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Graphic Communication

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

What the data says

Graphic Communication GCSE was taken in 438 schools in England in 2025, with 8,776 entries — about 1% of the Year 11 cohort.

Nationally 23% 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 Digitech Studio School (South Gloucestershire) 51% of the year group took Graphic Communication.

At A level, Graphic Communication was offered in 369 schools and colleges, with 4,753 entries — roughly 2% of A level students.

GCSE: schools where the largest share of pupils take Graphic Communication

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort (schools with at least 40 pupils in the year and 15 entries). England: 1% of pupils.

#	School	Local authority	Entries	Cohort	Share	Grades 7–9
1	Digitech Studio School	South Gloucestershire	40	79	51%	10%
2	AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK	Salford	43	90	48%	19%
3	Biddenham International School and Sports College	Bedford	81	198	41%	11%
4	Broadwater School	Surrey	45	117	38%	49%
5	Hewett Academy	Norfolk	28	73	38%	14%
6	Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School	Wiltshire	59	157	38%	68%
7	Essa Academy	Bolton	74	200	37%	28%
8	Rochester Independent College	Medway	22	60	37%	14%
9	Doncaster UTC	Doncaster	56	153	37%	9%
10	Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio	Blackburn with Darwen	25	69	36%	32%
11	St Ives School	Cornwall	37	109	34%	22%
12	St Aloysius' College	Islington	21	63	33%	38%
13	Ada Lovelace Church of England High School	Ealing	63	197	32%	54%
14	Greenbank High School	Sefton	65	208	31%	28%
15	Holy Trinity School	Worcestershire	21	68	31%	24%
16	Heath Park	Wolverhampton	58	196	30%	22%
17	Biddick Academy	Sunderland	63	213	30%	19%
18	Icknield High School	Luton	82	281	29%	13%
19	Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy	Lincolnshire	33	114	29%	39%
20	Alde Valley Academy	Suffolk	37	135	27%	5%
21	Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School	Hertfordshire	41	151	27%	12%
22	The WREN School	Reading	42	156	27%	14%
23	Lavington School	Wiltshire	44	172	26%	20%
24	Menorah High School for Girls	Barnet	15	59	25%	47%
25	The Studio School Liverpool	Liverpool	15	60	25%	33%
26	The Deanes	Essex	26	104	25%	0%
27	Waddesdon Church of England School	Buckinghamshire	36	145	25%	47%
28	Wey Valley Academy	Dorset	48	194	25%	19%
29	Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College	Tower Hamlets	45	184	24%	2%
30	George Abbot School	Surrey	73	299	24%	41%
31	Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre	Gloucestershire	43	184	23%	0%
32	Coombe Wood School	Croydon	41	177	23%	20%
33	St Laurence School	Wiltshire	50	219	23%	28%
34	Brentside High School	Ealing	60	263	23%	17%
35	St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy	St. Helens	18	79	23%	17%
36	Mounts Bay Academy	Cornwall	43	191	23%	12%
37	WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)	Solihull	28	126	22%	0%
38	Heston Community School	Hounslow	44	201	22%	5%
39	Knutsford Academy	Cheshire East	46	212	22%	30%
40	The King Edward VI School	Northumberland	73	337	22%	51%

