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 2011. 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	99.52	Magdalen College School	Day	Boys (Co-ed sixth form)	NA	NA
2	98.10	St Paul's Girls' School - Hammersmith	Day	Girls	18,840	NA
3	97.58	Westminster School - London	Both	Boys (Co-ed 6th Form)	22,854	30,438
4	97.24	Wycombe Abbey School - Buckinghamshire	Boarding	Girls	NA	30,600
5	97.10	Withington Girls School - Manchester	Day	Girls	10,122	NA
6	96.59	St Paul's School - London	Both	Boys	18,825	27,891
6 =	96.59	North London Collegiate School - Edgware	Day	Girls	14,523	NA
8	95.76	Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls - Elstree	Day	Girls	11,949	NA
9	94.64	Royal Grammar School - Guildford	Day	Boys	13,620	NA
10	94.63	Guildford High School for Girls	Day	Girls	13,484	NA
11	94.58	City of London School for Girls	Day	Girls	13,131	NA
12	93.90	Tonbridge School - Kent	Both	Boys	23,340	31,263
13	93.84	Lady Eleanor Holles School - Richmond	Day	Girls	14,700	NA
14	93.26	Godolphin & Latymer School - Hammersmith	Day	Girls	15,835	NA
15	93.18	King's College - Wimbledon	Day	Boys	17,520	NA
16	93.00	Stephen Perse Foundation (formerly Perse Girls) - Cambridge	Day	Girls (Co-ed sixth form)	13,470	NA
17	92.95	Putney High School	Day	Girls	NA	NA
18	92.88	Oxford High School GDST	Day	Girls (Co-ed 3-6)	10,701	NA
19	92.39	Channing School - Highgate	Day	Girls	14,040	NA
20	92.20	James Allen's Girls' School - Dulwich	Day	Girls	13,560	NA
21	92.12	School of St Helen and St Katharine - Abingdon	Day	Girls	NA	NA
22	92.00	Haberdasher's Aske's Boys School - Elstree	Day	Boys	14,667	NA
23	90.99	Brighton College	Both	Co-ed	18,585	31,284
24	90.87	South Hampstead High School	Day	Girls	13,029	NA
25	90.75	Merchant Taylors' School - Northwood	Day	Boys	16,020	NA
26	89.58	St Swithun's School - Winchester	Both	Girls	15,720	25,920
27	89.12	St Mary's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	20,790	29,220
28	89.11	King Edward VI High - Girls/ Birmingham	Day	Girls	10,215	NA
29	88.94	Royal Grammar School - Newcastle	Day	Co-ed	9,747	NA
30	88.86	Wimbledon High School GDST	Day	Girls	13,029	NA
31	88.65	Highgate School - London	Day	Co-ed	15,870	NA
32	88.18	Hampton School - Middlesex	Day	Boys	14,610	NA
33	88.04	Manchester High School for Girls	Day	Girls	9,642	NA
34	87.50	Perse Upper School - Cambridge	Day	Co-ed	13,647	NA
35	87.49	St Catherine's School - Guildford	Both	Girls	15,090	24,825
36	87.24	St Albans School	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	13,794	NA
37	86.79	Alleyn's School - Dulwich	Day	Co-ed	14,601	NA
38	86.20	Abbey School - Reading	Day	Girls	12,600	NA
39	85.89	Oundle School - Peterborough	Both	Co-ed	18,480	28,590
40	85.76	Dulwich College	Both	Boys	14,892	30,639
41	85.43	Walthamstow Hall - Sevenoaks	Day	Girls	NA	NA
42	85.33	Loughborough High School	Day	Girls	9,417	NA
43	85.17	City of London School for Boys	Day	Boys	13,050	NA
44	84.62	Badminton School - Bristol	Both	Girls	15,810	29,640
45	84.55	King's High School for Girls - Warwick	Day	Girls	9,756	NA
46	84.08	Notting Hill & Ealing High School	Day	Girls	13,029	NA
47	83.82	King Edward's School (Boys) - Birmingham	Day	Boys	10,395	NA
48	82.85	Bancroft's School - Woodford Green	Day	Co-ed	13,188	NA
49	82.23	City of London Freemen's School - Ashtead	Both	Co-ed	14,598	23,238
