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 the UK for 2009. 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.

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

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	A + B %	Name	Day / Board	Boy / Girl	Day £	Board £
1	95.33	Brighton College	Both	Co-ed	17,184	29,184
2	93.85	Concord College - Shrewsbury	Both	Co-ed	NA	23,400
3	92.15	Rugby School	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
4	91.82	Hurtwood House - Dorking	Both	Co-ed	17,220	25,830
5	91.52	City of London Freemen's School - Ashtead	Both	Co-ed	13,680	21,771
6	91.51	Wellington College - Berkshire	Both	Co-ed	20,760	27,705
7	89.93	Canford School - Wimborne	Both	Co-ed	20,025	25,680
8	88.68	King's School - Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	20,730	28,050
9	88.18	Oundle School - Peterborough	Both	Co-ed	16,935	25,980
10	88.16	St Michael's School - Llanelli	Both (6th form boarding only)	Co-ed	9,759	21,450
11	87.80	Bishops Stortford College	Both	Co-ed	13,950	19,776
12	86.76	St Peter's School - York	Both	Co-ed	13,683	22,032
13	85.37	Lancing College	Both	Co-ed	18,705	26,775
14	85.13	Berkhamsted Collegiate School	Both	Co-ed	15,582	24,792
15	84.72	Kingswood School - Bath	Both	Co-ed	10,737	23,595
16	84.63	Caterham School	Both	Co-ed	13,260	24,741
17	83.75	Bromsgrove School	Both	Co-ed	12,120	26,010
18	83.66	D'Overbroeck's College - Oxford	Both	Co-ed	17,355	25,920
19	82.86	Battle Abbey School	Both	Co-ed	13,200	22,350
20	82.54	Repton School	Both	Co-ed	19,380	26,118
21	81.82	Ipswich School	Both	Co-ed	10,353	18,159
22	80.78	Uppingham School - Rutland	Both	Co-ed	19,167	27,375
23	80.75	Chetham's School of Music - Manchester	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
24	80.19	Truro School	Both	Co-ed	10,455	19,995
25	80.09	Oakham School - Rutland	Both	Co-ed	15,195	25,425
26	80.00	Cranleigh School - Surrey	Both	Co-ed	21,225	26,040
27	79.81	New Hall School - Chelmsford	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
28	79.59	Leys School - Cambridge	Both	Co-ed	16,260	24,660
29	79.49	St Edward's School - Oxford	Both	Co-ed	22,155	27,690
30	79.09	Welbeck - Loughborough	Boarding	Co-ed	NA	NA
31	78.80	Bosworth Independent College - Northamptonshire	Both	Co-ed	13,600	20,130
32	78.30	Haileybury - Hertford	Both	Co-ed	19,338	25,749
33	77.38	Bootham School - York	Both	Co-ed	13,590	21,750
34	77.14	Ampleforth College - York	Both	Co-ed	16,455	26,455
35	77.06	Lord Wandsworth College - Hampshire	Both	Co-ed	17,511	24,681
36	77.01	Dauntsey's School - Devizes	Both	Co-ed	14,550	24,525
37	76.88	Dean Close School - Cheltenham	Both	Co-ed	19,020	26,925
38	76.28	Clifton College - Bristol	Both	Co-ed	17,385	25,770
39	76.17	Strathallan School - Perth	Both	Co-ed	16,599	24,462
40	76.10	Prior Park College - Bath	Both	Co-ed	12,759	23,007
41	75.52	Christ College - Brecon	Both	Co-ed	13,215	20,430
42	75.32	Christ's Hospital - Horsham	Boarding	Co-ed	NA	NA
43	75.18	Bryanston School - Blandford Forum	Both	Co-ed	21,588	26,985
43 =	75.18	West Buckland School - Barnstaple	Both	Co-ed	10,800	18,675
45	74.74	Oswestry School - Shropshire	Both	Co-ed	11,985	20,475
46	74.04	Downside School - Bath	Both	Co-ed	13,080	24,141
47	74.00	Eastbourne College	Both	Co-ed	16,635	25,125
48	73.90	Gresham's School - Norfolk	Both	Co-ed	19,110	24,885
49	73.83	Queen Ethelburga's College - York	Both	Co-ed	9,555	32,985
50	73.58	Royal School - Dungannon, NI	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
51	73.24	Ashford School - Kent	Both	Co ed	13,710	24,945
