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Top 100 Schools by GCSE

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2026 Results

# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ inc.VAT Board £ inc.VAT
1 99.31 Godolphin & Latymer School Day Girls 36,380  
2 99.00 St Paul's School Both Boys 38,715 58,260
3 98.90 North London Collegiate School Day Girls 31,095  
4 98.65 St Paul's Girls' School Day Girls 41,640  
5 97.71 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 52,446 69,282
6 97.36 Brighton College Both Co-ed 38,718 84,615
7 97.32 King's College School - Wimbledon Day Co-ed (Boys Only 7 - 16) 35,820  
8 96.68 City of London School for Boys Day Boys 29,546  
9 96.57 Highgate School Day Co-ed 32,787  
10 96.00 Hampton School Day Boys (Co-ed 3 - 7) 31,248  
11 95.81 Guildford High School Day Girls 26,769  
12 95.75 South Hampstead High School Day Girls 30,060  
13 95.00 Winchester College Boarding Boys 45,954 62,100
14 94.63 The Perse School Day Co-ed 28,446  
15 94.52 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 49,200 64,500
16 94.49 City of London School for Girls Day Girls 31,833  
17 94.48 Dulwich College Both Boys 32,118 67,416
18 94.14 Magdalen College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 30,603  
19 94.12 Eltham College Day Co-ed 31,167  
20 94.08 St Mary's School Ascot Both Girls    
21 94.05 Wimbledon High School Day Girls 30,456  
22 93.86 University College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 34,311  
23 93.84 Royal Grammar School - Guildford Day Boys 28,080  
24 93.03 Withington Girls' School Day Girls 19,758  
25 92.60 Bancroft's School Day Co-ed 31,200  
26 92.45 Alleyn's School, Dulwich Day Co-ed 32,490  
27 92.33 James Allen's Girls' School Day Girls 30,438  
28 92.28 Putney High School Day Girls 30,456  
29 91.00 Francis Holland School - Sloane Square Day Girls 33,174  
30 90.98 King Edward VI High School for Girls Day Girls 22,536  
31 90.91 Notting Hill and Ealing High School Day Girls 29,424  
32 90.69 Nottingham Girls' High School Day Girls 20,283  
33 90.62 King Edward's School - Birmingham Day Boys 23,085  
34 90.57 St Albans High School for Girls Day Girls 29,328  
35 90.27 Merchant Taylors' School Day Boys 33,225  
36 89.38 Emanuel School Day Co-ed 31,382  
37 89.29 St Helen and St Katharine Day Girls 26,850  
38 89.27 Surbiton High School Day Girls 27,831  
39 89.26 Caterham School Both Co-ed 30,375 63,765
40 88.83 Whitgift School Both Boys 31,410 61,614
41 88.19 Oxford High School GDST Day Girls 24,444  
42 88.00 Sevenoaks School Both Co-ed 43,383 67,149
= 88.00 Abingdon School Both Co-ed 28,500 58,125
44 87.66 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 43,380 68,220
45 87.40 The Abbey School - Reading Day Girls 27,150  
46 87.34 Trinity School - Croydon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 30,468  
47 87.10 Nottingham High School Day Co-ed 23,154  
48 87.03 Epsom College Both Co-ed 38,763 58,632
49 86.41 St John's School - Leatherhead Day Co-ed 34,710  
50 85.49 Royal Grammar School - Newcastle Day Co-ed 20,817  
51 85.44 Channing School Day Girls 33,084  
52 85.31 Ibstock Place School Day Co-ed 32,048  
53 85.00 Francis Holland School - Regent's Park Day Girls 32,535  
54 84.80 St Swithun's School Both Girls (Co-ed 3 - 4) 34,211 57,817
55 84.68 St John's College - Cardiff Day Co-ed 21,870  
56 84.00 Downe House School Both Girls 34,863 63,228
= 84.00 Manchester Grammar School Day Boys 19,809  
= 84.00 Charterhouse School Both Co-ed 49,107 63,045
59 83.83 Wellington College Both Co-ed 47,790 65,070
60 83.64 King Edward's School - Bath Day Co-ed 22,968  
61 82.87 St Dunstan's College Day Co-ed 29,169  
62 82.80 Colfe's School Day Co-ed 27,180  
63 82.61 City of London Freemen's School Both Co-ed 33,090 61,527
64 82.27 St Albans School Day Co-ed 30,456  
65 82.09 Redmaids' High School GDST Day Girls 22,224  
66 81.87 St Catherine's School Both Girls 27,540 47,310
67 81.46 Radley College Boarding Boys   63,648
68 81.02 Sir William Perkins's School Day Co-ed 27,186  
69 81.00 Reed's School Both Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 34,845 46,425
70 80.93 Forest School - London Day Co-ed 43,694  
71 80.66 Reading Blue Coat School Day Co-ed 26,100  
72 80.55 Concord College Both Co-ed 24,300 66,000
73 80.29 Haileybury Both Co-ed 43,035 59,460
74 80.08 Churcher's College Day Co-ed 24,990  
75 79.78 Oundle School Both Co-ed 39,900 62,235
76 79.40 St Helen's - Northwood Day Girls 29,277  
77 79.00 The Harrodian School Day Co-ed 38,340  
78 78.91 St Mary's Calne Both Girls 45,306 61,038
79 78.48 Headington Rye Oxford Both Girls 30,783 62,064
80 78.29 Maynard School Day Girls 22,425  
81 77.90 Stephen Perse Cambridge Day Co-ed 27,435 59,595
82 77.19 Leicester Grammar School Day Co-ed 21,759  
83 77.09 Warwick School Both Boys 22,965 56,319
84 77.00 Blackheath High School Day Girls 25,920  
85 76.92 Manchester High School for Girls Day Girls 18,672  
86 76.58 The Grammar School at Leeds Day Co-ed 20,556  
87 76.00 Mill Hill School Both Co-ed 33,595 57,906
= 76.00 Northwood College for Girls Day Girls 26,166  
89 75.88 Norwich School Day Co-ed 25,218  
90 75.70 Berkhamsted School Both Co-ed 32,533 56,560
91 75.41 Solihull School Day Co-ed 23,484  
92 75.27 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 31,050 77,250
93 74.50 Bromley High School GDST Day Girls 26,511  
94 74.38 Bradford Grammar School Day Co-ed 19,590  
95 74.20 Roedean School Both Girls 35,352 63,990
= 74.20 St Michael's School - Llanelli Both Co-ed 17,100 51,870
97 74.14 Walthamstow Hall School Day Girls    
= 74.14 Sheffield High School GDST Day Girls 19,611  
99 73.95 Badminton School Both Girls 24,426 61,095
100 73.91 The King's School Canterbury Both Co-ed 39,906 67,752

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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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Notes

  1. We make every effort to obtain results for every independent school, but there are sometimes a few gaps in our data, because the information is not freely available or because a school will not supply it. In most cases this applies to schools that would not appear in the top quartile of the table.
  2. Sometimes grades improve as a result of appeals or remarks and we may update the data periodically, as long it does not distort the results of schools which have not given us their remarks. We encourage all schools to supply corrections or additions by contacting us at info@educationadvisers.co.uk.
  3. Exam results are not the only criteria by which to judge a school. Schools in this Top 100 table are very selective on their admissions. Be aware that your child may not necessarily thrive in a high pressure academic environment. Please contact us for advice on choosing the right school.
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