Secondary league tables: Best A/AS level results 2012

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This table lists the 200 schools in England with the highest attainment at A-level, AS-level and other Key Stage 5 (16-18) qualifications.

Pupils are awarded points for each qualification gained and the schools are ranked on the average number of points per pupil.

Schools marked IND are independent, those marked SEL select their pupils on the basis of academic activity. Schools marked AC are academies. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils are not included.

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School nameLocal authorityWhat does this mean?A/AS points per pupil
Colchester Royal Grammar School (FD, SEL)Essex1434
King's College School (IND)Merton1349
Sevenoaks School (IND)Kent1335.6
Adcote School for Girls (IND)Shropshire1318.5
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (ACC, SEL)Essex1307.6
Pate's Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Gloucestershire1255.6
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (ACC, SEL)Trafford1253.9
The Lady Eleanor Holles School (IND)Richmond upon Thames1247.8
King Edward VI High School for Girls (IND)Birmingham1246.6
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys (ACC, SEL)Birmingham1239.9
Invicta Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Kent1233
Colyton Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Devon1230.4
Hockerill Anglo-European College (ACC)Hertfordshire1229.9
King Edward's School (IND)Birmingham1228.2
The Tiffin Girls' School (ACC, SEL)Kingston upon Thames1210.9
Chelmsford County High School for Girls (ACC, SEL)Essex1202.9
Withington Girls' School (IND)Manchester1196.3
Heckmondwike Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Kirklees1195.1
St Clare's, Oxford (IND)Oxfordshire1190.4
Colchester County High School for Girls (FD, SEL)Essex1183.4
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (ACC, SEL)Barnet1181.2
Wycombe Abbey School (IND)Buckinghamshire1179.1
King Edward VI Handsworth School (ACC, SEL)Birmingham1173.3
North London Collegiate School (IND)Harrow1172
Wolverhampton Girls' High School (FD, SEL)Wolverhampton1169.5
Tiffin School (ACC, SEL)Kingston upon Thames1167.5
Dartford Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Kent1167.3
Queen Mary's Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Walsall1166.6
Dr Challoner's Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Buckinghamshire1166.4
The Blue Coat CofE School (ACC)Oldham1163.7
Loughborough High School (IND)Leicestershire1163.4
Hampton School (IND)Richmond upon Thames1154.9
Derby High School (IND)Derby1154.1
The Stephen Perse Foundation (IND)Cambridgeshire1151.2
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (VA, SEL)Bromley1147.6
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Lancashire1142.9
Nottingham High School (IND)Nottingham1142.7
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (ACC, SEL)Birmingham1141.2
Concord College (IND)Shropshire1140.7
The Blue Coat School (VA, SEL)Liverpool1134.4
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (FD, SEL)Lancashire1133.4
St Swithun's School (IND)Hampshire1128.8
Chase Academy (IND)Staffordshire1128.8
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (ACC, SEL)Trafford1127.6
Wilson's School (ACC, SEL)Sutton1126.7
Nonsuch High School for Girls (ACC, SEL)Sutton1126.4
The Cheltenham Ladies' College (IND)Gloucestershire1124.9
Westminster School (IND)Westminster1124.4
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (IND)Wakefield1119.7
Norwich High School for Girls GDST (IND)Norfolk1119.2
Malvern College (IND)Worcestershire1118.5
St Paul's School (IND)Richmond upon Thames1115.2
Stratford-Upon-Avon Grammar School for Girls (ACC, SEL)Warwickshire1111.2
The Godolphin and Latymer School (IND)Hammersmith and Fulham1110.6
Lancaster Royal Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Lancashire1110.1
Oxford High School GDST (IND)Oxfordshire1108.9
Yarm School (IND)Stockton-on-Tees1108.8
