Top 100 Schools by GCSE
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2022 Results
# | A + A* % | Name | Day/Board | Boy/Girl | Day £ | Board £ |
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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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