Top 100 secondary schools by attainment 8 in East Midlands (2025)
Secondary schools ranked by Attainment 8, the average GCSE points per pupil across eight subjects. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (England) for context; 100 schools shown.
- 196The King's School, GranthamGrantham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 72.7
- 296Nottingham Girls' High School GDSTNottingham · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 69.8
- 394Caistor Grammar SchoolMarket Rasen · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 69.8
- 494Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolGrantham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 68.8
- 594Bourne Grammar SchoolBourne · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 68.6
- 692Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, HorncastleHorncastle · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 66.2
- 793Twycross House SchoolAtherstone · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 64.7
- 893Darul Uloom LeicesterLeicester · Independent SecondaryAttainment 8: 63.6
- 989Spalding High SchoolSpalding · Local authority SecondaryAttainment 8: 63.0
- 1094The West Bridgford SchoolNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 62.9
- 1187The Queen Elizabeth's High School, GainsboroughGainsborough · Local authority SecondaryAttainment 8: 62.5
- 1291Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective AcademySleaford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 61.8
- 1381Madani Girls' SchoolLeicester · Local authority SecondaryAttainment 8: 61.4
- 1483King Edward VI Grammar SchoolLouth · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 61.3
- 1593Al-Aqsa Schools TrustLeicester · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 61.2
- 1685Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyAlford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 60.5
- 1792Derby High SchoolDerby · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 60.1
- 1878Derby Grammar SchoolLittleover · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 59.8
- 1991The Market Bosworth SchoolNuneaton · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 59.5
- 2086St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyChesterfield · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 59.4
- 2191Manor High SchoolLeicester · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 58.9
- 2282Boston High SchoolBoston · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 58.8
- 2387Spalding Grammar SchoolSpalding · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 58.8
- 2488Bishop Stopford SchoolKettering · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 58.7
- 2590The Ecclesbourne SchoolBelper · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 58.3
- 2690Northampton School for BoysNorthampton · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 58.2
- 2789Rushcliffe Spencer AcademyNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 58.1
- 2888Carre's Grammar SchoolSleaford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 58.0
- 2989The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute SchoolLeicester · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 57.6
- 3081The Becket SchoolWest Bridgford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 57.3
- 3176Quinton House SchoolUpton · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 56.6
- 3289Jameah AcademyLeicester · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 56.6
- 3384Toot Hill SchoolNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.9
- 3486Beauchamp CollegeLeicester · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.9
- 3590The Minster SchoolSouthwell · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.9
- 3674Landau Forte CollegeDerby · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.4
- 3773The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary AcademyNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.3
- 3882De Lisle College Loughborough LeicestershireLoughborough · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.1
- 3975Carlton le Willows AcademyGedling · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.1
- 4075Northampton School for GirlsNorthampton · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 54.9
- 4177St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyLeicester · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 54.5
- 4284Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential CollegeNottingham · Independent SecondaryAttainment 8: 54.3
- 4386Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary AcademyNuneaton · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 54.3
- 4484Gartree High SchoolLeicester · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 54.0
- 4574English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary AcademyLeicester · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 54.0
