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Combined Science

Which schools in England make Combined Science a big part of the curriculum, and where results are strongest. Entries and grades from the 2025 performance tables.

What the data says

Combined Science GCSE was taken in 3,994 schools in England in 2025, with 456,534 entries — about 65% of the Year 11 cohort.

Nationally 9% of entries achieved grade 7 or above. The tables below show the schools where the largest share of pupils take the subject, and where grades are highest (schools with at least 20 entries).

At Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya (Bury) 100% of the year group took Combined Science.

GCSE: schools where the largest share of pupils take Combined Science

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort (schools with at least 40 pupils in the year and 15 entries). England: 65% of pupils.

#	School	Local authority	Entries	Cohort	Share	Grades 7–9
1	Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya	Bury	47	47	100%	26%
2	Chetham's School of Music	Manchester	41	41	100%	49%
3	Northfleet School for Girls	Kent	204	204	100%	4%
4	Arnold Lodge School	Warwickshire	49	49	100%	24%
5	Oasis Academy Hadley	Enfield	172	172	100%	8%
6	Skegness Academy	Lincolnshire	148	148	100%	0%
7	Chadwell Heath Academy	Redbridge	180	180	100%	25%
8	Platanos College	Lambeth	149	149	100%	11%
9	Swakeleys School for Girls	Hillingdon	224	224	100%	27%
10	Rivers Academy West London	Hounslow	140	140	100%	37%
11	Hewens College	Hillingdon	69	69	100%	3%
12	The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School	Leicester	46	46	100%	39%
13	Forest Academy	Redbridge	151	151	100%	13%
14	The Duston School	West Northamptonshire	273	273	100%	18%
15	Breckland School	Suffolk	104	104	100%	7%
16	The Rural Enterprise Academy	Staffordshire	54	54	100%	4%
17	Haywood Academy	Stoke-on-Trent	206	206	100%	5%
18	King Edward VI Academy	Lincolnshire	79	79	100%	4%
19	King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy	Birmingham	160	160	100%	19%
20	The Charter School Bermondsey	Southwark	59	59	100%	8%
21	Beacon Academy	North East Lincolnshire	109	109	100%	2%
22	Brymore Academy	Somerset	68	68	100%	12%
23	Kingswood Secondary Academy	North Northamptonshire	201	201	100%	7%
24	Menorah High School for Girls	Barnet	59	59	100%	47%
25	Leek High School	Staffordshire	73	73	100%	4%
26	Downham Market Academy	Norfolk	201	201	100%	11%
27	Castle Hall Academy	Kirklees	139	139	100%	14%
28	UTC Plymouth	Plymouth	84	84	100%	6%
29	The Laurel Academy	Doncaster	132	132	100%	14%
30	Waterside Academy	Hackney	78	78	100%	23%
31	Star King Solomon Academy	Birmingham	69	69	100%	4%
32	Holly Lodge High School College of Science	Sandwell	276	277	100%	13%
33	St Paul's Academy	Greenwich	237	238	100%	10%
34	Alleyne's Academy	Staffordshire	229	230	100%	15%
35	The Link Academy	Dudley	194	195	99%	7%
36	City of Derby Academy	Derby	190	191	99%	7%
37	Mount St Mary's Catholic High School	Leeds	189	190	99%	19%
38	The Westleigh School	Wigan	188	189	99%	3%
39	Madeley Academy	Telford and Wrekin	184	185	99%	13%
40	Enfield County School for Girls	Enfield	176	177	99%	24%

GCSE: schools with the highest share of grades 7–9

Schools with at least 20 entries. England: 9% of entries graded 7–9. High grades often reflect who is admitted (selective and independent schools) as much as teaching.

#	School	Local authority	Entries	Cohort	Share	Grades 7–9
1	Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet	Barnet	21	193	11%	100%
2	Withington Girls' School	Manchester	22	83	27%	95%
3	Brighton College	Brighton and Hove	68	217	31%	93%
4	Tiffin School	Kingston upon Thames	28	180	16%	89%
5	Altrincham Grammar School for Girls	Trafford	95	208	46%	88%
6	Colchester Royal Grammar School	Essex	23	128	18%	87%
7	King Edward VI Five Ways School	Birmingham	60	181	33%	85%
8	Dartford Grammar School	Kent	20	179	11%	85%
9	St Michael's Catholic Grammar School	Barnet	65	127	51%	80%
10	St Helen and St Katharine	Oxfordshire	24	98	24%	79%
11	Rugby High School	Warwickshire	52	119	44%	77%
12	Altrincham Grammar School for Boys	Trafford	43	202	21%	77%
13	Michaela Community School	Brent	114	117	97%	75%
14	Radley College	Oxfordshire	73	154	47%	75%
15	Southend High School for Boys	Southend-on-Sea	106	178	60%	74%
16	Headington School Oxford	Oxfordshire	30	314	10%	73%
17	Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School	Bexley	96	189	51%	72%
18	Manchester High School for Girls	Manchester	31	117	26%	71%
19	Sale Grammar School	Trafford	79	192	41%	71%
20	Colfe's School	Greenwich	76	119	64%	70%
21	Stroud High School	Gloucestershire	62	160	39%	69%
22	Churcher's College	Hampshire	81	144	56%	67%
23	Poole Grammar School	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	21	176	12%	67%
24	Stretford Grammar School	Trafford	47	160	29%	66%
25	Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya	Bolton	20	20	100%	65%
26	Hasmonean High School for Girls	Barnet	72	79	91%	64%
27	The Maynard School	Devon	22	60	37%	64%
28	The Crypt School	Gloucestershire	27	152	18%	63%
29	West London Free School	Hammersmith and Fulham	100	134	75%	62%
30	Torquay Girls' Grammar School	Torbay	63	156	40%	60%
31	Urmston Grammar Academy	Trafford	93	152	61%	60%
32	Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School	Blackburn with Darwen	92	124	74%	60%
33	Surbiton High School	Kingston upon Thames	32	154	21%	59%
34	Streatham & Clapham High School GDST	Lambeth	45	111	41%	58%
35	Saint Ambrose College	Trafford	55	150	37%	56%
36	Loreto Grammar School	Trafford	82	157	52%	56%
37	Denmark Road High School	Gloucestershire	43	155	28%	56%
38	Solihull School	Solihull	31	148	21%	55%
39	Burnham Grammar School	Buckinghamshire	33	179	18%	55%
40	Mill Hill Schools	Barnet	91	225	40%	54%

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