South West largest schools league table 2025: top 100
Schools with the most pupils on roll. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (England) for context; 100 schools shown.
- 185Ivybridge Community CollegeIvybridge · Academy SecondaryPupils: 2,262
- 249Exmouth Community CollegeExmouth · Academy SecondaryPupils: 2,031
- 372Gordano SchoolBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 2,029
- 468The Thomas Hardye SchoolDorchester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 2,014
- 565St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive SchoolBournemouth · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,967
- 666Cleeve SchoolCheltenham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,903
- 770Poole High SchoolPoole · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,891
- 862Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form CentreCheltenham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,846
- 938Swindon AcademySwindon · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,820
- 1075St Mary Redcliffe and Temple SchoolBristol · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,792
- 1172Norton Hill AcademyRadstock · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,757
- 1267Camborne Science and International AcademyCamborne · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,751
- 1377Winterbourne AcademyBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,741
- 1477Royal Wootton Bassett AcademySwindon · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,714
- 1575St John's MarlboroughMarlborough · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,692
- 1662Cotham SchoolBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,654
- 1790Redland Green SchoolBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,652
- 1878Twynham SchoolChristchurch · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,651
- 1962Lytchett Minster SchoolPoole · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,624
- 2080The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form CollegeSwindon · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,616
- 2165Newquay TretherrasNewquay · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,614
- 2279Backwell SchoolBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,595
- 2359The Gryphon SchoolSherborne · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,569
- 2423Paignton AcademyPaignton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,568
- 2581The Cotswold AcademyCheltenham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,564
- 2675Richard Lander SchoolTruro · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,561
- 2715Bridgwater College AcademyBridgwater · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,561
- 2882Katharine Lady Berkeley's SchoolWotton-under-Edge · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,549
- 2945St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreGloucester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,545
- 3064Hardenhuish SchoolChippenham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,519
- 3163Highcliffe SchoolChristchurch · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,519
- 3263Plymstock SchoolPlymouth · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,515
- 3386Hayesfield Girls SchoolBath · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,497
- 3471Churchill Academy & Sixth FormWinscombe · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,488
- 3551Priory Community SchoolWeston-Super-Mare · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,486
- 3653Torquay AcademyTorquay · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,472
- 3754Sheldon SchoolChippenham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,467
- 3838Budmouth Academy WeymouthWeymouth · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,466
- 3965Chipping Campden SchoolChipping Campden · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,465
- 4054Bideford CollegeBideford · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,455
- 4153The Commonweal SchoolSwindon · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,442
- 4272Malmesbury SchoolMalmesbury · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,438
- 4350Redruth SchoolRedruth · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,433
- 4474Churchdown SchoolGloucester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,430
- 4590Balcarras SchoolCheltenham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,427
- 4661The Corsham SchoolCorsham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,427
- 4734St Joseph's Catholic CollegeSwindon · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,425
- 4876The Castle SchoolBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,416