- 4676The Priory Academy LSSTLincoln · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 53.9
- 4781Fernwood SchoolNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 53.8
- 4876Alderman White SchoolNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 53.6
- 4982Wootton Park SchoolNorthampton · Academy All-throughAttainment 8: 53.6
- 5080The South Wolds Academy & Sixth FormNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 53.5
- 5178John Flamsteed Community SchoolRipley · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 53.3
- 5285Welland Park AcademyMarket Harborough · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 53.2
- 5370The Boston Grammar SchoolBoston · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 53.1
- 5479The Robert Smyth AcademyMarket Harborough · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 53.0
- 5583Catmose CollegeOakham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.9
- 5680Littleover Community SchoolDerby · Local authority SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.7
- 5783Avanti Fields SchoolLeicester · Academy All-throughAttainment 8: 52.6
- 5868Sir Jonathan North Girls' CollegeLeicester · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.6
- 5975Lady Manners SchoolBakewell · Local authority SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.2
- 6074Madani Boys SchoolLeicester · Local authority SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.2
- 6173Northampton AcademyNorthampton · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.1
- 6276Sponne SchoolTowcester · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.0
- 6367Skegness Grammar SchoolSkegness · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.0
- 6477Lutterworth High SchoolLutterworth · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.8
- 6575George Spencer AcademyNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.7
- 6673South Nottinghamshire AcademyNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.7
- 6767All Saints' Catholic Voluntary AcademyMansfield · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.6
- 6872Rushey Mead AcademyLeicester · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.6
- 6964Nottingham Free SchoolNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.5
- 7064Soar Valley CollegeLeicester · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.5
- 7173John Port Spencer AcademyDerby · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.4
- 7269Bramcote CollegeNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.3
- 7374Woodbrook Vale SchoolLoughborough · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.2
- 7465Nottingham University Academy of Science and TechnologyNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.1
- 7568The Kimberley SchoolNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.0
- 7674William Farr CofE Comprehensive SchoolLincoln · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 50.8
- 7770Brookfield Community SchoolChesterfield · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 50.8
- 7865Redhill AcademyNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 50.6
- 7971Brooke Weston AcademyGreat Oakley · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 50.5
- 8064Wilsthorpe SchoolNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 50.5
- 8157Loughborough Grammar SchoolLoughborough · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 50.4
- 8276Caroline Chisholm SchoolNorthampton · Academy All-throughAttainment 8: 50.4
- 8365Outwood Academy ValleyWorksop · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 50.4
- 8470East Leake AcademyLoughborough · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 50.4
- 8580Ratcliffe CollegeRatcliffe on the Wreake · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 50.3
- 8680Normanton House SchoolDerby · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 50.3
- 8764Chilwell SchoolNottingham · Local authority SecondaryAttainment 8: 50.2
- 8873Sir Christopher Hatton AcademyWellingborough · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 50.2
- 8971Dronfield Henry Fanshawe SchoolDronfield · Local authority SecondaryAttainment 8: 50.0
- 9068Chenderit SchoolBanbury · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 50.0
- 9169The Duston SchoolNorthampton · Academy All-throughAttainment 8: 50.0
- 9258Nottingham High SchoolNottingham · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 49.9
- 9366Arnold Hill Spencer AcademyNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 49.8
- 9459Heanor Gate Spencer AcademyHeanor · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 49.6
- 9571Brookvale Groby Learning CampusLeicester · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 49.5
- 9659St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyBuxton · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 49.5