Wakefield Girls' High School (IND)Wakefield1105
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (VA, SEL)Barnet1102.9
The Judd School (VA, SEL)Kent1102.5
Southend High School for Boys (ACC, SEL)Southend-on-Sea1101.9
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (ACC, SEL)Birmingham1100.3
Barton Court Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Kent1100.1
Hymers College (IND)Kingston Upon Hull, City of1099.1
Ermysted's Grammar School (VA, SEL)North Yorkshire1097.6
King Edward VI Five Ways School (ACC, SEL)Birmingham1094.9
St Catherine's School (IND)Surrey1094.8
Dover Grammar School for Girls (CY, SEL)Kent1094
Magdalen College School (IND)Oxfordshire1092.3
Queen Ethelburga's College (IND)North Yorkshire1091.8
Cardinal Newman College (Sixth Form College)Lancashire1091.7
St Benedict's Catholic School (VA)Suffolk1091.5
Southend High School for Girls (ACC, SEL)Southend-on-Sea1090.6
Scarborough College (IND)North Yorkshire1090.3
Westcliff High School for Girls (ACC, SEL)Southend-on-Sea1089.8
Wolverhampton Grammar School (IND)Wolverhampton1088.2
The Henrietta Barnett School (VA, SEL)Barnet1087
James Allen's Girls' School (IND)Southwark1084.6
Wirral Grammar School for Boys (ACC, SEL)Wirral1084
The Grange School (IND)Cheshire West and Chester1081.5
Sir Roger Manwood's School (ACC, SEL)Kent1081.1
Headington School (IND)Oxfordshire1079.8
Tonbridge Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Kent1076.7
Devonport High School for Boys (ACC, SEL)Plymouth1074.2
St Albans School (IND)Hertfordshire1072.7
Downe House (IND)West Berkshire1071.5
St Paul's Girls' School (IND)Hammersmith and Fulham1071.3
The Royal School (IND)Surrey1071
City of London School for Girls (IND)City of London1069.9
Caistor Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Lincolnshire1069.8
The King's (the Cathedral) School (ACC)Peterborough1066.3
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (VA, SEL)Birmingham1066
West Kirby Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Wirral1064.9
King Edward VI College Stourbridge (Sixth Form College)Dudley1063.9
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle (IND)Kensington and Chelsea1063.1
Kendrick School (ACC, SEL)Reading1062.3
King Edward's School (IND)Surrey1061.7
Winstanley College (Sixth Form College)Wigan1059.2
Radley College (IND)Oxfordshire1056.5
Harrow School (IND)Harrow1056.5
Newport Girls' High School (ACC, SEL)Telford and Wrekin1056.5
Wirral Grammar School for Girls (ACC, SEL)Wirral1054.5
Reading School (ACC, SEL)Reading1054.3
Bootham School (IND)York1051
Carmel RC College (VA)Darlington1050.8
Casterton School (IND)Cumbria1045.1
Highsted Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Kent1045.1
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Lancashire1044.9
Sir William Perkins's School (IND)Surrey1044.3
Loughborough Grammar School (IND)Leicestershire1044.2
South Hampstead High School (IND)Camden1044
The Crossley Heath School (FD, SEL)Calderdale1044
High School for Girls (ACC, SEL)Gloucestershire1042.6
King Edward VI Aston School (ACC, SEL)Birmingham1041.6
Latymer Upper School (IND)Hammersmith and Fulham1041.3
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School (ACC)Havering1040.5
Bellerbys College (IND)Brighton and Hove1040.3
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough (CY, SEL)Lincolnshire1040
Tonbridge School (IND)Kent1038.3
Greenhead College (Sixth Form College)Kirklees1038.1
Sir Thomas Rich's School (ACC, SEL)Gloucestershire1037.8
The Rochester Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Medway1037.8
The Becket School (ACC)Nottinghamshire1036.9
Ilford County High School (CY, SEL)Redbridge1036.4
Merchant Taylors' School (IND)Hertfordshire1035.6
Sir John Lawes School (ACC)Hertfordshire1034.5
Thetford Grammar School (IND)Norfolk1032.6
St Mary's Catholic College (VA)Blackpool1030.6
The Sixth Form College Farnborough (Sixth Form College)Hampshire1030.3
The Perse School (IND)Cambridgeshire1030.1
Badminton School (IND)Bristol, City of1027.3
Skipton Girls' High School (ACC, SEL)North Yorkshire1026.9