- 4936Holmleigh Park High SchoolGloucester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,416
- 5073Downend SchoolBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,415
- 5157The Park Community SchoolBarnstaple · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,408
- 5271Penrice AcademySt Austell · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,405
- 5382Ralph Allen SchoolBath · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,398
- 5468Bradley Stoke Community SchoolBristol · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,393
- 5576Clevedon SchoolClevedon · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,390
- 5671Hele's SchoolPlymouth · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,378
- 5782St Laurence SchoolBradford-on-Avon · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,378
- 5820Bristol Grammar SchoolBristol · Independent All-throughPupils: 1,377
- 5948Queen Elizabeth's SchoolWimborne · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,375
- 6069The Blue SchoolWells · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,362
- 6145Oasis Academy BrislingtonBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,357
- 6252Severn Vale SchoolGloucester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,350
- 6345Kingdown SchoolWarminster · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,347
- 6447Wyvern St Edmund's AcademySalisbury · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,337
- 6573Wellsway SchoolBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,325
- 6683St Bede's Catholic CollegeBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,324
- 6796Bournemouth SchoolBournemouth · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,320
- 6883St Peter's Church of England Aided SchoolExeter · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,305
- 6986Bristol Free SchoolBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,304
- 7054Lydiard Park AcademySwindon · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,302
- 7193Devonport High School for BoysPlymouth · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,300
- 7247Frome Community CollegeFrome · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,298
- 7353Helston Community CollegeHelston · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,297
- 7463Chosen Hill SchoolGloucester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,295
- 7546The John of Gaunt SchoolTrowbridge · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,295
- 7655Abbeywood Community SchoolBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,294
- 7720Stoke Damerel Community CollegePlymouth · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,292
- 7894Bournemouth School for GirlsBournemouth · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,290
- 7999Pate's Grammar SchoolCheltenham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,288
- 8059Oldfield SchoolBath · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,287
- 8135Holyrood AcademyChard · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,282
- 8252Rednock SchoolDursley · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,280
- 8320Millfield SchoolStreet · Independent SecondaryPupils: 1,276
- 8447Ashton Park SchoolBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,272
- 8531The King Alfred SchoolHighbridge · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,269
- 8649Sir Bernard Lovell AcademyBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,268
- 8741Bristol Brunel AcademyBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,267
- 8840Monkton Wood AcademyTaunton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,267
- 8963John Cabot AcademyBristol · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,244
- 9039Worle Community SchoolWeston-Super-Mare · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,244
- 9195Parkstone Grammar SchoolPoole · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,241
- 9298Sir Thomas Rich's SchoolGloucester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,240
- 9363West Exe SchoolExeter · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,237
- 9450Bodmin CollegeBodmin · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,236
- 9586Beechen Cliff SchoolBath · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,232
- 9695Poole Grammar SchoolPoole · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,224
- 9771Penair SchoolTruro · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,223
- 9883The Castle SchoolTaunton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,207
- 9969Launceston CollegeLaunceston · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,205
- 10021Clifton CollegeBristol · Independent All-throughPupils: 1,204
