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Official results · 2024/25

Top 20 girls' grammar schools in England 2026

For families looking at single-sex schools for a daughter. Ranked by GCSE results (Attainment 8) from the Department for Education's school performance tables for 2024/25, the latest published, with the share of pupils getting grade 5 or above in English and maths, and A level grades.

Top of the list

The Henrietta Barnett School

Hampstead Garden Suburb · Attainment 8 87.3

Average Attainment 8 in this list

80.1

Out of 90 (eight GCSEs, English and maths counted twice)

Grade 5+ in English and maths

8 of 20

schools had all (or nearly all) pupils reach it

The top 20

#SchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English & mathsA level11+ testEngland rank
1The Henrietta Barnett SchoolHampstead Garden Suburb, London87.3100%48.6 (A)The Henrietta Barnett School entrance test1
2The Tiffin Girls' SchoolKingston upon Thames, London85.399.4%49.6 (A)The Tiffin Girls' School entrance test4
3Kendrick SchoolReading, Berkshire84.0100%44.5 (B+)Kendrick School admission test5
4Newstead Wood SchoolOrpington, London82.8100%43.5 (B+)Newstead Wood School selection test10
5Chelmsford County High School for GirlsChelmsford, Essex80.799.4%47.2 (A-)CSSE 11+ test13
6Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsAltrincham, Cheshire80.6100%48.9 (A)Trafford grammar schools entrance test14
7Colchester County High School for GirlsColchester, Essex80.6100%45.3 (A-)CSSE 11+ test14
8Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolStratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire80.6100%44.9 (B+)Warwickshire 11+ test14
9Nonsuch High School for GirlsCheam, London80.598.7%47.8 (A-)Sutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET)17
10Wallington High School for GirlsWallington, London80.599.5%45.5 (A-)Sutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET)17
11King Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsBirmingham80.498%46.7 (A-)West Midlands Grammar Schools test19
12Woodford County High SchoolWoodford Green, London80.198.9%42.8 (B+)Redbridge 11 Plus22
13Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsSutton Coldfield, West Midlands79.499.4%44.3 (B+)West Midlands Grammar Schools test26
14Dr Challoner's High SchoolAmersham, Buckinghamshire79.199.5%45.7 (A-)Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test27
15St Michael's Catholic Grammar SchoolLondon77.896.1%46.9 (A-)St Michael's Catholic Grammar School entrance tests32
16Tonbridge Grammar SchoolTonbridge, Kent77.298.3%—Kent Test37
17South Wilts Grammar SchoolSalisbury, Wiltshire77.098.7%39.5 (B)South Wilts Grammar School 11+40
18Stroud High SchoolStroud, Gloucestershire76.997.5%41.6 (B)Gloucestershire grammar schools entrance test41
19Beaconsfield High SchoolBeaconsfield, Buckinghamshire75.999.4%43.9 (B+)Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test44
20Westcliff High School for GirlsWestcliff-on-Sea, Essex75.697.3%40.7 (B)CSSE 11+ test49

How these are ranked

  • Attainment 8is a school's average across eight GCSEs (English and maths count double). It's the main measure in the government's performance tables, and we rank by it.
  • Grade 5+ in English and maths is the share of pupils with a strong pass in both. A level is the average points per entry, with its grade.
  • England rankis the school's place among all the grammar schools with published results.
  • Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education (2024/25). Always check a school's own website too.

What it means for parents

  • Every grammar school selects by ability, so all of them get strong results: the differences near the top are small.
  • The best school for your child is one they can reach easily, where they'll be happy, and whose 11+ test suits them. Visit on an open day.
  • Check the school's catchment and how many places go to children above the pass mark: popular schools often have more qualifiers than places.
  • Start preparing in Year 4 or 5 with short, regular practice rather than a rush in the last few months.
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