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys (FD, SEL)Kent1025.9
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Buckinghamshire1025.8
Sale Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Trafford1024.8
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Cumbria1024.5
Birkdale School (IND)Sheffield1024.1
Kesteven and Sleaford High School (CY, SEL)Lincolnshire1023.9
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School (VA, SEL)Slough1022.6
Guildford High School (IND)Surrey1021.5
Manchester High School for Girls (IND)Manchester1021.3
St Mary Magdalene Academy (AC)Islington1021.2
Devonport High School for Girls (ACC, SEL)Plymouth1020.8
Derby Grammar School (IND)Derby1020.2
Brighton College (IND)Brighton and Hove1019.8
Torquay Girls Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Torbay1019.7
Fort Pitt Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Medway1018.9
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy (ACC, SEL)Southend-on-Sea1018.4
Fulford School (CY)York1018.3
Dartford Grammar School for Girls (FD, SEL)Kent1018
Bancrofts School (IND)Redbridge1017.9
The Queen's School (IND)Cheshire West and Chester1017.4
City of London School (IND)City of London1016.5
St Mary's School (IND)Cambridgeshire1015.8
Abingdon School (IND)Oxfordshire1015.3
Whitgift School (IND)Croydon1014.8
Dover College (IND)Kent1013.7
Westholme School (IND)Blackburn with Darwen1013.6
Bolton School Girls' Division (IND)Bolton1013.2
Warwick School (IND)Warwickshire1012.8
Canon Slade CofE School (VA)Bolton1011.1
City of London Freemen's School (IND)Surrey1010.8
Sutton Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Sutton1010.2
Aylesbury Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Buckinghamshire1010.2
Ripon Grammar School (CY, SEL)North Yorkshire1009.4
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School (CY, SEL)Lincolnshire1009
Friesland School (FD)Derbyshire1008.8
Poole Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Poole1008.4
Ashford School (IND)Kent1007.1
South Wilts Grammar School for Girls (ACC, SEL)Wiltshire1006.9
St Mary's School Ascot (IND)Windsor and Maidenhead1006.8
The King's School, Grantham (ACC, SEL)Lincolnshire1006.5
The Abbey School Reading (IND)Reading1006
The Portsmouth Grammar School (IND)Portsmouth1004.5
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys (CY, SEL)Kent1004.3
Wallington High School for Girls (ACC, SEL)Sutton1003.5
The Manchester Grammar School (IND)Manchester1003.2
Roedean School (IND)Brighton and Hove1002.3
Urmston Grammar Academy (ACC, SEL)Trafford1002.1
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (ACC)Derbyshire1002
St Francis College (IND)Hertfordshire1001.8
Rainham Mark Grammar School (ACC, SEL)Medway1000.4
Malvern St James (IND)Worcestershire1000.3
Leicester Grammar School Trust (IND)Leicestershire1000.2
Bury Grammar School Girls (IND)Bury999.7
Royal Grammar School (IND)Surrey999
Queen's Gate School (IND)Kensington and Chelsea998.2
Bolton School Boys' Division (IND)Bolton995.9
Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School (IND)Hertfordshire993.9
St Mary's Convent School (IND)Worcestershire992.8
Wimbledon High School (IND)Merton992.7
Eton College (IND)Windsor and Maidenhead992.5
Borden Grammar School (FD, SEL)Kent991.8
Stretford Grammar School (FD, SEL)Trafford991.4
Abbey College Cambridge (IND)Cambridgeshire990.1
Channing School (IND)Haringey989.3
Peter Symonds College (Sixth Form College)Hampshire989
Aylesbury High School (ACC, SEL)Buckinghamshire988.5
Spalding High School (CY, SEL)Lincolnshire986.9
The West Bridgford School (ACC)Nottinghamshire986.1
What do the table headers mean?
Number of students on roll
This shows the number of pupils attending the institution
A/AS points per pupil
The average number of points netted per pupil at the institution taking AS/A-level or equivalent qualifications
A/AS level points per entry
This is the average number of points achieved per A/AS Level per entry

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