52	73.21	Bradfield College - Reading	Both	Co-ed	21,900	27,375
53	73.00	Cheltenham College	Both	Co-ed	20,925	27,825
54	72.17	Fettes College - Edinburgh	Both	Co-ed	18,105	24,864
55	72.10	Monkton Combe - Bath	Both	Co-ed	16,573	25,506
56	71.80	Plymouth College	Both	Co-ed	11,610	22,050
57	71.49	Taunton School	Both	Co-ed	14,520	23,490
58	71.37	Royal Russell School - Croydon	Both	Co-ed	13,290	26,310
59	71.29	Ryde School With Upper Chine - Isle of Wight	Both	Co-ed	9,585	19,605
60	71.24	St Edmund's School - Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	15,999	24,900
61	70.93	Kimbolton School - Huntingdon	Both (Boarding from 11)	Co-ed	11,610	19,230
61 =	70.93	Pocklington School - York	Both	Co-ed	10,896	19,506
63	70.79	Purcell School of Music - Watford	Both	Co-ed	23,127	29,577
64	70.76	Brentwood School	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
65	70.67	Wells Cathedral School - Somerset	Both	Co-ed	13,719	22,929
66	70.65	Tring Park (formerly Arts Educational School)	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
67	70.05	King's School - Ely	Both	Co-ed	15,930	23,055
68	69.82	Mill Hill School - London	Both	Co-ed	15,993	25,053
69	69.19	Culford School - Bury St Edmunds	Both	Co-ed	14,955	23,940
70	69.00	Bearwood College - Wokingham	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
70 =	69.00	Giggleswick School - Settle	Both	Co-ed	17,325	25,311
72	68.84	Leighton Park School - Reading	Both	Co-ed	16,680	25,440
73	68.45	Barnard Castle School - Co Durham	Both	Co-ed	10,248	17,967
74	67.74	Loretto School - Musselburgh	Both	Co-ed	17,205	25,305
75	67.72	Ackworth School - Pontefract	Both	Co-ed	11,208	18,348
76	66.67	Ratcliffe College - Leicester	Both	Co-ed	12,843	19,365
77	65.65	Wellington School - Somerset	Both	Co-ed	10,710	20,007
78	65.57	Sidcot School - Winscombe	Both	Co-ed	13,050	23,400
79	65.28	Rossall School - Lancashire	Both	Co-ed	11,010	28,350
80	64.81	Framlingham College - Suffolk	Both	Co-ed	14,469	22,512
81	64.71	Woodhouse Grove School - Apperley Bridge	Both	Co-ed	9,660	18,765
82	64.11	Rochester Independent College	Both	Co-ed	12,750	24,426
83	63.90	Felsted School - Essex	Both	Co-ed	17,949	23,979
84	63.60	Queen's College - Taunton	Both	Co-ed	13,710	21,675
85	63.50	Woodbridge School - Suffolk	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
86	63.45	Kirkham Grammar School - Preston	Both	Co-ed	8,490	15,996
87	63.44	Trinity School - Teignmouth	Both	Co-ed	9,720	20,760
88	63.16	St Bede's School - Hailsham	Both	Co-ed	14,925	24,270
89	62.82	Royal Hospital School - Ipswich	Both	Co-ed	10,521	19,668
90	61.45	Millfield School - Street	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
91	60.14	St Bees School - Cumbria	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
92	59.82	Licensed Victuallers' School - Ascot	Both	Co-ed	12,960	22,755
93	59.15	Rendcomb College - Cirencester	Both	Co-ed	16,965	22,746
94	59.09	Stonyhurst College - Clitheroe	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
95	58.44	Kingsley School - Bideford	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
96	58.02	St John's College - Southsea	Both	Co-ed	8,550	19,980
97	57.10	Sedbergh School - Cumbria	Both	Co-ed	18,750	25,500
98	56.37	Sutton Valence School - Maidstone	Both	Co-ed	16,170	25,575
99	56.33	Ashville College - Harrogate	Both	Co-ed	10,335	20,280
100	55.49	King's School - Rochester	Both	Co-ed	15,420	25,950

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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