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Photography

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

What the data says

Photography GCSE was taken in 1,590 schools in England in 2025, with 39,683 entries — about 6% of the Year 11 cohort.

Nationally 19% 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 AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK (Salford) 64% of the year group took Photography.

At A level, Photography was offered in 1,131 schools and colleges, with 8,104 entries — roughly 3% of A level students.

GCSE: schools where the largest share of pupils take Photography

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort (schools with at least 40 pupils in the year and 15 entries). England: 6% of pupils.

#	School	Local authority	Entries	Cohort	Share	Grades 7–9
1	AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK	Salford	58	90	64%	24%
2	The King Alfred School	Barnet	33	54	61%	45%
3	Wellfield School	County Durham	91	164	55%	11%
4	Crofton School	Hampshire	111	210	53%	11%
5	Purbrook Park School	Hampshire	91	173	53%	1%
6	Saint Nicholas School	Essex	21	40	53%	52%
7	Elemore Hall School	County Durham	21	41	51%	10%
8	Dene Academy	County Durham	49	96	51%	27%
9	West Lakes Academy	Cumberland	90	181	50%	26%
10	The Sele School	Hertfordshire	36	73	49%	3%
11	North Cambridge Academy	Cambridgeshire	61	125	49%	25%
12	Frederick Gent School	Derbyshire	74	152	49%	11%
13	Cansfield High School	Wigan	104	215	48%	23%
14	Liberty Academy	Kingston upon Hull, City of	92	195	47%	7%
15	The Hart School	Staffordshire	100	213	47%	79%
16	George Eliot Academy	Warwickshire	56	120	47%	18%
17	The Radclyffe School	Oldham	141	303	47%	13%
18	The Halifax Academy	Calderdale	95	205	46%	40%
19	Forest Hall School	Essex	36	78	46%	3%
20	Oxclose Community Academy	Sunderland	98	213	46%	16%
21	Dartmouth Academy	Devon	21	46	46%	90%
22	Tanfield School	County Durham	41	90	46%	88%
23	Park Community School	Hampshire	88	201	44%	2%
24	Beacon Academy	North East Lincolnshire	47	109	43%	15%
25	Bedminster Down School	Bristol, City of	78	181	43%	17%
26	Islip Manor High School	Ealing	59	139	42%	5%
27	Cleethorpes Academy	North East Lincolnshire	63	151	42%	0%
28	Unsworth Academy	Bury	78	189	41%	24%
29	Whitworth Park Academy	County Durham	61	148	41%	28%
30	Lift Tamworth	Staffordshire	36	88	41%	19%
31	Rye College	East Sussex	42	103	41%	10%
32	Rochester Independent College	Medway	24	60	40%	25%
33	Elstree Screen Arts Academy	Hertfordshire	40	101	40%	38%
34	Whittington Green School	Derbyshire	37	94	39%	19%
35	Digitech Studio School	South Gloucestershire	31	79	39%	10%
36	Bridgwater College Academy	Somerset	73	187	39%	15%
37	Cromer Academy	Norfolk	51	133	38%	14%
38	Armthorpe Academy	Doncaster	49	128	38%	29%
39	Heath Lane Academy	Leicestershire	52	137	38%	2%
40	Callington Community College	Cornwall	50	132	38%	18%

