Top 100 grammar schools in South East (2025)
State schools with selective admissions. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools shown.
- 199Reading SchoolReading · Academy Secondary83.0 Attainment 8 · 1,138 students
- 299Tonbridge Grammar SchoolTonbridge · Academy Secondary77.2 Attainment 8 · 1,150 students
- 399The Judd SchoolTonbridge · Local authority Secondary78.4 Attainment 8 · 1,541 students
- 499Dr Challoner's High SchoolAmersham · Academy Secondary79.1 Attainment 8 · 1,391 students
- 598Beaconsfield High SchoolBeaconsfield · Academy Secondary75.9 Attainment 8 · 1,283 students
- 698Dartford Grammar SchoolDartford · Academy Secondary79.9 Attainment 8 · 1,576 students
- 798Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolAmersham · Academy Secondary73.9 Attainment 8 · 1,384 students
- 898Chesham Grammar SchoolChesham · Academy Secondary74.0 Attainment 8 · 1,331 students
- 998Langley Grammar SchoolLangley · Academy Secondary77.6 Attainment 8 · 1,284 students
- 1098The Royal Grammar School, High WycombeHigh Wycombe · Academy Secondary73.9 Attainment 8 · 1,451 students
- 1197Royal Latin SchoolBuckingham · Academy Secondary73.5 Attainment 8 · 1,326 students
- 1297Sir William Borlase's Grammar SchoolMarlow · Academy Secondary72.4 Attainment 8 · 1,222 students
- 1397St Helen and St KatharineAbingdon · Independent All-through71.8 Attainment 8 · 700 students
- 1497Kendrick SchoolReading · Academy Secondary84.0 Attainment 8 · 939 students
- 1597Aylesbury High SchoolAylesbury · Academy Secondary74.3 Attainment 8 · 1,368 students
- 1697Upton Court Grammar SchoolSlough · Academy Secondary79.9 Attainment 8 · 1,155 students
- 1797Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolTunbridge Wells · Local authority Secondary73.4 Attainment 8 · 1,123 students
- 1897Herschel Grammar SchoolSlough · Academy Secondary75.8 Attainment 8 · 1,062 students
- 1997John Hampden Grammar SchoolHigh Wycombe · Academy Secondary72.3 Attainment 8 · 1,281 students
- 2097St Bernard's Catholic Grammar SchoolSlough · Local authority Secondary77.3 Attainment 8 · 1,178 students
- 2196The Marist SchoolAscot · Independent All-through71.9 Attainment 8 · 401 students
- 2296The Skinners' SchoolTunbridge Wells · Academy Secondary70.8 Attainment 8 · 1,149 students
- 2396Aylesbury Grammar SchoolAylesbury · Academy Secondary74.5 Attainment 8 · 1,346 students
- 2496Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolAylesbury · Academy Secondary73.2 Attainment 8 · 1,353 students
- 2596Invicta Grammar SchoolMaidstone · Academy Secondary70.8 Attainment 8 · 1,670 students
- 2696Wycombe High SchoolHigh Wycombe · Academy Secondary73.9 Attainment 8 · 1,371 students
- 2796Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolTonbridge · Academy Secondary70.0 Attainment 8 · 1,913 students
- 2895d'Overbroeck'sOxford · Independent Secondary64.8 Attainment 8 · 615 students
- 2995The Rochester Grammar SchoolRochester · Academy Secondary68.4 Attainment 8 · 1,206 students
- 3095Notre Dame SchoolConvent Lane · Independent Secondary66.6 Attainment 8 · 371 students
- 3195Cranbrook SchoolCranbrook · Academy Secondary66.9 Attainment 8 · 958 students
- 3295Highworth Grammar SchoolAshford · Academy Secondary70.8 Attainment 8 · 1,553 students
- 3395Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolRochester · Academy Secondary69.5 Attainment 8 · 1,555 students
- 3494Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolMaidstone · Academy Secondary68.9 Attainment 8 · 1,100 students
- 3594Burnham Grammar SchoolSlough · Academy Secondary70.1 Attainment 8 · 1,262 students
- 3694Maidstone Grammar SchoolMaidstone · Local authority Secondary68.4 Attainment 8 · 1,443 students
- 3794Simon Langton Girls' Grammar SchoolCanterbury · Local authority Secondary67.7 Attainment 8 · 1,258 students
- 3893Simon Langton Grammar School for BoysCanterbury · Local authority Secondary66.8 Attainment 8 · 1,226 students
- 3993Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysTunbridge Wells · Local authority Secondary63.7 Attainment 8 · 1,875 students
- 4092Long Close SchoolSlough · Independent All-through60.4 Attainment 8 · 183 students
