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Media Studies

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

What the data says

Media Studies GCSE was taken in 840 schools in England in 2025, with 26,416 entries — about 4% of the Year 11 cohort.

Nationally 20% 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 University Academy Long Sutton (Lincolnshire) 84% of the year group took Media Studies.

At A level, Media Studies was offered in 884 schools and colleges, with 13,499 entries — roughly 4% of A level students.

GCSE: schools where the largest share of pupils take Media Studies

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort (schools with at least 40 pupils in the year and 15 entries). England: 4% of pupils.

#	School	Local authority	Entries	Cohort	Share	Grades 7–9
1	University Academy Long Sutton	Lincolnshire	117	139	84%	1%
2	Garratt Park School	Wandsworth	25	41	61%	0%
3	Bmat Stem Academy	Essex	46	85	54%	0%
4	Great Marlow School	Buckinghamshire	122	231	53%	23%
5	Winchcombe School	Gloucestershire	50	98	51%	10%
6	King Edward VI Grammar School	Lincolnshire	73	149	49%	29%
7	Lingfield College	Surrey	49	101	49%	41%
8	The Community College, Bishop's Castle	Shropshire	49	102	48%	4%
9	Humberston Academy	North East Lincolnshire	80	172	47%	5%
10	The Beaulieu Park School	Essex	82	179	46%	40%
11	John O'Gaunt School	West Berkshire	37	81	46%	0%
12	Standish Community High School	Wigan	115	259	44%	10%
13	The Academy at Shotton Hall	County Durham	85	194	44%	21%
14	Whitmore High School	Harrow	116	269	43%	37%
15	Kirkby Stephen Grammar School	Westmorland and Furness	28	66	42%	18%
16	Harris Academy Rainham	Havering	73	173	42%	29%
17	Chadwell Heath Academy	Redbridge	75	180	42%	11%
18	Park House School	West Berkshire	85	209	41%	33%
19	Samuel Ryder Academy	Hertfordshire	73	185	39%	33%
20	UTC Sheffield City Centre	Sheffield	39	99	39%	5%
21	Harris Academy Chafford Hundred	Thurrock	74	188	39%	12%
22	The Forest School	West Sussex	79	202	39%	3%
23	Skegness Grammar School	Lincolnshire	42	108	39%	5%
24	The Roundhill Academy	Leicestershire	57	148	39%	7%
25	Harrow Way Community School	Hampshire	71	187	38%	15%
26	The Bishop David Brown School	Surrey	49	130	38%	2%
27	Pensby High School	Wirral	64	171	37%	2%
28	Grays Convent High School	Thurrock	51	137	37%	39%
29	Queens Park Community School	Brent	78	211	37%	15%
30	Brigshaw High School	Leeds	86	233	37%	13%
31	Birmingham Ormiston Academy	Birmingham	67	186	36%	28%
32	Bullers Wood School	Bromley	83	231	36%	47%
33	Alderbrook School	Solihull	92	257	36%	38%
34	Ridgewood High School	Dudley	36	101	36%	6%
35	Northallerton School & Sixth Form College	North Yorkshire	58	163	36%	10%
36	Rooks Heath School	Harrow	76	214	36%	11%
37	Ponteland High School	Northumberland	87	245	36%	8%
38	Dover College	Kent	18	51	35%	17%
39	Dover Grammar School for Boys	Kent	40	114	35%	43%
40	The Ongar Academy	Essex	39	112	35%	5%

