The Top International Baccalaureate Schools
by average points per pupil
In this section we give you our own assessment of the Top IB Schools in the UK for 2012. These positions are compiled from the average points of sixth
formers taking the Diploma Programme of the IB. Note that the IB is still a relatively
new qualification for UK schools and many have not been offering it sufficiently
long to publish results. The International Baccalaureate Organisation refuses to
publish results and we have had to collect these statistics by asking each school
individually. We show two league tables – the first for schools with cohort of IB DP students of 15 or more and the second with cohorts of 14 or less.
Relatively few schools offer the IB DP exclusively. Most of the smaller IB cohort schools are also offering A levels as an alternative, in which case the
IB cohort is often in the minority.
Click on the name of a school to find out its type, contact details, day or boarding
and the annual fees.
Use the links in the right column to select how you would like sort the Top IB senior schools.
IB Schools with 15 or more pupil cohorts
| Avg. Points | Name | Day / Board | Boy / Girl | Day £ | Board £ | Cohort Size |
| 1 | 41.0 | Cheltenham Ladies' College | Both | Girls | 22,461 | 33,144 | 18 |
| 2 | 40.9 | North London Collegiate School - Edgware | Day | Girls | 15,540 | NA | 24 |
| 3 | 40.1 | King's College - Wimbledon | Day | Boys | 18,210 | NA | 175 |
| 4 | 39.7 | Stephen Perse Foundation (formerly Perse Girls) - Cambridge | Day | Girls (Co-ed sixth form) | 14,100 | NA | 17 |
| 5 | 39.5 | Godolphin & Latymer School - Hammersmith | Day | Girls | 15,990 | NA | 25 |
| 6 | 39.4 | Sevenoaks School | Both | Co-ed | 20,970 | 32,121 | 209 |
| 7 | 39.3 | Haileybury - Hertford | Both | Co-ed | 21,285 | 28,341 | 39 |
| 8 | 39.2 | Whitgift School - South Croydon | Both | Boys | 15,291 | 31,500 | 19 |
| 9 | 37.8 | Bedford School | Both | Boys | 16,227 | 27,051 | 24 |
| 9 = | 37.8 | Oakham School - Rutland | Both | Co-ed | 17,100 | 28,500 | 44 |
| 11 | 37.7 | Wellington College - Berkshire | Both | Co-ed | 23,610 | 31,500 | 38 |
| 11 = | 37.7 | Malvern College - Worcestershire | Both | Co-ed | 21,105 | 32,952 | 96 |
| 13 | 37.1 | Fettes College - Edinburgh | Both | Co-ed | 21,075 | 28,110 | 36 |
| 14 | 36.7 | King Edward's School (Boys) - Birmingham | Day | Boys | 10,926 | NA | 113 |
| 15 | 36.5 | Worth School - Crawley | Both | Co-ed | 20,235 | 27,849 | 27 |
| 16 | 36.1 | Marymount International School - Kingston Upon Thames | Both | Girls | 19,480 | 32,770 | 35 |
| 17 | 36.0 | United World College of the Atlantic | Both | Co-ed | declined | declined | 0 |
| 17 = | 36.0 | St Edward's School - Oxford | Both | Co-ed | 24,681 | 30,849 | 0 |
| 19 | 35.9 | King William's College - Castletown | Both | Co-ed | 18,996 | 27,663 | 40 |
| 20 | 35.5 | Gresham's School - Norfolk | Both | Co-ed | 21,720 | 28,320 | 21 |
| 21 | 35.2 | Marlborough College | Both | Co-ed | 26,640 | 31,350 | 21 |
| 22 | 35.1 | St Clare's - Oxford | Both | Co-ed | 16,838 | 31,216 | 95 |
| 22 = | 35.1 | Bromsgrove School | Both | Co-ed | 13,500 | 28,995 | 41 |
| 24 | 35.0 | Ardingly College - Haywards Heath | Both | Co-ed | 21,315 | 28,200 | 39 |
| 24 = | 35.0 | Portsmouth Grammar School | Day | Co-ed | 12,666 | NA | 16 |
