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 2008. 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	94.00	Brighton College	Both	Co-ed	16,530	25,620
2	91.55	Concord College - Shrewsbury	Both	Co-ed	9,969	20,979
3	90.53	Hurtwood House - Dorking	Both	Co-ed	17,220	25,830
4	88.52	Rugby School	Both	Co-ed	15,750	24,915
5	88.24	Oundle School - Peterborough	Both	Co-ed	15,600	23,940
6	87.85	Bishops Stortford College	Both	Co-ed	13,551	18,843
7	87.79	Caterham School	Both	Co-ed	12,894	24,054
8	87.15	Uppingham School - Rutland	Both	Co-ed	18,438	26,340
9	86.96	Bromsgrove School	Both	Co-ed	11,850	25,425
10	86.83	King's School - Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	20,415	27,630
11	86.65	Canford School - Wimborne	Both	Co-ed	20,025	25,680
12	86.01	City of London Freemen's School - Ashtead	Both	Co-ed	13,680	21,771
13	85.52	Fettes College - Edinburgh	Both	Co-ed	17,838	24,498
14	85.08	Repton School	Both	Co-ed	18,645	25,125
15	83.94	Lancing College	Both	Co-ed	17,850	25,710
16	83.64	Bootham School - York	Both	Co-ed	13,590	21,750
17	83.18	Berkhamsted Collegiate School	Both	Co-ed	14,841	23,448
18	83.02	St Michael's School - Llanelli	Both	Co-ed	9,186	18,800
19	82.41	Haileybury - Hertford	Both	Co-ed	19,005	25,305
20	82.28	Wellington College - Berkshire	Both	Co-ed	20,175	26,925
21	82.11	Oakham School - Rutland	Both	Co-ed	14,970	25,050
22	81.22	Ipswich School	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
23	81.20	Dauntsey's School - Devizes	Both	Co-ed	14,145	23,850
24	81.00	Chelsea Independent College	Day	Co-ed	14,070	NA
25	80.79	Bryanston School - Blandford Forum	Both	Co-ed	21,588	26,985
26	80.69	St Peter's School - York	Both	Co-ed	13,350	21,495
27	80.06	Cranleigh School - Surrey	Both	Co-ed	20,370	24,990
28	79.77	Framlingham College - Suffolk	Both	Co-ed	14,058	21,873
29	78.11	Kingswood School - Bath	Both	Co-ed	10,425	23,247
30	77.90	Ampleforth College - York	Both	Co-ed	15,735	25,725
31	77.60	Strathallan School - Perth	Both	Co-ed	15,960	23,520
32	77.32	Battle Abbey School	Both	Co-ed	12,600	20,790
33	77.22	Pocklington School - York	Both	Co-ed	10,551	18,891
34	77.02	Prior Park College - Bath	Both	Co-ed	12,387	22,338
35	77.00	Eastbourne College	Both	Co-ed	16,305	24,630
35 =	77.00	Frensham Heights School - Farnham	Both	Co-ed	15,300	22,680
37	76.96	Cheltenham College	Both	Co-ed	20,925	27,825
38	76.65	Queen Ethelburga's College - York	Both	Co-ed	9,225	31,005
39	76.30	Bosworth Independent College - Northamptonshire	Both	Co-ed	13,600	20,130
40	76.00	D'Overbroeck's College - Oxford	Both	Co-ed	16,845	25,170
41	75.60	Dean Close School - Cheltenham	Both	Co-ed	18,480	26,160
42	75.20	Truro School	Both	Co-ed	10,080	19,380
43	75.19	St Edward's School - Oxford	Both	Co-ed	20,385	25,485
44	75.10	Kimbolton School - Huntingdon	Both (Boarding from 11)	Co-ed	11,265	18,660
45	75.00	Loretto School - Musselburgh	Both	Co-ed	16,620	24,450
46	74.88	Queen's College - Taunton	Both	Co-ed	13,305	20,745
47	74.74	Chetham's School of Music - Manchester	Both	Co-ed	21,324	27,549
48	74.64	Wells Cathedral School - Somerset	Both	Co-ed	13,383	22,371
49	74.29	St Edmund's School - Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	15,534	24,057
50	73.89	Downside School - Bath	Both	Co-ed	11,925	22,218
