However, Wolverhampton University, which has a campus at Priorslee, Telford, remains in the bottom 10, despite climbing five places in the 2020 university
league tables.
"I'm pleased with the most recent
League Table results.
But in an increasingly globalised market,
league tables cannot be ignored and parochialism is no longer an option.
As thousands of pupils find out what grades they achieve, those who have studied International GCSEs will see their grades discounted from the
league tables.
Peter Dunn, director of press and policy at Warwick, said: "There is a lot of variation in
league tables and how they are calculated but in every UK table we are ranked between fifth and 10th, so we must be doing something right."
Dr Bernard Kingston, principal author of the Complete University Guide, said: "The
league tables, taken with the rankings for specific subjects, offer would-be students an accurate and independent guide to the UK university system.
Path Solutions, the global leader in Shari'ah-compliant banking technologies is delighted to announce that it has once again won first overall position in the Islamic banking segment in IBS Sales
League Table 2014, while it ranked 3rd among universal banking system providers worldwide.
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys in Kings Heath also scored zero in the
league tables for the same reason - despite pupils gaining 86 per cent of GCSEs at A* or A grades and 55 per cent at A* grade.
Jobs minister Mark Hoban told MPs this week: "There are no
league tables. We don't set targets for sanctions."
"The Labour Education Minister has himself recognised that
league tables are destructive, yet he continues to press ahead to implement them under another name.
A study by Beaufort Research found 55% of people living in Wales think the Welsh Government should publish school
league tables based on pupils' A-level and GCSE results.