- 9773Uppingham Community CollegeUppingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 49.4
- 9858Bluecoat Wollaton AcademyNottingham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 49.4
- 9967Chellaston AcademyDerby · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 49.2
- 10058The City of Leicester CollegeLeicester · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 49.1
| # | School | Sector | Attainment 8 | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King's School, Grantham Grantham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 72.7 | 96.1 Top 5% | 72.7 Attainment 8 | 1,221 |
| 2 | Nottingham Girls' High School GDST Nottingham · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 69.8 | 95.8 Top 5% | 69.8 Attainment 8 | 625 |
| 3 | Caistor Grammar School Market Rasen · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 69.8 | 94.3 Top 5% | 69.8 Attainment 8 | 690 |
| 4 | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School Grantham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 68.8 | 94.2 Top 5% | 68.8 Attainment 8 | 1,238 |
| 5 | Bourne Grammar School Bourne · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 68.6 | 94.3 Top 5% | 68.6 Attainment 8 | 1,718 |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Horncastle · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 66.2 | 91.9 Top 10% | 66.2 Attainment 8 | 788 |
| 7 | Twycross House School Atherstone · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 64.7 | 92.5 Top 5% | 64.7 Attainment 8 | 383 |
| 8 | Darul Uloom Leicester Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–23 | Independent | 63.6 | 92.9 Top 5% | 63.6 Attainment 8 | 142 |
| 9 | Spalding High School Spalding · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 63.0 | 89.2 Top 10% | 63.0 Attainment 8 | 970 |
| 10 | The West Bridgford School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 62.9 | 93.8 Top 5% | 62.9 Attainment 8 | 1,809 |
| 11 | The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough Gainsborough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 62.5 | 87.0 Top 10% | 62.5 Attainment 8 | 1,139 |
| 12 | Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy Sleaford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 61.8 | 90.9 Top 10% | 61.8 Attainment 8 | 747 |
| 13 | Madani Girls' School Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 61.4 | 81.1 Top 25% | 61.4 Attainment 8 | 452 |
| 14 | King Edward VI Grammar School Louth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 61.3 | 83.0 Top 25% | 61.3 Attainment 8 | 900 |
| 15 | Al-Aqsa Schools Trust Leicester · All-through · Ages 3–16 | Independent | 61.2 | 93.2 Top 5% | 61.2 Attainment 8 | 297 |
| 16 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy Alford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 60.5 | 85.4 Top 25% | 60.5 Attainment 8 | 565 |
| 17 | Derby High School Derby · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 60.1 | 92.3 Top 5% | 60.1 Attainment 8 | 679 |
| 18 | Derby Grammar School Littleover · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Independent | 59.8 | 78.3 Top 25% | 59.8 Attainment 8 | 147 |
| 19 | The Market Bosworth School Nuneaton · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 59.5 | 91.4 Top 10% | 59.5 Attainment 8 | 842 |
| 20 | St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Chesterfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 59.4 | 86.2 Top 10% | 59.4 Attainment 8 | 1,400 |
| 21 | Manor High School Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 58.9 | 91.0 Top 10% | 58.9 Attainment 8 | 941 |
| 22 | Boston High School Boston · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 58.8 | 81.6 Top 25% | 58.8 Attainment 8 | 837 |
| 23 | Spalding Grammar School Spalding · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 58.8 | 86.6 Top 10% | 58.8 Attainment 8 | 1,023 |
| 24 | Bishop Stopford School Kettering · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 58.7 | 88.3 Top 10% | 58.7 Attainment 8 | 1,454 |
| 25 | The Ecclesbourne School Belper · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 58.3 | 89.7 Top 10% | 58.3 Attainment 8 | 1,604 |
| 26 | Northampton School for Boys Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 58.2 | 89.7 Top 10% | 58.2 Attainment 8 | 1,756 |
| 27 | Rushcliffe Spencer Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 58.1 | 89.2 Top 10% | 58.1 Attainment 8 | 2,039 |
| 28 | Carre's Grammar School Sleaford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 58.0 | 87.7 Top 10% | 58.0 Attainment 8 | 810 |
| 29 | The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School Leicester · All-through · Ages 5–16 | Independent | 57.6 | 89.4 Top 10% | 57.6 Attainment 8 | 224 |
| 30 | The Becket School West Bridgford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 57.3 | 80.9 Top 25% | 57.3 Attainment 8 | 1,157 |
| 31 | Quinton House School Upton · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 56.6 | 76.3 Top 25% | 56.6 Attainment 8 | 392 |