- 4192Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolFaversham · Academy Secondary65.1 Attainment 8 · 1,156 students
- 4292Gravesend Grammar SchoolGravesend · Academy Secondary65.3 Attainment 8 · 1,495 students
- 4392Al-Madani Independent Grammar SchoolSlough · Independent Secondary58.8 Attainment 8 · 94 students
- 4491Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsMaidstone · Local authority Secondary66.4 Attainment 8 · 1,254 students
- 4591Barton Court Grammar SchoolCanterbury · Academy Secondary66.4 Attainment 8 · 995 students
- 4691Fort Pitt Grammar SchoolChatham · Academy Secondary65.9 Attainment 8 · 1,009 students
- 4790Rainham Mark Grammar SchoolGillingham · Academy Secondary62.7 Attainment 8 · 1,568 students
- 4890Dane Court Grammar SchoolBroadstairs · Academy Secondary65.3 Attainment 8 · 1,152 students
- 4990The Norton Knatchbull SchoolAshford · Academy Secondary67.3 Attainment 8 · 1,348 students
- 5089Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsDartford · Academy Secondary66.7 Attainment 8 · 1,154 students
- 5189Sir Roger Manwood's SchoolSandwich · Academy Secondary62.7 Attainment 8 · 981 students
- 5288Wilmington Grammar School for BoysDartford · Academy Secondary64.6 Attainment 8 · 1,174 students
- 5388Borden Grammar SchoolSittingbourne · Academy Secondary63.2 Attainment 8 · 938 students
- 5488Dartford Grammar School for GirlsDartford · Academy Secondary75.5 Attainment 8 · 1,257 students
- 5587Chatham & Clarendon Grammar SchoolRamsgate · Academy Secondary64.0 Attainment 8 · 1,334 students
- 5687Holcombe Grammar SchoolChatham · Academy Secondary62.4 Attainment 8 · 1,060 students
- 5786Highsted Grammar SchoolSittingbourne · Academy Secondary61.1 Attainment 8 · 793 students
- 5886The Folkestone School for GirlsFolkestone · Academy Secondary57.9 Attainment 8 · 1,145 students
- 5985Mayfield Grammar School, GravesendGravesend · Academy Secondary64.3 Attainment 8 · 1,398 students
- 6085The Harvey Grammar SchoolFolkestone · Academy Secondary61.8 Attainment 8 · 1,005 students
- 6182Dover Grammar School for GirlsDover · Local authority Secondary59.9 Attainment 8 · 847 students
- 6281Radnor House SevenoaksSevenoaks · Independent All-through52.2 Attainment 8 · 502 students
- 6380Chatham GrammarChatham · Academy Secondary61.8 Attainment 8 · 948 students
- 6479Dover Grammar School for BoysDover · Local authority Secondary65.4 Attainment 8 · 960 students
- 6578Kings Education (Oxford)Oxford · Independent Secondary– · 77 students
- 6668Brighton CollegeBrighton · Independent Secondary57.9 Attainment 8 · 1,450 students
- 6761Winchester CollegeWinchester · Independent Secondary40.7 Attainment 8 · 738 students
- 6852Lingfield CollegeLingfield · Independent All-through47.7 Attainment 8 · 922 students
- 6945Kent College PemburyTunbridge Wells · Independent All-through46.0 Attainment 8 · 352 students
- 7042Wychwood SchoolOxford · Independent All-through46.4 Attainment 8 · 150 students
- 7137Churcher's CollegePetersfield · Independent All-through41.2 Attainment 8 · 1,359 students
- 7235Headington School OxfordOxford · Independent All-through32.6 Attainment 8 · 1,082 students
- 7333Eastbourne CollegeEastbourne · Independent Secondary40.2 Attainment 8 · 560 students
- 7428Radley CollegeOxfordshire · Independent Secondary36.0 Attainment 8 · 769 students
- 7527Queen Anne's SchoolReading · Independent Secondary36.0 Attainment 8 · 327 students
- 7625Royal Grammar School GuildfordGuildford · Independent All-through30.6 Attainment 8 · 1,325 students
- 7724Reddam House BerkshireWokingham · Independent All-through33.5 Attainment 8 · 789 students
- 7823Eton CollegeWindsor · Independent Secondary24.0 Attainment 8 · 1,348 students
- 7923Guildford High SchoolGuildford · Independent All-through22.1 Attainment 8 · 1,027 students
- 8023Prior's Field SchoolGodalming · Independent Secondary35.8 Attainment 8 · 280 students
- 8122The Abbey School ReadingReading · Independent All-through27.6 Attainment 8 · 807 students
- 8222Sir William Perkins's SchoolChertsey · Independent Secondary21.4 Attainment 8 · 505 students
- 8322CharterhouseGodalming · Independent Secondary23.3 Attainment 8 · 1,027 students
