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# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ Board £
1 99.09 St Paul's School Both Boys 29,685 44,673
2 98.89 City of London School for Girls Day Girls 23,778  
3 98.29 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 37,485 49,518
4 98.17 St Paul's Girls' School Day Girls 32,196  
5 97.82 Guildford High School Day Girls 20,847  
6 97.65 King's College School - Wimbledon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 25,890  
7 97.00 Tonbridge School Both Boys 37,470 49,944
8 96.95 City of London School for Boys Day Boys 22,635  
9 96.57 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 36,000 47,700
10 96.39 North London Collegiate School Day Girls 23,982  
11 96.00 Sevenoaks School Both Co-ed 33,078 50,757
12 95.84 Highgate School Day Co-ed 25,515  
13 95.79 Oxford International College Both Co-ed 27,645 55,560
14 95.48 Lady Eleanor Holles School Day Girls 24,873  
15 95.13 Latymer Upper School Day Co-ed 24,222  
16 94.98 King Edward VI High School for Girls Day Girls 16,614  
17 94.66 St Mary's School - Ascot Both Girls    
18 94.51 South Hampstead High School Day Girls 22,764  
19 94.38 Haberdashers' Boys' School - Elstree Day Boys    
20 94.08 Brighton College Both Co-ed 29,790 63,870
21 94.00 Francis Holland School - Sloane Square Day Girls 25,050  
22 93.66 Bancroft's School Day Co-ed 22,770  
23 93.34 Withington Girls' School Day Girls 14,676  
= 93.34 Trinity School - Croydon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 22,685  
25 93.06 Magdalen College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 21,777  
26 92.96 St Albans School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 23,196  
27 92.94 Dulwich College Both Boys 24,693 51,546
28 92.85 Alleyn's School, Dulwich Day Co-ed 25,020  
29 92.78 Merchant Taylors' School Day Boys 25,370  
30 92.66 Notting Hill and Ealing High School Day Girls 22,227  
31 92.65 Royal Grammar School - Guildford Day Boys 22,572  
32 92.55 Perse Upper School Day Co-ed 21,183  
33 92.20 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 33,900 50,700
34 92.00 Wimbledon High School Day Girls 23,154  
35 91.48 Reigate Grammar School Day Co-ed 22,995  
36 91.31 Whitgift School Both Boys 24,462 47,991
37 91.17 University College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 25,413  
38 91.00 Haberdashers' Girls' School - Elstree Day Girls    
= 91.00 James Allen's Girls' School Day Girls 22,725  
40 90.60 St Catherine's School, Bramley Both Girls 22,395 37,950
41 90.52 St Albans High School for Girls Day Girls    
42 90.48 Winchester College Boarding Boys 36,369 49,152
43 90.37 Wellington College Both Co-ed 35,760 48,930
44 90.35 Surbiton High School Day Girls 21,576  
= 90.35 The Abbey School - Reading Day Girls 21,750  
46 90.20 King Edward's School - Bath Day Co-ed 17,250  
47 90.00 Putney High School Day Girls 23,154  
48 89.90 St Helen and St Katharine Day Girls 20,685  
49 89.88 Caterham School Both Co-ed 23,415 48,435
50 89.74 Benenden School Boarding Girls 35,580 47,400
51 89.64 St Helen's - Northwood Day Girls 21,468  
52 89.45 King Edward's School - Birmingham Day Boys 17,046  
53 89.37 Emanuel School Day Co-ed 23,061  
54 89.00 Downe House School Both Girls 35,520 47,760
55 88.84 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 22,300 53,300
56 88.57 Ibstock Place School Day Co-ed 25,785  
57 88.25 Manchester Grammar School Day Boys 15,180  
58 88.13 Concord College Both Co-ed 18,300 53,400
59 88.12 Oxford High School GDST Day Girls 18,786  
60 87.70 St Michael's School - Llanelli Both Co-ed 14,490 40,980
= 87.70 Channing School Day Girls 24,870  
62 87.40 St John's College - Cardiff Day Co-ed 15,885  
63 87.19 Sir William Perkins's School Day Girls 20,424  
64 86.63 Radley College Boarding Boys    
65 86.60 Abingdon School Both Boys 23,475 47,880
66 86.30 Forest School - London Day Co-ed 24,555  
67 86.16 Nottingham High School Day Co-ed 17,937  
68 86.07 Francis Holland School - Regent's Park Day Girls 24,600  
69 86.00 Sutton High School GDST Day Girls 20,313  
= 86.00 City of London Freemen's School - Senior Both Co-ed 24,642 42,933
71 85.94 Walthamstow Hall Senior School Day Girls 23,610  
72 85.52 Royal Grammar School - Newcastle Day Co-ed 16,521  
73 85.32 Palmers Green High School Day Girls    
74 85.00 St Swithun's School Both Girls 25,356 42,651
= 85.00 Eltham College Day Co-ed (fully co-ed 2024) 22,230  
76 84.92 Oundle School Both Co-ed 29,370 46,235
77 84.60 Hurstpierpoint College Day Co-ed 28,515  
78 84.54 Roedean School Both Girls    
79 83.82 Colfe's School Day Co-ed 20,460  
80 83.68 St George's College Day Co-ed 24,165  
81 83.22 Headington School Both Girls 22,515 45,321
82 83.00 Rugby School Both Co-ed    
83 82.14 St John's School - Leatherhead Day Co-ed 23,760  
84 82.00 Queen's College - London Day Girls 23,985  
= 82.00 St Mary's School - Calne Both Girls 34,860 46,725
86 81.82 The Edinburgh Academy Senior School Day Co-ed 17,541  
87 81.71 Exeter School Day Co-ed 16,710  
88 81.70 Manchester High School for Girls Day Girls 14,160  
89 81.37 Streatham & Clapham High School GDST Day Girls 21,003  
90 81.18 Maynard School Day Girls 16,542  
91 81.17 King's School - Chester Day Co-ed 15,780  
= 81.17 Leicester Grammar School Day Co-ed 15,918  
93 80.94 Norwich School Day Co-ed 19,977  
94 80.47 Sheffield High School GDST Day Girls 14,985  
95 80.41 Jersey College for Girls Day Girls 7,404  
96 80.18 Badminton School Both Girls 19,410 46,770
97 80.15 Bromley High School GDST Day Girls 20,562  
98 79.98 Loughborough High School Day Girls 16,170  
99 79.74 The Leys School, Cambridge Both Co-ed 27,660 41,880
100 79.60 Queen's Gate - Kensington Day Girls 25,326  

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This table lists the Top 100 independent schools in the UK based on 2019 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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