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2024 Results

#	*A + A %**	Name	Day/Board	Boy/Girl	Day £ inc.VAT	Board £ inc.VAT
1	90.74	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Both	Co-ed	30,120	78,360
2	89.45	St Paul's School	Both	Boys	35,847	53,943
3	88.86	St Paul's Girls' School	Day	Girls	40,227
4	88.53	Westminster School	Both	Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16)	49,950	65,976
5	86.81	St Michael's School - Llanelli	Both	Co-ed	16,446	51,885
6	86.80	Brighton College	Both	Co-ed	36,933
7	86.63	King's College School - Wimbledon	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	34,212
8	85.00	North London Collegiate School	Day	Girls	29,751
9	83.63	Guildford High School	Day	Girls	25,989
10	83.28	Wycombe Abbey School	Boarding	Girls	46,800	61,500
11	82.55	The National Mathematics and Science College	Both	Co-ed	19,800	60,984
12	82.19	Godolphin & Latymer School	Day	Girls	34,622
13	81.86	The Perse School	Day	Co-ed	27,222
14	80.76	Latymer Upper School	Day	Co-ed	31,095
15	80.74	City of London School for Boys	Day	Boys
16	80.62	King Edward VI High School for Girls	Day	Girls	21,435
17	80.51	Magdalen College School	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	29,280
18	79.93	Wimbledon High School	Day	Girls	28,857
19	79.44	City of London School for Girls	Day	Girls	30,248
20	79.07	Alleyn's School, Dulwich	Day	Co-ed	31,014
21	78.48	Highgate School	Day	Co-ed	31,575
22	77.16	Hampton School	Day	Boys	29,916
23	77.00	Lady Eleanor Holles School	Day	Girls
24	76.92	St Mary's School Ascot	Both	Girls	46,800	65,736
25	76.88	Withington Girls' School	Day	Girls	19,008
26	76.58	Eton College	Boarding	Boys		63,299
27	76.00	Haberdashers' Girls' School - Elstree	Day	Girls	30,498
28	75.98	Royal Grammar School - Guildford	Day	Boys	26,370
29	75.40	South Hampstead High School	Day	Girls	28,371
30	75.38	Bancroft's School	Day	Co-ed	30,144
31	75.29	The Cathedral School	Day	Co-ed	20,757
32	75.18	Tonbridge School	Both	Boys	46,578	62,079
33	75.00	Haberdashers' Boys' School - Elstree	Day	Boys	31,269
34	74.56	James Allen's Girls' School	Day	Girls	29,352
35	74.32	Putney High School	Day	Girls	28,977
36	74.18	St John's College - Cardiff	Day	Co-ed	20,730
37	74.14	Concord College	Both	Co-ed	21,600	61,764
38	73.61	St Albans High School for Girls	Day	Girls	28,476
39	73.52	University College School	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)
40	73.40	Howell's School Llandaff GDST	Day	Girls (Co-ed 6th form)	20,025
41	73.00	Kingston Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	27,450
42	71.22	Maynard School	Day	Girls	21,561
43	71.16	City of London Freemen's School	Both	Co-ed	31,788	55,935
44	71.07	Merchant Taylors' School	Day	Boys	31,947
=	71.07	Royal Grammar School - Newcastle	Day	Co-ed	20,016
46	70.83	Caterham School	Both	Co-ed	28,950	60,435
47	70.30	Benenden School	Boarding	Girls	43,065	66,843
48	70.20	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Both	Girls	43,020	66,870
49	69.91	St Albans School	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	29,271
50	69.86	Notting Hill and Ealing High School	Day	Girls	27,702
51	69.76	Channing School	Day	Girls	31,662
52	69.70	Abingdon School	Both	Boys	27,675	56,430
53	69.00	Winchester College	Boarding	Boys	44,400	60,000
54	68.89	St Swithun's School	Both	Girls (Co-ed 3 - 4)	32,541	54,998
55	68.35	Queen's College - London	Day	Girls	31,806
56	67.74	Eltham College	Day	Co-ed	29,997
57	67.09	Burgess Hill Girls	Both	Girls	29,979	55,179
58	66.82	Nottingham High School	Day	Co-ed	22,383
59	66.40	Oundle School	Both	Co-ed	38,085	59,400
60	66.35	Wellington College	Both	Co-ed	45,750	62,250
61	66.17	Trinity School - Croydon	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	26,949
62	66.00	Francis Holland School - Sloane Square	Day	Girls	31,614
63	65.51	St John's School - Leatherhead	Day	Co-ed	33,270
64	65.40	Manchester Grammar School	Day	Boys	18,666
65	65.07	Emanuel School	Day	Co-ed	29,747
66	64.79	Surbiton High School	Day	Girls	26,890
67	64.59	Dulwich College	Both	Boys	30,618	64,266
68	64.14	The Leys School	Both	Co-ed	34,470	54,306
69	64.00	Whitgift School	Both	Boys	30,240	59,310
70	63.97	Norwich High School for Girls	Day	Girls	20,778
71	63.69	St Helen and St Katharine	Day	Girls	26,700
72	62.99	Walthamstow Hall School	Day	Girls	30,189
73	62.93	Birkenhead School	Day	Co-ed	18,330
74	62.92	Oxford High School GDST	Day	Girls	23,517
75	62.16	RGS Worcester	Day	Co-ed	21,726
76	61.81	St Catherine's School	Both	Girls	26,475	44,859
77	61.56	Durham High School	Day	Girls	19,323
78	61.46	King Edward's School - Bath	Day	Co-ed	22,140
79	61.24	St Dunstan's College	Day	Co-ed	27,261
80	61.11	Badminton School	Both	Girls	23,829	59,746
81	60.90	Headington Rye Oxford	Both	Girls	29,628	59,166
82	60.77	Epsom College	Both	Co-ed	37,416	56,592
83	60.14	Manchester High School for Girls	Day	Girls	18,051
84	60.00	Marlborough College	Both	Co-ed		61,809
=	60.00	Hurstpierpoint College	Day	Co-ed	36,450
86	59.87	Colfe's School	Day	Co-ed	26,199
87	59.82	Ruthin School	Both	Co-ed	18,500	54,828
88	59.00	Downe House School	Both	Girls	33,588	60,912
=	59.00	St Mary's Calne	Both	Girls	43,560	58,410
90	58.80	The Abbey School - Reading	Day	Girls	27,519
91	58.50	Adcote School for Girls	Both	Girls	21,240	54,000
92	58.33	Sheffield High School GDST	Day	Girls	18,501
93	58.25	Churcher's College	Day	Co-ed	23,985
94	57.98	Roedean School	Both	Girls	33,660	60,948
95	57.89	Queen's Gate - Kensington	Day	Girls	34,008
96	57.83	Forest School - London	Day	Co-ed	32,070
97	57.67	Exeter School	Day	Co-ed	20,994
98	56.99	Chigwell School	Both	Co-ed	29,340	51,462
99	56.87	The King's School Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	37,854	54,702
100	56.78	Ibstock Place School	Day	Co-ed	29,938

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