- 8422Cokethorpe SchoolWitney · Independent All-through32.0 Attainment 8 · 574 students
- 8522St Catherine's SchoolGuildford · Independent All-through16.9 Attainment 8 · 808 students
- 8622Caterham SchoolCaterham · Independent All-through17.6 Attainment 8 · 1,029 students
- 8721St George's College WeybridgeAddlestone · Independent Secondary21.5 Attainment 8 · 990 students
- 8821Wycombe AbbeyHigh Wycombe · Independent All-through13.8 Attainment 8 · 647 students
- 8921The King's School CanterburyCanterbury · Independent Secondary17.6 Attainment 8 · 985 students
- 9021Reading Blue Coat SchoolBerkshire · Independent Secondary17.7 Attainment 8 · 850 students
- 9121St John's SchoolLeatherhead · Independent Secondary17.6 Attainment 8 · 892 students
- 9221Wellington CollegeCrowthorne · Independent Secondary15.1 Attainment 8 · 1,170 students
- 9321Roedean SchoolBrighton · Independent Secondary16.5 Attainment 8 · 519 students
- 9420Hurstpierpoint CollegeHassocks · Independent All-through11.8 Attainment 8 · 1,311 students
- 9520Tormead SchoolGuildford · Independent All-through14.9 Attainment 8 · 786 students
- 9619Oxford International CollegeOxford · Independent Secondary1.7 Attainment 8 · 216 students
- 9718Leighton Park SchoolReading · Independent Secondary15.0 Attainment 8 · 581 students
- 9818St Edward's SchoolOxford · Independent Secondary10.8 Attainment 8 · 809 students
- 9918Oxford International College, BrightonBrighton · Independent Secondary10.4 Attainment 8 · 158 students
- 10017Shiplake CollegeHenley-on-Thames · Independent Secondary31.5 Attainment 8 · 575 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading School Reading · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.2 Top 5% | 83.0 Attainment 8 | 1,138 |
| 2 | Tonbridge Grammar School Tonbridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.1 Top 5% | 77.2 Attainment 8 | 1,150 |
| 3 | The Judd School Tonbridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 98.8 Top 5% | 78.4 Attainment 8 | 1,541 |
| 4 | Dr Challoner's High School Amersham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.7 Top 5% | 79.1 Attainment 8 | 1,391 |
| 5 | Beaconsfield High School Beaconsfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.1 Top 5% | 75.9 Attainment 8 | 1,283 |
| 6 | Dartford Grammar School Dartford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.1 Top 5% | 79.9 Attainment 8 | 1,576 |
| 7 | Dr Challoner's Grammar School Amersham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.1 Top 5% | 73.9 Attainment 8 | 1,384 |
| 8 | Chesham Grammar School Chesham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.9 Top 5% | 74.0 Attainment 8 | 1,331 |
| 9 | Langley Grammar School Langley · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.9 Top 5% | 77.6 Attainment 8 | 1,284 |
| 10 | The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe High Wycombe · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.6 Top 5% | 73.9 Attainment 8 | 1,451 |
| 11 | Royal Latin School Buckingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.4 Top 5% | 73.5 Attainment 8 | 1,326 |
| 12 | Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Marlow · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.4 Top 5% | 72.4 Attainment 8 | 1,222 |
| 13 | St Helen and St Katharine Abingdon · All-through · Ages 9–18 | Independent | 97.4 Top 5% | 71.8 Attainment 8 | 700 |
| 14 | Kendrick School Reading · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.3 Top 5% | 84.0 Attainment 8 | 939 |
| 15 | Aylesbury High School Aylesbury · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.2 Top 5% | 74.3 Attainment 8 | 1,368 |
| 16 | Upton Court Grammar School Slough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.0 Top 5% | 79.9 Attainment 8 | 1,155 |
| 17 | Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School Tunbridge Wells · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 96.9 Top 5% | 73.4 Attainment 8 | 1,123 |
| 18 | Herschel Grammar School Slough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.7 Top 5% | 75.8 Attainment 8 | 1,062 |
