The Top 100 Senior Schools by A + A* Grades at GCSE Level

In this section we give you our own assessment of the Top 100 independent senior schools in the UK for 2012. These positions are compiled from the % of A & A* grades at GCSE levels.

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 + A* %	Name	Day / Board	Boy / Girl	Day £	Board £
1	99.14	St Paul's Girls' School - Hammersmith	Day	Girls	20,160	NA
2	97.91	Wycombe Abbey School - Buckinghamshire	Boarding	Girls	NA	31,950
3	97.63	St Paul's School - London	Both	Boys	19,674	29,466
4	97.10	North London Collegiate School - Edgware	Day	Girls	15,540	NA
5	96.96	Westminster School - London	Both	Boys (Co-ed 6th Form)	23,538	31,350
6	95.58	City of London School for Girls	Day	Girls	13,527	NA
7	94.99	Guildford High School for Girls	Day	Girls	13,890	NA
8	92.95	Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls - Elstree	Day	Girls	12,666	NA
9	92.36	Oxford High School GDST	Day	Girls (Co-ed 3-6)	11,601	NA
10	92.35	Withington Girls School - Manchester	Day	Girls	10,548	NA
11	92.34	Magdalen College School	Day	Boys (co-ed 6th form)	13,932	NA
12	91.64	Royal Grammar School - Guildford	Day	Boys	14,070	NA
13	91.33	Highgate School - London	Day	Co-ed	16,815	NA
14	90.57	Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School - Elstree	Day	Boys	15,255	NA
15	90.51	St Swithun's School - Winchester	Both	Girls (Boys 3-7)	16,815	27,210
16	90.50	Radley College - Abingdon	Boarding	Boys	NA	30,900
17	90.39	Godolphin & Latymer School - Hammersmith	Day	Girls	15,990	NA
18	90.22	Brighton College	Both	Co-ed	19,509	34,500
19	90.21	Latymer Upper School - Hammersmith	Day	Co-ed	15,705	NA
20	90.02	James Allen's Girls' School - Dulwich	Day	Girls	14,103	NA
21	89.82	King's College - Wimbledon	Day	Boys	18,210	NA
22	89.66	School of St Helen and St Katharine - Abingdon	Day	Girls	12,420	NA
23	89.63	Alleyn's School - Dulwich	Day	Co-ed	15,255	NA
24	89.22	Manchester High School for Girls	Day	Girls	9,900	NA
25	89.21	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Both	Girls	22,461	33,144
26	89.15	Lady Eleanor Holles School - Richmond	Day	Girls	15,450	NA
27	89.05	Merchant Taylors' School - Northwood	Day	Boys	16,660	NA
28	88.99	South Hampstead High School	Day	Girls	13,680	NA
29	88.88	St Albans High School for Girls	Day	Girls	12,930	NA
30	88.51	Tonbridge School - Kent	Both	Boys	24,618	32,823
31	87.06	Bancroft's School - Woodford Green	Day	Co-ed	13,584	NA
32	86.53	Manchester Grammar School	Day	Boys	10,515	NA
33	86.11	St Mary's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	21,510	30,240
34	85.97	Royal Grammar School - Newcastle	Day	Co-ed	10,296	NA
35	85.45	Notting Hill & Ealing High School	Day	Girls	14,004	NA
36	85.08	Headington School - Oxford	Both	Girls	15,084	29,205
37	84.99	Oundle School - Peterborough	Both	Co-ed	19,035	29,670
38	84.71	Harrow School	Boarding	Boys	NA	32,160
39	84.56	Nottingham High School for Girls	Day	Girls	10,665	NA
40	84.27	City of London School for Boys	Day	Boys	13,401	NA
40 =	84.27	King Edward's School (Boys) - Birmingham	Day	Boys	10,926	NA
42	83.95	St Albans School	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	14,733	NA
43	83.68	St Catherine's School - Guildford	Both	Girls	15,660	25,770
44	83.33	Abbey School - Reading	Day	Girls	13,290	NA
45	83.05	City of London Freemen's School - Ashtead	Both	Co-ed	14,814	23,589
46	82.88	Putney High School	Day	Girls	14,076	NA
47	82.82	Dulwich College	Both	Boys	15,711	32,481
48	82.75	Kingston Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	15,465	NA