| # | School | Sector | Pupils | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivybridge Community College Ivybridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 2,262 | 85.0 Top 25% | 55.2 Attainment 8 | 2,262 |
| 2 | Exmouth Community College Exmouth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 2,031 | 49.2 Top 50% | 46.1 Attainment 8 | 2,031 |
| 3 | Gordano School Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 2,029 | 71.8 Top 25% | 49.0 Attainment 8 | 2,029 |
| 4 | The Thomas Hardye School Dorchester · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 2,014 | 68.1 Top 50% | 49.8 Attainment 8 | 2,014 |
| 5 | St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School Bournemouth · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 1,967 | 65.0 Top 50% | 47.0 Attainment 8 | 1,967 |
| 6 | Cleeve School Cheltenham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,903 | 66.4 Top 50% | 49.9 Attainment 8 | 1,903 |
| 7 | Poole High School Poole · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,891 | 70.2 Top 25% | 51.0 Attainment 8 | 1,891 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre Cheltenham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,846 | 61.9 Top 50% | 48.1 Attainment 8 | 1,846 |
| 9 | Swindon Academy Swindon · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Academy | 1,820 | 38.2 Lower 50% | 50.2 Attainment 8 | 1,820 |
| 10 | St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 1,792 | 75.4 Top 25% | 54.2 Attainment 8 | 1,792 |
| 11 | Norton Hill Academy Radstock · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,757 | 72.3 Top 25% | 50.2 Attainment 8 | 1,757 |
| 12 | Camborne Science and International Academy Camborne · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,751 | 67.2 Top 50% | 49.7 Attainment 8 | 1,751 |
| 13 | Winterbourne Academy Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,741 | 77.0 Top 25% | 52.0 Attainment 8 | 1,741 |
| 14 | Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Swindon · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,714 | 76.7 Top 25% | 51.0 Attainment 8 | 1,714 |
| 15 | St John's Marlborough Marlborough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,692 | 74.7 Top 25% | 50.9 Attainment 8 | 1,692 |
| 16 | Cotham School Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,654 | 62.2 Top 50% | 51.8 Attainment 8 | 1,654 |
| 17 | Redland Green School Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,652 | 89.9 Top 10% | 59.0 Attainment 8 | 1,652 |
| 18 | Twynham School Christchurch · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,651 | 77.8 Top 25% | 53.5 Attainment 8 | 1,651 |
| 19 | Lytchett Minster School Poole · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Local authority | 1,624 | 62.4 Top 50% | 46.8 Attainment 8 | 1,624 |
| 20 | The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College Swindon · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,616 | 79.6 Top 25% | 53.5 Attainment 8 | 1,616 |
| 21 | Newquay Tretherras Newquay · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,614 | 65.2 Top 50% | 48.4 Attainment 8 | 1,614 |
| 22 | Backwell School Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,595 | 78.6 Top 25% | 52.7 Attainment 8 | 1,595 |
| 23 | The Gryphon School Sherborne · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,569 | 59.0 Top 50% | 46.7 Attainment 8 | 1,569 |
| 24 | Paignton Academy Paignton · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,568 | 22.8 Lower 50% | 36.9 Attainment 8 | 1,568 |
| 25 | The Cotswold Academy Cheltenham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,564 | 80.9 Top 25% | 53.0 Attainment 8 | 1,564 |
| 26 | Richard Lander School Truro · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 1,561 | 74.5 Top 25% | 51.0 Attainment 8 | 1,561 |
| 27 | Bridgwater College Academy Bridgwater · All-through · Ages 3–16 | Academy | 1,561 | 15.1 Lower 50% | 31.9 Attainment 8 | 1,561 |
| 28 | Katharine Lady Berkeley's School Wotton-under-Edge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,549 | 82.2 Top 25% | 53.1 Attainment 8 | 1,549 |
| 29 | St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Gloucester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,545 | 44.6 Lower 50% | 44.1 Attainment 8 | 1,545 |
| 30 | Hardenhuish School Chippenham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,519 | 64.2 Top 50% | 47.5 Attainment 8 | 1,519 |
| 31 | Highcliffe School Christchurch · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,519 | 63.3 Top 50% | 47.0 Attainment 8 | 1,519 |
| 32 | Plymstock School Plymouth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,515 | 63.0 Top 50% | 47.3 Attainment 8 | 1,515 |
| 33 | Hayesfield Girls School Bath · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,497 | 85.5 Top 25% | 57.0 Attainment 8 | 1,497 |