| 32 | Jameah Academy Leicester · All-through · Ages 5–16 | Independent | 56.6 | 88.5 Top 10% | 56.6 Attainment 8 | 217 |
| 33 | Toot Hill School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 55.9 | 84.1 Top 25% | 55.9 Attainment 8 | 1,838 |
| 34 | Beauchamp College Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 55.9 | 86.2 Top 10% | 55.9 Attainment 8 | 2,309 |
| 35 | The Minster School Southwell · Secondary · Ages 7–18 | Academy | 55.9 | 90.2 Top 10% | 55.9 Attainment 8 | 1,616 |
| 36 | Landau Forte College Derby · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 55.4 | 73.8 Top 25% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,272 |
| 37 | The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 55.3 | 73.0 Top 25% | 55.3 Attainment 8 | 1,182 |
| 38 | De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire Loughborough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 55.1 | 81.5 Top 25% | 55.1 Attainment 8 | 1,376 |
| 39 | Carlton le Willows Academy Gedling · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 55.1 | 74.5 Top 25% | 55.1 Attainment 8 | 1,803 |
| 40 | Northampton School for Girls Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 54.9 | 74.6 Top 25% | 54.9 Attainment 8 | 1,670 |
| 41 | St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 54.5 | 77.2 Top 25% | 54.5 Attainment 8 | 1,167 |
| 42 | Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Independent | 54.3 | 84.4 Top 25% | 54.3 Attainment 8 | 168 |
| 43 | Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy Nuneaton · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 54.3 | 85.7 Top 10% | 54.3 Attainment 8 | 731 |
| 44 | Gartree High School Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 54.0 | 84.2 Top 25% | 54.0 Attainment 8 | 924 |
| 45 | English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 54.0 | 73.5 Top 25% | 54.0 Attainment 8 | 1,143 |
| 46 | The Priory Academy LSST Lincoln · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 53.9 | 75.7 Top 25% | 53.9 Attainment 8 | 1,749 |
| 47 | Fernwood School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 53.8 | 81.3 Top 25% | 53.8 Attainment 8 | 1,543 |
| 48 | Alderman White School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 53.6 | 75.5 Top 25% | 53.6 Attainment 8 | 768 |
| 49 | Wootton Park School Northampton · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Academy | 53.6 | 81.6 Top 25% | 53.6 Attainment 8 | 1,670 |
| 50 | The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 53.5 | 80.4 Top 25% | 53.5 Attainment 8 | 1,033 |
| 51 | John Flamsteed Community School Ripley · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 53.3 | 77.6 Top 25% | 53.3 Attainment 8 | 850 |
| 52 | Welland Park Academy Market Harborough · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 53.2 | 84.6 Top 25% | 53.2 Attainment 8 | 1,014 |
| 53 | The Boston Grammar School Boston · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 53.1 | 70.0 Top 25% | 53.1 Attainment 8 | 924 |
| 54 | The Robert Smyth Academy Market Harborough · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 53.0 | 78.7 Top 25% | 53.0 Attainment 8 | 1,349 |
| 55 | Catmose College Oakham · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 52.9 | 82.5 Top 25% | 52.9 Attainment 8 | 1,153 |
| 56 | Littleover Community School Derby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 52.7 | 79.7 Top 25% | 52.7 Attainment 8 | 1,828 |
| 57 | Avanti Fields School Leicester · All-through · Ages 3–16 | Academy | 52.6 | 82.6 Top 25% | 52.6 Attainment 8 | 1,236 |
| 58 | Sir Jonathan North Girls' College Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 52.6 | 67.9 Top 50% | 52.6 Attainment 8 | 1,115 |
| 59 | Lady Manners School Bakewell · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 52.2 | 74.9 Top 25% | 52.2 Attainment 8 | 1,405 |
| 60 | Madani Boys School Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 52.2 | 73.9 Top 25% | 52.2 Attainment 8 | 450 |
| 61 | Northampton Academy Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 52.1 | 73.0 Top 25% | 52.1 Attainment 8 | 1,712 |
| 62 | Sponne School Towcester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 52.0 | 76.2 Top 25% | 52.0 Attainment 8 | 1,410 |
| 63 | Skegness Grammar School Skegness · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 52.0 | 67.2 Top 50% | 52.0 Attainment 8 | 622 |
| 64 | Lutterworth High School Lutterworth · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 51.8 | 77.3 Top 25% | 51.8 Attainment 8 | 849 |
| 65 | George Spencer Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 51.7 | 75.4 Top 25% | 51.7 Attainment 8 | 1,580 |
| 66 | South Nottinghamshire Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 51.7 | 72.7 Top 25% | 51.7 Attainment 8 | 1,010 |
| 67 | All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy Mansfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 51.6 | 66.6 Top 50% | 51.6 Attainment 8 | 1,130 |