| 26 | 34.6 | Southbank International School - Westminster Annexe | Day | Co-ed | 24,150 | NA | 43 |
| 27 | 34.4 | Felsted School - Essex | Both | Co-ed | 19,710 | 26,385 | 30 |
| 28 | 34.0 | ACS Egham International School | Day | Co-ed | 20,890 | NA | 46 |
| 28 = | 34.0 | ACS Cobham International School | Both | Co-ed | 21,860 | 38,260 | 64 |
| 28 = | 34.0 | St Leonards School - Fife | Both | Co-ed | 11,388 | 27,114 | 61 |
| 28 = | 34.0 | Windermere School | Both | Co-ed | NA | NA | 0 |
| 28 = | 34.0 | TASIS - The American School in England | Both | Co-ed | 19,810 | 33,760 | 42 |
| 33 | 33.9 | Taunton School | Both | Co-ed | 15,960 | 26,760 | 29 |
| 34 | 33.8 | St Dunstan's College - Catford | Day | Co-ed | 14,061 | NA | 24 |
| 35 | 33.0 | Scarborough College - N. Yorks | Both | Co-ed | 11,902 | 21,591 | 34 |
| 35 = | 33.0 | ACS Hillingdon International School | Day | Co-ed | 20,370 | NA | 33 |
| 37 | 32.5 | CATS Canterbury | Board | Co-ed | 16,230 | 29,880 | 25 |
| 38 | 32.3 | Warminster School - Wiltshire | Both | Co-ed | 13,350 | 24,600 | 25 |
| 39 | 31.9 | King Edward's School - Witley | Both | Co-ed | 18,990 | 27,150 | 58 |
| 40 | 31.7 | Rydal Penrhos - Conwy | Both | Co-ed | 14,055 | 28,020 | 25 |
| 41 | 31.0 | Plymouth College | Both | Co-ed | 13,350 | 25,845 | 16 |
| 42 | 30.9 | Cobham Hall - Gravesend | Both | Girls | 18,474 | 27,789 | 19 |
| 43 | 30.7 | Sidcot School - Winscombe | Both | Co-ed | 14,700 | 26,400 | 17 |
| 44 | 29.6 | Box Hill School - Dorking | Both | Co-ed | 16,050 | 27,690 | 47 |
| 45 | 29.5 | Ellesmere College - Shropshire | Both | Co-ed | 15,975 | 26,995 | 23 |
| 46 | 28.4 | Rossall School - Lancashire | Both | Co-ed | 11,700 | 29,880 | 26 |
IB Schools with up to 14 pupil cohorts
| Avg. Points | Name | Day / Board | Boy / Girl | Day £ | Board £ | Cohort Size |
| 1 | 40.0 | Royal High School - Bath | Both | Girls | 11,130 | 22,530 | 9 |
| 2 | 39.6 | Manchester High School for Girls | Day | Girls | 9,900 | NA | 8 |
| 3 | 39.3 | St Helen's - Northwood | Day | Girls | 13,830 | NA | 9 |
| 4 | 38.4 | Abbey School - Reading | Day | Girls | 13,290 | NA | 14 |
| 5 | 38.3 | Headington School - Oxford | Both | Girls | 15,084 | 29,205 | 13 |
| 6 | 37.8 | Red Maids School - Bristol | Day | Girls | 11,100 | NA | 13 |
| 7 | 37.4 | Kent College - Canterbury | Both | Co-ed | 15,819 | 28,497 | 7 |
| 8 | 36.3 | Manchester Grammar School | Day | Boys | 10,515 | NA | 3 |
| 9 | 36.1 | Leighton Park School - Reading | Both | Co-ed | 18,552 | 28,314 | 11 |
| 10 | 35.3 | Sherborne School | Both | Boys | 24,525 | 30,300 | 0 |
| 11 | 33.0 | Ryde School With Upper Chine - Isle of Wight | Both | Co-ed | 10,515 | 21,525 | 12 |
| 11 = | 33.0 | Sherborne School for Girls | Both | Girls | 21,210 | 29,205 | 10 |
| 13 | 32.9 | Brentwood School | Both | Co-ed | 14,811 | 26,589 | 10 |
| 14 | 29.4 | Pangbourne College - Berkshire | Both | Co-ed | NA | NA | 9 |
Note.1. There are a few gaps in our data, because the information is not freely
available or a school will not supply it or it has not offered the IB for long enough
to have DP results. For those schools who refuse to supply data, we have to assume
they are lower graded schools.
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 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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