51	73.15	Christ's Hospital - Horsham	Boarding	Co-ed	NA	19,752
52	73.13	Saint Felix Schools - Ipswich	Both	Co-ed	11,985	20,985
53	72.67	Sidcot School - Winscombe	Both	Co-ed	11,850	19,800
54	72.34	Christ College - Brecon	Both	Co-ed	12,465	19,275
55	72.00	Leighton Park School - Reading	Both	Co-ed	15,900	24,255
56	71.82	Purcell School of Music - Watford	Both	Co-ed	22,452	28,716
57	71.53	Clifton College - Bristol	Both	Co-ed	16,245	24,075
58	71.33	New Hall School - Chelmsford	Both	Co-ed	13,290	19,950
59	71.12	Wellington School - Somerset	Both	Co-ed	10,095	18,804
60	70.89	Bradfield College - Reading	Both	Co-ed	19,500	24,375
61	70.34	Gresham's School - Norfolk	Both	Co-ed	18,540	24,150
62	70.30	Leys School - Cambridge	Both	Co-ed	15,630	23,670
63	70.11	Brentwood School	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
64	70.08	Mill Hill School - London	Both	Co-ed	15,201	24,018
65	69.23	Lord Wandsworth College - Hampshire	Both	Co-ed	16,854	23,754
66	69.02	West Buckland School - Barnstaple	Both	Co-ed	10,800	18,675
67	68.00	Rochester Independent College	Both	Co-ed	12,750	24,426
68	67.83	St Bees School - Cumbria	Both	Co-ed	13,275	22,149
69	67.49	Culford School - Bury St Edmunds	Both	Co-ed	14,520	22,800
70	66.25	Woodhouse Grove School - Apperley Bridge	Both	Co-ed	9,660	18,765
71	65.86	Royal Russell School - Croydon	Both	Co-ed	12,690	25,110
72	65.85	Worksop College	Both	Co-ed	14,610	21,555
73	65.43	King's School - Ely	Both	Co-ed	15,370	22,530
74	65.31	Clayesmore School - Blandford Forum	Both	Co-ed	18,579	25,392
75	65.30	Giggleswick School - Settle	Both	Co-ed	16,845	24,609
76	65.00	Sedbergh School - Cumbria	Both	Co-ed	18,480	24,750
77	64.60	King Edward's School - Witley	Both	Co-ed	16,140	22,470
78	63.59	St Edmund's College - Ware	Both	Co-ed	13,350	21,660
79	63.32	Stonyhurst College - Clitheroe	Both	Co-ed	13,559	23,262
80	63.01	Ratcliffe College - Leicester	Both	Co-ed	12,498	18,846
80 =	63.01	Ackworth School - Pontefract	Both	Co-ed	10,266	16,746
82	63.00	Albion College	Both	Co-ed	12,420	NA
83	62.35	Kent College - Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	14,187	23,949
84	61.87	Taunton School	Both	Co-ed	14,100	22,590
85	61.32	Plymouth College	Both	Co-ed	11,160	21,180
86	61.31	Ashville College - Harrogate	Both	Co-ed	10,335	20,280
87	61.30	Abbotsholme School - Uttoxeter	Both	Co-ed	16,350	24,000
88	61.14	Kirkham Grammar School - Preston	Both	Co-ed	8,160	15,315
89	60.58	Royal Hospital School - Ipswich	Both	Co-ed	10,521	19,668
89 =	60.58	Millfield School - Street	Both	Co-ed	17,130	25,095
91	60.00	Lincoln Minster School	Both	Co-ed	10,203	19,290
92	59.91	Felsted School - Essex	Both	Co-ed	17,544	23,439
93	59.73	Pangbourne College - Berkshire	Both	Co-ed	16,371	23,340
94	59.50	Royal Wolverhampton School	Both	Co-ed	11,190	22,260
95	59.18	Shebbear College - Devon	Both	Co-ed	9,528	17,712
96	58.73	Trinity School - Teignmouth	Both	Co-ed	8,940	18,540
97	57.71	Barnard Castle School - Co Durham	Both	Co-ed	9,996	17,274
98	57.58	St John's College - Southsea	Both	Co-ed	8,250	18,150
99	57.45	Dover College - Kent	Both	Co-ed	11,280	22,866
100	57.32	Windermere St Anne's School	Both	Co-ed	11,580	20,700

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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