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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
Kensington and Chelsea GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 6 state secondary schools in Kensington and Chelsea, 986 pupils. Kensington and Chelsea ranks 13 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which fell by 1.3 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
60.5%
12.7 pts above England
Grade 7+ English & maths
23.7%
9.0 pts above England
Attainment 8
53.8
6.2 points above England
Council rank
13 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Kensington and Chelsea at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School (61.5).
- Schools range from 45.3 to 61.5 on Attainment 8, a spread of 16.2 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 47.6, 11.3 points behind their classmates (a smaller gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Chelsea Academy (50.5).
- Most improved on 2025: Chelsea Academy, up 1.4 points to 53.3.
Every Kensington and Chelsea secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC SchoolBoys · Roman Catholic · Top 10% three years running | 123 | 61.5 | −5.7 | 86.2% | 74.0% | 36.6% | 46.1 |
| 2 | Holland Park SchoolTop 10% three years running | 212 | 58.2 | −1.2 | 84.0% | 68.4% | 33.0% | 47.7 |
| 3 | Chelsea AcademyChurch of England | 178 | 53.3 | +1.4 | 75.3% | 58.4% | 20.8% | 50.5 |
| 4 | Kensington Aldridge Academy | 193 | 53.1 | −0.9 | 78.8% | 61.1% | 19.7% | 50.2 |
| 5 | All Saints Catholic CollegeCatholic | 159 | 49.9 | −1.4 | 74.2% | 56.0% | 18.2% | 44.4 |
| 6 | St. Thomas More Language CollegeRoman Catholic | 121 | 45.3 | −0.6 | 65.3% | 41.3% | 12.4% | 41.9 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Kensington and Chelsea against the rest of London
- Kingston upon Thames69.6%
- Sutton69.4%
- Richmond upon Thames67.0%
- Barnet65.4%
- Hammersmith and Fulham65.2%
- Redbridge62.9%
- Kensington and Chelsea60.5%
- Wandsworth60.1%
- Westminster59.3%
- Ealing58.4%
- Hackney58.1%
- Merton58.0%
- Bexley57.1%
- Harrow55.9%
- Bromley55.9%
- Southwark55.8%
- Newham55.4%
- Hounslow55.0%
- Hillingdon54.7%
- Brent53.5%
- Tower Hamlets53.0%
- Haringey51.4%
- Islington50.8%
- Waltham Forest50.4%
- Camden50.4%
- Barking and Dagenham50.0%
- Havering50.0%
- Greenwich49.9%
- Lewisham49.7%
- Enfield48.7%
- Croydon47.7%
- Lambeth47.2%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.