The Top 100 Co-Educational Senior Boarding Schools by A Levels

In this section we give you our own assessment of the Top 100 co-educational independent senior boarding schools in England and Wales for 2007. These positions are compiled from the % of A + B grades scored at A levels. Note that this table EXCLUDES schools taking the International Baccalaureate, which are included in the separate table for IB schools.

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	A + B %	Name	Day / Board	Boy / Girl	Day £	Board £
1	91.07	Oundle School - Peterborough	Both	Co-ed	15,600	23,940
2	88.68	Marlborough College	Both	Co-ed	19,650	26,190
3	87.90	Brighton College	both	Co-ed	15,534	24,078
4	86.83	Canford School - Wimborne	Both	Co-ed	18,918	24,570
5	86.80	Hurtwood House - Dorking	Both	Co-ed	17,220	25,830
6	86.01	King's School - Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	19,530	26,310
7	85.92	Wellington College - Berkshire	Both	Co-ed	19,215	25,620
8	85.91	Repton School	Both	Co-ed	17,625	23,760
9	85.60	Lancing College	Both	Co-ed	17,085	24,600
10	85.29	St Peter's School - York	Both	Co-ed	11,994	20,280
11	85.22	Rugby School	Both	Co-ed	15,750	24,915
12	85.10	Concord College - Shrewsbury	Both	Co-ed	9,969	20,979
13	84.26	Purcell School of Music - Watford	Both	Co-ed	22,452	28,716
14	84.07	Epsom College	both	Co-ed	17,484	25,398
15	83.76	Dauntsey's School - Devizes	Both	co-ed	13,395	22,605
16	83.30	Uppingham School - Rutland	Both	Co-ed	17,430	24,900
17	82.86	Chetham's School of Music - Manchester	Both	Co-ed	21,324	27,549
18	82.67	Cranleigh School - Surrey	Both	Co-ed	20,370	24,990
19	82.44	Bromsgrove School	Both	Co-ed	11,280	23,640
20	81.33	Fettes College - Edinburgh	Both	Co-ed	16,869	23,499
21	80.06	Dean Close School - Cheltenham	Both	Co-ed	17,610	24,945
22	79.54	Eastbourne College	Both	Co-ed	15,240	23,025
23	79.37	St Leonards School - Fife	Both	Co-ed	9,339	22,233
24	78.22	Christ's Hospital - Horsham	Boarding	Co-ed	NA	19,752
25	77.95	Oakham School - Rutland	Both	Co-ed	14,280	23,850
26	77.00	Bosworth Independent College - Northamptonshire	Both	Co-ed	12,000	19,800
27	76.99	Sidcot School - Winscombe	Both	Co-ed	10,980	18,450
28	76.50	Bootham School - York	Both	Co-ed	12,855	20,640
29	75.00	Yehudi Menuhin School - Cobham	Both	Co-ed	35,685	36,636
30	74.70	St Edward's School - Oxford	Both	Co-ed	20,385	25,485
31	73.70	Felsted School - Essex	Both	Co-ed	16,788	22,431
32	73.14	Kingswood School - Bath	Both	Co-ed	9,789	21,828
33	73.05	New Hall School - Chelmsford	Both	Co-ed	13,290	19,950
34	72.95	Cheltenham College	Both	Co-ed	19,365	25,845
35	72.68	Queen's College - Taunton	Both	Co-ed	12,675	19,482
36	72.61	Taunton School	Both	Co-ed	12,870	18,810
37	72.41	Leys School - Cambridge	Both	Co-ed	14,100	22,020
38	72.31	Clifton College - Bristol	both	Co-ed	16,245	24,075
39	72.09	Bradfield College - Reading	Both	Co-ed	19,500	24,375
40	71.94	West Buckland School - Barnstaple	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
41	71.58	Bryanston School - Blandford Forum	Both	Co-ed	20,388	25,485
42	71.37	Wells Cathedral School - Somerset	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
43	71.10	D'Overbroeck's College - Oxford	Both	Co-ed	16,185	24,255
44	70.37	St Edmund's School - Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	14,724	22,803
45	69.95	Monkton Combe - Bath	Both	Co-ed	15,249	22,149
46	69.93	Ampleforth College - York	Both	Co-ed	14,046	24,270
47	69.40	Blundell's School - Tiverton	Both	Co-ed	14,760	22,875
48	69.37	Giggleswick School - Settle	Both	Co-ed	15,816	23,325
