility Test

30

Strathearn School

Belfast

Girls

83.00%

78%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group

31

Sir Thomas Rich's School

Gloucestershire

Boys

83.10%

78%

Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test

32

Altrincham Grammar School for Boys

Greater Manchester

Boys

82.20%

79.20%

Trafford Consortium 11 Plus

33

Newstead Wood School

London

Girls

77.30%

87.90%

GL Assessment

34

Rathmore Grammar School

Belfast

Mixed

86.30%

69.30%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group

35

St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls

Belfast

Girls

85%

71.30%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group

36

Woodford County High School

London

Girls

78%

85%

Redbridge 11 Plus

37

Sale Grammar School

Greater Manchester

Mixed

83.30%

74%

Trafford 11 Plus Consortium

38

Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Buckinghamshire

Boys

87.50%

64.80%

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test

39

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls

Birmingham

Girls

84.50%

71%

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

40

Bishop Vesey's Grammar School

West Midlands

Boys

80.60%

77.50%

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

41

Chesham Grammar School

Buckinghamshire

Mixed

85.70%

66.90%

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test

42

The Liverpool Blue Coat School

Merseyside

Mixed

78.20%

81.60%

School's own

43

South Wilts Grammar School

Wiltshire

Girls

79.90%

78%

GL Assessment

44

Friends' School Lisburn

Belfast

Mixed

79.10%

78.20%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group

45

The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire

Boys

85.50%

65.40%

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test

46

Our Lady and St Patrick's College, Knock

Belfast

Mixed

87.20%

61.60%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group

47

Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

West Midlands

Girls

76.50%

82.80%

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

48

Bexley Grammar School

London

Mixed

84.10%

67.30%

Bexley Selection Test

49

St Ambrose College

Greater Manchester

Boys

80%

74.60%

GL Assessment and school's own

50

Upton Court Grammar School

Slough

Mixed

76.20%

82.20%

Slough Consortium 11+

51

Lumen Christi College

County Londonderry

Mixed

79.90%

74.40%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group

52

King Edward VI Five Ways School

Birmingham

Mixed

80%

74%

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

53

Royal Latin School

Buckingham

Mixed

83.20%

67.20%

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test

54

Beaconsfield High School

Buckinghamshire

Girls

80.90%

71.20%

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test

55

Westcliff High School for Girls

Essex

Girls

77.90%

74.90%

CSSE

56

Sir William Borlase's Grammar School

Buckinghamshire

Mixed

82.00%

66.00%

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test

57

Loreto Grammar School

Greater Manchester

Girls

78.80%

71.20%

GL Assessment and school's own

58

Southend High School for Boys

Essex

Boys

79.80%

68.90%

CSSE

59

Sullivan Upper School

County Down

Mixed

80.90%

66.70%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group

60

Wolverhampton Girls' High School

West Midlands

Girls

78.10%

72.30%

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

61

Banbridge Academy

Banbridge

Mixed

78%

72.20%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group (SEAG)

62

St Louis Grammar School

County Antrim

Mixed

86%

56%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group

63

Newport Girls' High School

Shropshire

Girls

75.40%

76.30%

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

64

Stroud High School

Gloucestershire

Girls

73.60%

79.60%

Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test

65

Bishop Wordsworth's School

Wiltshire

Boys

80.40%

65.30%

GL Assessment

66

Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School

Belfast

Mixed

79.40%

66.30%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group

67

Herschel Grammar School

Berkshire

Mixed

75.70%

73%

Slough Consortium 11 Plus

68

Ripon Grammar School

Ripon

Mixed

81.70%

59.60%

GL Assessment

69

The Rochester Grammar School

Kent

Girls

85.30%

52.00%

Medway Test

70

Aylesbury Grammar School

Buckinghamshire

Boys

76.00%

70.00%

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test

71

Ballymena Academy

County Antrim

Mixed

81.80%

58%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group

72

Southend High School for Girls

Essex

Girls

74.60%

70.20%

CSSE

73

Rainey Endowed School, Magherafelt

County Londonderry

Mixed

79.00%

61.10%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group

74

Churston Ferrers Grammar School 

Devon

Mixed

78.90%

60.90%

GL Assessment

75

Carrickfergus Grammar School

County Antrim

Mixed

80.90%

56.40%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group

76

Invicta Grammar School

Kent

Girls

79.00%

59.80%

Kent Test

77

Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School

Kent

Girls

75.10%

66.60%

Kent Test

78

Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School

London

Mixed

72.60%

71.50%

Bexley Selection Test

79

Townley Grammar School

London

Girls

72.90%

70%

Bexley Selection Test

80

Urmston Grammar School

Greater Manchester

Mixed

76%

62%

Trafford Consortium 11 Plus

81

Ilford County High School

Ilford

Boys

72.70%

68.20%

Redbridge 11 plus selection test

82

Rugby High School

Warwickshire

Girls

70.40%

72.80%

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

83

Heckmondwike Grammar School

West Yorkshire

Mixed

64.60%

83.50%

FSCE

84

St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School

Berkshire

Mixed

70.20%

72.00%

Slough Consortium 11 Plus

85

Dartford Grammar School for Girls

Kent

Girls

69%

75.50%

Kent Test

86

John Hampden Grammar School

Buckinghamshire

Boys

75.10%

62.10%

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test

87

King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls

Birmingham

Girls

73%

65.90%

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

88

Down High School

Downpatrick

Mixed

80.20%

50.70%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group (SEAG)

89

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

Aylesbury

Mixed

72.40%

65.80%

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test

90

Lancaster Royal Grammar School

Lancashire

Boys

72.20%

65.20%

GL Assessment

91

Haberdashers' Adams

Shropshire

Boys

75%

59%

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

92

Aylesbury Grammar School

Aylesbury

Boys

70.70%

67.20%

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test

93

Lawrence Sheriff School

Warwickshire

Boys

70.30%

67.90%

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

94

Queen Mary’s Grammar School, Walsall

Walsall

Boys

70.10%

68.30%

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

95

Dane Court Grammar School 

Broadstairs

Mixed

80.90%

46.10%

The Kent Test

96

The Skinners’ School, Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells

Boys

73.70%

60.50%

The Kent Test

97

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

Lancashire

Girls

68.80%

68.30%

GL Assessment

98

The King's School, Grantham

Lincolnshire

Boys

71.50%

62.60%

Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus

99

Methodist College Belfast

Belfast

Mixed

71.60%

61.80%

Schools' Entrance Assessment Group (SEAG)

100

Parkstone Grammar School

Poole

Girls

74.60%

55.50%

Dorset Consortium 11 plus exam