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

Schools with at least 20 entries. England: 19% 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	Brighton College	Brighton and Hove	46	217	21%	98%
2	Immanuel College	Hertfordshire	29	89	33%	97%
3	Stroud High School	Gloucestershire	21	160	13%	95%
4	Dartmouth Academy	Devon	21	46	46%	90%
5	Tanfield School	County Durham	41	90	46%	88%
6	Bede's Senior School	East Sussex	23	186	12%	87%
7	Lift Kingswood	Kingston upon Hull, City of	81	229	35%	86%
8	The Hart School	Staffordshire	100	213	47%	79%
9	Monkton Combe School	Bath and North East Somerset	20	77	26%	75%
10	Cockermouth School	Cumberland	22	223	10%	73%
11	Solihull School	Solihull	25	148	17%	72%
12	St Bede's School	Surrey	44	332	13%	70%
13	Bennett Memorial Diocesan School	Kent	32	296	11%	69%
14	Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College	Cheshire East	25	238	11%	68%
15	Range High School	Sefton	33	174	19%	67%
16	Framlingham College	Suffolk	21	71	30%	67%
17	Co-op Academy Walkden	Salford	32	297	11%	66%
18	The West Bridgford School	Nottinghamshire	26	270	10%	65%
19	Nonsuch High School for Girls	Sutton	23	233	10%	65%
20	St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham	County Durham	28	225	12%	64%
21	Skipton Girls' High School	North Yorkshire	24	115	21%	63%
22	Beckfoot School	Bradford	21	272	8%	62%
23	Castle Manor Academy	Suffolk	51	146	35%	61%
24	Fortismere School	Haringey	35	267	13%	60%
25	Wellingborough School	North Northamptonshire	22	93	24%	59%
26	Outwood Academy Danum	Doncaster	40	226	18%	57%
27	The Gregg School	Southampton	25	79	32%	56%
28	William Farr CofE Comprehensive School	Lincolnshire	54	240	23%	56%
29	Ark Greenwich Free School	Greenwich	36	102	35%	56%
30	Hayesfield Girls School	Bath and North East Somerset	31	225	14%	55%
31	Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School	East Riding of Yorkshire	22	231	10%	55%
32	Sir John Leman High School	Suffolk	46	244	19%	54%
33	Comberton Village College	Cambridgeshire	48	297	16%	54%
34	South Axholme Academy	North Lincolnshire	26	178	15%	54%
35	English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College	Hartlepool	42	266	16%	52%
36	Saint Nicholas School	Essex	21	40	53%	52%
37	Bishopshalt School	Hillingdon	21	185	11%	52%
38	Westholme School	Blackburn with Darwen	23	74	31%	52%
39	Alleyns Hampstead Senior School	Camden	27	99	27%	52%
40	Harrogate Grammar School	North Yorkshire	58	289	20%	52%

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

Entries as a share of A level students (at least 30 A level students and 10 entries). England: 3% of A level students.

#	School	Local authority	Entries	Cohort	Share
1	Netherhall Learning Campus High School	Kirklees	32	42	76%
2	Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport	Essex	11	30	37%
3	Montsaye Academy	North Northamptonshire	15	46	33%
4	Alsop High School	Liverpool	14	43	33%
5	Callington Community College	Cornwall	10	31	32%
6	King James I Academy Bishop Auckland	County Durham	14	44	32%
7	Glossopdale School and Sixth Form	Derbyshire	12	38	32%
8	Belfairs Academy	Southend-on-Sea	22	79	28%
9	Hampstead Fine Arts College	Camden	21	77	27%
10	Clayesmore School	Dorset	15	56	27%
11	Holyrood Academy	Somerset	15	58	26%
12	West Derby School	Liverpool	11	43	26%
13	Abbot Beyne School	Staffordshire	12	48	25%
14	Nottingham Academy	Nottingham	12	48	25%
15	Campion School	Warwickshire	12	50	24%
16	Brentford School for Girls	Hounslow	13	56	23%
17	Bodmin College	Cornwall	12	53	23%
18	Chase High School	Southend-on-Sea	10	45	22%
19	Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form	Suffolk	24	109	22%
20	Denefield School	West Berkshire	13	60	22%
21	Rainhill High School	St. Helens	11	51	22%
22	The Ripley Academy	Derbyshire	10	47	21%
23	Broughton Hall Catholic High School	Liverpool	17	80	21%
24	Heathfield Community College	East Sussex	30	142	21%
25	Framlingham College	Suffolk	18	87	21%
26	Joseph Rowntree School	York	16	78	21%
27	East Barnet School	Barnet	29	142	20%
28	English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College	Hartlepool	14	69	20%
29	Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls	Brent	11	55	20%
30	Brigshaw High School	Leeds	11	55	20%
31	Monkton Combe School	Bath and North East Somerset	15	75	20%
32	Ormiston Bushfield Academy	Peterborough	15	75	20%
33	Highsted Grammar School	Kent	15	76	20%
34	Fulston Manor School	Kent	26	132	20%
35	Hornsea School and Language College	East Riding of Yorkshire	12	61	20%
36	Hertswood Academy	Hertfordshire	13	68	19%
37	The Marsh Academy	Kent	10	53	19%
38	Weatherhead High School	Wirral	16	87	18%
39	The Coleshill School	Warwickshire	11	60	18%
40	Sidcot School	North Somerset	11	66	17%

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