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 England and Wales for 2007. 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	99.31	North London Collegiate School - Edgware	Day	Girls	11,145	NA
2	98.78	St Paul's Girls' School - Hammersmith	Day	Girls	13,623	NA
3	98.56	Wycombe Abbey School - Buckinghamshire	Boarding	Girls	NA	25,800
4	98.55	Withington Girls School - Manchester	Day	Girls	8,040	NA
5	98.19	Westminster School - London	Both	Boys (Co-ed 6th Form)	19,497	25,956
6	97.83	St Paul's School - London	Both	Boys	15,369	22,872
7	96.99	Eton College	Boarding	Boys	NA	26,490
8	96.90	Winchester College	Both	Boys	25,155	26,481
9	96.74	Perse School for Girls - Cambridge	Day	Girls	11,745	NA
10	96.05	Manchester High School for Girls	Day	Girls	8,160	NA
11	95.95	James Allen's Girls' School - Dulwich	Day	Girls	11,700	NA
12	95.27	Royal Grammar School - Guildford	Day	Boys	11,256	NA
13	95.16	St Swithun's School - Winchester	Both	Girls	13,275	21,870
14	95.12	Merchant Taylors' School - Northwood	Day	Boys	13,410	NA
15	95.10	Guildford High School for Girls	Day	Girls	10,716	NA
16	94.78	King Edward VI High - Girls/ Birmingham	Day	Girls	7,995	NA
17	94.53	Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls - Elstree	Day	Girls	10,032	NA
18	94.46	Oxford High School GDST	Day	Girls (Boys 3-6)	8,394	NA
19	94.42	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Both	Girls	18,723	27,630
20	94.33	Putney High School	Day	Girls	10,470	NA
21	94.07	City of London School for Girls	Day	Girls	11,565	NA
22	93.92	City of London School for Boys	Day	Boys	12,024	NA
23	93.89	Harrow School	Boarding	Boys	NA	26,445
24	93.79	St Catherine's School - Guildford	Both	Girls	12,465	20,520
25	93.75	Lady Eleanor Holles School - Richmond	Day	Girls	11,700	NA
26	93.12	Leeds Girls' High School	Day	Girls	NA	NA
27	93.00	Albemarle Independent College - London	Day	Co-ed	12,450	NA
28	92.99	Channing School - Highgate	Day	Girls	11,070	NA
29	92.94	School Of St Helen And St Katharine - Abingdon	Day	Girls	9,066	NA
30	92.70	South Hampstead High School	Day	Girls	10,470	NA
31	92.66	Magdalen College School	Day	Boys	11,184	NA
32	92.53	Abingdon School	Both	Boys	11,940	22,770
33	92.10	Godolphin & Latymer School - Hammersmith	Day	Girls	13,470	NA
34	92.03	Manchester Grammar School	Day	boys	8,352	NA
35	91.92	Tonbridge School - Kent	Both	Boys	19,725	26,826
36	91.78	King Edward VI School - Southampton	Day	Co-ed	9,945	NA
37	91.40	Haberdasher's Aske's Boys School - Elstree	Day	Boys	11,724	NA
38	91.07	Oundle School - Peterborough	Both	Co-ed	15,600	23,940
39	91.03	Downe House School - Berks	Both	Girls	18,801	25,968
40	90.80	Charterhouse School - Godalming	both	Boys but co-ed 6th	21,576	26,100
41	90.71	Sutton High School GDST	Day	Girls	9,810	NA
42	90.61	Queenswood School - Hatfield	Both	Girls	18,735	24,270
43	90.48	St Mary's School - Calne	Both	Girls	17,550	25,050
44	90.46	Royal Grammar School - Newcastle	Day	Boys but co-ed 6th	8,379	NA
45	90.38	Whitgift School - South Croydon	Day	Boys	12,354	NA
46	90.29	Sherborne School for Girls	Both	Girls	18,600	25,500
46 =	90.29	Headington School - Oxford	Both	Girls	11,250	21,600
48	90.15	St Albans School	Day	Boys but co-ed 6th	11,826	NA
49	89.93	Badminton School - Bristol	Both	Girls	13,740	24,390
50	89.73	St Mary's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	17,775	24,975
