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Music

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

What the data says

Music GCSE was taken in 2,585 schools in England in 2025, with 33,955 entries — about 5% of the Year 11 cohort.

Nationally 33% 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 Chetham's School of Music (Manchester) 100% of the year group took Music.

GCSE: schools where the largest share of pupils take Music

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort (schools with at least 40 pupils in the year and 15 entries). England: 5% of pupils.

#	School	Local authority	Entries	Cohort	Share	Grades 7–9
1	Chetham's School of Music	Manchester	41	41	100%	76%
2	Haberdashers' Borough Academy	Southwark	65	175	37%	5%
3	Wells Cathedral School	Somerset	31	86	36%	81%
4	Ark Kings Academy	Birmingham	41	120	34%	2%
5	The Henrietta Barnett School	Barnet	32	104	31%	94%
6	William Lovell Church of England Academy	Lincolnshire	15	55	27%	0%
7	Dartford Grammar School	Kent	48	179	27%	81%
8	West London Free School	Hammersmith and Fulham	35	134	26%	71%
9	South Hampstead High School GDST	Camden	27	105	26%	93%
10	Bootham School	York	19	74	26%	63%
11	Ellesmere Port Church of England College	Cheshire West and Chester	21	82	26%	10%
12	The Gilberd School	Essex	78	306	25%	18%
13	Plymouth High School for Girls	Plymouth	26	103	25%	42%
14	Ark Isaac Newton Academy	Redbridge	44	175	25%	52%
15	Tonbridge Grammar School	Kent	44	179	25%	80%
16	Testwood School	Hampshire	42	172	24%	12%
17	The Bourne Academy	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	38	156	24%	5%
18	Magdalen College School	Oxfordshire	27	113	24%	96%
19	The Judd School	Kent	45	189	24%	58%
20	The Bridge Academy	Hackney	41	173	24%	71%
21	St Christopher School	Hertfordshire	18	77	23%	83%
22	Channing School	Haringey	27	116	23%	85%
23	Axe Valley Academy	Devon	32	138	23%	0%
24	Finborough School	Suffolk	19	82	23%	32%
25	Bristol Cathedral Choir School	Bristol, City of	34	148	23%	53%
26	Haberdashers' Adams	Telford and Wrekin	34	149	23%	47%
27	Chelmsford County High School for Girls	Essex	41	180	23%	95%
28	Trinity Academy	Bristol, City of	28	123	23%	32%
29	Akeley Wood Senior School	Buckinghamshire	19	84	23%	32%
30	The Astley Cooper School	Hertfordshire	36	161	22%	0%
31	St Edward's College	Liverpool	39	175	22%	51%
32	Hope Valley College	Derbyshire	24	109	22%	25%
33	Harris Academy Wimbledon	Merton	37	171	22%	22%
34	Walthamstow School for Girls	Waltham Forest	38	179	21%	34%
35	Chigwell School	Essex	23	109	21%	78%
36	Southfields Academy	Wandsworth	40	190	21%	18%
37	The Royal School, Wolverhampton	Wolverhampton	25	120	21%	8%
38	St Bede's Catholic College	Bristol, City of	43	208	21%	53%
39	Sir William Borlase's Grammar School	Buckinghamshire	31	151	21%	74%
40	E-Act Parkwood Academy	Sheffield	32	156	21%	6%

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

Schools with at least 20 entries. England: 33% 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 Perse School	Cambridgeshire	25	196	13%	100%
2	Westminster School	Westminster	23	122	19%	100%
3	Putney High School GDST	Wandsworth	20	107	19%	100%
4	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Gloucestershire	20	142	14%	100%
5	Haberdashers' Girls' School	Hertfordshire	20	124	16%	100%
6	Radley College	Oxfordshire	20	154	13%	100%
7	Eton College	Windsor and Maidenhead	38	269	14%	97%
8	The Tiffin Girls' School	Kingston upon Thames	32	176	18%	97%
9	The Manchester Grammar School	Manchester	29	212	14%	97%
10	Loreto Grammar School	Trafford	28	157	18%	96%
11	Magdalen College School	Oxfordshire	27	113	24%	96%
12	Royal Grammar School Guildford	Surrey	23	145	16%	96%
13	Wilson's School	Sutton	22	186	12%	95%
14	Chelmsford County High School for Girls	Essex	41	180	23%	95%
15	The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe	Buckinghamshire	38	207	18%	95%
16	The Henrietta Barnett School	Barnet	32	104	31%	94%
17	South Hampstead High School GDST	Camden	27	105	26%	93%
18	Dame Alice Owen's School	Hertfordshire	26	200	13%	92%
19	Highgate School	Haringey	24	182	13%	92%
20	Oundle School	North Northamptonshire	22	197	11%	91%
21	Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School	Lincolnshire	22	178	12%	91%
22	Graveney School	Wandsworth	21	286	7%	90%
23	Wycombe High School	Buckinghamshire	29	187	16%	90%
24	Shrewsbury School	Shropshire	28	168	17%	89%
25	The Blue Coat School	Liverpool	32	176	18%	88%
26	Whitgift School	Croydon	23	255	9%	87%
27	Dr Challoner's High School	Buckinghamshire	23	183	13%	87%
28	The Abbey School Reading	Reading	22	118	19%	86%
29	Gosforth Academy	Newcastle upon Tyne	22	401	5%	86%
30	Saint Ambrose College	Trafford	21	150	14%	86%
31	Channing School	Haringey	27	116	23%	85%
32	Ipswich School	Suffolk	26	141	18%	85%
33	Nonsuch High School for Girls	Sutton	26	233	11%	85%
34	Tiffin School	Kingston upon Thames	31	180	17%	84%
35	Westcliff High School for Boys Academy	Southend-on-Sea	35	177	20%	83%
36	Malvern College	Worcestershire	23	141	16%	83%
37	Pate's Grammar School	Gloucestershire	28	151	19%	82%
38	Dartford Grammar School	Kent	48	179	27%	81%
39	Bromsgrove School	Worcestershire	21	228	9%	81%
40	The Latymer School	Enfield	31	191	16%	81%

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