Subject · A level

English Language and Literature

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

What the data says

At A level, English Language and Literature was offered in 491 schools and colleges, with 6,081 entries — roughly 2% of A level students.

A level: schools and colleges where the largest share of students take English Language and Literature

Entries as a share of A level students (at least 30 A level students and 10 entries). England: 2% of A level students.

#	School	Local authority	Entries	Cohort	Share
1	The London Screen Academy	Islington	78	84	93%
2	Co-op Academy Bebington	Wirral	13	30	43%
3	David Nieper Academy	Derbyshire	13	30	43%
4	Swakeleys School for Girls	Hillingdon	42	103	41%
5	Blessed William Howard Catholic School	Staffordshire	19	49	39%
6	Corby Business Academy	North Northamptonshire	21	59	36%
7	Holte School	Birmingham	15	43	35%
8	The Ferrers School	North Northamptonshire	17	52	33%
9	Holly Lodge Girls' College	Liverpool	10	31	32%
10	Trinity Academy	Doncaster	20	65	31%
11	Cleeve Park School	Bexley	15	50	30%
12	Kingsmeadow Community School	Gateshead	11	37	30%
13	Bedford Academy	Bedford	14	48	29%
14	Inspire Education Group	Peterborough	21	77	27%
15	Parkside School	Bradford	10	37	27%
16	The Queen Katherine School	Westmorland and Furness	20	74	27%
17	Tudor Grange Academy Worcester	Worcestershire	10	38	26%
18	The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School	Cheshire West and Chester	19	75	25%
19	West Coventry Academy	Coventry	16	64	25%
20	The College of West Anglia	Norfolk	12	49	24%
21	Stanground Academy	Peterborough	11	47	23%
22	Hilbre High School	Wirral	13	56	23%
23	Baylis Court School	Slough	11	49	22%
24	The John Wallis Church of England Academy	Kent	11	49	22%
25	St Paul's School for Girls	Birmingham	15	67	22%
26	St John Plessington Catholic College	Wirral	16	73	22%
27	Helston Community College	Cornwall	13	60	22%
28	St John Henry Newman Catholic School	Coventry	24	111	22%
29	Tor Bridge High	Plymouth	11	51	22%
30	Aldersley High School	Wolverhampton	15	71	21%
31	Magdalen College School	West Northamptonshire	16	76	21%
32	Princethorpe College	Warwickshire	22	105	21%
33	Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy	Derby	15	72	21%
34	Weavers Academy	North Northamptonshire	11	53	21%
35	Barr's Hill School	Coventry	12	60	20%
36	The Whitby High School	Cheshire West and Chester	11	56	20%
37	William Howard School	Cumberland	14	72	19%
38	Holcombe Grammar School	Medway	24	124	19%
39	The Brunts Academy	Nottinghamshire	11	60	18%
40	Barnsley College	Barnsley	74	411	18%

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