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Latin

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

What the data says

Latin GCSE was taken in 585 schools in England in 2025, with 8,066 entries — about 1% of the Year 11 cohort.

Nationally 74% 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 Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (Bexley) 60% of the year group took Latin.

GCSE: schools where the largest share of pupils take Latin

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	Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School	Bexley	113	189	60%	82%
2	Eton College	Windsor and Maidenhead	154	269	57%	97%
3	Winchester College	Hampshire	84	156	54%	98%
4	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls	Birmingham	76	148	51%	86%
5	Woodford County High School	Redbridge	84	181	46%	88%
6	Oundle School	North Northamptonshire	90	197	46%	67%
7	Westminster School	Westminster	55	122	45%	100%
8	St Paul's School	Richmond upon Thames	88	201	44%	95%
9	King's College School	Merton	68	156	44%	100%
10	Rugby High School	Warwickshire	50	119	42%	88%
11	The Grange Academy	Hertfordshire	69	171	40%	45%
12	City of London School	City of London	56	148	38%	98%
13	Bedford Modern School	Bedford	56	148	38%	80%
14	Emanuel School	Wandsworth	68	184	37%	97%
15	The Island Free School	Isle of Wight	44	121	36%	16%
16	St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School	Bromley	46	128	36%	89%
17	Wolverhampton Girls' High School	Wolverhampton	64	180	36%	78%
18	Harrow School	Harrow	59	166	36%	90%
19	Magdalen College School	Oxfordshire	40	113	35%	100%
20	St Paul's Girls' School	Hammersmith and Fulham	39	114	34%	100%
21	Norwich High School for Girls GDST	Norfolk	18	53	34%	56%
22	Badminton School	Bristol, City of	20	61	33%	95%
23	Chelmsford County High School for Girls	Essex	59	180	33%	85%
24	Phoenix Academy	Hammersmith and Fulham	29	92	32%	48%
25	Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School	Medway	68	216	31%	54%
26	Oxford High School GDST	Oxfordshire	28	92	30%	96%
27	Reading School	Reading	45	149	30%	87%
28	Royal Grammar School Guildford	Surrey	42	145	29%	93%
29	Tiffin School	Kingston upon Thames	52	180	29%	81%
30	Radley College	Oxfordshire	44	154	29%	86%
31	Tonbridge Grammar School	Kent	50	179	28%	82%
32	Guildford High School	Surrey	26	95	27%	100%
33	Bexley Grammar School	Bexley	61	223	27%	77%
34	Hymers College	Kingston upon Hull, City of	34	126	27%	88%
35	Barclay Academy	Hertfordshire	31	117	26%	45%
36	Beaconsfield High School	Buckinghamshire	47	179	26%	79%
37	Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet	Barnet	50	193	26%	100%
38	The Tiffin Girls' School	Kingston upon Thames	45	176	26%	100%
39	Future Academies Watford	Hertfordshire	47	184	26%	26%
40	Caistor Grammar School	Lincolnshire	24	94	26%	71%

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

Schools with at least 20 entries. England: 74% 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	King's College School	Merton	68	156	44%	100%
2	Westminster School	Westminster	55	122	45%	100%
3	Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet	Barnet	50	193	26%	100%
4	The Tiffin Girls' School	Kingston upon Thames	45	176	26%	100%
5	Magdalen College School	Oxfordshire	40	113	35%	100%
6	Wilson's School	Sutton	40	186	22%	100%
7	St Paul's Girls' School	Hammersmith and Fulham	39	114	34%	100%
8	Caterham School	Surrey	38	152	25%	100%
9	Wycombe Abbey	Buckinghamshire	35	186	19%	100%
10	Brighton College	Brighton and Hove	33	217	15%	100%
11	Merchant Taylors' School	Hertfordshire	31	171	18%	100%
12	Highgate School	Haringey	30	182	16%	100%
13	Guildford High School	Surrey	26	95	27%	100%
14	The Henrietta Barnett School	Barnet	26	104	25%	100%
15	The Godolphin and Latymer School	Hammersmith and Fulham	25	131	19%	100%
16	Eltham College	Bromley	24	132	18%	100%
17	The Manchester Grammar School	Manchester	22	212	10%	100%
18	Cranleigh School	Surrey	20	142	14%	100%
19	City of London School	City of London	56	148	38%	98%
20	Winchester College	Hampshire	84	156	54%	98%
21	Eton College	Windsor and Maidenhead	154	269	57%	97%
22	Hampton School	Richmond upon Thames	36	204	18%	97%
23	Emanuel School	Wandsworth	68	184	37%	97%
24	Oxford High School GDST	Oxfordshire	28	92	30%	96%
25	Leicester Grammar School Trust	Leicestershire	27	130	21%	96%
26	University College School	Camden	25	183	14%	96%
27	St Helen and St Katharine	Oxfordshire	24	98	24%	96%
28	South Hampstead High School GDST	Camden	23	105	22%	96%
29	Saffron Walden County High School	Essex	23	303	8%	96%
30	St Paul's School	Richmond upon Thames	88	201	44%	95%
31	Wimbledon High School GDST	Merton	22	102	22%	95%
32	Surbiton High School	Kingston upon Thames	20	154	13%	95%
33	Solihull School	Solihull	20	148	14%	95%
34	Badminton School	Bristol, City of	20	61	33%	95%
35	Tonbridge School	Kent	38	158	24%	95%
36	The Judd School	Kent	35	189	19%	94%
37	Sevenoaks School	Kent	47	245	19%	94%
38	Royal Grammar School Guildford	Surrey	42	145	29%	93%
39	Rugby School	Warwickshire	26	162	16%	92%
40	Haberdashers' Girls' School	Hertfordshire	25	124	20%	92%

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