The Top 100 Senior Schools A + B Grade at A Level

In this section we give you our own assessment of the Top 100 independent senior schools in the UK for 2009. These positions are compiled from the % of A & B grades at A levels.

Click on the name of a school to find out its type, contact details, day or boarding and the annual fees.

Use the links in the right column to select how you would like sort the 100 Senior Schools A + B Grade at A Level.

	A + B %	Name	Day / Board	Boy / Girl	Day £	Board £
1	99.00	Perse School for Girls - Cambridge	Day	Girls (Co-ed sixth form)	12,600	NA
2	98.99	North London Collegiate School - Edgware	Day	Girls	12,924	NA
3	98.33	Withington Girls School - Manchester	Day	Girls	9,018	NA
4	98.20	St Paul's School - London	Both	Boys	17,388	25,773
5	98.01	Westminster School - London	Both	Boys (Co-ed 6th Form)	21,282	28,344
6	97.96	St Paul's Girls' School - Hammersmith	Day	Girls	14,523	NA
7	97.90	Royal Grammar School - Guildford	Day	Boys	12,099	NA
8	97.83	City of London School for Girls	Day	Girls	12,375	NA
9	97.78	Eton College	Boarding	Boys	NA	28,851
10	97.70	Magdalen College School	Day	Boys	NA	NA
11	97.30	St George's School for Girls - Edinburgh	Both	Girls	10,470	20,970
11 =	97.30	Wycombe Abbey School - Buckinghamshire	Boarding	Girls	NA	28,200
13	96.07	James Allen's Girls' School - Dulwich	Day	Girls	NA	NA
14	95.75	Lady Eleanor Holles School - Richmond	Day	Girls	12,540	NA
15	95.67	Manchester High School for Girls	Day	Girls	8,634	NA
16	95.65	Guildford High School for Girls	Day	Girls	12,282	NA
17	95.56	South Hampstead High School	Day	Girls	NA	NA
18	95.36	Haberdasher's Aske's Boys School - Elstree	Day	Boys	13,496	NA
19	95.33	Brighton College	Both	Co-ed	17,184	29,184
20	95.32	King Edward VI High - Girls/ Birmingham	Day	Girls	8,430	NA
21	95.11	Downe House School - Berks	Both	Girls	NA	NA
22	95.05	Oxford High School GDST	Day	Girls (Boys 3-6)	8,898	NA
23	95.00	Manchester Grammar School	Day	Boys	9,240	NA
24	94.82	Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls - Elstree	Day	Girls	10,995	NA
25	94.30	St Mary's School - Calne	Both	Girls	20,250	27,900
25 =	94.30	Winchester College	Both	Boys	27,405	28,845
27	94.16	St Mary's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	19,500	27,420
28	94.12	School Of St Helen And St Katharine - Abingdon	Day	Girls	10,185	NA
29	94.04	Notting Hill & Ealing High School	Day	Girls	11,100	NA
30	93.85	Concord College - Shrewsbury	Both	Co-ed	NA	23,400
30 =	93.85	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Both	Girls	20,253	29,883
32	93.73	Eltham College	Day	Boys but co-ed 6th	11,970	NA
33	93.60	Merchant Taylors' School - Northwood	Day	Boys	14,280	NA
34	93.31	Hampton School - Middlesex	Day	Boys	13,410	NA
35	93.19	St Catherine's School - Guildford	Both	Girls	13,176	21,690
36	93.16	Tonbridge School - Kent	Both	Boys	21,537	28,986
37	92.79	Harrow School	Boarding	Boys	NA	28,545
38	92.59	St John's College - Cardiff	Day	Co-ed	10,500	NA
39	92.56	King Edward's School (Boys) - Birmingham	Day	Boys	8,970	NA
39 =	92.56	City of London School for Boys	Day	Boys	12,267	NA
41	92.45	St Helens - Northwood	Day	Girls	12,171	NA
42	92.40	Albemarle Independent College - London	Day	Co-ed	14,985	NA
43	92.35	St Margaret's School - Bushey	Both	Girls	12,660	22,800
44	92.15	Rugby School	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
45	92.06	St Swithun's School - Winchester	Both	Girls	14,400	23,745
46	91.90	Godolphin & Latymer School - Hammersmith	Day	Girls	14,346	NA
47	91.82	Hurtwood House - Dorking	Both	Co-ed	17,220	25,830
48	91.52	City of London Freemen's School - Ashtead	Both	Co-ed	13,680	21,771
49	91.51	Wellington College - Berkshire	Both	Co-ed	20,760	27,705
49 =	91.51	Putney High School	Day	Girls	11,100	NA
51	91.35	Badminton School - Bristol	Both	Girls	14,910	26,520
52	91.34	Headington School - Oxford	Both	Girls	12,510	23,985
53	91.26	Queen's Gate School - Kensington	Day	Girls	NA	NA
54	91.20	Alleyn's School - Dulwich	Day	Co-ed	13,437	NA
55	91.16	Benenden School - Kent	Boarding	Girls	NA	28,050
56	91.09	St Albans School	Day	Boys but co-ed 6th	NA	NA
