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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
West Berkshire GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 10 state secondary schools in West Berkshire, 1,986 pupils. West Berkshire ranks 36 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which rose by 1.2 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
52.2%
4.4 pts above England
Grade 7+ English & maths
15.7%
1.0 pts above England
Attainment 8
50.1
2.5 points above England
Council rank
36 / 151
By average Attainment 8
West Berkshire at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: St Bartholomew's School (57.7).
- Schools range from 42.2 to 57.7 on Attainment 8, a spread of 15.5 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 33.6, 19.7 points behind their classmates (a wider gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at The Downs School (40.9).
- Most improved on 2025: John O'Gaunt School, up 11.2 points to 43.2.
Every West Berkshire 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 | St Bartholomew's SchoolTop 10% three years running | 270 | 57.7 | +1.5 | 82.2% | 66.7% | 25.6% | 38.5 |
| 2 | The Willink School | 197 | 55.8 | +3.9 | 82.7% | 64.0% | 22.8% | 36.3 |
| 3 | The Downs School | 205 | 54.7 | +1.3 | 82.0% | 65.4% | 16.1% | 40.9 |
| 4 | Park House School | 182 | 50.5 | −5.4 | 73.6% | 55.5% | 14.3% | 36.0 |
| 5 | Denefield School | 176 | 49.0 | +2.0 | 73.3% | 49.4% | 14.2% | 39.8 |
| 6 | Little Heath School | 253 | 48.8 | +0.6 | 66.8% | 49.0% | 12.6% | 39.9 |
| 7 | Kennet School | 286 | 48.0 | +1.5 | 71.3% | 47.9% | 12.2% | 26.8 |
| 8 | John O'Gaunt School | 84 | 43.2 | +11.2 | 56.0% | 35.7% | 16.7% | 28.7 |
| 9 | Trinity School | 199 | 43.2 | +0.3 | 57.3% | 35.7% | 10.1% | 25.7 |
| 10 | Theale Green School | 134 | 42.2 | +3.7 | 65.7% | 35.1% | 9.0% | 25.8 |
| 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.
West Berkshire against the rest of the South East
- Wokingham64.1%
- Buckinghamshire61.6%
- Slough58.9%
- Surrey56.4%
- Reading55.6%
- West Berkshire52.2%
- Brighton and Hove50.1%
- Windsor and Maidenhead49.7%
- Kent49.3%
- Bracknell Forest48.9%
- West Sussex48.4%
- Oxfordshire47.9%
- Hampshire46.0%
- East Sussex45.5%
- Milton Keynes45.4%
- Medway43.6%
- Southampton37.0%
- Portsmouth35.8%
- Isle of Wight35.1%
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.