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

Schools with at least 20 entries. England: 23% 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	Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School	Wiltshire	59	157	38%	68%
2	Chigwell School	Essex	21	109	19%	67%
3	The West Bridgford School	Nottinghamshire	28	270	10%	64%
4	Priestnall School	Stockport	21	247	9%	62%
5	Tadcaster Grammar School	North Yorkshire	24	257	9%	58%
6	Twyford Church of England High School	Ealing	32	189	17%	56%
7	The Halifax Academy	Calderdale	38	205	19%	55%
8	Greenshaw High School	Sutton	20	302	7%	55%
9	Ada Lovelace Church of England High School	Ealing	63	197	32%	54%
10	Nower Hill High School	Harrow	64	320	20%	52%
11	Standish Community High School	Wigan	35	259	14%	51%
12	The King Edward VI School	Northumberland	73	337	22%	51%
13	Royal Wootton Bassett Academy	Wiltshire	42	278	15%	50%
14	Outwood Academy Danum	Doncaster	40	226	18%	50%
15	Broadwater School	Surrey	45	117	38%	49%
16	William Farr CofE Comprehensive School	Lincolnshire	40	240	17%	48%
17	Waddesdon Church of England School	Buckinghamshire	36	145	25%	47%
18	Sharnbrook Academy	Bedford	28	263	11%	46%
19	Soar Valley College	Leicester	45	309	15%	44%
20	The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form	Nottinghamshire	25	161	16%	44%
21	The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe	Buckinghamshire	40	207	19%	43%
22	Turton School	Bolton	24	253	9%	42%
23	George Abbot School	Surrey	73	299	24%	41%
24	Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College	Luton	32	276	12%	41%
25	The Cavendish School	East Sussex	25	170	15%	40%
26	Beauchamp College	Leicestershire	38	294	13%	39%
27	Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy	Lincolnshire	33	114	29%	39%
28	South Craven School	North Yorkshire	23	295	8%	39%
29	St Aloysius' College	Islington	21	63	33%	38%
30	Dorothy Stringer School	Brighton and Hove	24	330	7%	38%
31	St Bernard's High School	Southend-on-Sea	30	167	18%	37%
32	Watford Grammar School for Girls	Hertfordshire	28	208	13%	36%
33	Elthorne Park High School	Ealing	20	239	8%	35%
34	Orchard School Bristol	Bristol, City of	23	177	13%	35%
35	Blenheim High School	Surrey	29	227	13%	34%
36	Hillview School for Girls	Kent	39	225	17%	33%
37	Emmanuel College	Gateshead	27	241	11%	33%
38	Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio	Blackburn with Darwen	25	69	36%	32%
39	The Thomas Adams School	Shropshire	25	209	12%	32%
40	Didcot Girls' School	Oxfordshire	26	262	10%	31%

A level: schools and colleges where the largest share of students take Graphic Communication

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	Netherhall Learning Campus High School	Kirklees	25	42	60%
2	Astor Secondary School	Kent	14	32	44%
3	The Studio School Liverpool	Liverpool	11	38	29%
4	Bodmin College	Cornwall	14	53	26%
5	Ada National College for Digital Skills	Westminster	10	39	26%
6	Weavers Academy	North Northamptonshire	13	53	25%
7	Tor Bridge High	Plymouth	12	51	24%
8	London Design and Engineering UTC	Newham	22	97	23%
9	Brixham College	Torbay	10	48	21%
10	Ash Green School	Warwickshire	10	48	21%
11	St George's School	Hertfordshire	41	206	20%
12	Biddenham International School and Sports College	Bedford	14	77	18%
13	The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form	Nottinghamshire	12	68	18%
14	Heath Park	Wolverhampton	12	69	17%
15	Sparsholt College Hampshire	Hampshire	16	101	16%
16	South Dartmoor Community College	Devon	11	71	15%
17	Brookvale Groby Learning Campus	Leicestershire	16	104	15%
18	Rochester Independent College	Medway	16	104	15%
19	Ron Dearing UTC	Kingston upon Hull, City of	15	104	14%
20	Wymondham High Academy	Norfolk	13	92	14%
21	Archbishop Blanch CofE High School	Liverpool	10	72	14%
22	Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College	Coventry	22	160	14%
23	Valley Park School	Kent	16	118	14%
24	London Academy	Barnet	18	135	13%
25	Highcliffe School	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	14	107	13%
26	St Laurence School	Wiltshire	17	132	13%
27	Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College	Herefordshire, County of	13	105	12%
28	Herne Bay High School	Kent	10	83	12%
29	Medina College	Isle of Wight	22	191	12%
30	Frome Community College	Somerset	15	131	11%
31	The Castle School	South Gloucestershire	15	133	11%
32	The Maplesden Noakes School	Kent	13	117	11%
33	Franklin Sixth Form College	North East Lincolnshire	53	478	11%
34	Aquinas College	Stockport	113	1,026	11%
35	The Hemel Hempstead School	Hertfordshire	12	110	11%
36	Gresham's School	Norfolk	10	92	11%
37	Neston High School	Cheshire West and Chester	10	95	11%
38	The Marlborough Science Academy	Hertfordshire	11	107	10%
39	New College Swindon	Swindon	33	327	10%
40	The Sixth Form College Farnborough	Hampshire	171	1,745	10%

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