57	91.00	Charterhouse School - Godalming	Both	Boys (Co-ed 6th Form)	22,716	27,480
58	90.99	King Edward's School - Bath	Day	Co-ed	10,260	NA
59	90.93	Perse School for Boys - Cambridge	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th Form)	NA	NA
60	90.86	Tormead School - Guildford	Day	Girls	11,235	NA
61	90.85	Queen's School - Chester	Day	Girls	9,420	NA
62	90.73	Channing School - Highgate	Day	Girls	12,390	NA
63	90.71	Grange School - Cheshire	Day	Co-ed	8,490	NA
64	90.59	Surbiton High School	Day	Girls (Boys 4-11)	11,163	NA
65	90.54	Trinity School - Croydon	Day	Boys	11,274	NA
66	90.46	University College School - Hampstead	Day	Boys	NA	NA
67	90.40	Dulwich College	Both	Boys	13,572	27,330
68	90.16	Abingdon School	Both	Boys	13,380	27,450
69	90.08	St Albans High School for Girls	Day	Girls	11,460	NA
70	90.00	Wimbledon High School GDST	Day	Girls	NA	NA
71	89.95	Royal Grammar School - Newcastle	Day	Co-ed	8,799	NA
72	89.93	Canford School - Wimborne	Both	Co-ed	20,025	25,680
73	89.83	Immanuel College - Hertfordshire	Day	Co-ed	12,024	NA
74	89.52	Latymer Upper School - Hammersmith	Day	Co-ed	13,470	NA
75	89.28	Highgate School - London	Day	Co-ed	14,190	NA
76	89.20	Duff Miller College - London	Day	Co-ed	15,995	NA
77	89.01	Reigate Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	12,858	NA
78	88.75	King's School - Cheshire	Day	Co-ed	9,462	NA
79	88.74	Norwich School	Day	Co-ed	10,518	NA
80	88.71	Bancroft's School - Woodford Green	Day	Co-ed	11,955	NA
81	88.68	King's School - Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	20,730	28,050
82	88.33	Central Newcastle High School GDST	Day	Girls	8,898	NA
83	88.18	Oundle School - Peterborough	Both	Co-ed	16,935	25,980
84	88.16	St Michael's School - Llanelli	Both (6th form boarding only)	Co-ed	9,759	21,450
85	88.06	Woldingham School - Caterham	Both	Girls	15,405	25,305
86	88.04	Bradford Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	10,154	NA
87	87.80	Bishops Stortford College	Both	Co-ed	13,950	19,776
88	87.75	Whitgift School - South Croydon	Day	Boys	13,266	NA
89	87.64	Bristol Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	10,332	NA
90	87.63	Bolton School (Girls' Division)	Day	Girls	8,706	NA
91	87.58	Portsmouth Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	11,778	NA
92	87.50	Sutton High School GDST	Day	Girls	11,100	NA
93	87.31	Loughborough High School	Day	Girls	7,890	NA
94	87.11	Leicester Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	9,120	NA
95	86.76	St Peter's School - York	Both	Co-ed	13,683	22,032
96	86.72	St Mary's School - Shaftesbury	Both	Girls	14,970	21,780
97	86.55	Mount School - York	Both	Girls	13,395	20,835
98	85.94	King's High School for Girls - Warwick	Day	Girls	9,126	NA
99	85.60	Brampton College - Hendon	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
100	85.45	Bromley High School GDST	Day	Girls	NA	NA

Note.1. Sometimes there are a few gaps in our data, because the information is not freely available or a school will not supply it. In general this applies to lower graded schools in the TOP 100. Sometimes grades improve as a result of appeals on exam results and we will update the data periodically. We encourage all schools to supply corrections or additions (click here). Approximately 60 schools have boycotted league tables by refusing to publish exam results in 2009, mainly because they do not want to be compared to state schools offering soft option subjects or through failure of the Government to acknowledge the more stretching IGCSEs. Notwithstanding this we have recorded most of their exam results in our tables. The only school likely to be missing from the top 30 would be Eton College.

Note 2. Exam results are not the only criteria by which to judge a school (read our eGuide on selection factors click here) Indeed most of the schools in this TOP 100 table are quite selective on their admissions. Be aware your child may not necessarily thrive in a high pressure academic environment – take advice.

Note 3. We do not include schools which have less than 20 pupils taking A Levels.