49	69.05	Stowe School - Buckingham	Both	Co-ed	18,915	25,575
50	68.98	Prior Park College - Bath	Both	Co-ed	11,826	21,324
51	67.88	St Bede's School - Hailsham	Both	Co-ed	13,665	22,230
52	67.83	Queen Ethelburga's College - York	Both	Co-ed	8,685	28,395
53	67.61	Gresham's School - Norfolk	Both	Co-ed	17,490	22,785
54	66.42	Wellington School - Somerset	both	co-ed	9,480	17,658
55	65.56	St Bees School - Cumbria	Both	Co-ed	13,275	22,149
56	65.38	Rendcomb College - Cirencester	Both	Co-ed	15,705	21,060
57	64.66	Royal Hospital School - Ipswich	Both	Co-ed	9,924	18,642
58	64.62	Denstone College - Staffordshire	Both	Co-ed	9,870	18,540
59	64.55	Mill Hill School - London	Both	Co-ed	14,547	22,983
60	64.52	Worksop College	Both	Co-ed	13,920	20,535
61	64.33	Millfield School - Street	Both	Co-ed	17,130	25,095
62	64.25	Leighton Park School - Reading	Both	Co-ed	15,135	23,100
63	63.58	Christ College - Brecon	Both	Co-ed	12,465	19,275
64	63.50	Sedbergh School - Cumbria	Both	Co-ed	16,920	22,665
65	63.21	Culford School - Bury St Edmunds	Both	Co-ed	13,830	21,720
66	62.84	Framlingham College - Suffolk	Both	Co-ed	13,299	20,691
67	62.67	Royal Russell School - Croydon	Both	Co-ed	11,955	23,640
68	61.94	Lord Wandsworth College - Hampshire	Both	Co-ed	16,005	22,515
69	61.47	Arts Educational School - Tring	Both	Co-ed	19,710	25,740
70	61.29	Clayesmore School - Blandford Forum	Both	Co-ed	17,364	23,730
71	60.67	Stonyhurst College - Clitheroe	Both	Co-ed	13,559	23,262
72	60.17	Wycliffe College - Gloucs	Both	Co-ed	14,880	23,665
73	60.00	Rydal Penrhos - Conwy	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
74	59.52	King's School - Ely	Both	Co-ed	14,085	20,385
75	59.02	Llandovery College	Both	Co-ed	12,231	19,812
76	57.86	Rossall School - Lancashire	Both	Co-ed	9,945	24,945
77	57.52	St Edmund's College - Ware	Both	Co-ed	12,840	20,820
78	56.86	Wrekin College - Telford	Both	Co-ed	13,230	21,846
79	56.65	Barnard Castle School - Co Durham	Both	Co-ed	9,660	16,626
80	56.43	Kent College - Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	13,320	22,710
81	53.54	Dover College - Kent	Both	Co-ed	10,770	21,570
82	53.50	King Edward's School - Witley	Both	Co-ed	15,300	21,300
83	53.03	Shebbear College - Devon	Both	Co-ed	9,075	16,950
84	52.44	Warminster School - Wiltshire	Both	Co-ed	11,190	19,440
85	52.11	Langley School - Norwich	Both	Co-ed	9,180	18,675
86	52.05	Royal Wolverhampton School	Both	Co-ed	10,650	22,260
87	50.98	Lime House School - Carlisle	Both	Co-ed	6,900	15,600
88	49.31	St Lawrence College - Ramsgate	Both	Co-ed	12,900	22,026
89	49.12	Licensed Victuallers' School - Ascot	Both	Co-ed	11,790	20,715
90	48.94	Box Hill School - Dorking	Both	Co-ed	12,600	23,700
91	46.99	Abbotsholme School - Uttoxeter	Both	Co-ed	15,600	23,100
92	46.67	Hammond School - Chester	Both	Co-ed	13,581	16,956
93	46.43	Fyling Hall School - Whitby	Both	Co-ed	6,552	16,170
94	45.37	Oswestry School - Shropshire	Both	Co-ed	11,325	19,275
95	44.44	Read School - Selby	Both	co-ed	7,629	16,512
96	43.51	Ellesmere College - Shropshire	Both	Co-ed	13,347	20,898
97	42.20	Seaford College	Both	Co-ed	13,950	21,300
98	42.00	Windermere St Anne's School	Both	Co-ed	11,580	20,700
99	41.18	Bedstone College - Shropshire	Both	Co-ed	10,800	19,500
100	40.86	Bearwood College - Wokingham	Both	Co-ed	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).

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 100 table are quite selective on their admissions. Be aware your child may not necessarily thrive in a high pressure academic environment – take advice.

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