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# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ inc.VAT Board £ inc.VAT
1 99.54 St Paul's Girls' School Day Girls 40,227  
2 99.11 North London Collegiate School Day Girls 29,751  
3 98.16 King's College School - Wimbledon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 34,212  
4 98.00 Brighton College Both Co-ed 36,933  
5 97.75 St Paul's School Both Boys 35,847 53,943
6 97.61 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 49,950 65,976
7 96.92 Godolphin & Latymer School Day Girls 34,622  
8 96.88 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 46,800 61,500
9 96.58 Guildford High School Day Girls 25,989  
= 96.58 King Edward VI High School for Girls Day Girls 21,435  
11 96.47 Latymer Upper School Day Co-ed 31,095  
12 95.93 Highgate School Day Co-ed 31,575  
13 95.76 Hampton School Day Boys 29,916  
14 95.57 Tonbridge School Both Boys 46,578 62,079
15 95.15 Alleyn's School, Dulwich Day Co-ed 31,014  
16 95.05 St Helen and St Katharine Day Girls 26,700  
17 94.64 City of London School for Girls Day Girls 30,248  
18 94.32 Magdalen College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 29,280  
19 94.24 St Mary's School Ascot Both Girls 46,800 65,736
20 94.05 Eton College Boarding Boys   63,299
21 93.80 Oxford High School GDST Day Girls 23,517  
22 93.60 Lady Eleanor Holles School Day Girls    
23 93.45 Dulwich College Both Boys 30,618 64,266
24 93.19 Notting Hill and Ealing High School Day Girls 27,702  
25 93.00 Haberdashers' Girls' School - Elstree Day Girls 30,498  
= 93.00 Winchester College Boarding Boys 44,400 60,000
27 92.88 Withington Girls' School Day Girls 19,008  
28 92.63 South Hampstead High School Day Girls 28,371  
29 92.09 Putney High School Day Girls 28,977  
30 91.87 University College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form)    
31 91.74 Emanuel School Day Co-ed 29,747  
32 91.35 Caterham School Both Co-ed 28,950 60,435
33 90.76 James Allen's Girls' School Day Girls 29,352  
34 90.55 Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Both Co-ed 22,785 69,990
35 90.50 Kingston Grammar School Day Co-ed 27,450  
36 90.42 The Perse School Day Co-ed 27,222  
37 90.00 Sevenoaks School Both Co-ed 41,514 64,257
38 88.60 Royal Grammar School - Guildford Day Boys 26,370  
39 88.39 Eltham College Day Co-ed 29,997  
40 88.30 Bancroft's School Day Co-ed 30,144  
= 88.30 Badminton School Both Girls 23,829 59,746
42 87.65 Manchester Grammar School Day Boys 18,666  
43 87.55 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 43,020 66,870
44 87.32 Whitgift School Both Boys 30,240 59,310
45 87.31 Abingdon School Both Boys 27,675 56,430
46 87.00 Francis Holland School - Sloane Square Day Girls 31,614  
47 86.71 Wellington College Both Co-ed 45,750 62,250
48 86.59 Wimbledon High School Day Girls 28,857  
49 86.58 The Leys School Both Co-ed 34,470 54,306
50 86.53 Concord College Both Co-ed 21,600 61,764
51 86.17 Epsom College Both Co-ed 37,416 56,592
52 86.15 Trinity School - Croydon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 26,949  
53 85.74 Surbiton High School Day Girls 26,890  
54 85.00 St Albans High School for Girls Day Girls 28,476  
55 84.98 Sir William Perkins's School Day Girls 26,267  
56 84.73 Nottingham High School Day Co-ed 22,383  
57 84.39 King's School - Chester Day Co-ed 19,764  
58 84.19 King Edward's School - Birmingham Day Boys 21,990  
59 83.67 Ibstock Place School Day Co-ed 29,938  
60 82.74 Haileybury Both Co-ed 41,100 56,796
61 82.20 City of London Freemen's School Both Co-ed 31,788 55,935
62 81.70 Channing School Day Girls 31,662  
63 81.58 St Albans School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 29,271  
64 81.16 Royal Grammar School - Newcastle Day Co-ed 20,016  
65 81.03 St Helen's - Northwood Day Girls 26,616  
66 81.00 Downe House School Both Girls 33,588 60,912
67 80.77 Queen's College - London Day Girls 31,806  
68 80.62 The Abbey School - Reading Day Girls 27,519  
69 80.52 St Catherine's School Both Girls 26,475 44,859
70 80.43 Colfe's School Day Co-ed 26,199  
= 80.43 St John's College - Cardiff Day Co-ed 20,730  
72 80.41 St John's School - Leatherhead Day Co-ed 33,270  
73 80.09 Sheffield High School GDST Day Girls 18,501  
74 79.89 St George's College Day Co-ed 29,745  
75 79.00 Benenden School Boarding Girls 43,065 66,843
= 79.00 Francis Holland School - Regent's Park Day Girls 31,014  
77 78.82 Solihull School Day Co-ed 22,368  
78 78.59 Kingswood School Both Co-ed 23,262 51,546
79 78.56 St Michael's School - Llanelli Both Co-ed 16,446 51,885
80 78.17 Forest School - London Day Co-ed 32,070  
81 78.00 King's High Warwick Day Girls 21,870  
82 77.82 The Harrodian School Day Co-ed 37,052  
83 77.72 Manchester High School for Girls Day Girls 18,051  
84 77.66 St Swithun's School Both Girls (Co-ed 3 - 4) 32,541 54,998
85 77.60 Oundle School Both Co-ed 38,085 59,400
86 77.56 Bishop's Stortford College Both Co-ed 29,856 54,054
87 77.21 St Dunstan's College Day Co-ed 27,261  
88 77.00 Croydon High School GDST Day Girls 24,564  
89 76.59 King Edward's School - Bath Day Co-ed 22,140  
90 76.20 Headington Rye Oxford Both Girls 29,628 59,166
91 76.06 Ardingly College Both Co-ed 34,380 52,641
92 76.00 Blackheath High School Day Girls 24,468  
93 75.92 Streatham & Clapham High School GDST Day Girls 26,040  
94 75.60 Berkhamsted School Both Co-ed 31,140 51,468
95 75.55 Maynard School Day Girls 21,561  
96 75.23 Warwick School Both Boys 21,870 53,640
97 75.03 Charterhouse School Both Co-ed 46,773 60,048
98 75.00 Mill Hill School Both Co-ed 32,025 55,200
99 74.90 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 30,120 78,360
100 74.56 Leicester Grammar School Day Co-ed 20,763  

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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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