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

Schools with at least 20 entries. England: 20% 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	The Latymer School	Enfield	22	191	12%	91%
2	Southend High School for Girls	Southend-on-Sea	51	176	29%	88%
3	Colfe's School	Greenwich	24	119	20%	88%
4	Chatham Grammar	Medway	21	151	14%	81%
5	St Andrew's Catholic School	Surrey	47	209	22%	77%
6	Royal Russell School	Croydon	32	148	22%	69%
7	Denbigh High School	Luton	50	219	23%	66%
8	Highworth Grammar School	Kent	66	214	31%	65%
9	Rosebery School	Surrey	20	235	9%	65%
10	Eltham Hill School	Greenwich	45	205	22%	64%
11	Hitchin Girls' School	Hertfordshire	30	208	14%	60%
12	Claremont Fan Court School	Surrey	20	120	17%	60%
13	St Anne's Catholic School	Southampton	20	214	9%	60%
14	The Petersfield School	Hampshire	27	255	11%	59%
15	The Westgate School	Hampshire	56	239	23%	59%
16	Orleans Park School	Richmond upon Thames	51	220	23%	59%
17	Oakwood Park Grammar School	Kent	21	158	13%	57%
18	Toot Hill School	Nottinghamshire	39	295	13%	54%
19	Cheadle Hulme High School	Stockport	39	268	15%	54%
20	Chew Valley School	Bath and North East Somerset	30	206	15%	53%
21	Christleton High School	Cheshire West and Chester	40	216	19%	53%
22	St Richard's Catholic College	East Sussex	21	203	10%	52%
23	Bede's Senior School	East Sussex	31	186	17%	52%
24	Hinchley Wood School	Surrey	60	218	28%	50%
25	Carshalton High School for Girls	Sutton	22	242	9%	50%
26	Alexandra Park School	Haringey	41	228	18%	49%
27	Moulsham High School	Essex	29	259	11%	48%
28	Nower Hill High School	Harrow	23	320	7%	48%
29	The Belvedere Academy	Liverpool	21	156	13%	48%
30	Bohunt School	Hampshire	21	304	7%	48%
31	The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College	Hertfordshire	55	185	30%	47%
32	Bullers Wood School	Bromley	83	231	36%	47%
33	St Benedict's Catholic College	Essex	30	180	17%	47%
34	Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing	West Sussex	43	258	17%	47%
35	Marden High School	North Tyneside	39	174	22%	46%
36	Torquay Boys' Grammar School	Torbay	33	167	20%	45%
37	St John Fisher Catholic Academy	North Yorkshire	20	210	10%	45%
38	Collingwood College	Surrey	29	304	10%	45%
39	Bosworth Academy	Leicestershire	56	241	23%	45%
40	Devonport High School for Boys	Plymouth	39	178	22%	44%

A level: schools and colleges where the largest share of students take Media Studies

Entries as a share of A level students (at least 30 A level students and 10 entries). England: 4% of A level students.

#	School	Local authority	Entries	Cohort	Share
1	Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport	Essex	12	30	40%
2	Sutton Community Academy	Nottinghamshire	12	31	39%
3	Abbeyfield School	West Northamptonshire	15	40	38%
4	The Duston School	West Northamptonshire	39	106	37%
5	Beechwood School	Slough	12	34	35%
6	Orion Coopers	Bromley	21	62	34%
7	Broughton Hall Catholic High School	Liverpool	27	80	34%
8	Shirley High School Performing Arts College	Croydon	16	48	33%
9	St Katherine's School	North Somerset	15	45	33%
10	Devizes School	Wiltshire	20	60	33%
11	Robert Barclay Academy	Hertfordshire	14	43	33%
12	Westlands School	Kent	18	57	32%
13	Neston High School	Cheshire West and Chester	30	95	32%
14	Thomas Bennett Community College	West Sussex	11	35	31%
15	South Nottinghamshire Academy	Nottinghamshire	15	49	31%
16	The Bridge Academy	Hackney	31	103	30%
17	Sutton Valence School	Kent	30	100	30%
18	The Ripley Academy	Derbyshire	14	47	30%
19	Notre Dame RC School	Plymouth	11	37	30%
20	Herne Bay High School	Kent	24	83	29%
21	Chiltern Hills Academy	Buckinghamshire	17	59	29%
22	Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre	Gloucestershire	25	87	29%
23	St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy	Northumberland	18	63	29%
24	Highgate Wood Secondary School	Haringey	38	134	28%
25	Sir Harry Smith Community College	Cambridgeshire	15	53	28%
26	West Somerset College	Somerset	15	53	28%
27	The Elmgreen School	Lambeth	33	117	28%
28	Presdales School	Hertfordshire	40	142	28%
29	Iveshead School	Leicestershire	12	43	28%
30	Dartford Science & Technology College	Kent	15	54	28%
31	Shoreham Academy	West Sussex	24	90	27%
32	The Parker E-ACT Academy	West Northamptonshire	14	53	26%
33	The Douay Martyrs Catholic School	Hillingdon	32	122	26%
34	Shenfield High School	Essex	30	117	26%
35	Skegness Grammar School	Lincolnshire	11	43	26%
36	The Boswells School	Essex	23	90	26%
37	Barclay Academy	Hertfordshire	14	55	25%
38	Bishop Justus CofE School	Bromley	14	56	25%
39	North Oxfordshire Academy	Oxfordshire	14	56	25%
40	Becket Keys Church of England Free School	Essex	35	141	25%

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