Physics
Which schools in England make Physics a big part of the curriculum, and where results are strongest. Entries and grades from the 2025 performance tables.
Physics GCSE was taken in 3,479 schools in England in 2025, with 159,667 entries — about 23% of the Year 11 cohort.
Nationally 46% 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 St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (Bromley) 100% of the year group took Physics.
At A level, Physics was offered in 2,336 schools and colleges, with 36,664 entries — roughly 12% of A level students.
GCSE: schools with the highest share of grades 7–9
Schools with at least 20 entries. England: 46% 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 | Wilson's School | Sutton | 180 | 186 | 97% | 100% |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | Barnet | 171 | 193 | 89% | 100% |
| 3 | Salesian School, Chertsey | Surrey | 53 | 276 | 19% | 100% |
| 4 | West London Free School | Hammersmith and Fulham | 32 | 134 | 24% | 100% |
| 5 | Mossbourne Community Academy | Hackney | 30 | 206 | 15% | 100% |
| 6 | Jane Austen College | Norfolk | 29 | 176 | 16% | 100% |
| 7 | Eden Boys' School, Birmingham | Birmingham | 27 | 122 | 22% | 100% |
| 8 | Avanti Fields School | Leicester | 27 | 184 | 15% | 100% |
| 9 | The St Thomas the Apostle College | Southwark | 26 | 161 | 16% | 100% |
| 10 | Gordon's School | Surrey | 26 | 127 | 20% | 100% |
| 11 | Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East | Birmingham | 26 | 123 | 21% | 100% |
| 12 | Sandringham School | Hertfordshire | 91 | 236 | 39% | 99% |
| 13 | Brighton College | Brighton and Hove | 147 | 217 | 68% | 99% |
| 14 | The Henrietta Barnett School | Barnet | 104 | 104 | 100% | 98% |
| 15 | Hethersett Academy | Norfolk | 45 | 223 | 20% | 98% |
| 16 | The Swan School | Oxfordshire | 41 | 120 | 34% | 98% |
| 17 | St Edmund's College | Hertfordshire | 40 | 103 | 39% | 98% |
| 18 | Dartford Grammar School | Kent | 159 | 179 | 89% | 97% |
| 19 | Radley College | Oxfordshire | 74 | 154 | 48% | 97% |
| 20 | St Helen and St Katharine | Oxfordshire | 74 | 98 | 76% | 97% |
| 21 | Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School | Blackburn with Darwen | 32 | 124 | 26% | 97% |
| 22 | The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School | Kensington and Chelsea | 32 | 126 | 25% | 97% |
| 23 | Blackheath High School GDST | Greenwich | 31 | 88 | 35% | 97% |
| 24 | King Edward VI School | Warwickshire | 90 | 90 | 100% | 97% |
| 25 | Reading School | Reading | 149 | 149 | 100% | 97% |
| 26 | St George's Catholic School | Westminster | 28 | 169 | 17% | 96% |
| 27 | St Oscar Romero Catholic School | West Sussex | 27 | 195 | 14% | 96% |
| 28 | Chesterton Community College | Cambridgeshire | 80 | 190 | 42% | 96% |
| 29 | Chiltern Academy | Luton | 26 | 231 | 11% | 96% |
| 30 | Prendergast Ladywell School | Lewisham | 26 | 176 | 15% | 96% |
| 31 | Mayfield School | East Sussex | 24 | 62 | 39% | 96% |
| 32 | The Holt School | Wokingham | 47 | 240 | 20% | 96% |
| 33 | Belmont Community School | County Durham | 23 | 142 | 16% | 96% |
| 34 | Ashford School | Kent | 23 | 79 | 29% | 96% |
| 35 | Winton Academy | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 23 | 173 | 13% | 96% |
| 36 | Hasmonean High School for Boys | Barnet | 20 | 111 | 18% | 95% |
| 37 | Tiffin School | Kingston upon Thames | 151 | 180 | 84% | 95% |
| 38 | St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School | Bromley | 128 | 128 | 100% | 95% |
| 39 | Ark Pioneer Academy | Barnet | 53 | 177 | 30% | 94% |
| 40 | Alleyn's School | Southwark | 140 | 155 | 90% | 94% |
A level: schools and colleges where the largest share of students take Physics
Entries as a share of A level students (at least 30 A level students and 10 entries). England: 12% of A level students.