| 19 | John Hampden Grammar School High Wycombe · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.6 Top 5% | 72.3 Attainment 8 | 1,281 |
| 20 | St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Slough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 96.6 Top 5% | 77.3 Attainment 8 | 1,178 |
| 21 | The Marist School Ascot · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 96.2 Top 5% | 71.9 Attainment 8 | 401 |
| 22 | The Skinners' School Tunbridge Wells · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.2 Top 5% | 70.8 Attainment 8 | 1,149 |
| 23 | Aylesbury Grammar School Aylesbury · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.1 Top 5% | 74.5 Attainment 8 | 1,346 |
| 24 | Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School Aylesbury · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.1 Top 5% | 73.2 Attainment 8 | 1,353 |
| 25 | Invicta Grammar School Maidstone · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | 70.8 Attainment 8 | 1,670 |
| 26 | Wycombe High School High Wycombe · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | 73.9 Attainment 8 | 1,371 |
| 27 | Weald of Kent Grammar School Tonbridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.5 Top 5% | 70.0 Attainment 8 | 1,913 |
| 28 | d'Overbroeck's Oxford · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Independent | 95.4 Top 5% | 64.8 Attainment 8 | 615 |
| 29 | The Rochester Grammar School Rochester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.2 Top 5% | 68.4 Attainment 8 | 1,206 |
| 30 | Notre Dame School Convent Lane · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Independent | 95.1 Top 5% | 66.6 Attainment 8 | 371 |
| 31 | Cranbrook School Cranbrook · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.8 Top 5% | 66.9 Attainment 8 | 958 |
| 32 | Highworth Grammar School Ashford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.7 Top 5% | 70.8 Attainment 8 | 1,553 |
| 33 | Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School Rochester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.5 Top 5% | 69.5 Attainment 8 | 1,555 |
| 34 | Oakwood Park Grammar School Maidstone · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 68.9 Attainment 8 | 1,100 |
| 35 | Burnham Grammar School Slough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.5 Top 5% | 70.1 Attainment 8 | 1,262 |
| 36 | Maidstone Grammar School Maidstone · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 93.5 Top 5% | 68.4 Attainment 8 | 1,443 |
| 37 | Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School Canterbury · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 93.5 Top 5% | 67.7 Attainment 8 | 1,258 |
| 38 | Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys Canterbury · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 93.2 Top 5% | 66.8 Attainment 8 | 1,226 |
| 39 | Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys Tunbridge Wells · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 93.0 Top 5% | 63.7 Attainment 8 | 1,875 |
| 40 | Long Close School Slough · All-through · Ages 2–16 | Independent | 92.4 Top 5% | 60.4 Attainment 8 | 183 |
| 41 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Faversham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 92.4 Top 5% | 65.1 Attainment 8 | 1,156 |
| 42 | Gravesend Grammar School Gravesend · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 92.3 Top 10% | 65.3 Attainment 8 | 1,495 |
| 43 | Al-Madani Independent Grammar School Slough · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Independent | 91.6 Top 10% | 58.8 Attainment 8 | 94 |
| 44 | Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Maidstone · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 91.2 Top 10% | 66.4 Attainment 8 | 1,254 |
| 45 | Barton Court Grammar School Canterbury · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.9 Top 10% | 66.4 Attainment 8 | 995 |
| 46 | Fort Pitt Grammar School Chatham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.5 Top 10% | 65.9 Attainment 8 | 1,009 |
| 47 | Rainham Mark Grammar School Gillingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.2 Top 10% | 62.7 Attainment 8 | 1,568 |