50	82.21	Sir William Perkins's School	Day	Girls	12,360	NA
51	82.19	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Both	Girls	22,020	32,493
52	82.10	Tormead School - Guildford	Day	Girls	12,030	NA
53	81.98	Headington School - Oxford	Both	Girls	14,403	27,885
54	81.88	Kingston Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	14,835	NA
54 =	81.88	Nottingham High School for Girls	Day	Girls	10,110	NA
56	81.45	Palmers Green High School - London	Day	Girls	NA	NA
57	81.40	St Albans High School for Girls	Day	Girls	12,285	NA
58	81.18	Abingdon School	Both	Boys	14,505	29,745
59	81.17	Harrow School	Boarding	Boys	NA	30,930
60	81.11	St Helen's - Northwood	Day	Girls	13,329	NA
61	80.85	Maynard School - Devon	Day	Girls	10,698	NA
62	80.59	Howell's School Llandaff GDST - Cardiff	Day	Girls (Co-ed 6th Form)	10,605	NA
63	80.35	Concord College - Shrewsbury	Both	Co-ed	11,700	26,550
64	80.00	Charterhouse School - Godalming	Both	Boys (Co-ed 6th Form)	21,681	30,534
65	79.83	Bromley High School GDST	Day	Girls	12,426	NA
66	78.57	University College School - Hampstead	Day	Boys (Co-ed sixth form)	16,005	NA
67	78.49	Latymer Upper School - Hammersmith	Day	Co-ed	14,995	NA
68	78.24	Canford School - Wimborne	Both	Co-ed	21,735	27,915
69	78.14	Bolton School (Girls' Division)	Day	Girls	9,357	NA
70	78.11	Cathedral School - Llandaff	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
71	78.00	Twycross House School - Atherstone	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
72	77.87	Central Newcastle High School GDST	Day	Girls	10,110	NA
73	77.61	Francis Holland School - Regent's Park	Day	Girls	14,400	NA
74	77.22	Nottingham High School	Day	Boys	11,172	NA
75	76.74	King's School - Cheshire	Day	Co-ed	10,632	NA
76	76.14	Norwich High School for Girls GDST	Day	Girls	NA	NA
77	76.13	Downe House School - Berks	Both	Girls	NA	NA
78	75.80	Sherborne School for Girls	Both	Girls	20,595	28,350
79	75.70	King Edward's School - Bath	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
80	75.66	Rugby School	Both	Co-ed	18,180	29,175
81	75.60	Stamford High School	Both	Girls	12,252	22,356
82	75.54	Queen's Gate School - Kensington	Day	Girls	15,300	NA
83	75.50	Queen Elizabeth Grammar School - Wakefield	Day	Boys	NA	NA
84	75.38	Eltham College	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	12,780	NA
85	75.18	Grange School - Cheshire	Day	Co-ed	9,120	NA
86	74.97	Wellington College - Berkshire	Both	Co-ed	22,545	30,075
87	74.93	Royal High School - Bath	Both	Girls	10,257	20,481
88	74.55	Cheadle Hulme School	Day	Co-ed	9,474	NA
89	74.47	Wakefield Girls' High School	Day	Girls	NA	NA
90	74.27	Queen's School - Chester	Day	Girls	10,650	NA
91	74.20	Trinity School - Croydon	Day	Boys	12,462	NA
92	73.70	Queen Elizabeths Hospital - Bristol	Day	Boys	11,259	NA
93	73.49	Ipswich High School GDST	Day	Girls	10,206	NA
94	73.40	Moreton Hall School - Oswestry	Both	Girls	NA	NA
95	73.00	Marlborough College	Both	Co-ed	24,450	30,300
96	72.98	Portsmouth Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	12,180	NA
97	72.60	The Grammar School at Leeds	Day	Co-ed	10,755	NA
98	72.40	Shrewsbury High School GDST	Day	Girls	10,302	NA
99	72.22	Old Palace of John Whitgift School - Croydon	Day	Girls	NA	NA
100	72.12	King's School - Worcester	Day	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 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.