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2024 Results

#	*A + A %**	Name	Day/Board	Boy/Girl	Day £ inc.VAT	Board £ inc.VAT
1	98.74	Westminster School	Both	Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16)	49,950	65,976
2	98.59	King's College School - Wimbledon	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	34,212
3	98.46	St Paul's Girls' School	Day	Girls	40,227
4	98.18	Guildford High School	Day	Girls	25,989
5	98.00	Lady Eleanor Holles School	Day	Girls
6	97.79	St Paul's School	Both	Boys	35,847	53,943
7	97.45	Godolphin & Latymer School	Day	Girls	34,622
8	97.16	Wycombe Abbey School	Boarding	Girls	46,800	61,500
9	96.50	North London Collegiate School	Day	Girls	29,751
10	95.83	Hampton School	Day	Boys	29,916
11	95.42	King Edward VI High School for Girls	Day	Girls	21,435
12	95.38	City of London School for Girls	Day	Girls	30,248
13	94.76	Highgate School	Day	Co-ed	31,575
14	94.68	Brighton College	Both	Co-ed	36,933
15	94.30	Wimbledon High School	Day	Girls	28,857
16	94.09	Latymer Upper School	Day	Co-ed	31,095
17	93.77	South Hampstead High School	Day	Girls	28,371
18	93.47	Withington Girls' School	Day	Girls	19,008
19	93.06	James Allen's Girls' School	Day	Girls	29,352
20	92.92	University College School	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)
21	92.73	Putney High School	Day	Girls	28,977
22	92.70	Eton College	Boarding	Boys		63,299
23	92.14	Surbiton High School	Day	Girls	26,890
24	92.00	Winchester College	Boarding	Boys	44,400	60,000
25	91.69	City of London School for Boys	Day	Boys
26	91.66	Dulwich College	Both	Boys	30,618	64,266
27	91.65	Bancroft's School	Day	Co-ed	30,144
28	91.64	St Mary's School Ascot	Both	Girls	46,800	65,736
29	91.53	Magdalen College School	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	29,280
30	91.50	Haberdashers' Boys' School - Elstree	Day	Boys	31,269
31	90.67	Notting Hill and Ealing High School	Day	Girls	27,702
32	90.44	The Abbey School - Reading	Day	Girls	27,519
33	90.21	Emanuel School	Day	Co-ed	29,747
34	89.42	Concord College	Both	Co-ed	21,600	61,764
35	89.21	Tonbridge School	Both	Boys	46,578	62,079
36	89.00	Haberdashers' Girls' School - Elstree	Day	Girls	30,498
37	88.41	Alleyn's School, Dulwich	Day	Co-ed	31,014
38	88.30	The Perse School	Day	Co-ed	27,222
39	88.00	Francis Holland School - Sloane Square	Day	Girls	31,614
40	87.96	Eltham College	Day	Co-ed	29,997
41	87.69	Merchant Taylors' School	Day	Boys	31,947
42	87.07	St Albans School	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	29,271
43	87.03	Oxford High School GDST	Day	Girls	23,517
44	87.00	Sevenoaks School	Both	Co-ed	41,514	64,257
=	87.00	Francis Holland School - Regent's Park	Day	Girls	31,014
46	86.85	Trinity School - Croydon	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	26,949
47	86.80	Nottingham High School	Day	Co-ed	22,383
48	86.62	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Both	Girls	43,020	66,870
49	86.58	Whitgift School	Both	Boys	30,240	59,310
50	86.32	Royal Grammar School - Guildford	Day	Boys	26,370
51	86.29	St Albans High School for Girls	Day	Girls	28,476
52	86.25	City of London Freemen's School	Both	Co-ed	31,788	55,935
53	86.13	King Edward's School - Birmingham	Day	Boys	21,990
54	85.73	Royal Grammar School - Newcastle	Day	Co-ed	20,016
55	85.70	Abingdon School	Both	Boys	27,675	56,430
56	85.42	St Catherine's School	Both	Girls	26,475	44,859
57	85.30	Caterham School	Both	Co-ed	28,950	60,435
58	85.28	St Helen and St Katharine	Day	Girls	26,700
59	85.20	Channing School	Day	Girls	31,662
60	85.09	Manchester Grammar School	Day	Boys	18,666
61	84.12	King Edward's School - Bath	Day	Co-ed	22,140
62	84.00	Kingston Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	27,450
63	83.50	Wellington College	Both	Co-ed	45,750	62,250
64	83.41	Benenden School	Boarding	Girls	43,065	66,843
65	83.00	St Mary's Calne	Both	Girls	43,560	58,410
66	82.98	Leicester High School for Girls	Day	Girls	19,314
67	82.07	Epsom College	Both	Co-ed	37,416	56,592
68	81.80	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Both	Co-ed	30,120	78,360
69	81.53	St Helen's - Northwood	Day	Girls	26,616
70	80.75	Leicester Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	20,763
71	79.89	St John's School - Leatherhead	Day	Co-ed	33,270
72	79.80	St Swithun's School	Both	Girls (Co-ed 3 - 4)	32,541	54,998
73	79.36	Colfe's School	Day	Co-ed	26,199
74	79.26	Roedean School	Both	Girls	33,660	60,948
75	79.00	King's High Warwick	Day	Girls	21,870
=	79.00	Hurstpierpoint College	Day	Co-ed	36,450
77	78.84	Headington Rye Oxford	Both	Girls	29,628	59,166
78	78.70	Manchester High School for Girls	Day	Girls	18,051
79	78.64	St John's College - Cardiff	Day	Co-ed	20,730
80	78.12	St Dunstan's College	Day	Co-ed	27,261
81	77.57	Forest School - London	Day	Co-ed	32,070
82	77.43	Loughborough High School	Day	Girls	21,750
83	77.29	Solihull School	Day	Co-ed	22,368
84	77.21	Sir William Perkins's School	Day	Girls	26,267
85	77.07	Chigwell School	Both	Co-ed	29,340	51,462
86	77.00	Croydon High School GDST	Day	Girls	24,564
=	77.00	Blackheath High School	Day	Girls	24,468
88	76.96	Woldingham School	Both	Girls	36,708	61,314
89	76.00	Hampton Court House School	Day	Co-ed	29,448
90	75.74	Ibstock Place School	Day	Co-ed	29,938
91	75.40	Warwick School	Both	Boys	21,870	53,640
92	75.14	Yarm School	Day	Co-ed	20,364
93	75.00	Downe House School	Both	Girls	33,588	60,912
=	75.00	The Harrodian School	Day	Co-ed	37,052
95	74.98	Bristol Grammar School	Day	Co-ed	21,420
96	74.78	Churcher's College	Day	Co-ed	23,985
97	74.58	Rugby School	Both	Co-ed	37,350	58,920
98	74.20	Bishop's Stortford College	Both	Co-ed	29,856	54,054
99	74.19	Sheffield High School GDST	Day	Girls	18,501
100	74.03	Oundle School	Both	Co-ed	38,085	59,400

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This table lists the Top 100 independent schools in the UK based on 2024 GCSE and IGCSE results. Rankings are based on the percentage of GCSE/IGCSE entries awarded 9-7 or A* and A grades.To qualify for inclusion there must be a minimum of 20 students in the cohort.

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