51	89.66	Wimbledon High School GDST	Day	Girls	NA	NA
52	89.61	Queen's Gate School - Kensington	Day	Girls	NA	NA
52 =	89.61	Nottingham High School for Girls	Day	Girls	8,394	NA
54	89.52	Croydon High School GDST	Day	Girls	10,470	NA
55	89.31	Eltham College	Day	Boys but co-ed 6th	11,088	NA
56	89.26	Norwich School	Day	Boys but co-ed 6th	9,852	NA
57	89.25	St John's College - Cardiff	Day	Co-ed	8,685	NA
57 =	89.25	Radley College - Abingdon	Boarding	Boys	NA	24,990
59	89.19	Farnborough Hill School	Day	Girls	9,390	NA
60	89.11	University College School - Hampstead	Day	Boys	13,860	NA
61	88.98	Dulwich College	Both	Boys	12,579	NA
62	88.68	Marlborough College	Boarding	Co-ed	19,650	26,190
63	88.05	Perse School for Boys - Cambridge	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th Form)	11,724	NA
64	87.90	Brighton College	both	Co-ed	15,534	24,078
65	87.89	Bolton School (Girls' Division)	Day	Girls	7,950	NA
66	87.81	Alleyn's School - Dulwich	Day	Co-ed	12,285	NA
67	87.78	Bradford Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	9,471	NA
68	87.70	Woldingham School - Caterham	Both	Girls	14,190	23,745
69	87.69	Ockbrook School - Derby	Day	Girls (Boys 3-11)	NA	NA
70	87.66	Abbey School - Reading	Day	Girls	10,260	NA
71	87.59	Latymer Upper School - Hammersmith	Day	Boys but co-ed 6th	12,840	NA
72	87.33	St Mary's School - Cambridge	Both	Girls	NA	NA
73	87.30	King Edward's School (Boys) - Birmingham	Day	Boys	8,550	NA
74	87.12	Talbot Heath School - Bournemouth	Both	Girls (Boys 3-7)	9,693	16,143
75	87.11	Bancroft's School - Woodford Green	Day	Co-ed	10,995	NA
76	87.00	Reigate Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
76 =	87.00	Cambridge Tutors College - Croydon	Both	Co-ed	13,600	NA
78	86.83	Canford School - Wimborne	Both	Co-ed	18,918	24,570
79	86.80	Hurtwood House - Dorking	Both	Co-ed	17,220	25,830
80	86.73	Notting Hill & Ealing High School	Day	Girls	10,470	NA
81	86.72	Heathfield St Mary's School - Ascot	Boarding	Girls	NA	22,890
82	86.18	St Albans High School for Girls	Day	Girls	10,335	NA
83	86.16	Queen's School - Chester	day	Girls	8,895	NA
84	86.09	King Edward's School - Bath	Day	Co-ed	9,357	NA
85	86.01	King's School - Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	19,530	26,310
86	85.98	Kingston Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
87	85.92	Wellington College - Berkshire	Both	Boys (Co-ed 6th Form)	19,215	25,620
88	85.91	Repton School	Both	Co-ed	17,625	23,760
89	85.83	Trinity School - Croydon	Day	Boys	10,446	NA
90	85.74	Bristol Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	9,297	NA
91	85.63	Hampton School - Middlesex	Day	Boys	12,120	NA
92	85.60	Lancing College	Both	Co-ed	17,085	24,600
93	85.51	Loughborough High School	Day	Girls	7,890	NA
94	85.39	Portsmouth Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	10,400	NA
95	85.29	St Peter's School - York	Both	Co-ed	11,994	20,280
96	85.26	Norwich High School for Girls GDST	Day	Girls	7,863	NA
97	85.22	Rugby School	Both	Co-ed	15,750	24,915
98	85.16	Tormead School - Guildford	Day	Girls	10,605	NA
99	85.12	Clifton High School - Bristol	Day (Fb 6TH form only)	Co-ed	8,805	NA
100	85.10	Concord College - Shrewsbury	Both	Co-ed	9,969	20,979

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).

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.