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Polish

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

What the data says

Polish GCSE was taken in 1,989 schools in England in 2025, with 7,846 entries — about 1% of the Year 11 cohort.

Nationally 84% 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 Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton (Southampton) 30% of the year group took Polish.

GCSE: schools where the largest share of pupils take Polish

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	Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton	Southampton	59	199	30%	95%
2	The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School	Ealing	86	305	28%	94%
3	St Gregory's Catholic Science College	Brent	42	185	23%	98%
4	St Paul's Catholic College	Surrey	46	209	22%	96%
5	The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy	Nottingham	38	196	19%	92%
6	St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy	Kingston upon Hull, City of	73	377	19%	85%
7	St Joseph's Catholic High School	Slough	25	143	17%	100%
8	Gunnersbury Catholic School	Hounslow	31	181	17%	97%
9	Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School	Reading	31	186	17%	94%
10	Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College	Luton	46	276	17%	93%
11	Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy	Staffordshire	15	91	16%	73%
12	St Thomas More Catholic High School	Cheshire East	20	127	16%	60%
13	St Mark's Catholic School	Hounslow	29	186	16%	93%
14	St Edmund's Catholic School	Portsmouth	34	223	15%	74%
15	St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College	Warwickshire	23	164	14%	87%
16	Sacred Heart High School	Hammersmith and Fulham	27	194	14%	93%
17	Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School	Lambeth	24	177	14%	96%
18	Notre Dame High School, Norwich	Norfolk	29	215	13%	100%
19	English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy	Leicester	25	189	13%	92%
20	Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form	Oxfordshire	18	139	13%	89%
21	Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School	Hampshire	22	171	13%	100%
22	St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School	Greenwich	15	125	12%	93%
23	St Damian's RC Science College	Tameside	19	161	12%	68%
24	St James' Catholic High School	Barnet	24	206	12%	88%
25	St Mary's Catholic School	Hertfordshire	21	185	11%	90%
26	All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy	Nottinghamshire	21	190	11%	95%
27	St Mary's Catholic Academy	Blackpool	22	208	11%	82%
28	St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy	North Lincolnshire	15	142	11%	100%
29	Richard Challoner School	Kingston upon Thames	16	154	10%	100%
30	St Patrick's RC High School	Salford	19	183	10%	95%
31	Stanground Academy	Peterborough	22	224	10%	77%
32	Spalding Academy	Lincolnshire	26	266	10%	65%
33	Corby Technical School	North Northamptonshire	21	216	10%	90%
34	Skinners' Academy	Hackney	17	176	10%	82%
35	Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy	Derby	23	243	9%	91%
36	St Benedict's Catholic School	Suffolk	15	159	9%	80%
37	The St Lawrence Academy	North Lincolnshire	15	160	9%	93%
38	Campion School	Warwickshire	18	193	9%	72%
39	St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	22	239	9%	95%
40	Cardinal Newman Catholic High School	Warrington	15	164	9%	73%

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

Schools with at least 20 entries. England: 84% 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	Notre Dame High School, Norwich	Norfolk	29	215	13%	100%
2	St Joseph's Catholic High School	Slough	25	143	17%	100%
3	Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School	Hampshire	22	171	13%	100%
4	St Paul's Catholic School	Milton Keynes	21	306	7%	100%
5	St Gregory's Catholic Science College	Brent	42	185	23%	98%
6	Gunnersbury Catholic School	Hounslow	31	181	17%	97%
7	St Michael's Catholic School	Buckinghamshire	27	332	8%	96%
8	Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School	Lambeth	24	177	14%	96%
9	St Paul's Catholic College	Surrey	46	209	22%	96%
10	St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	22	239	9%	95%
11	All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy	Nottinghamshire	21	190	11%	95%
12	Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton	Southampton	59	199	30%	95%
13	The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School	Ealing	86	305	28%	94%
14	Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School	Reading	31	186	17%	94%
15	Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College	Luton	46	276	17%	93%
16	St Mark's Catholic School	Hounslow	29	186	16%	93%
17	Sacred Heart High School	Hammersmith and Fulham	27	194	14%	93%
18	The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy	Nottingham	38	196	19%	92%
19	English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy	Leicester	25	189	13%	92%
20	Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy	Derby	23	243	9%	91%
21	Corby Technical School	North Northamptonshire	21	216	10%	90%
22	St Mary's Catholic School	Hertfordshire	21	185	11%	90%
23	St James' Catholic High School	Barnet	24	206	12%	88%
24	St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College	Warwickshire	23	164	14%	87%
25	Brentside High School	Ealing	22	263	8%	86%
26	St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy	Kingston upon Hull, City of	73	377	19%	85%
27	St Mary's Catholic Academy	Blackpool	22	208	11%	82%
28	Stanground Academy	Peterborough	22	224	10%	77%
29	St Peter's School	Cambridgeshire	21	259	8%	76%
30	St Edmund's Catholic School	Portsmouth	34	223	15%	74%
31	Spalding Academy	Lincolnshire	26	266	10%	65%
32	The Regis School	West Sussex	24	285	8%	63%
33	Haven High Academy	Lincolnshire	20	266	8%	60%
34	St Thomas More Catholic High School	Cheshire East	20	127	16%	60%

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