* Secondary school tables 2012, ranked by Local Education Authority
* New tables reveal how disadvantaged pupils fall behind
* The Top 100 Comprehensive Schools at A-level
* The Top 100 Independent Schools at A-level
* How has the City Academy in Norwich gone from struggling school to class act?
Under the average point score, equal weight is given for each A-level - with 270 points awarded for an A, 240 for a B, 210 for a C, 180 for a D, and 150 for an E. The InternationalBaccalaureate is also recognised with 1,380 points for a maximum diploma score of 45.
| The Top 100 Selective Schools at A-level | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colchester Royal Grammar School, Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3ND | 1477.1 |
| 2 | King's College School, Southside, Wimbledon Common, London, SW19 4TT | 1300.4 |
| 3 | Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, Cavendish Road, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 2NL | 1283.6 |
| 4 | Invicta Grammar School, Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, ME14 5DR | 1272.9 |
| 5 | King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3SX | 1269.8 |
| 6 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7QJ | 1268.9 |
| 7 | Colyton Grammar School, Whitwell Lane, Colyford, Colyton, EX24 6HN | 1261.6 |
| 8 | The Tiffin Girls' School, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PL | 1249.9 |
| 9 | King Edward VI Five Ways School, Scotland Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, B32 4BT | 1206.4 |
| 10 | Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, Regent Street, Lancaster, LA1 1SF | 1204.9 |
| 11 | Pate's Grammar School, Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, GL51 0HG | 1183.3 |
| 12 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7QJ | 1179 |
| 13 | Heckmondwike Grammar School, High Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AH | 1178.3 |
| 14 | St Clare's, Oxford, 139 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7AL | 1176.1 |
| 15 | Nonsuch High School for Girls, Ewell Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 8AB | 1168.6 |
| 16= | Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School, Glen Road, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 7BJ | 1168.5 |
| 16= | Dartford Grammar School, West Hill, Dartford, DA1 2HW | 1168.5 |
| 18 | Wycombe Abbey School, Abbey Way, High Wycombe, HP11 1PE | 1163.3 |
| 19 | The Blue Coat School, Church Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 9EE | 1162.3 |
| 20 | Chelmsford County High School for Girls, Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1RW | 1150.7 |
| 21 | Dover Grammar School for Girls, Frith Road, Dover, CT16 2PZ | 1141.9 |
| 22 | Stratford-upon-Avon Grammar School for Girls A Specialist College for Language & Science, Shottery Manor, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9HA | 1139.7 |
| 23 | Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, Queen's Road, Barnet, EN5 4DQ | 1139.5 |
| 24 | Wilson's School, Mollison Drive, Wallington, SM6 9JW | 1138.7 |
| 25 | Tiffin School, Queen Elizabeth Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6RL | 1137.7 |
| 26= | Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Chesham Road, Amersham, HP6 5HA | 1136.1 |
| 26= | Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5PT | 1136.1 |
| 28 | St Olave's & St Saviour's Grammar School, Goddington Lane, Orpington, BR6 9SH | 1131.9 |
| 29 | Ripon Grammar School, Clotherholme Road, Ripon, HG4 2DG | 1128.8 |
| 30 | Ermysted's Grammar School, Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1PL | 1127.5 |
| 31 | Southend High School for Boys, Prittlewell Chase, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG | 1127.3 |
| 32 | Wolverhampton Girls' High School, Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 0BY | 1124.9 |
| 33 | St Michael's Catholic Grammar School, Nether Street, North Finchley, London, N12 7NJ | 1116.8 |
| 34 | Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Marlborough Road, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 2RS | 1112.1 |
| 35 | Southend High School for Girls, Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ | 1111.3 |
| 36 | Lancaster Royal Grammar School, East Road, Lancaster, LA1 3EF | 1099.8 |
| 37 | The Henrietta Barnett School, Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, NW11 7BN | 1097.6 |
| 38 | King Edward VI Handsworth School, Rose Hill Road, Birmingham, B21 9AR | 1095.9 |
| 39 | Westcliff High School for Boys Academy, Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP | 1092.7 |
| 40 | Newport Girls' High School, Wellington Road, Newport, TF10 7HL | 1089.4 |
| 41 | Queen Mary's Grammar School, Sutton Road, Walsall, WS1 2PG | 1085.3 |
| 42 | Caistor Grammar School, Church Street, Caistor, Market Rasen, LN7 6QJ | 1083.8 |
| 43= | Colchester County High School for Girls, Norman Way, Colchester, CO3 3US | 1081 |
| 43= | Sir Thomas Rich's School, Oakleaze, Gloucester, GL2 0LF | 1081 |