| 48 | Dane Court Grammar School Broadstairs · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.0 Top 10% | 65.3 Attainment 8 | 1,152 |
| 49 | The Norton Knatchbull School Ashford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.9 Top 10% | 67.3 Attainment 8 | 1,348 |
| 50 | Wilmington Grammar School for Girls Dartford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.1 Top 10% | 66.7 Attainment 8 | 1,154 |
| 51 | Sir Roger Manwood's School Sandwich · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.7 Top 10% | 62.7 Attainment 8 | 981 |
| 52 | Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Dartford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 87.9 Top 10% | 64.6 Attainment 8 | 1,174 |
| 53 | Borden Grammar School Sittingbourne · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 87.8 Top 10% | 63.2 Attainment 8 | 938 |
| 54 | Dartford Grammar School for Girls Dartford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 87.6 Top 10% | 75.5 Attainment 8 | 1,257 |
| 55 | Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School Ramsgate · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 87.1 Top 10% | 64.0 Attainment 8 | 1,334 |
| 56 | Holcombe Grammar School Chatham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 86.5 Top 10% | 62.4 Attainment 8 | 1,060 |
| 57 | Highsted Grammar School Sittingbourne · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 86.2 Top 10% | 61.1 Attainment 8 | 793 |
| 58 | The Folkestone School for Girls Folkestone · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 85.8 Top 10% | 57.9 Attainment 8 | 1,145 |
| 59 | Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend Gravesend · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 85.1 Top 25% | 64.3 Attainment 8 | 1,398 |
| 60 | The Harvey Grammar School Folkestone · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 84.9 Top 25% | 61.8 Attainment 8 | 1,005 |
| 61 | Dover Grammar School for Girls Dover · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 82.2 Top 25% | 59.9 Attainment 8 | 847 |
| 62 | Radnor House Sevenoaks Sevenoaks · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 80.7 Top 25% | 52.2 Attainment 8 | 502 |
| 63 | Chatham Grammar Chatham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 79.6 Top 25% | 61.8 Attainment 8 | 948 |
| 64 | Dover Grammar School for Boys Dover · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 78.8 Top 25% | 65.4 Attainment 8 | 960 |
| 65 | Kings Education (Oxford) Oxford · Secondary · Ages 15–25 | Independent | 77.5 Top 25% | – | 77 |
| 66 | Brighton College Brighton · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Independent | 68.4 Top 50% | 57.9 Attainment 8 | 1,450 |
| 67 | Winchester College Winchester · Secondary · Ages 13–19 | Independent | 60.6 Top 50% | 40.7 Attainment 8 | 738 |
| 68 | Lingfield College Lingfield · All-through · Ages 0–19 | Independent | 51.9 Top 50% | 47.7 Attainment 8 | 922 |
| 69 | Kent College Pembury Tunbridge Wells · All-through · Ages 2–20 | Independent | 44.5 Lower 50% | 46.0 Attainment 8 | 352 |
| 70 | Wychwood School Oxford · All-through · Ages 10–18 | Independent | 41.9 Lower 50% | 46.4 Attainment 8 | 150 |
| 71 | Churcher's College Petersfield · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 36.7 Lower 50% | 41.2 Attainment 8 | 1,359 |
| 72 | Headington School Oxford Oxford · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 34.5 Lower 50% | 32.6 Attainment 8 | 1,082 |
| 73 | Eastbourne College Eastbourne · Secondary · Ages 12–19 | Independent | 33.0 Lower 50% | 40.2 Attainment 8 | 560 |
| 74 | Radley College Oxfordshire · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Independent | 27.9 Lower 50% | 36.0 Attainment 8 | 769 |
| 75 | Queen Anne's School Reading · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Independent | 26.6 Lower 50% | 36.0 Attainment 8 | 327 |
| 76 | Royal Grammar School Guildford Guildford · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 24.6 Lower 50% | 30.6 Attainment 8 | 1,325 |
| 77 | Reddam House Berkshire Wokingham · All-through · Ages 0–19 | Independent | 24.0 Lower 50% | 33.5 Attainment 8 | 789 |
