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# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ Board £
1 99.00 North London Collegiate School Day Girls 23,982  
2 98.92 St Paul's Girls' School Day Girls 32,196  
3 98.07 King's College School - Wimbledon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 25,890  
4 97.50 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 36,000 47,700
5 97.40 Guildford High School Day Girls 20,847  
6 96.79 Godolphin & Latymer School Day Girls 26,831  
7 96.51 King Edward VI High School for Girls Day Girls 16,614  
8 96.30 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 37,485 49,518
9 96.19 St Paul's School Both Boys 29,685 44,673
10 94.90 City of London School for Girls Day Girls 23,778  
11 94.56 Magdalen College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 21,777  
12 94.30 South Hampstead High School Day Girls 22,764  
13 94.00 Lady Eleanor Holles School Day Girls 24,873  
= 94.00 Brighton College Both Co-ed 29,790 63,870
15 93.73 Eton College Boarding Boys   49,998
16 93.56 Tonbridge School Both Boys 37,470 49,944
17 93.51 Latymer Upper School Day Co-ed 24,222  
18 93.00 Wimbledon High School Day Girls 23,154  
19 92.92 Highgate School Day Co-ed 25,515  
20 92.40 City of London School for Boys Day Boys 22,635  
21 92.01 Dulwich College Both Boys 24,693 51,546
22 91.21 Hampton School Day Boys 24,720  
23 91.00 Putney High School Day Girls 23,154  
= 91.00 Haberdashers' Boys' School - Elstree Day Boys 24,549  
25 90.70 Alleyn's School, Dulwich Day Co-ed 25,020  
26 90.00 University College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 25,413  
= 90.00 Kingston Grammar School Day Co-ed 23,460  
= 90.00 Concord College Both Co-ed 18,300 53,400
= 90.00 Caterham School Both Co-ed 23,415 48,435
= 90.00 James Allen's Girls' School Day Girls 22,725  
31 89.74 Royal Grammar School - Guildford Day Boys 22,572  
32 89.00 Francis Holland School - Sloane Square Day Girls 25,050  
= 89.00 Bancroft's School Day Co-ed 22,770  
34 88.59 Oxford High School GDST Day Girls 18,786  
35 88.39 Trinity School - Croydon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 22,685  
36 88.29 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 33,900 50,700
37 88.27 Notting Hill and Ealing High School Day Girls 22,227  
38 88.10 Whitgift School Both Boys 24,462 47,991
= 88.10 Winchester College Boarding Boys 36,369 49,152
40 88.00 St Catherine's School Both Girls 22,395 37,950
41 87.66 Surbiton High School Day Girls 21,576  
42 87.50 King Edward's School - Birmingham Day Boys 17,046  
43 87.40 Oxford International College Both Co-ed 27,645 55,560
44 87.00 St Mary's School Ascot Both Girls 35,700 50,130
= 87.00 St Michael's School - Llanelli Both Co-ed 14,490 40,980
= 87.00 Emanuel School Day Co-ed 23,061  
47 86.55 St Albans High School for Girls Day Girls 22,605  
48 86.40 Perse Upper School Day Co-ed 21,183  
= 86.40 Wellington College Both Co-ed 35,760 48,930
50 86.21 Channing School Day Girls 24,870  
51 86.00 Reigate Grammar School Day Co-ed 22,995  
= 86.00 Sevenoaks School Both Co-ed 33,078 50,757
= 86.00 St John's College - Cardiff Day Co-ed 15,885  
= 86.00 Haberdashers' Girls' School - Elstree Day Girls 23,745  
55 85.20 Royal Grammar School - Newcastle Day Co-ed 16,521  
56 84.10 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 22,300 53,300
= 84.10 King Edward's School - Bath Day Co-ed 17,250  
58 84.00 City of London Freemen's School Both Co-ed 24,642 42,933
= 84.00 St Helen's - Northwood Day Girls 21,468  
60 83.90 The Abbey School - Reading Day Girls 21,750  
61 83.40 Epsom College Both Co-ed 30,909 46,533
62 82.00 Benenden School Boarding Girls 35,580 47,400
63 81.70 Nottingham High School Day Co-ed 17,937  
64 81.69 St Albans School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 23,196  
65 81.45 St Helen and St Katharine Day Girls 20,685  
66 81.00 Sir William Perkins's School Day Girls 20,424  
= 81.00 Haileybury Both Co-ed 32,355 44,700
= 81.00 St Francis' College Both Girls 19,668 37,326
= 81.00 Eltham College Day Co-ed (fully co-ed 2024) 22,230  
= 81.00 Downe House School Both Girls 35,520 47,760
71 80.70 Abingdon School Both Boys 23,475 47,880
72 80.04 Colfe's School Day Co-ed 20,460  
73 79.81 St Swithun's School Both Girls 25,356 42,651
74 78.12 Reading Blue Coat School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 19,965  
75 77.45 Radley College Boarding Boys   48,075
76 77.00 Francis Holland School - Regent's Park Day Girls 24,600  
= 77.00 Sheffield High School GDST Day Girls 14,985  
= 77.00 Croydon High School GDST Day Girls 19,815  
= 77.00 Queen's College - London Day Girls 23,985  
80 76.00 Manchester High School for Girls Day Girls 14,160  
81 75.76 Headington School Both Girls 22,515 45,321
82 75.54 Rugby School Both Co-ed 28,890 45,990
83 75.00 Sutton High School GDST Day Girls 20,313  
= 75.00 Ibstock Place School Day Co-ed 25,785  
85 74.30 Roedean School Both Girls 26,385 47,775
86 74.00 Oundle School Both Co-ed 29,370 46,235
= 74.00 Loughborough High School Day Girls 16,170  
= 74.00 Blackheath High School Day Girls 19,737  
= 74.00 The King's School, Canterbury Both Co-ed 30,900 44,490
= 74.00 King's High Warwick Day Girls 16,260  
91 73.90 Churcher's College Senior School Day Co-ed 18,735  
92 73.00 Bromley High School GDST Day Girls 20,562  
= 73.00 Exeter School Day Co-ed 16,710  
= 73.00 Bradford Grammar School Day Co-ed 14,811  
95 72.87 Canford School Both Co-ed 34,491 45,519
96 72.50 Walthamstow Hall Senior School Day Girls 23,610  
97 72.00 Bishop's Stortford College Both Co-ed 24,486 42,714
= 72.00 Charterhouse School Both Co-ed 38,367 47,535
= 72.00 Chigwell School Both Co-ed 22,635 39,285
100 71.00 Marlborough College Both Co-ed   46,995

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This table lists the Top 100 independent schools in the UK based on 2023 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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