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Citizenship Studies

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

What the data says

Citizenship Studies GCSE was taken in 773 schools in England in 2025, with 19,663 entries — about 3% 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 Rosedale College (Hillingdon) 100% of the year group took Citizenship Studies.

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

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort (schools with at least 40 pupils in the year and 15 entries). England: 3% of pupils.

#	School	Local authority	Entries	Cohort	Share	Grades 7–9
1	Rosedale College	Hillingdon	137	137	100%	15%
2	Hewens College	Hillingdon	69	69	100%	0%
3	Brockhill Park Performing Arts College	Kent	224	225	100%	3%
4	Prince Henry's High School	Worcestershire	309	313	99%	5%
5	Ruislip High School	Hillingdon	209	212	99%	31%
6	Madani Secondary Girls' School	Tower Hamlets	46	47	98%	33%
7	Birmingham Ormiston Academy	Birmingham	182	186	98%	25%
8	Azhar Academy Girls School	Newham	45	46	98%	33%
9	Ark Boulton Academy	Birmingham	159	163	98%	9%
10	Walney Academy	Westmorland and Furness	111	114	97%	3%
11	Gracewood Academy	Hertfordshire	76	79	96%	1%
12	De Salis Studio College	Hillingdon	48	50	96%	6%
13	Overton Grange School	Sutton	184	192	96%	21%
14	Princes Risborough School	Buckinghamshire	149	156	96%	7%
15	Bruntcliffe Academy	Leeds	263	276	95%	14%
16	The Eastwood Academy	Southend-on-Sea	211	222	95%	28%
17	Brighton Aldridge Community Academy	Brighton and Hove	110	116	95%	5%
18	Q3 Academy Langley	Sandwell	229	242	95%	13%
19	Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics	Suffolk	222	235	94%	7%
20	St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School	Medway	169	179	94%	6%
21	The Cherwell School	Oxfordshire	252	269	94%	28%
22	Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School	Blackburn with Darwen	116	124	94%	48%
23	The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School	Leicester	43	46	93%	33%
24	Highfields School	Wolverhampton	258	276	93%	16%
25	Fairfield High School	Bristol, City of	196	212	92%	22%
26	Range High School	Sefton	160	174	92%	8%
27	Heartlands High School	Haringey	213	233	91%	15%
28	Harris Academy Beckenham	Bromley	167	183	91%	15%
29	Hartismere School	Suffolk	144	158	91%	8%
30	Garth Hill College	Bracknell Forest	244	268	91%	12%
31	The Belvedere Academy	Liverpool	141	156	90%	26%
32	Olive High	Lancashire	48	54	89%	15%
33	Hungerhill School	Doncaster	192	217	88%	7%
34	The Forest School	Wokingham	110	126	87%	5%
35	Framingham Earl High School	Norfolk	129	154	84%	22%
36	Chesterton Community College	Cambridgeshire	156	190	82%	56%
37	Redden Court School	Havering	167	206	81%	5%
38	Portchester Community School	Hampshire	96	136	71%	5%
39	Abbey College, Ramsey	Cambridgeshire	132	189	70%	5%
40	London Nautical, City of London Academy	Lambeth	58	88	66%	3%

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	Altrincham Grammar School for Girls	Trafford	34	208	16%	100%
2	Sir Thomas Rich's School	Gloucestershire	30	156	19%	93%
3	Southend High School for Boys	Southend-on-Sea	32	178	18%	84%
4	Millais School	West Sussex	32	290	11%	69%
5	Sheffield Springs Academy	Sheffield	30	196	15%	67%
6	Oakham School	Rutland	21	199	11%	67%
7	Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya	Bolton	20	20	100%	65%
8	Ashcroft Technology Academy	Wandsworth	125	238	53%	58%
9	Chesterton Community College	Cambridgeshire	156	190	82%	56%
10	Southfields Academy	Wandsworth	27	190	14%	56%
11	St Bartholomew's School	West Berkshire	37	270	14%	54%
12	Eden Girls' School, Slough	Slough	59	123	48%	53%
13	Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School	Medway	28	216	13%	50%
14	Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School	Blackburn with Darwen	116	124	94%	48%
15	Nower Hill High School	Harrow	29	320	9%	48%
16	Harris Girls Academy Bromley	Bromley	29	157	18%	48%
17	Parliament Hill School	Camden	95	179	53%	47%
18	Soar Valley College	Leicester	43	309	14%	47%
19	Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls	Greenwich	24	237	10%	46%
20	Didcot Girls' School	Oxfordshire	29	262	11%	45%
21	Hartford Church of England High School	Cheshire West and Chester	27	196	14%	44%
22	Whitecross Hereford	Herefordshire, County of	27	182	15%	44%
23	Carshalton High School for Girls	Sutton	48	242	20%	44%
24	Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester	Manchester	55	129	43%	44%
25	Harris Academy Sutton	Sutton	30	205	15%	43%
26	The Bridge Academy	Hackney	28	173	16%	43%
27	Tiferes	Salford	21	28	75%	43%
28	Hornsey School for Girls	Haringey	40	158	25%	43%
29	St Gregory's Catholic Science College	Brent	22	185	12%	41%
30	Swakeleys School for Girls	Hillingdon	45	224	20%	40%
31	Eden Girls' School, Coventry	Coventry	30	116	26%	40%
32	Turing House School	Richmond upon Thames	30	164	18%	40%
33	Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing	West Sussex	53	258	21%	40%
34	Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form	Hackney	72	254	28%	39%
35	Alderwood School	Hampshire	22	161	14%	36%
36	Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan Academy	Walsall	22	24	92%	36%
37	Highlands School	Enfield	36	235	15%	36%
38	Burnt Mill Academy	Essex	34	170	20%	35%
39	Eden Boys' School, Birmingham	Birmingham	60	122	49%	35%
40	Wheelers Lane Technology College	Birmingham	20	131	15%	35%

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