Secondary league tables 2013: Best advanced academic results

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This table lists the 100 schools and colleges in England with the best results in A-level and other advanced academic qualifications.

The schools are ranked on the average points scored per student.

Ties have been broken on the number of students in the institution who took the relevant qualifications.

Schools where the full-time equivalent of fewer than 30 pupils took the qualifications are not included.

Best performing schools

AcademyCommunityFaithFree schoolIndependent schoolSelective schoolCollegeOthersLinks in the table below will take you to the Department for Education’s website
(Rank) School name
Local authority
Average point scoreWhat does this mean?
(Rank) School nameLocal authorityAverage point scoreWhat does this mean?
ACCSELChristian
(1)Colchester Royal Grammar School
Essex1412
INDChristian
(2)King's College School
Merton1344.7
IND
(3)Sevenoaks School
Kent1333
ACCSEL
(4)Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Trafford1269.4
ACCSEL
(5)King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Essex1265.8
ACCSELChristian
(6)King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham1264.9
INDChurch of England
(7)King Edward's School
Birmingham1250.2
IND
(8)St Clare's, Oxford
Oxfordshire1241.3
ACCSEL
(9)Pate's Grammar School
Gloucestershire1234.7
ACCSEL
(10)Colyton Grammar School
Devon1215.8
ACCSELChristian
(11)King Edward VI Handsworth School
Birmingham1209.4
INDChurch of England
(12)The Lady Eleanor Holles School
Richmond upon Thames1206
INDChristian
(13)King Edward VI High School for Girls
Birmingham1201.9
IND
(14)North London Collegiate School
Harrow1197.1
ACCSEL
(15)Dartford Grammar School
Kent1193.4
ACCSEL
(16)Invicta Grammar School
Kent1188.3
ACCSEL
(17)The Tiffin Girls' School
Kingston upon Thames1176.3
ACC
(18)Hockerill Anglo-European College
Hertfordshire1174.4
IND
(19)Withington Girls' School
Manchester1165.8
ACCChurch of England
(20)The Blue Coat CofE School
Oldham1162.3
ACCSEL
(21)Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet1157.4
IND
(22)Loughborough High School
Leicestershire1152.8
IND
(23)Hampton School
Richmond upon Thames1147.4
VASELChurch of England
(24)St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Bromley1145.7
INDChurch of England
(25)Wycombe Abbey School
Buckinghamshire1145.3
ACCSEL
(26)Colchester County High School for Girls
Essex1142.9
ACCSEL
(27)Tiffin School
Kingston upon Thames1142.2
ACCSEL
(28)Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancashire1141.6
ACCSEL
(29)Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Trafford1140
ACCSEL
(30)Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Essex1134.4
IND
(31)The Stephen Perse Foundation
Cambridgeshire1132.6
ACCSEL
(32)Heckmondwike Grammar School
Kirklees1131.8
INDChurch of England
(33)Westminster School
Westminster1131.4
ACCSEL
(34)The Blue Coat School
Liverpool1130.5
ACCSELChurch of England
(35)Wilson's School
Sutton1129.5
IND
(36)Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
Wakefield1129
FDSEL
(37)Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Lancashire1127.6
ACCSELChristian
(38)King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham1127
ACCSEL
(=39)Caistor Grammar School
Lincolnshire1121.8
VASELRoman Catholic
(=39)St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
Barnet1121.8
ACCSEL
(41)Highsted Grammar School
Kent1118.8
IND
(42)The Godolphin and Latymer School
Hammersmith and Fulham1114.1
INDChurch of England
(43)Queen Ethelburga's College
North Yorkshire1111.6
ACCSEL
(44)Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea1109.9
ACCSELChristian
(45)Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancashire1107.5
INDChurch of England
(46)St Paul's School
Richmond upon Thames1106.5
IND
(47)Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle
Kensington and Chelsea1103.8
IND
(48)Wakefield Girls' High School
Wakefield1102
ACCSEL
(49)Stratford Girls' Grammar School
Warwickshire1101.3
IND
(50)Concord College
Shropshire1094.5
IND
(51)Nottingham High School
Nottingham1093.9
INDChristian
(52)Magdalen College School
Oxfordshire1093.7
ACCSEL
(53)Devonport High School for Boys
Plymouth1092.3
ACCSEL
(54)Tonbridge Grammar School
Kent1089.7
FDSEL
(55)Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Wolverhampton1089.4
CYSEL
(56)Dover Grammar School for Girls
Kent1087.1
ACCSEL
(57)Reading School
Reading1087
INDChurch of England
(58)St Catherine's School
Surrey1086.3
INDChristian
(59)St Albans School
Hertfordshire1083.8
ACCSEL
(60)Nonsuch High School for Girls
Sutton1083.6
ACCSEL
(61)Queen Mary's Grammar School
Walsall1078.5
ACCSEL
(62)Southend High School for Girls
Southend-on-Sea1078.1
IND
(63)Hymers College
Kingston Upon Hull, City of1077.5
INDChurch of England
(64)Yarm School
Stockton-on-Tees1077.2
ACCSEL
(65)Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Buckinghamshire1070.1
VARoman Catholic
(66)St Benedict's Catholic School
Suffolk1069.9
ACCSEL
(67)Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Birmingham1069.2
IND
(68)Birkdale School
Sheffield1068.3
IND
(69)Sir William Perkins's School
Surrey1067.3
INDChristian
(=70)Harrow School
Harrow1066
INDChurch of England
(=70)Wellington College
Bracknell Forest1066
ACCSEL
(72)High School for Girls
Gloucestershire1065.1
INDChurch of England
(73)James Allen's Girls' School
Southwark1064.4
ACCSEL
(74)Sir Thomas Rich's School
Gloucestershire1062.4
ACCSEL
(75)Westcliff High School for Girls
Southend-on-Sea1061.5
IND
(76)Bellerbys College Brighton
Brighton and Hove1061
INDChurch of England
(77)Tonbridge School
Kent1059.5
Sixth Form College
(78)Greenhead College
Kirklees1058.7
ACCSELChristian
(79)King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham1058
IND
(80)Wolverhampton Grammar School
Wolverhampton1056.3
INDChristian
(81)The Cheltenham Ladies' College
Gloucestershire1053.7
IND
(82)Windermere School & Windermere Preparatory School
Cumbria1050.9
ACCSEL
(83)Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Wirral1049.5
ACCSEL
(84)Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
Lincolnshire1049.3
IND
(85)St Paul's Girls' School
Hammersmith and Fulham1048.8
ACCChurch of England
(86)The King's (the Cathedral) School
Peterborough1048.7
INDChurch of England
(87)Malvern College
Worcestershire1046.6
INDChristian
(88)The Abbey School Reading
Reading1045.4
INDChristian
(89)Guildford High School
Surrey1044.2
ACCSEL
(90)Sir Roger Manwood's School
Kent1044
ACCSEL
(91)West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral1043.5
ACCSEL
(92)Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Birmingham1043
IND
(93)Bolton School Girls' Division
Bolton1040.8
ACCSEL
(94)Barton Court Grammar School
Kent1039.1
ACCSEL
(95)Aylesbury Grammar School
Buckinghamshire1038.5
IND
(96)Oxford High School GDST
Oxfordshire1037.5
INDChurch of England
(97)Leicester Grammar School Trust
Leicestershire1037.2
ACCSEL
(98)Newport Girls' High School
Telford and Wrekin1037
INDChurch of England/Christian
(99)Radley College
Oxfordshire1034.9
INDQuaker
(100)Bootham School
York1034.8
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Average points score

Average points per full-time equivalent academic student