GCSE attainment - grades 9-4 in English and Maths by London borough (2023/24)
Last updated: March 2025
Next estimated update: March 2026
What does this indicator show?
This indicator shows the proportions of state educated GCSE students that achieved grades 9-4 in English and Maths in each London borough in the academic year 2023/24.
What does it tell us?
State-educated students in London have higher GCSE attainment rates than those in England as a whole. 72% of students in London achieved grades 9-4 (A*-C under the old grading system) in GCSE English and Maths in 2023/24 (little different from the previous year, 71.2% in 2022/23). This is compared to 65.4% in all of England (same asin 2022/23).
Almost all London boroughs have a higher GCSE attainment rate than the average rate in England. The boroughs with the highest GCSE attainment rates are Sutton, Kingston upon Thames, Barnet and Richmond upon Thames, which all saw over 80% of their students achieving grades 9-4 in English and Maths in 2023/24.
Just four London boroughs have a lower GCSE attainment rate than the average rate in England. The boroughs with the lowest GCSE attainment rates are Croydon and Lambeth, with 63.4% and 64.7% of their students achieving grades 9-4 in English and Maths in 2022/23, respectively.