49	82.74	Channing School - Highgate	Day	Girls	14,670	NA
50	82.54	Walthamstow Hall - Sevenoaks	Day	Girls	NA	NA
51	82.16	Norwich School	Day	Co-ed	12,660	NA
52	81.48	Grange School - Cheshire	Day	Co-ed	9,480	NA
53	81.09	University College School - Hampstead	Day	Boys (Co-ed sixth form)	16,575	NA
54	80.86	Wimbledon High School GDST	Day	Girls	14,004	NA
55	79.95	Bristol Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
56	79.12	Francis Holland School - Regent's Park	Day	Girls	NA	NA
57	79.00	Badminton School - Bristol	Both	Girls	16,440	30,840
58	78.61	Tormead School - Guildford	Day	Girls	12,630	NA
59	78.51	Concord College - Shrewsbury	Both	Co-ed	11,940	28,600
60	78.41	Central Newcastle High School GDST	Day	Girls	NA	NA
61	78.14	Woldingham School - Caterham	Both	Girls	18,615	29,760
62	78.03	Howell's School Llandaff GDST - Cardiff	Day	Girls (Co-ed 6th Form)	NA	NA
63	78.02	Wellington College - Berkshire	Both	Co-ed	23,610	31,500
64	78.00	Charterhouse School - Godalming	Both	Boys (Co-ed 6th Form)	22,809	31,680
64 =	78.00	Marlborough College	Both	Co-ed	26,640	31,350
66	77.79	Warwick School	Both	Boys	10,617	22,659
67	77.69	Christ's Hospital - Horsham	Both	Co-ed	17,505	27,000
68	77.40	Loughborough High School	Day	Girls	NA	NA
69	77.28	Sheffield High School GDST	Day	Girls	NA	NA
70	76.96	Maynard School - Devon	Day	Girls	NA	NA
71	76.38	Nottingham High School	Day	Boys	11,607	NA
72	76.04	Wakefield Girls' High School	Day	Girls	NA	NA
73	75.95	Trinity School - Croydon	Day	Boys	13,044	NA
74	75.91	Queen's Gate School - Kensington	Day	Girls	15,900	NA
75	75.90	Red Maids School - Bristol	Day	Girls	11,100	NA
76	75.85	St Helen's - Northwood	Day	Girls	13,830	NA
77	75.47	Chetham's School of Music - Manchester	Both	Co-ed	23,988	30,987
78	75.46	Exeter School	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
79	74.78	Reading Blue Coat School	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th Form)	NA	NA
80	74.63	Queen Elizabeth Grammar School - Wakefield	Day	Boys	NA	NA
81	74.55	Rugby School	Both	Co-ed	18,900	30,099
82	74.46	King's School - Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	23,295	31,140
83	74.39	Burgess Hill School for Girls	Both	Girls (Co-ed 2 - 7)	14,250	25,200
84	74.33	Sir William Perkins's School	Day	Girls	12,846	NA
85	73.73	Bradford Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
86	73.22	Queen's School - Chester	Day	Girls	10,995	NA
87	73.17	Downe House School - Berks	Both	Girls	NA	NA
88	73.08	King's High School for Girls - Warwick	Day	Girls	10,098	NA
89	73.06	St Mary's School - Cambridge	Boarding from age 13	Girls	13,065	28,140
90	73.00	King Edward's School - Bath	Day	Co-ed	11,715	NA
91	72.67	Durham High School For Girls	Day	Girls	NA	NA
92	72.48	Bolton School (Girls' Division)	Day	Girls	NA	NA
93	72.47	Palmers Green High School - London	Day	Girls	NA	NA
94	72.38	Stockport Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
95	72.29	Caterham School	Both	Co-ed	15,030	28,044
96	72.12	St James Independent School For Senior Girls - London W14	Day	Girls	NA	NA
97	72.05	Portsmouth Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	12,666	NA
98	71.96	Dauntsey's School - Devizes	Both	Co-ed	16,050	30,675
99	71.93	Hymers College - Hull	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
100	71.81	Sydenham High School GDST	Day	Girls	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 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.

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