| 68 | Rushey Mead Academy Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 51.6 | 71.8 Top 25% | 51.6 Attainment 8 | 1,804 |
| 69 | Nottingham Free School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 51.5 | 63.8 Top 50% | 51.5 Attainment 8 | 699 |
| 70 | Soar Valley College Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 51.5 | 64.0 Top 50% | 51.5 Attainment 8 | 1,564 |
| 71 | John Port Spencer Academy Derby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 51.4 | 72.5 Top 25% | 51.4 Attainment 8 | 2,034 |
| 72 | Bramcote College Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 51.3 | 68.5 Top 50% | 51.3 Attainment 8 | 816 |
| 73 | Woodbrook Vale School Loughborough · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 51.2 | 74.2 Top 25% | 51.2 Attainment 8 | 839 |
| 74 | Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 51.1 | 65.1 Top 50% | 51.1 Attainment 8 | 928 |
| 75 | The Kimberley School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 51.0 | 67.8 Top 50% | 51.0 Attainment 8 | 1,393 |
| 76 | William Farr CofE Comprehensive School Lincoln · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 50.8 | 73.6 Top 25% | 50.8 Attainment 8 | 1,488 |
| 77 | Brookfield Community School Chesterfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 50.8 | 69.9 Top 25% | 50.8 Attainment 8 | 1,156 |
| 78 | Redhill Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 50.6 | 64.6 Top 50% | 50.6 Attainment 8 | 1,582 |
| 79 | Brooke Weston Academy Great Oakley · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 50.5 | 70.5 Top 25% | 50.5 Attainment 8 | 1,154 |
| 80 | Wilsthorpe School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 50.5 | 64.2 Top 50% | 50.5 Attainment 8 | 1,236 |
| 81 | Loughborough Grammar School Loughborough · All-through · Ages 10–19 | Independent | 50.4 | 57.4 Top 50% | 50.4 Attainment 8 | 783 |
| 82 | Caroline Chisholm School Northampton · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 50.4 | 75.6 Top 25% | 50.4 Attainment 8 | 2,049 |
| 83 | Outwood Academy Valley Worksop · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 50.4 | 65.0 Top 50% | 50.4 Attainment 8 | 1,721 |
| 84 | East Leake Academy Loughborough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 50.4 | 69.9 Top 25% | 50.4 Attainment 8 | 1,118 |
| 85 | Ratcliffe College Ratcliffe on the Wreake · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 50.3 | 80.0 Top 25% | 50.3 Attainment 8 | 923 |
| 86 | Normanton House School Derby · All-through · Ages 5–16 | Independent | 50.3 | 80.1 Top 25% | 50.3 Attainment 8 | 136 |
| 87 | Chilwell School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 50.2 | 64.1 Top 50% | 50.2 Attainment 8 | 1,078 |
| 88 | Sir Christopher Hatton Academy Wellingborough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 50.2 | 72.5 Top 25% | 50.2 Attainment 8 | 1,440 |
| 89 | Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School Dronfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 50.0 | 70.5 Top 25% | 50.0 Attainment 8 | 1,810 |
| 90 | Chenderit School Banbury · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 50.0 | 68.2 Top 50% | 50.0 Attainment 8 | 1,104 |
| 91 | The Duston School Northampton · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 50.0 | 69.3 Top 50% | 50.0 Attainment 8 | 2,064 |
| 92 | Nottingham High School Nottingham · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 49.9 | 58.2 Top 50% | 49.9 Attainment 8 | 1,178 |
| 93 | Arnold Hill Spencer Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 49.8 | 65.6 Top 50% | 49.8 Attainment 8 | 1,552 |
| 94 | Heanor Gate Spencer Academy Heanor · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 49.6 | 59.1 Top 50% | 49.6 Attainment 8 | 1,493 |
| 95 | Brookvale Groby Learning Campus Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 49.5 | 70.7 Top 25% | 49.5 Attainment 8 | 1,476 |
| 96 | St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Buxton · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 49.5 | 59.2 Top 50% | 49.5 Attainment 8 | 407 |
| 97 | Uppingham Community College Uppingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 49.4 | 73.0 Top 25% | 49.4 Attainment 8 | 919 |
| 98 | Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 49.4 | 58.4 Top 50% | 49.4 Attainment 8 | 879 |
| 99 | Chellaston Academy Derby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 49.2 | 67.0 Top 50% | 49.2 Attainment 8 | 1,790 |
| 100 | The City of Leicester College Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 49.1 | 57.8 Top 50% | 49.1 Attainment 8 | 1,499 |
The King's School, Grantham in Grantham leads the 2025 list of secondary schools by attainment 8 in East Midlands with Attainment 8 72.7. Of the 100 schools shown, 78 are academy, 14 are independent, 8 are local authority.
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