| 34 | Churchill Academy & Sixth Form Winscombe · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,488 | 70.8 Top 25% | 50.3 Attainment 8 | 1,488 |
| 35 | Priory Community School Weston-Super-Mare · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,486 | 50.9 Top 50% | 44.2 Attainment 8 | 1,486 |
| 36 | Torquay Academy Torquay · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,472 | 52.8 Top 50% | 47.6 Attainment 8 | 1,472 |
| 37 | Sheldon School Chippenham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,467 | 53.9 Top 50% | 45.2 Attainment 8 | 1,467 |
| 38 | Budmouth Academy Weymouth Weymouth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,466 | 38.0 Lower 50% | 42.0 Attainment 8 | 1,466 |
| 39 | Chipping Campden School Chipping Campden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,465 | 65.3 Top 50% | 47.3 Attainment 8 | 1,465 |
| 40 | Bideford College Bideford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,455 | 53.6 Top 50% | 45.7 Attainment 8 | 1,455 |
| 41 | The Commonweal School Swindon · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,442 | 52.7 Top 50% | 46.3 Attainment 8 | 1,442 |
| 42 | Malmesbury School Malmesbury · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,438 | 71.9 Top 25% | 49.8 Attainment 8 | 1,438 |
| 43 | Redruth School Redruth · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 1,433 | 50.1 Top 50% | 45.7 Attainment 8 | 1,433 |
| 44 | Churchdown School Gloucester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,430 | 73.7 Top 25% | 51.5 Attainment 8 | 1,430 |
| 45 | Balcarras School Cheltenham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,427 | 90.3 Top 10% | 58.5 Attainment 8 | 1,427 |
| 46 | The Corsham School Corsham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,427 | 60.9 Top 50% | 47.5 Attainment 8 | 1,427 |
| 47 | St Joseph's Catholic College Swindon · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,425 | 33.6 Lower 50% | 38.0 Attainment 8 | 1,425 |
| 48 | The Castle School Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,416 | 76.2 Top 25% | 52.4 Attainment 8 | 1,416 |
| 49 | Holmleigh Park High School Gloucester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,416 | 35.7 Lower 50% | 41.8 Attainment 8 | 1,416 |
| 50 | Downend School Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,415 | 72.7 Top 25% | 51.0 Attainment 8 | 1,415 |
| 51 | The Park Community School Barnstaple · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,408 | 57.4 Top 50% | 46.6 Attainment 8 | 1,408 |
| 52 | Penrice Academy St Austell · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,405 | 70.6 Top 25% | 50.9 Attainment 8 | 1,405 |
| 53 | Ralph Allen School Bath · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,398 | 81.8 Top 25% | 54.6 Attainment 8 | 1,398 |
| 54 | Bradley Stoke Community School Bristol · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 1,393 | 67.7 Top 50% | 50.6 Attainment 8 | 1,393 |
| 55 | Clevedon School Clevedon · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,390 | 75.9 Top 25% | 51.4 Attainment 8 | 1,390 |
| 56 | Hele's School Plymouth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,378 | 71.3 Top 25% | 50.7 Attainment 8 | 1,378 |
| 57 | St Laurence School Bradford-on-Avon · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,378 | 82.2 Top 25% | 54.5 Attainment 8 | 1,378 |
| 58 | Bristol Grammar School Bristol · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Independent | 1,377 | 20.1 Lower 50% | 14.8 Attainment 8 | 1,377 |
| 59 | Queen Elizabeth's School Wimborne · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 1,375 | 47.9 Top 50% | 43.3 Attainment 8 | 1,375 |
| 60 | The Blue School Wells · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,362 | 69.0 Top 50% | 49.7 Attainment 8 | 1,362 |
| 61 | Oasis Academy Brislington Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,357 | 45.4 Lower 50% | 44.3 Attainment 8 | 1,357 |
| 62 | Severn Vale School Gloucester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,350 | 51.8 Top 50% | 43.7 Attainment 8 | 1,350 |
| 63 | Kingdown School Warminster · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,347 | 44.7 Lower 50% | 42.8 Attainment 8 | 1,347 |
| 64 | Wyvern St Edmund's Academy Salisbury · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,337 | 47.0 Lower 50% | 42.2 Attainment 8 | 1,337 |
| 65 | Wellsway School Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,325 | 72.7 Top 25% | 50.5 Attainment 8 | 1,325 |
| 66 | St Bede's Catholic College Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,324 | 83.3 Top 25% | 57.1 Attainment 8 | 1,324 |
| 67 | Bournemouth School Bournemouth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,320 | 95.7 Top 5% | 74.2 Attainment 8 | 1,320 |