| 45 | The Judd School, Brook Street, Tonbridge, TN9 2PN | 1077.7 |
| 46 | Headington School, Headington Road, Oxford, OX3 7TD | 1075.2 |
| 47 | King Edward VI Aston School, Frederick Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 6DJ | 1074.4 |
| 48 | Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, York Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ | 1063.7 |
| 49 | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Ullswater Road, Penrith, CA11 7EG | 1062.7 |
| 50 | Tonbridge Grammar School, Deakin Leas, Tonbridge, TN9 2JR | 1060.6 |
| 51 | Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, West Street, Marlow, SL7 2BR | 1055.5 |
| 52 | West Kirby Grammar School, Graham Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 5DP | 1054.2 |
| 53 | Barton Court Grammar School, Longport, Canterbury, CT1 1PH | 1050.6 |
| 54 | Kesteven & Grantham Girls' School, Sandon Road, Grantham, NG31 9AU | 1049.9 |
| 55 | Westcliff High School for Girls, Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS | 1048.6 |
| 56 | High School for Girls, Denmark Road, Gloucester, GL1 3JN | 1048.3 |
| 57 | Kendrick School, London Road, Reading, RG1 5BN | 1047.7 |
| 58 | Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH | 1045.6 |
| 59 | Wallington County Grammar School, Croydon Road, Wallington, SM6 7PH | 1044.6 |
| 60 | The King's School, Grantham, Brook Street, Grantham, NG31 6RP | 1044.2 |
| 61 | Fort Pitt Grammar School, Fort Pitt Hill, Chatham, ME4 6TJ | 1041.6 |
| 62 | Wirral Grammar School for Girls, Heath Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3AF | 1039.5 |
| 63 | St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School, 1 Langley Road, Slough, SL3 7AF | 1038.9 |
| 64 | Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Cross Lane, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3AQ | 1038 |
| 65 | Twycross House School, 1 Main Road, Twycross, Atherstone, CV9 3PL | 1037.3 |
| 66 | Reading School, Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5LW | 1035.3 |
| 67 | Newstead Wood School for Girls, Avebury Road, Orpington, BR6 9SA | 1031 |
| 68 | Borden Grammar School, Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, ME10 4DB | 1029 |
| 69 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Abbey Place, Faversham, ME13 7BQ | 1027.2 |
| 70 | Sale Grammar School, Marsland Road, Sale, M33 3NH | 1026.1 |
| 71 | Channing School, The Bank, Highgate, London, N6 5HF | 1024.8 |
| 72 | Bourne Grammar School, South Road, Bourne, PE10 9JE | 1023.9 |
| 73 | Aylesbury Grammar School, Walton Road, Aylesbury, HP21 7RP | 1023.4 |
| 74 | The Crossley Heath School, Savile Park, Halifax, HX3 0HG | 1020.6 |
| 75 | Winchester College, College Street, Winchester, SO23 9NA | 1019.6 |
| 76 | Dartford Grammar School for Girls, Shepherds Lane, Dartford, DA1 2NT | 1018.8 |
| 77 | Merchant Taylors' School, Sandy Lodge, Northwood, HA6 2HT | 1018 |
| 78= | Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB | 1017.4 |
| 78= | Sir Roger Manwood's School, Manwood Road, Sandwich, CT13 9JX | 1017.4 |
| 80 | Brighton College, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 0AL | 1016.1 |
| 81 | Upton Hall School FCJ, Upton, Wirral, CH49 6LJ | 1014.2 |
| 82 | The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough, DN21 2ST | 1013.6 |
| 83 | Devonport High School for Boys, Paradise Road, Stoke, Plymouth, PL1 5QP | 1012.2 |
| 84 | Torquay Boys' Grammar School, Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay, TQ2 7EL | 1010.8 |
| 85 | Poole Grammar School, Gravel Hill, Poole, BH17 9JU | 1010.6 |
| 86 | Urmston Grammar Academy, Newton Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 5UG | 1007.6 |
| 87 | Highsted Grammar School, Highsted Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT | 1004.5 |
| 88 | Wellington College, Crowthorne, RG45 7PU | 1002.6 |
| 89 | Dr Challoner's High School, Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont, Amersham, HP7 9QB | 1001.7 |
| 90 | Wallington High School for Girls, Woodcote Road, Wallington, SM6 0PH | 999 |
| 91 | South Wilts Grammar School for Girls, Stratford Road, Salisbury, SP1 3JJ | 998.4 |
| 92 | Stretford Grammar School, Granby Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 8JB | 997.1 |
| 93 | The Crypt School, Podsmead, Gloucester, GL2 5AE | 994.9 |
| 94 | Devonport High School for Girls, Lyndhurst Road, Peverell, Plymouth, PL2 3DL | 994.4 |
| 95 | Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Road, Croydon, CR0 1AX | 992.5 |
| 96 | Sutton Grammar School for Boys, Manor Lane, Sutton, SM1 4AS | 991.9 |
| 97 | Ilford County High School, Fremantle Road, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 2JB | 991.2 |
| 98 | Spalding High School, Stonegate, Spalding, PE11 2PJ | 989.9 |
| 99= | Aylesbury High School, Walton Road, Aylesbury, HP21 7SX | 988.8 |
| 99= | The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, Amersham Road, High Wycombe, HP13 6QT | 988.8 |
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