London & Surrounding Areas
Grammar Schools
London and its surrounding areas have several highly competitive grammar schools. Many use their own entrance examinations or consortium tests like Sutton SET. Competition is extremely high with some schools receiving over 2,000 applications for 120 places.
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SchoolsVarious Exam Boards
Exam BoardHampstead Garden Suburb • NW11 7BN
Sunday Times State Secondary School of the Year for Academic Excellence 2025. Ranked #1 state school in UK. 34 Oxbridge offers Jan 2025 (24% of Year 13). Top 300 from Round 1 invited to Round 2.
96.9%
GCSE 9-795.2%
A-Level A*-BBarnet • EN5 4DQ
6th consecutive Outstanding rating. 62-63 Oxbridge offers 2025 (school record). Ranked #1 state school for Oxbridge, 52% success rate. Sunday Times State School of Year for A-levels 2025. Min score: 220+, lowest accepted 2024: 235.
96%
GCSE 9-795%
A-Level A*-BKingston upon Thames • KT2 6RL
Co-educational Sixth Form from 2019. 35 Oxbridge offers annually. Ranked 17th nationally, 6th in London. GCSE 2025: 80% grades 9-7. A-level: 71% A*/A. Priority areas: Inner (<10km), Outer (10-14km).
Kingston upon Thames • KT2 5PL
Ranked 6th nationally (Sunday Times 2025). 15 Oxbridge places 2025, 32% offer rate. A-level 2025: 33% A*, 72% A*/A, 94% A*-B. 81% attend Russell Group universities.
94.1%
GCSE 9-790.7%
A-Level A*-BOrpington • BR6 9SH
39 Oxbridge places 2023 (26 Cambridge, 13 Oxford). 100+ Oxbridge in last 5 years. Ranked #3 BASS schools. Sunday Times Top 5 for academic results 2024. Progress 8: 0.86. SET date: Sept 2025, Stage 2: Nov 2025.
91%
GCSE 9-790%
A-Level A*-BOrpington • BR6 9SA
A highly successful girls' grammar school with exceptional academic results and strong STEM provision.
Wallington • SM6 9JW
Ranked #3 grammar school UK (Sunday Times 2025). State School of Year for GCSEs 2026. 33-37 Oxbridge offers 2025. A-level 2025: 43.2% A*, 80.8% A*/A. Co-educational Sixth Form admits externals.
94.6%
GCSE 9-793.6%
A-Level A*-BCheam • SM3 8AB
A prestigious girls' grammar school with outstanding results and excellent facilities.
Sutton • SM1 2JY
A leading boys' grammar school in Sutton with excellent academic results and strong sporting traditions.
Wallington • SM6 8PN
A high-achieving boys' grammar school known for strong academic results and computing provision.
Wallington • SM6 0PH
An outstanding girls' grammar school with excellent pastoral care and academic achievement.
Edmonton • N9 9TN
A co-educational grammar school with a strong tradition of academic excellence and outstanding music provision.
North Finchley • N12 7NJ
A Catholic girls' grammar school combining academic excellence with strong pastoral care based on Catholic values.
Potters Bar • EN6 2DU
A popular co-educational grammar school with excellent facilities and strong academic results.
Woodford Green • IG8 0BS
An outstanding girls' grammar school with excellent results and a supportive learning environment.
Ilford • IG5 0TS
A high-achieving boys' grammar school with strong academic results and excellent extracurricular opportunities.
Hendon • NW4 3JR
A Jewish co-educational grammar school with strong academic results.
Barnet • EN4 8PU
A Jewish co-educational school with grammar stream.
Watford • WD25 0UU
A historic grammar school with outstanding results.
Watford • WD18 0BZ
A historic boys' grammar school in Watford.
Watford • WD17 4PS
An outstanding girls' grammar school in Watford.
St Albans • AL3 4SU
An outstanding girls' grammar school in St Albans.
St Albans • AL1 5HD
A boys' grammar school in St Albans.
Hitchin • SG5 1JB
A boys' grammar school in Hitchin.
Hitchin • SG4 0AH
An outstanding girls' grammar school in Hitchin.
Reading • RG1 5DZ
An outstanding girls' grammar school in Reading.
Reading • RG1 5LW
One of the oldest schools in England, founded 1125, with outstanding results.
Bournemouth • BH8 9PY
A boys' grammar school in Bournemouth.
Bournemouth • BH8 8UJ
A girls' grammar school in Bournemouth.
Poole • BH15 2BP
A boys' grammar school in Poole.
Poole • BH14 9AE
An outstanding girls' grammar school in Poole.
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