The Top 20 Boys Only Senior Boarding Schools by A Levels

In this section we give you our own assessment of the Top 20 boys only independent senior boarding schools in the UK for 2012. These positions are compiled from the % of A* and A grades scored at A levels. Note that there are relatively few Boys Only boarding schools and you may wish to look at the Co-educational table as well.

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 Top 20 boys only boarding schools.


A + A* %NameDay / BoardBoy / GirlDay £Board £
188.04St Paul's School - LondonBothBoys19,67429,466
286.00Westminster School - LondonBothBoys (Co-ed 6th Form)23,53831,350
382.02Eton CollegeBoardingBoysNA32,067
474.74Tonbridge School - KentBothBoys24,61832,823
574.08Abingdon SchoolBothBoys15,14131,050
673.28Harrow SchoolBoardingBoysNA32,160
769.44Radley College - AbingdonBoardingBoysNA30,900
862.44Dulwich CollegeBothBoys 15,71132,481
960.99Monmouth SchoolBothBoys13,11623,112
1060.59Loughborough Grammar SchoolBothBoys10,41319,656
1157.07Warwick SchoolBothBoys10,61722,659
1255.17Merchiston Castle School - EdinburghBothBoys19,54526,655
1353.79Bedford SchoolBothBoys16,22727,051
1448.00Shrewsbury SchoolBothBoys (Co-ed sixth form)20,58029,385
1546.56Reeds School - CobhamBothBoys (Co-ed 6th Form)16,28726,946
1642.86Oratory School - ReadingBothBoys20,56528,395
1740.79Stamford SchoolBothBoys12,62423,028

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 20 with the exception of Eton College who usually publish their results very late. 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 some of the schools in this TOP 20 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 results for schools with less than 20 students taking A Levels.

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