| 68 | St Peter's Church of England Aided School Exeter · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 1,305 | 83.2 Top 25% | 53.0 Attainment 8 | 1,305 |
| 69 | Bristol Free School Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,304 | 86.2 Top 10% | 56.3 Attainment 8 | 1,304 |
| 70 | Lydiard Park Academy Swindon · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,302 | 53.5 Top 50% | 47.0 Attainment 8 | 1,302 |
| 71 | Devonport High School for Boys Plymouth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,300 | 93.3 Top 5% | 69.3 Attainment 8 | 1,300 |
| 72 | Frome Community College Frome · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 1,298 | 47.1 Lower 50% | 42.7 Attainment 8 | 1,298 |
| 73 | Helston Community College Helston · Secondary · Ages 0–18 | Academy | 1,297 | 52.6 Top 50% | 43.6 Attainment 8 | 1,297 |
| 74 | Chosen Hill School Gloucester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,295 | 62.6 Top 50% | 48.6 Attainment 8 | 1,295 |
| 75 | The John of Gaunt School Trowbridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,295 | 46.1 Lower 50% | 44.3 Attainment 8 | 1,295 |
| 76 | Abbeywood Community School Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,294 | 55.0 Top 50% | 46.0 Attainment 8 | 1,294 |
| 77 | Stoke Damerel Community College Plymouth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,292 | 20.1 Lower 50% | 35.9 Attainment 8 | 1,292 |
| 78 | Bournemouth School for Girls Bournemouth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,290 | 93.8 Top 5% | 72.2 Attainment 8 | 1,290 |
| 79 | Pate's Grammar School Cheltenham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,288 | 99.1 Top 5% | 82.7 Attainment 8 | 1,288 |
| 80 | Oldfield School Bath · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,287 | 59.0 Top 50% | 47.3 Attainment 8 | 1,287 |
| 81 | Holyrood Academy Chard · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,282 | 34.5 Lower 50% | 42.4 Attainment 8 | 1,282 |
| 82 | Rednock School Dursley · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 1,280 | 52.1 Top 50% | 44.9 Attainment 8 | 1,280 |
| 83 | Millfield School Street · Secondary · Ages 12–19 | Independent | 1,276 | 19.5 Lower 50% | 28.6 Attainment 8 | 1,276 |
| 84 | Ashton Park School Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,272 | 46.6 Lower 50% | 45.8 Attainment 8 | 1,272 |
| 85 | The King Alfred School Highbridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,269 | 31.0 Lower 50% | 40.5 Attainment 8 | 1,269 |
| 86 | Sir Bernard Lovell Academy Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,268 | 49.0 Top 50% | 44.5 Attainment 8 | 1,268 |
| 87 | Bristol Brunel Academy Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,267 | 40.8 Lower 50% | 43.6 Attainment 8 | 1,267 |
| 88 | Monkton Wood Academy Taunton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,267 | 40.2 Lower 50% | 41.4 Attainment 8 | 1,267 |
| 89 | John Cabot Academy Bristol · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,244 | 63.2 Top 50% | 52.1 Attainment 8 | 1,244 |
| 90 | Worle Community School Weston-Super-Mare · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,244 | 38.9 Lower 50% | 40.4 Attainment 8 | 1,244 |
| 91 | Parkstone Grammar School Poole · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,241 | 95.1 Top 5% | 68.5 Attainment 8 | 1,241 |
| 92 | Sir Thomas Rich's School Gloucester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,240 | 97.6 Top 5% | 77.2 Attainment 8 | 1,240 |
| 93 | West Exe School Exeter · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,237 | 63.2 Top 50% | 47.0 Attainment 8 | 1,237 |
| 94 | Bodmin College Bodmin · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,236 | 50.0 Top 50% | 46.0 Attainment 8 | 1,236 |
| 95 | Beechen Cliff School Bath · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,232 | 85.7 Top 10% | 55.0 Attainment 8 | 1,232 |
| 96 | Poole Grammar School Poole · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,224 | 95.3 Top 5% | 70.2 Attainment 8 | 1,224 |
| 97 | Penair School Truro · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,223 | 70.9 Top 25% | 49.1 Attainment 8 | 1,223 |
| 98 | The Castle School Taunton · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,207 | 82.5 Top 25% | 53.4 Attainment 8 | 1,207 |
| 99 | Launceston College Launceston · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,205 | 68.6 Top 50% | 48.0 Attainment 8 | 1,205 |
| 100 | Clifton College Bristol · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 1,204 | 21.1 Lower 50% | 25.2 Attainment 8 | 1,204 |
Ivybridge Community College in Ivybridge leads the 2025 list of largest schools in South West with Pupils 2,262. Of the 100 schools shown, 91 are academy, 6 are local authority, 3 are independent.
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