| 78 | Eton College Windsor · Secondary · Ages 12–19 | Independent | 23.0 Lower 50% | 24.0 Attainment 8 | 1,348 |
| 79 | Guildford High School Guildford · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Independent | 22.8 Lower 50% | 22.1 Attainment 8 | 1,027 |
| 80 | Prior's Field School Godalming · Secondary · Ages 11–20 | Independent | 22.5 Lower 50% | 35.8 Attainment 8 | 280 |
| 81 | The Abbey School Reading Reading · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 22.3 Lower 50% | 27.6 Attainment 8 | 807 |
| 82 | Sir William Perkins's School Chertsey · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Independent | 21.9 Lower 50% | 21.4 Attainment 8 | 505 |
| 83 | Charterhouse Godalming · Secondary · Ages 12–19 | Independent | 21.7 Lower 50% | 23.3 Attainment 8 | 1,027 |
| 84 | Cokethorpe School Witney · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Independent | 21.6 Lower 50% | 32.0 Attainment 8 | 574 |
| 85 | St Catherine's School Guildford · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 21.6 Lower 50% | 16.9 Attainment 8 | 808 |
| 86 | Caterham School Caterham · All-through · Ages 10–19 | Independent | 21.5 Lower 50% | 17.6 Attainment 8 | 1,029 |
| 87 | St George's College Weybridge Addlestone · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Independent | 21.3 Lower 50% | 21.5 Attainment 8 | 990 |
| 88 | Wycombe Abbey High Wycombe · All-through · Ages 10–19 | Independent | 21.1 Lower 50% | 13.8 Attainment 8 | 647 |
| 89 | The King's School Canterbury Canterbury · Secondary · Ages 13–19 | Independent | 20.8 Lower 50% | 17.6 Attainment 8 | 985 |
| 90 | Reading Blue Coat School Berkshire · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Independent | 20.7 Lower 50% | 17.7 Attainment 8 | 850 |
| 91 | St John's School Leatherhead · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Independent | 20.7 Lower 50% | 17.6 Attainment 8 | 892 |
| 92 | Wellington College Crowthorne · Secondary · Ages 12–19 | Independent | 20.7 Lower 50% | 15.1 Attainment 8 | 1,170 |
| 93 | Roedean School Brighton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Independent | 20.5 Lower 50% | 16.5 Attainment 8 | 519 |
| 94 | Hurstpierpoint College Hassocks · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Independent | 20.2 Lower 50% | 11.8 Attainment 8 | 1,311 |
| 95 | Tormead School Guildford · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Independent | 20.2 Lower 50% | 14.9 Attainment 8 | 786 |
| 96 | Oxford International College Oxford · Secondary · Ages 14–19 | Independent | 19.3 Lower 50% | 1.7 Attainment 8 | 216 |
| 97 | Leighton Park School Reading · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Independent | 18.4 Lower 50% | 15.0 Attainment 8 | 581 |
| 98 | St Edward's School Oxford · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Independent | 18.4 Lower 50% | 10.8 Attainment 8 | 809 |
| 99 | Oxford International College, Brighton Brighton · Secondary · Ages 13–19 | Independent | 18.0 Lower 50% | 10.4 Attainment 8 | 158 |
| 100 | Shiplake College Henley-on-Thames · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Independent | 17.2 Lower 50% | 31.5 Attainment 8 | 575 |
Reading School in Reading leads the 2025 list of grammar schools in South East with a Success Index (England) of 99.2. Of the 100 schools shown, 47 are academy, 43 are independent, 10 are local authority.
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Reading School in Reading ranks first among grammar schools in South East with a Success Index (England) of 99.2 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 1,138).
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Each school's Success Index (England) combines 9 factors: ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%), ks2: higher standard (20%), ks2: reading progress (10%), ks2: maths progress (10%), progress 8 (20%), attainment 8 (30%), grade 5+ in english & maths (15%), a level points per entry (10%), community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across England. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
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